Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Educate me about the dog world. Molly is doing very well in shows. I assume, that if you do breed her, that her puppies amore sought after and valuable. If she doesn't breed, does the fact she was an award winner increase your standing as a breeder, and reflect well on other dogs with her lineage?

Buy smaller clothes! Its worth it. (She says, justifying her own purchases) .

Interesting about how the value of puppies works. I am of the mindset that I put the exact same amount and effort into all my puppies. I do not sell the show potential puppies for more than pet puppies. My hope is that even the best show puppy will be a spoiled and beloved pet. Most show dogs have a short career (less than a year) and move on to other things, be it the whelping box or performance training or the family sofa!

In dog circles I am a fairly well known breeder of Airedales across the USA. I do have other breeders approach me for stud service and puppies on occasion. The price of a pup is really about what the market will bear and the quality of puppy a buyer is seeking. There are buyers who simply want an Airedale. They don't care about pedigree, style (what we call type), or health clearances. They care more about price and getting a deal. Then there are those who do research, know the breed, are familiar with potential breed specific health issues, etc... Those are the people who understand that a Preservation or Heritage Breeder works toward and seek me out. If a buyer asks about price right off the bat, I know they usually won't be interested in one of mine. I have sold pups on payment plans to the right people because I just know they can't afford the price in one lump sum, but will provide a great home and will "charge" emergency vet bills. I've also simply "given" dogs to the right people, too. I'm not in it for the money.

Make sense?

I love, love how you care for your dogs.

I do think you're right - there are some empty carbs in the form of pretzel thins and Triscuits that sneak into my day that could go! That's the sneaky "joy" line. Some won't hurt and makes you happy, but indulge too much and it curtails your efforts. I'm around 23 pounds to my goal weight, so I can see that it won't move as fast (unless you're Liz!). I lost 5.8 pounds this month versus 8 last month. But bonus miracle, I still haven't lost hair, so if that's the trade off, I'm going to try to be okay with a little slower.

I'm hating OH the last few days!

Agree! Super slow and won't load all sometimes!

I don't let it get to me. It's always been a "temperamental" site. I just reload and wait.

It's that it's made me double post 3 times in 3 posts so far. Annoying.

Quite a lot to consider with show dogs!

I am googling words starting with the first letter of the day then searching for one that is unusual (to me at least) and where I like the meaning.

Liz, it's good news that DS has a place to live, and when you put your house on the market, you can all be elsewhere. It will show very well, and I bet you get multiple offers. Your DS has come a long way from when you first introduced the topic of selling. Good for him! I hope this change brings new opportunities for him also.

I had my Oncology appointment this morning, and all is good! I will continue every 6 month check ups until April 2026. In April 2026, I will have been on Tamoxifen for 5 years, and I can stop taking it. I will stay on Eliquis for one more month after I'm done with Tamoxifen.

Good appointment, but news I didn't enjoy: my Oncologist is leaving my clinic and medical system. She is moving to a practice in downtown Minneapolis. She gave me the info so I can follow her if I want. If she was staying in my system going downtown would be no issue. What I'm weighing is having my cancer care move to another medical system. If I had a reoccurance, I would definitely want her as my Oncologist, but would I want to have surgery and follow up in a different system? We are pleased with the care we get currently, and I like the continuity of records. Even my WLS clinic is in my current system. So I'm going to need to give this more thought.

It's a beautiful day on the porch, and I'm wearing my new sun dress :) . When DH gets home in about 30 minutes, we're driving to St. Paul to drop off donations at our favorite thrift store, St. Vincent de Paul, followed by lunch, perhaps on a patio. BFF is coming over for dinner around 6pm. We'll probably do some takeout. Tomorrow I will lunch with my Controversy Club, and Friday we leave for San Diego. I guess I'd better add packing to my list of things to do these next few days.