Sunday 28 September 2014

Kamrita Let It Be


Introducing Spice, who is a beautiful, exquisite brown rosette spot bengal.  I have wanted a Bengal for ages and ages but the time has never really been right.  I saw some kittens on the tv on Tuesday and it just re-ignited my passion for them!  Mark agreed a little quicker than I expected and didn’t take any persuading, I think he knew it would cheer me up.  So after years of wanting I have finally got, good things come to those who wait!

I can’t stop looking at her, she is just so beautiful.  Clee isn’t too impressed with her but isn’t nasty or scared, he just sits and hisses, she isn’t bothered so hopefully it won’t take him long to get used to her.  She loves Rum and made a bee line for him, in fact it wasn’t until she met him that she settled down.  Think we have got a shock coming when she settles in and finds her feet, but I love crazy kittens and can’t wait for her to really become part of the family.

Monday 22 September 2014

Cas - One in a Million



It is with a heavy and broken heart I have to let you know that my beautiful girl slipped peacefully away earlier today.  Cas was diagnosed with liver failure and possibly cancer earlier this year, we managed to keep her free of pain and still active until recently when her body really started giving up on her.  She didn’t let it get to her and remained so bright and kept such a passion for living life, but we could tell no matter how hard she tried to hide her pain, the pain was becoming too much, I knew and so did she but she just didn’t want to give in.  Cas was a determined little dog and she always tried her best, she gave 110% and put her heart and soul into everything she did.  Nothing made her happier than when she was making us happy.  When I saw her sigh and go peacefully to sleep free of pain I knew we had made the right choice, she could run free without any pain and was happy again.


I don’t really need to say much about her life as the video tells it all:


The Story of a Rescue Dog from Gina on Vimeo.
  

I am just glad she chose us and so proud of what she achieved, not in terms of competition achievements but in that she really turned around and loved everything she did.  I will never enjoy working a dog as much as I did Cas, she was one in a million and never even needed a reward, my praise and happiness was reward enough for her and she knew it was a job well done.  I would give anything to have another Cas, she was such a crazy oddball of a dog, but I knew that she loved us to bits and we returned that love.  Some people would say they wished they had had their rescue from a pup to give them a better start, with Cas, her beginning in life made her the dog she was, made her appreciate her life with us, I wouldn’t change it for the world.  God I loved and still do love that dog!

Her colour was pink, she was a merle, she was a girl, so it HAD to be.  The sky tonight was lit up pink, thank you Cas for our wonderful memories that will last a lifetime and you will stay in my heart forever.