BOB baby & 7th BIS baby

Saturday I took Skaraa with me to the International dogshow in Rotterdam.

It is the biggest in our country, and it was our first time.

We had a long wait, we arrived at 8am and Skaraa was scheduled to show at 1.30pm. 

But when she did it, she was awesome. Though it was her first show and she didn't know what to expect and what to do, she rocked! Because she was the only baby with the breed she got 'Best baby of the Breed' (BOB baby).

She managed to be 7th best baby in the show and beat quite a lot of other babies! In the honor ring. I am so proud! 

A passing

Last week our Grandma past away. She was a one of a kind grandma. She was the nicest, loveliest and prettiest grandma ever. She spoiled us, but also taught us a lot. 

She never had a fit or an argument and by heart, she still was a young Teenager. She was stubborn, not just a little bit, but quite a lot. When she smiled or told stories she had little naughty eyes, and oh, she did have lots of stories! She read so many Annie M.G. Schmidt stories that she knew them all, she told poems and songs. But also she loved to talk about her past. How she grew up, how she and my grandpa met and how they survived the 2nd world war. I could listen to Grandma for hours and never be bored.

Grandma also was an animal lover. Just like she spoiled her grand kids, she spoiled animals. Birds got fed, and all the neighboring cats got treats and ended up 3x as big as it was good for them. All animals were welcome to her. So when I got my dogs, she was happy. She spoiled them, and never got angry with them. She pet them, hug them, and played with them. 

We will all miss her quite a bit since she was a big part in all of our lives. I'll miss sharing stories with her, and I'll miss listening to her stories even more. 

Grandpa take care of grandma up there in heaven. She was quite a handful with tricks! 

Grandma, rest in peace. 

Reintje Otto

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Midsummer Update

De zomer duurt maar voort en voort. Hoge temperaturen, en weinig koele nachten en regen buien. Betekend dat we niet zo veel op pad kunnen met de honden. Maar thuis beleven we genoeg plezier!
Zo zet ik na een hele warme dag een zwembadje neer, en s'avonds voor het slapen als ik de planten water geef mag Skaraa nog met de tuinslang spelen.
De rest vind dat maar niks, en zodra ik de tuinslang pak rennen ze naar binnen.

We zijn paar keer op visite geweest met de honden bij mijn moeder, met name als we gingen barbecuen en verjaardagen etc. Natuurlijk de aandacht van mijn neefje en nichtje vinden ze geweldig, en ze weten precies hoe ze er mee om moeten gaan.

Skaraa loopt inmiddels perfect los. Ze loopt super goed naast en ze luisterd perfect. Ze is dan inmiddels ook al 5,5 maand oud. Over 2 weken lopen we onze eerste show in Ahoy, dit is gelijk een internationale show. Vind het wel spannend.
Ook zijn we geslaagd voor de puppycursus. Ze was de beste van dr klasje. Ze liep ook al erg voor op de andere honden, maar we hebben er allebei gewoon lekker veel plezier in! En dat is belangrijk.