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30lbs or 100lbs?

Katie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:03 +0000

When Tim and I bought a new bed a couple years ago I was convinced that a queen would be big enough; Tim shook his head in disbelief and chuckled, “whatever you want dear….I think we should go bigger.” Well, the hubby was right. Last night I spent most of the night trying to move not one, not two, but four furry four legged children out of the way so I could at least lay down in bed. Tim is gone so, his side of the bed is empty (I still sleep on my side) and I decided to fill the void with a dog or two….yeah not so much. I now have four 100lb rocks in bed that are absolutely NOT moving for anything. I understand that the bed is toasty and comfy; I want to enjoy it too! I can say their names and the just simply play dead; who knew that 30lbs of dog could be so difficult to move; it is like moving cinder blocks that are bolted to the bed. When I call their names to get their attention they might respond with the arch of an eyebrow but nothing more….I get the “are you talking to me look?” YES, I am talking to you! Grrrrr……poochies I need my sleep, this is my bed so, MOVE!

Minty Retrieving in the Field Video

Katie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:29:37 +0000

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Minty in the field retrieving pigeons…she is learning so fast! I am excited to start quartering her. She is my little girl with lots of spunk and go!

Mini Playing with Minty and Chuppy Video

Katie — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:57:12 +0000

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Mini playing with Minty (Irish Mint) and Chuppy (we call her that because she is Chuck’s Puppy…we combined the words).

Christmas Tree Video

Katie — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:14:42 +0000

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Trixie and Kahlua helped me set up the Christmas Tree…..they watched with interest as I hanged all the stockings….Yes all 14 of them. Tim is gone again; he is at Fort Lee in Virgina. I know that he will be excited that the tree is up. He has been bargaining with me to put it up since before Thanksgiving….the deal I made was as soon as the snow stays on the ground the tree can go up and here I am in the middle of a blizzard! It is a beautiful tree; don’t you agree?

Mini Ultrasound

Katie — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:15:39 +0000

Took Mini into the vet the other day just to have her looked over; she has been extraordinarily whiny and weepy. The ultrasound showed happy active puppies; we stopped counting at 6. I could see their little spines and ribs and one even waved at me with its tiny paw. Mini is being especially vocal; she is letting me know what she is feeling and how she wants help onto the bed…yep, she is too big to get up by herself now. I can feel the little babies in her when I rest my hand on her tummy; I even felt a little heart beat….what a miracle…..I am excited to welcome them into the world with a big smile and “Happy Birthday!”
My SoBe baby is coming home this weekend from Chuck’s! I am so excited to have her home to get some awesome hunting in and lots of love. Mini can’t quiet cover the ground in the field with her waddle but, I know she would….she loves to hunand has an undying dedication to please me.

Rainy Day…Girls Just Want to Have Fun Video

Katie — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:45:30 +0000

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Rainy day here at the Gorecki House……I am getting better with putting videos together! The wind is shaking the house and the dogs are going stir crazy; the sleet and snow are on the way….ugh! Enjoy my, “My Girls” having fun!

Rain…..

Katie — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:07:00 +0000

Rain….do I need to say more? The poochies went out and came in looking like Black Labs, needless to say, they all received baths; it was a lot of work spraying down all those dogs. The towels were soaked; I could get 3 dogs dried off with one towel. When towels go on sale I buy in bulk…..9-10 at a time. SoBe did great with Chuck; she made it through the entire trial: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd series. She was scared off by a few cows in the 1st series; she is not use to cows…..mooooo. Chuck will be running her in the Open at West Allis and then her trial season will be complete. I am busy hunting and having a blast doing it! Mini is getting heavier and her boobies are getting bigger…..I am guessing still that she is pregnant; I never want to say for sure until a puppy pops out; weirder things have happened.

Micro, Logic, Trixie Playing in Living Room Video

Katie — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:59:01 +0000

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Trixie, Micro, and Logic playing in the living room with Mini watching. Mini has been moody the last week…ugh (she better be pregnant because I am not putting up with the attitude for nothing)! My friend Andy made a count down to when puppies are due that is located on the upper right hand side of the screen of the website above the search bar; he did a great job! SoBe is with Chuck running in the Open and Amateur in Wisconsin then he will be headed to Minnesota to run her in the Open in Minnesota. Mini and I have been going hunting; she has a blast! Andy and I are working on a training log to post so you can all see the different training and hunting I do with all the poochies; I am hoping that it will be ready soon.

Mini and SoBe

Katie — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:33:39 +0000

Mini is home and I am ecstatic….my shadow is home! Tim is a little less enthused because now he has a furry barrier between him and me in the bed ( I would like to state that he does not complain when the weather is freezing and she keeps him warm). I am hoping that my little girl is pregnant after her trip to Mazomanie, WI, to be bred. Chuck ran her in the Open at the St. Croix field trial. I ran SoBe and Miata in the Amateur stakes. Chuck took SoBe to run her in his field trials since I have school and work. He will be running her in the Open and the Amateur in Central Wisconsin. He will then bring her to Minnesota and run her in the Open and I will pick her up….this will most likely be the conclusion of my trial season, unless, I decided to run in Iowa in late November. I am hoping to steady Mighty soon; I am patiently waiting for pigeons so, I can start the field work of the process. I miss SoBe and all her “talking” but she will be home soon enough and we can get some great hunting in.

Trialing, Training, and Beret

Katie — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:57:55 +0000

The trialing season started yesterday (Saturday, October 2) and I ran SoBe and Miata. Miata was out in the first series. SoBe had an Ok first series but a FANTASTIC 2nd series with two 50 yard retrieves (she buttoned both of them). She ran great could of not asked for anything more. Her first series was just a little too rough for the judges to bring her back for a third series.

I have been busy doing yard work with Mighty. She is yard steady now we need to get her doing board flushes….should be fun. I am hoping that she will be steady by the 18 of October, so I can run her in the puppy stakes in Wisconsin. She is a fast learner!

Micro and Logic are working on retrieves out in the yard now and are coming right back with the pigeon. We will start quartering them soon.

I dusted off Beret and have been giving her FROZEN pigeon retrieves…yes, she needs frozen birds. She is doing good and I think that we will start quartering her with the puppies.

Mini is going to run in the Open at the St Croix trial; Chuck will run her. I will be running Miata and SoBe. I am excited to get Mini back; it will be great to have her snuggled between Tim and I in bed….it is getting cold out dontcha know?