Paws Up! Its Friday! - Halloween Spooktacular & Fractured Fryday Hairy Tails

HAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN EVERYONE!!!

Its the big, scary day today! Its here already. And we're joining a very special blog hop today to celebrate the spooOooky occasion, Halloween Spooktacular, alongside the Fractured Fryday Hairy Tails Blog Hop!

Well, after a major and literally 'gutting' (get it, hahahahaa! Pumpkins! Gutted!!!) pumpkin failure with our humongous, PAWsomely wicked beast of a festive vegetable, we've managed to successfully carve a funny face into our cute little emergency pumpkin.

The pair are extremely proud after their dash for another pumpkin in time for today. It all worked wonders! 

We have a funny story as part of Fractured Fryday (last Fridays of the month blog hop) regarding pumpkin carving, spoken by Earl himself…

Its Halloween, and Ethel and I have been busy getting things ready for tonight… well, more me, really. You simply can't trust a little one 100% now can you?! Anyway, I was preparing our pumpkin by drawing out some ideas on paper. I was comfy, it was a Friday morning and breakfast still lay yummy in my blissfully full stomach. It was a lovely warm day, with a very Autumnal look and feel. I started drawing one, and then a bigger version of the design. I knew exactly what I wanted my pumpkin to be like.

I proudly lifted my completed design gently into my mouth. The pages in the pad fluttered as I bounced down from my sofa perch and trotted into the kitchen where I leaped onto a dining chair and placed it down. Still, I had left several soggy teeth marks at the top. All the more unique, I say?! Oh well. Anyway, I was just about to show Ethel my designs, when Mum came staggering in, weighed down by yesterday's emergency pumpkin. I wagged my tail, lolled my tongue and let out an excited screech.

"Guess what we're going to do Borders?" she said, "Earl, your face says it all!"
"Whoohoo, Mum!" I woofed, "I can't wait to get started. Just help me with all the equipment from the cupboards I can't quite reach, and I'll be on my way".
Mum looked rather shocked at this. Ethel simply stared up and wagged her bum at us. I sighed.
"Look, I'm a big dog now…" I moaned.
"No you're not!" Ethel whines, "You're only four, small breeds like us can live well into our teens! Like, 15!!!"
"Shut your kibble hole sis" I barked gruffly, bending my neck down to stare at my little cousin/housemate.
"Now, now, dogs" Mum interrupted. "We'll NEVER have this pumpkin ready for tonight and set on the windowsill if you two keep quarrelling so. You're acting like a puppy Earl".
I rolled my handsome, shining brown eyes (yes, I do regard myself a stunner indeed). I sat there watching mum prepare the needed equipment to start with the pumpkin. 
"You're like a grumpy old man!" Mum laughed at me, "Maybe that's what you should simply go as for Halloween".
I gaped at her, showing all my 'fangs'.
"I, woman, am a handsome young boy" I said proudly, shutting my eyes and turning my head regally. Mum ignored me and started humming a scarily worrying Halloween-y tune. 
"And you KNOW what I am going to be for Halloween! A mummy, of course!" I said in firm response.
"Ah yes!" Mum sang, "I forgot all about getting that ready for you fella. We shall dress you up after the pumpkin is done. And what about you, young lady?" She pointed at Ethel, grinning at her furry little pup face.
"Well, I could always try to be a mummy alongside Earl". Her admiration impressed me and as much as Ethel can be rather annoying from time to time, she obviously looks up to me a lot as her older brov.
"Righty ho then" Mum breezed, "I can get something pulled together and Earl, I'm putting you in change of the pumpkin here. Its a big responsibility, and I…."
"Mother, you're babbling" I interrupted quickly, and she left the room. I took a deep breath and grabbed the nearest marker pen. The first thing I needed to do was go by my earlier design I had proudly drawn out, and sketch it out to cut our later. With a slightly shaky little dainty paw, I stumbled around with the pen. In the end, I nosed off the lid with a pop, and clamped my jaws around the body and the pen, easing it closer and closer towards my festive vegetable… Once I had put pen to pumpkin, I knew there was no turning back now! I swayed my head with the squeak of the marker, lifting and placing back down, until I was satisfied.

Pretty PAWlease forgive my greedy licking-of-lips at the pumpkin!!! BOL!!!

I was more than happy with my PAWsome work. I was such a good dog. I AM such a good dog. I'm so perfect and cute and… back to Howl-O-Ween happenings. Sorry, all the wonderfully positive comments mum showers me with every single minute of my life make me rather big-headed sometimes, especially after fantastic work being done… Anyways, I howled to mum to show her my work. She came in totally beaming. Ethel also looked quite impressed, from her perch in her den where she could view the top of the table - just.

