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| We call this Hobo kitty. Catcher is not amused by the rain and flooding lately. |
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| I helped wrap that bag behind me. |
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| Charlie is being so patient waiting for his own presents this year. |
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| "Mom, is it Christmas yet?" |
Showing posts with label Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. Show all posts
Friday, December 7, 2012
Charlie Christmas prep
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Cavaliers and unions suits
I'll have to try again tomorrow to get some better pictures of the union suit I made Charlie today. I still need one more button and the ones to go on his butt. He really is a lot more thrilled with it than the pictures let on. He's having a lazy day and just wants to stand still and star at me.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Dogs and sewing
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| how cute am I? |
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| on patrol again to make sure the dumb neighbors don't make too much noise |
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| this is my perch where I like to watch the leaves out the window |
Business has been slow, both at work and my little operation. I have been working on a corset and bloomer combo for Brenda that we wore for Halloween. It was more of a "dress rehearsal" for me to see what needs to be changed. Got a lot of work to do on that little number.
The to-do list looks something like this now:
1. Brenda's bloomers: fix leg hems with nice seam finish; enclose raw edges on inside; re-gather the waist and attach a proper closure
2. Brenda's corset: take in bust by about 2" or so minimum; add some more boning; lining
3. Pattern for Jo's dress
4. Finish wool/taffeta jacketey thing for me
5. Make appropriate winter clothing for work and clean up scrap pile in process
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Knee deep in it
Whew! It's been a heck of a month for me. Let me recap before I get down to business...
Charlie my puppy was diagnosed with pancreatitus. $800 later he's on a very restricted diet and I'm on the war path to take down a couple of very high class puppy mills here in Tuolumne County. Learned a lot in the process. Would like to especially thank Jeannine Dietz in Oregon who owns Charlie's great grand sire as well as Kim Townsend at PetShopPuppies.org. Seriously wonderful people that I hope to stay in contact with.
Work is going well. The pink and poofy has made quite a sensation and I'm working on a few new projects as well. Appear to have irritated a few people with my work, but I suppose that was bound to happen.
The house renovation is still happening. I'm skipping the bathroom for the time being and have moved on to painting the hallway and living room. Will also be doing the floors in the kitchen and new carpet this year hopefully. It's amazing what a difference applying sealant to the windows makes too.
Found a great article that I think is of extreme importance: Is It Really Important? I think about 99.999% of the people working in Columbia with me (including myself) could benefit from reading this article and seriously taking it into consideration.
So, the new project that I'm knee deep in...a basque bodice based very closely off of the blue silk one at rwolivers.com.
Mine is purple striped fabric and will have purple striped trim too most likely. I'm planning to do a double flounced skirt in chocolate colored courduroy after this next paycheck. This way I can make other jackets to go with it or tie up the skirt and make a pair of bloomers and have a Turkish Outfit also. Will also be looking for new shoes too.
Charlie my puppy was diagnosed with pancreatitus. $800 later he's on a very restricted diet and I'm on the war path to take down a couple of very high class puppy mills here in Tuolumne County. Learned a lot in the process. Would like to especially thank Jeannine Dietz in Oregon who owns Charlie's great grand sire as well as Kim Townsend at PetShopPuppies.org. Seriously wonderful people that I hope to stay in contact with.
Work is going well. The pink and poofy has made quite a sensation and I'm working on a few new projects as well. Appear to have irritated a few people with my work, but I suppose that was bound to happen.
The house renovation is still happening. I'm skipping the bathroom for the time being and have moved on to painting the hallway and living room. Will also be doing the floors in the kitchen and new carpet this year hopefully. It's amazing what a difference applying sealant to the windows makes too.
Found a great article that I think is of extreme importance: Is It Really Important? I think about 99.999% of the people working in Columbia with me (including myself) could benefit from reading this article and seriously taking it into consideration.
So, the new project that I'm knee deep in...a basque bodice based very closely off of the blue silk one at rwolivers.com.
