The Daily Q: Virtual Specialty & Another Wonderful Update

If you are on Facebook, make sure to follow the Virtual Specialty — you can find it by searching for the 2020 BMDCA National Specialty Paddock.

We have another community update — today from Miss Jordan from the Sparklers:

“Jordan here reporting in from isolation in rural Metchosin.   What I miss the most is getting out on the road but life is still pretty darn good.  Trips have been reduced to the farm market, the grocery store and for some in the house, trips to the vet.  Jumar is sporting a pandemic haircut and let me tell you it is a doozy.  

We all gather around at 3:00 pm daily to listen to Dr. Bonnie Henry’s COVID-19 briefing who apparently has some very cool shoes!  Me, I am so looking forward to getting back to my competition schedule as a girl can only chillax so long.”

Thank you so much to Dianne for helping Jordan with her update — and we send community condolences to their family on the recent loss of their special girl, Sunny. No lifetime is long enough for those we love so deeply.

The Daily Q: The Strangest Things Make Us Happy

Dear Husband gave me the BEST anniversary presents!!!!

Pandemics certainly do shift our perspective.

And speaking of shifting perspectives, Alison shared something that helps her with all this pandemic stuff is remembering she is in charge of her own happiness.

This is an excellent reminder — unless the tin foil hat works for you, what happens in our mind is under our control.

Sometimes it takes repeated mental channel changing — and maybe some fresh new batteries in the remote control…

…but switching to the Happy Channel is something we can do, even if only to watch the commercials of what is to come.

Like getting back to things we love…

GCH PACH Tristan — one of the iPups. Dual Champion — I am still giddy over that amazing accomplishment.

GCH Kiri (Sparkler)

Thanks to Alison for the update, the reminder, and the photos — always so appreciated.

Meanwhile in Montana…

…the elk are wondering when the Big and Official Announcement is happening.

Soon, Dear Friends — very soon.

Have a HAPPY Weekend — because you can.

The Daily Q: Shipwrecked

Jack and Kathy officially live in two places but found themselves unexpectedly living in yet a third place — Kathy sends us this report:

“We came to San Diego for a two day trip on January 31, and  we got caught up in a family emergency.  Like Gilligan’s Island,  we are still here three months later with no immediate end in sight. Now we are on strict stay at home orders.  Fortunately we have these two guys who manage to brighten each day.  

Zimmer (Sparkler) and iPup, Ava

It’s nice because when you are stuck on “ground hog day,” they bring a little bit of diversion and calm.  They brighten each and every day.  At a time when we must count our blessings, they are certainly right up there at the top.

Ashlee leads us in yoga three times a week by FaceTime.  The dogs participate a little too actively.  Then I read stories to Hal.  He loves it!  We also play family games via Zoom once a week and have a family get together once a week where we have celebrated four birthdays this past month.  The dogs even talk to one another from house to house.  They are especially interested in Abbie (Sparkler).  We are so fortunate to have means of getting together virtually.”

Thank you, Kathy!

I LOVE the idea of virtual family yoga and am going to suggest it to our family yoga instructor. Sharing ideas about how we are coping is what this community series is all about — keep those updates and photos coming!