"Wow, what good work, little guy!" Mum squealed, joyfully. I noticed she was swinging some loo roll around after her… and kept making banging noises at the other end of the house. "You ready for the cuttin' n' carvin'? Remember, keep that sharp knife well away from your little sister".
"Wait, we need to scoop the guts out first!!!" I said excitedly. I love this part - only because it was the time I usually got to sneak some pumpkin into my mouth and then to my belly. And I think Mum knew my game. She scowled a little.
"I love this bit too Earl, but tea time will be soon enough. Don't scoff everything - it won't do you any good, OK?" She said, wagging her finger in my sleek face.
"Whatever" I said, "Just let me SCOOP AWAY!!"
Mum left, and I managed to knock off the lid of the pumpkin with my head. It made a hollow noise. Was that my head, or the pumpkin?!?! BOL.
I grabbed a truly huge metal spoon, drooling all around the metal body when I saw the innards there. Food!
I did my job however, dishing the guts of the veg to the pan next to me, ready for recipes made by mum later on. Hopefully some recipes to make PAWsome doggy Halloween snacks, maybe just, huh, eh?! *Wink* *wink*

I finished with success, and Ethel went to fetch mum again.
"Eth, you're a good one" I smiled at her. She wagged her bum at me again.
"Hooray for Earl! NOW for the carving. You keep that knife well away from your little sister right Earl" mum commanded sternly, for everyone's good.
"Yeah Mum" I replied.
The knife was easy to hold in my mouth, with the rubber handle and plenty of practice after the pen, which was slippery and plastic.
When the knife went first into the pumpkin, I clenched my paws and my teeth around the knife, squinting at nothing. It made a 'chhhthht' noise, and pumpkin juice seeped out. Like I was stabbing the life from the poor thing.
Soon, I had done my job. I had even managed to chop its head off, for inserting the candles with. I had completed the entire pumpkin, and was proud of it too! The finishing touch was to put in the candles and watch it shine spookily from the windowsill in our kitchen.
Mum came in again and patted me on the head, stroking me right the way down my back. I shivered with delight. 

Like how I tried to match the pumpkin's face with my own spooky look?!

Whilst Mum had one final check over of my work, little Ethel tried urgently to join in. She squeezed her body up against Mum and the jolt it made on my chair led me to diving off and back over Ethel's barrier to the lounge, whining. She looked so funny, staring up at my work of art, her eyes shining.

"Ethel" Mum said softly, "You're in charge of getting the trick or treating sweeties ready and waiting for those dressed up, who will later come knocking at the door. Your brother will assist you to make sure you don't 'accidentally' snaffle any, as they're not meant for doggy intake! Then we can get dressed up and PAWty until tonight, where we will go out for a dark walk and do our stuff, strutting our stuff". 
I was very excited, and rushed around with Ethel, carrying lollies in her mouth to the door, plonking them on the lowest shelf of the bookcase. She held them impressively daintily by the tips of their sticks and turned away swiftly, avoiding any temptation for herself. Very mature, I thought kind of aloud.

Excuse me Ethel? They're for the trick or treaters.

I was so excited to get my costume on, I rushed swiftly back to the kitchen to see mum had added the last flaming touches to our very special pumpkin. The emergency pumpkin had really turned out to be a spectacular thing indeed, and a very special one too! I was so proud, that I ran over to Mum and jumped onto her back and off again! She jolted, but laughed with me, the lighter only just remaining in her grip! What fun we do have, on Howl-O-Ween… 

We hope you enjoyed our spooky story and photos to go alongside! We had true fun!

We've also been dressing up and having a real party here, with plenty of yummy treats and snacks, dancing, playing around, and general spooktacular celebrations.

I'm a mummy!!!!!!!!!!!

Ethel tried to be a mummy, but was more interested in the tissue paper itself!!!

Ooooh!! What's this then??

And, before I forget, we simply HAVE to show you a photo of our creepy dog pumpkin lit up!!

Super fun and even more scary!!!!!

We hope y'all are having as much fun on your Halloween!!!! Enjoy the rest of your day, and on a serious note, keep your pets safe from your Halloween food, and attempt to prevent scares and stress over trick-or-treaters. Make your pet a cosy den somewhere quiet with a stuffed toy, chew, etc, if he/she gets overly excited negatively when trick-or-treaters come creeping by.

Have fun!

We're truly excited to be participating in the Spooktacular Halloween Blog Hop special today, hosted very kindly by Barking From the Bayou, Oz the Terrier, and Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries and Meows - thanks guys!

We're also delighted to be joining, for the first time EVER, Murphy's Law - Stanley Rules for The Fractured Fryday Hairy Tails Blog Hop! - Every hop, there is a phrase that must be included in your story - this time, it is 'I knew there was no turning back now!'

Happy Friday with us at EW!!

1st linky list - Halloween Spooktacular

2nd linky list - FFHT

Thursday Barks and Bytes Halloween Special - Pumpkin Failure? We've got it Covered!

