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"BRAVE" My first Collie and my first HEART DOG ( Sept / 82 - July / 94) RIP BRAVEYBOY





"LUCKY" My last HEART DOG (May / 99 - Jan / 09) 3 days before he died RIP my ANGELBOY





"TRIGGER" My 2nd big tri boy, and 2nd HEART DOG (Sept / 93 - Jan / 06) RIP TIGGERDIGGERDOG



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I am an avid reader, a movie addict, who loves good music, sitting out on the deck with a book in hand / watching the furballs at play in the yard and spending time just enjoying the peace and quiet of 'alone' time.

I have 4 great (adult) kids, 4 grandkids, 4 beautiful Collies, and OOPS almost forgot.... 1 spouse.

After getting over an infection that almost cost me both lower legs in 2001 -2002 and the nearly 3 years of enforced bed rest that went with it, my older ...
I am an avid reader, a movie addict, who loves good music, sitting out on the deck with a book in hand / watching the furballs at play in the yard and spending time just enjoying the peace and quiet of 'alone' time.

I have 4 great (adult) kids, 4 grandkids, 4 beautiful Collies, and OOPS almost forgot.... 1 spouse.

After getting over an infection that almost cost me both lower legs in 2001 -2002 and the nearly 3 years of enforced bed rest that went with it, my older daughter dragged me kicking and screaming - well, maybe not screaming; I didn't have the breath to scream... - out to a weight watchers meeting where I was horrified to learn my actual weight . I lost 93 lbs while on their program, only re-gaining about 20 of it.

It's definitely a slow, laborious process, but one that I want to keep plugging away at inch by inch if I have to....

I've owned (or been owned by.....), bred / trained / shown Rough Collies for 26 years, but have pretty much decided I probably won't be doing any more breeding. We have titled / competed in a variety of events - Conformation, Obedience, Herding, Carting, Lure-Coursing, etc. BUT Obedience is my first love, and am just getting into Rally. I do all the doggy stuff with Meaganne, my youngest child.

June 2012

Well, decided that it is probably about time I update my information, since it's been nearly 3 years since I wrote my introduction....

I still have the same 4 offspring - couldn't sell nary a single one of them! LOL
I still have the same 4 grandkids - some are getting cuter, and some are hormonal teens now... so not quite so cute as the little ones.
Most importantly to me, though, was the miracle of our precious new granddaughter who arrived November 28 2011 - after nearly 10 years in the 'making'. Her story is in the blog I wrote on Dec. 01 /11. She is such a special gift of love for our family, and her Mommy - my oldest daughter.

I still have several of my beautiful Rough Collies, but had to let my very, very special boy, "Lucky" go to The Rainbow Bridge very unexpectedly in January 2009, so have nothing left of the bloodlines I spent nearly 30 years on. We still have 3 furballs , but they are all from another breeder.

And, oops almost forgot him again.... still have the same spouse - considerably greyer, slightly balder, somewhat rounder in the belly, and getting older by the minute.....





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Member Since: 8/24/2008

SparkPoints: 124,205

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My Goals:
To get off the couch in front of the tv / out of the chair in front of the computer more often.

Try to actually get out for walks with the dogs instead of just thinking about doing it!

Getting my sugar and cholesterol levels down.

Remembering to eat more than once per day.

My Program:
I try to be sensible - doesn't always work well....

Weight Watchers worked well for me before, and I still have all their material, so that is what I'm trying to get back on the 'straight and narrow' with.

Personal Information:
I live in London, Ontario (Canada).

My 2 oldest kids live and work in town, and the youngest is home from university almost every weekend, so I see more of them.

The 2nd youngest is in Minneapolis doing his Ph D., so we only see him once or twice a year right now, and usually just for a day or two at a time. I wish it was more often!!

I love having the whole family together for a meal, especially at holiday times.
Both of my daughters and I are all a little Christmas obsessed so the boys tell us, but we don't think so!

Other Information:
I love the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series.

Diana Gabaldon, Iris Johansen, and Nora Roberts are 3 of my other favourite authors.

Love the BeeGees, Elton John, Celine Dion, Josh Groban and pretty much ANY Christmas music

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CAJUNBUCKEYE59
5/16/2013 10:54:20 AM

Morning Kathy,
I see that you met Chelsea...a good friend from Florida, she has a couple of cats... Sorry to hear about your ailments,hope they heal up quick..No movement on the treadmill yet,still trying to talk Nick into moving downstairs in the basement but he doesn't like the spiders down there....hahahahaha, so the treadmill is only getting moved once and its not going to the basement so it might go on the screened in porch till Nick goes back to school...then into the office...really need to get that here though..
well got to run and make phone calls about Missie and her getting spayed,,,might be a long shot though...will fill you in on that later...get better my friend....hugs and love to all in your abode...Randy



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OCEAN_MIST
5/10/2013 8:52:09 AM

I am Randy's friend too and I wanted to stop by since I thought the comments you made on his blog today were wonderful. I also wanted to stop by because I noticed the picture of your dog and when I came here, I noticed all your dogs, and they are beautiful! I love animals myself and have 2 cats. emoticon emoticon

Good luck with all your goals here in SP and have a wonderful weekend.

Chelsea, Lucy and Baby emoticon



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CAJUNBUCKEYE59
5/7/2013 9:39:28 AM

yes it was Kathy. Now i have to find a home for it in our house...i would like to put it in the office but Nick has taken that over as a bedroom for the summer...but he just might have to move down stairs in the basement...cause that treadmill is so big it would take a army to move it downstairs...could put it on the screened in porch for now also...so many choices...just excited about getting it...
Hope this finds you in good health and spirits my friend...gotta go have a date with Silver....hugs and love to you Kathy. Tell Meaganne and hubby i said hi... emoticon emoticon



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KATHRYNLP
5/4/2013 1:17:14 PM

Yes Kathy... the weather can't be better these days for us Canuks. Almost 70 here, albeit a bit of cool winds off the lake. We're enjoying sitting outside, working the garden or just snoozing. Hope you and yours' are having a great weekend too. emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon



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CAJUNBUCKEYE59
5/1/2013 11:57:11 AM

Sorry to hear there is turmoil at your abode...wish you well with it. Yes the only thing is we have to go get him in the late afternoon which is a two hour drive there and then back again so besides that it is a good thing.
The sleep is getting better with each night, dreaming again already but some really strange with someone calling to me and saying come find me .. which i did but could not find anything or anyone, so off to sleep again i went...LOL.
Got to go dishes to do from breakfast and then my vacumming to do also...Have a great day my friend...hugs and love to you and all in your house.... emoticon



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