Joyfulabodes rescue dog mission

Talking to someone on etsy chat tonight I found out she has rescued a poor stray dog

She is needing money to help with the vets bills and a loving forever home for the happy looking boy

There will be a raffle in a couple of weeks so I am gonna make a wee fuzzy of him. Anyone else with ideas please contact her at her blog

http://www.joyfulabode.com/blog/2008/08/31/our-rescue-dog-how-you-can-help/

Who cant love his little face

What is dog agility??

I have been asked a couple of times 'what is dog agility?' so I thought I would put something up

Basically it is a sport where the handler directs the dog on a course with jumps and obsticles (A-frame, dogwalk, sea saw) Like horse jumping the fastest round with the least faults is the winner.

It is a huge sport with many people off to shows every weekend. Its exciting to watch and the dogs totaly love it.

Visit the clear run website (link on the right) to find out more

Heres a couple of vids of dogs in training (thanks to Carol of Clear run)

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r57/clearrunagility/?action=view&current=beginnersagilityOct2007-1.flv

http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r57/clearrunagility/?action=view&current=weave.flv

Haloween and big cats

Heres the latest batch

Including a wee haloween treat :o) Jack Skellington from nighmare before christmas

He is for the NFEST August challange

He was fun to make but there are some really great other peices out there so I dont think he will do to great

The other entries can be found on the needle felting forum link on the sidebar

I also spent a bit of time reshoting some other fotos, this, I think, is much better than before.

As he is a panda, and a teeny one at that (less than 2 inches tall) I thought that I would look cute on some of my chineese dishes. so I sat him infront and balanced him on some chopsticks. I think this gave him a bit more cheek :o)

Hopefully other people will think so too. I have never really done photography and so I am trying to learn all the time

Didnt manage to get a Friday Feature this week as I didnt give people enough time to reply to my questions but hopefully soon I will have that up and running.

It will be fun to feature other peoples work a bit more. Makes this more interesting than just looking at my stuff all the time!

Last night as a beginner

Well today was lots of weaving practise

Ben was totaly excited and bouncing and barking everywhere.

We only have 5 weaves in the house so I am chuffed he can do the 12, not 100% yet, 1, 2, miss a few, but he knows where to go in and that he has to wiggle

Darwin has got quite a turn of speed on the weaves - well done him

and of course looby is like a rocket, and ruddy was doing really well too.. Its good that all that dogs are really getting it

Then some jumping and turns - no prob - Ben was a star and didnt put a paw wrong

Teddies

Thought I would have a wee go at teddies

I am not nonmaly a pink person but this wool was so bright I thought it would be interesting to see.

Never tried bears before but I am fairly happy how this one turned out
this little girl is up for sale right now in the shop
I have called her Suzi the wellcome home bear as I think she just looks so happy to see you

the others are comming soon

I had planned on more gothy scare bares but the wool had other ideas and wanted to be megga happy!

K and Js wedding

Thinking about what to get K and J I had a look on Etsy for something with the frog prince theme

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5581699

The story is that K didnt think much of J when she 1st met him, it wasnt until she had had a few beers and shared a wee kiss with him that he changed from a frog to her prince

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5601157

Found these two on etsy - will speak to the bloke and see which he thinks

Elephants

I decided to have a go at some elephants using the new colourful wool I have.

I did the bigger purple one 1st, the trunk took ages cos I didnt use wire or anything and alll them wrinkles but I am fairly happy with how it worked out

It looks nice and happy

and then I tried the small one with my expensive silky fleece. owww, lots more fiddly finger jabbing (no blood just pain) but he seems to have a happy character too

Bens agility

We next week is the last week we will be in beginner class - we are moving up

So is Bens pall Darwin - I am really glad about that

Today he did great

I stopped trying to copy the collie handlers and ran like I was running my dog and it worked perfect

almost no mistakes

row of jumps and a tight turn to the weaves - no way things I but the little star runs all the jumps (well plods but I am sure speed will come) then sticks with me for the turn and off out to the weaves

the only thing carol could say was that after about 8 weaves he did look up but then kept going - looking for some reasurance, so we put him in again and when he looked up (at the exact same place) I said 'weave' again in a happy voice and he carried on.

A frame much better today. Last time he was jumping off the contacts (we do a down at the end of the contaccts) then I realised it was because I was stooping down and pointing down and he was jumping over my arm. This time I just stood upright past the A-frame and said down and he ran to the floor and lay down - what a clever boy and a rubbish handler

Wall hanging

With the lovely colours I have got my hands on I thought I would have a go at a 2d peice of art!

Inspred by some of the lovely sunsets there are I had a go at this

Sunset over loch lomand

My 1st etsy sale

Yeah, I made my v 1st etsy sale today

Its a cat I made as a trial a little while ago - I didnt really like it - shows how much I know

Seems like people like cats more than dogs just now, Brian will be happy as he is a cat man