Friday, April 22, 2011
A sure fire way
Just thought I'd share this little thought with everyone out there, specifically my fellow cavalier owners.
Recently I thought it'd be fun to get a second pup and possible get into showing them and one day breeding them. Having toyed around with the idea for a few months, I was surprised to learn that the breeder I got Charlie from had taken her latest litter to the pet shop (also where I bought Charlie). Our local pet shop is really nice and despite the hubbub about not buying dogs at petshops I still think they're okay. They only sell local dogs so that they do meet the breeder and see the parents of the dogs, I know that's not stopping puppy mills though and well on withe point...
When I bought Charlie there I knew what I was getting into and I knew the stigmas. To my surprise though, the pedigree I received when I bought Charlie (though not AKC) was surprisingly thorough and contained a number of respectable kennel names. Most people that get a dog at a pet shop would probably put the pedigree away and never think of it again. I had to keep picking though. I wanted to know more.
Then once the idea of breeding popped up again, I needed to know more. 3/4 of Charlie's grandparents are AKC dogs. They have numbers and all that checks out (granted I have not talked to those breeders). Charlie's parents, however, are not AKC dogs. I was confused. In the instance of his father, how could two AKC dogs produce a dog that is not AKC? I'm sure there are a number of ways, the most reasonable being that the littler that Charlie's sire (Tango of the Sierras) was in was never registered. But again, why? If he's eligable to be registered, why not do it? Then I started thinking...what if the grandparents were sold as limited registration and never supposed to have been bred? That would explain the problem about why the grandparents are AKC and the parents are not.
So I emailed the breeder that sold Charlie and his litter to the pet shop. No response. It's been several days now, and she's a local person. My fiance has seen her driving around town. In the email I had posed the same questions to her: why are his parents not registered?
The fact that she had not responded seems odd to me. As a breeder that supposidly loves her dogs, shouldn't she be interested in the offspring? Shouldn't she also be receptive to questions? We even ran into her on one trip to the pet shop when we had Charlie with us. We introduced ourselves and she seemed very disinterested, almost to the point of wanting to get away as quickly as possible. It just seems odd.
Needless to say, I'm going to assume my assumptions about the pedigree are correct since she has chosen not to answer my questions. I've also decided that I will be buying my next puppy from a breeder that is affiliated with the AKC. It does not mean that Charlie is a bad dog or a waste of money though. I won't be breeding him, but that means he's exactly what I bought him for: a lovable pet and good friend.
So I guess, breeders beware. If you do not want to appear as though you have done something unscrupulous, perhaps there should be transparency of actions and an active dialogue between yourself and those who purchase puppies from you. There comes a point where information such as lineage ceases to be private and can also be considered the property of those who buy from you since they too own a piece of that lineage.
Recently I thought it'd be fun to get a second pup and possible get into showing them and one day breeding them. Having toyed around with the idea for a few months, I was surprised to learn that the breeder I got Charlie from had taken her latest litter to the pet shop (also where I bought Charlie). Our local pet shop is really nice and despite the hubbub about not buying dogs at petshops I still think they're okay. They only sell local dogs so that they do meet the breeder and see the parents of the dogs, I know that's not stopping puppy mills though and well on withe point...
When I bought Charlie there I knew what I was getting into and I knew the stigmas. To my surprise though, the pedigree I received when I bought Charlie (though not AKC) was surprisingly thorough and contained a number of respectable kennel names. Most people that get a dog at a pet shop would probably put the pedigree away and never think of it again. I had to keep picking though. I wanted to know more.
Then once the idea of breeding popped up again, I needed to know more. 3/4 of Charlie's grandparents are AKC dogs. They have numbers and all that checks out (granted I have not talked to those breeders). Charlie's parents, however, are not AKC dogs. I was confused. In the instance of his father, how could two AKC dogs produce a dog that is not AKC? I'm sure there are a number of ways, the most reasonable being that the littler that Charlie's sire (Tango of the Sierras) was in was never registered. But again, why? If he's eligable to be registered, why not do it? Then I started thinking...what if the grandparents were sold as limited registration and never supposed to have been bred? That would explain the problem about why the grandparents are AKC and the parents are not.