Hi all! Today, we are joining the Thursday Barks and Bytes Blog Hop Halloween special, and we're super-DUPER excited! There is also a cool giveaway happening over at our hosts' blogs - scroll to the bottom of this post and find out who and the links!

Right then. Lets start on a more disappointing note - you know that PAWsome gigantic pumpkin we bought? (If not, see it HERE) Well, it looks like we jumped in there too early when we brought it home, because it our garage, it has gone mouldy, slightly rotten and soft. Its on the brink of collapse. So that poor, whooper of a pumpkin is, very sadly, no more.

Earl stands by the pumpkin's grave……… (the dustbin, unfortunately…)…..

But not to worry! We have it 100% covered so that we can still celebrate the traditional way tomorrow! And it involved rushing to the supermarket nearest us with the best condition pumpkins as an emergency visit! 

What a brilliant idea the Borders came up with, and what a fast pace they came up with it and put it into action at, too! This lil' guy is smaller than our original pumpkin, however will do just fine in holding up the spirits and making Howl-O-Ween special again this year.

We're absolutely delighted to be joining 2 Brown Dawgs and Heart Like a Dog for the Thursday Barks and Bytes Blog Hop - but today, the Halloween special edition!!

Wordless Wednesday - Ethel's Spooked Out

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Tasty Tuesday - Ideas for Doggy Safe Treats on Halloween

And there are things! Its not all negative, scary, risky tales about what could happen to your dog this Halloween - to avoid this, you just need to get your dog his/her OWN Halloween treats!

We all know that giving our Halloween snacks to dogs is a big NO-NO! But there are many delicious treats in all shapes and sizes out there that your dogs can have this Halloween. Today we have pulled together a PAWsome post with ideas of what you could fill your dog's Howl-O-Ween bucket with!

Earl has enjoyed tasting all his Halloween goodies, to share with Ethel…

Some of our favourites to give as a special Halloween occasional treat

We recommend for your dogs this Halloween:

~ Good Boy Choc Drops! Why? Because they are a 100% dog safe 'chocolate' made with no chocolate! They are a tasty occasional treat for your dogs, and they'll absolutely love them! The perfect 'sweeties' to fill your dog's trick-or-treating bucket with!

~ Thrive ProReward Chicken! Why? These are large, 100& real chicken chewy slabs of pure deliciousness for your dogs, that may be too big to give as training treats on a regular basis!!!! Therefore they make the ideal Halloween snack to chomp and enjoy as part of the occasion. 

~ Chewdles Jumbo Biscuit Bone! Why? Well what better excuse to give your dog a MASSIVE bone to nom down!! Have you seen the size of this!? Your dog will absolutely adore you for it, and will be occupied happily on Halloween.

TRICK...

…for a TREAT!

Earl absaloutely loves doing tricks for treats - especially apt for Halloween.

I do hope you out there find some inspiration from this post we made for you, because dogs can sure enjoy the festive occasions alongside us, as long as we make it safe for them! Treating your canine best buddies to some snacks of their own while we engulf ourselves in our own delicious treats is a fun way to keep it obvious that our food is for us, and their food is for them!

We're delighted to be participating in the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop very kindly hosted by Sugar The Golden Retriever and Kol's Notes - thanks again, guys!

Black and White Sunday - Ethel's first Puppy Agility Lesson

What a wonderful day had, full of doggy training and happy fun!!! 

Today was extra special and delighting because Ethel had her first ever puppy agility lesson! No jumps, just poles and wings, because of her developing joints and body, however she has already mastered a kinked tunnel stretched out full length, and is getting there with the weaves! She could already do jumps and lefts and rights, but she showed me she could also do these with the proper poles and big wings of the jumps! She was amazing - and she has so much enthusiastic speed on her! PAWfect! Just what I hoped for when we brought her home. She is LOVING her agility, and I can't wait to do more and more and more!!!

And my little Early wurly also had a rocket up his bum when it was time for his agility class after Ethel's - he was so happy and enjoying every piece of equipment he flew through like the expert he is. And the best bit was when he shifted all his wait onto his front half of his body when doing a standing contact, two paws off two paws on! Resulting in him doing a handstand on the end of the sea-saw!! Everyone burst out laughing and Earl simply stood there, puppy dog eyes up at me as I studied his weird position, as if to woof 'er… what? Not impressed with my professional contact?!'. Oh of flipping course I was impressed my sweetheart.

Ethel also had her weekly obedience lesson, which she struggled to turn from agility mode to calm, obedient mode at!! She was raring to run, so I had to calm her down. She did well again though, and really got into the rhythm of the heel. Whilst this was occurring, my mum took Earl for an off-lead adventure around the lake at the venue, alongside his Border Terrier friend and her owner. They had a great time!