So I emailed the breeder that sold Charlie and his litter to the pet shop. No response. It's been several days now, and she's a local person. My fiance has seen her driving around town. In the email I had posed the same questions to her: why are his parents not registered?
The fact that she had not responded seems odd to me. As a breeder that supposidly loves her dogs, shouldn't she be interested in the offspring? Shouldn't she also be receptive to questions? We even ran into her on one trip to the pet shop when we had Charlie with us. We introduced ourselves and she seemed very disinterested, almost to the point of wanting to get away as quickly as possible. It just seems odd.
Needless to say, I'm going to assume my assumptions about the pedigree are correct since she has chosen not to answer my questions. I've also decided that I will be buying my next puppy from a breeder that is affiliated with the AKC. It does not mean that Charlie is a bad dog or a waste of money though. I won't be breeding him, but that means he's exactly what I bought him for: a lovable pet and good friend.
So I guess, breeders beware. If you do not want to appear as though you have done something unscrupulous, perhaps there should be transparency of actions and an active dialogue between yourself and those who purchase puppies from you. There comes a point where information such as lineage ceases to be private and can also be considered the property of those who buy from you since they too own a piece of that lineage.
Charlie Adventures
Hi Mom, whatcha doin?
Ooh look leaves and stuff
Maybe I can find something hidden in the pine needles that I'm not supposed to eat
Still lookin, but I'm not finding it
Hmm this looks promising
Oooh pretty flower, it's so tasty looking
Chomp!
Aww man I lost the point part in the grass
Oh well I'll play with this clump of grass instead
Mmm I love grass
It's just so tasty, um why am I eating this again
Snooping for something else
Hey look! My tail is long enough to cover my face if I turn around
Maybe I'll just sit by this tree and be nice for a while
Okay I'm done with that, plus the wind is cold
I could just stand here looking pretty
Or make dopey faces at the camera
Ah yes, this antique rocking chair that my mom loves is the perfect chair for me to sleep on
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Charlie stuff
I've been working on tracing Charlie's pedigree for a while now, but thought I'd share what I'd found so far. When I bought him I was provided with a pedigree, I've just expanded on it from internet research. All the above is true to the best of my knowledge.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Puppy baths
Wheeew, finally got the puppy bath done. Charlie is one of those weird dogs that actually likes to take a bath. In fact usually he lets himself into the bathroom and tries to get into the tub while he barks at me. So now he's running around the house like crazy celebrating being clean again. Really makes me thankful for Frontline after watching some of the stuff that got washed down the drain. I guess that's just life in a very rural small town in spring.
The photo is a little dark, but clearly porking out when you're still wet from a bath is necessary. Now he's moved on to "torturing" his stuffed toys and growling. Crazy puppy.
In addition to this, looks like today is a painting day. I finished the second coat of primer on the ceiling now I'm just waiting for it to dry so I can put the first coat of paint up. I'm so excited, won't be long until I can move on to the blue paint for the walls. It's going to be such an improvement.
Looks like I'll also do some costuming stuff today. I'm going to work on a Victorian corset this afternoon and fix a pattern I already have to fit me. Depending on how that goes, I might also alter an 18th century or 16th century one too. I really want to make a bunch of new ones after reading some recent articles about corset construction.
In addition to this, looks like today is a painting day. I finished the second coat of primer on the ceiling now I'm just waiting for it to dry so I can put the first coat of paint up. I'm so excited, won't be long until I can move on to the blue paint for the walls. It's going to be such an improvement.
Looks like I'll also do some costuming stuff today. I'm going to work on a Victorian corset this afternoon and fix a pattern I already have to fit me. Depending on how that goes, I might also alter an 18th century or 16th century one too. I really want to make a bunch of new ones after reading some recent articles about corset construction.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
the daily Charlie
Just one photo for the day even if it's actually from last week before all the rain.
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