Now why do puppies under the age of 1 year have to go over poles and not full height jumps? The answer is - puppies are growing all the time, and their bones and joints are developing too. High impact regularly can hurt and/or impact on their growing joints, and do damage, which can be long-term. So we stick to poles on the floor with the usual wings and we can move and teach jumping over the dog's adult sizes' typical jump height suitable to the dog once the dog is over the age of 1, when growing has just abut reached its full size and won't impact the body anymore.

We adore agility - and hopefully Ethel's early start in the sport will give her more of an advantage and secure future as a successful agility competitor dog with me. Earl is amazing, truly, at his agility, and he started his first agility after he was 1 - no foundation puppy lessons or anything. So hopefully, all being well, Ethel will be also amazing!!!!!

We're delighted to be participating in the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop, very kindly hosted by Dachshund Nola and Sugar The Golden Retriever - thanks again, guys!

Sepia Saturday - Taking Orders from an Inspirational, Funky little Pen

Its the day of the week where we cohost the Sepia Saturday Blog Hop with Ruckus, our American Eskimo friend! And once again, we're absolutely delighted with the honour!

And today, the two E dogs are taking orders from a pen of mine I recently bought, which says it all…

What more do you need to be told in life to be happy??

So whatever it may be, that you see something to take note of on… Take note of it! Whether its a pen, or something else that's very much random - you go by it!

Thank you to Ruckus The Eskie, for hosting this hop alongside us, and ourselves as cohost here at Earl's World!

Paws Up! Its Friday! - Pet Parade & Flashback Fridays - Good News RE Ethel!

Hey guys! Its Friday! Which means its time to say 'Paws Up!'

First of all, you'll be pleased to hear that Ethel is doing very well after her leg shock. It was obviously only a sprain, and she has recovered remarkably - in fact, unlike the slinky, shy, loud, in-pain little dot she was the evening it happened, creeping off to her bed and crying, no energy whatsoever, she is now all pent up, wanting to run and jump and play so badly. She's taking this rest thing terribly!! But its working, and in no time, we'll have forgotten it even happened. Bless her. She's a brave little lady soldier!

Secondly, I would like to share a photo and a story for the Flashback Fridays blog hop. This is a photo that brings back so many lovely memories of when my Earl was a little guy. I'll tell you why once the cuteness and humour has passed you by enough to concentrate on reading words again.

He always used to LOVE that ball with all his little heart! He used to be in his absolute element whilst sliding around the grass on his belly and side nibbling and pushing at that big bright ball as he went. We used to end up on the floor, trying hard not to wet ourselves in the laughs. He has always been such a characterful little dude.

We're delighted to be participating once again in the Pet Parade Blog Hop, very kindly hosted by Rascal and Rocco, Jan's Funny Farm, Barking From the Bayou, Bionic Basil, and Love is Being Owned by a Husky! - thanks again, guys!

We're also delighted to be joining along the Flashback Fridays Blog Hop very kindly hosted by Five Sibes Mom and Love is Being Owned By a Husky! - thanks again, guys! 

P.S. The Flashback Fridays crew really need some more hoppers - personally, I think its an absolutely fantastic idea, so join along!        

Happy Friday with us at EW!

1st linky list - Pet Parade
2nd linky list - Flashback Fridays                                                                                      

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Tasty Tuesday - TLC & Treats for Ethel's Recovery & Caption & Speech Bubble it winner(s)!

Hello again everyone. I have some news for you today - last night, poor little Ethel hurt her leg to the point of limping. She was at first tearing around in the garden, jumping on Earl, over Earl, ext, all of her own accord. Then, with all fine, we came back inside and I served up their teas. They both finished and I prepared their food for the morning. I then went to sit back at the computer. A few minutes later I heard another bang and thump so I looked over into the kitchen (there is an archway without any doors from the kitchen where Ethel was to  the lounge where I was) and saw Ethel just standing there normally, looking up at the worktop and back at me. The mad little naughty one had jumped up hard onto the cupboard doors, where we always push her down and train to that is not acceptable. The crafty little dog she is!! She was simply standing there when I looked over, so assumed everything was normal, sighed, and sat back down at the computer. Seconds later, my mum went outside to collect some washing. Then she came back and noticed a slight limp in Ethel's front right leg as she came towards her. We all studied her and it wasn't too bad. My parents thought it was diving around with Earl that did it for her - and I explained the cupboard banging and how she probably just hurt her leg on that. She then went into her bed, and when she came out she was a lot worse. She could hardly put weight on the leg, and kept holding it up and out to the side. She winced and growled when it was touched or she jumped up on something in excitement. She was obviously in a lot of pain and kept hobbling back into her bed and collapsing down in a heap inside it, whining and being obviously unable to pale it anywhere without pain. 

We couldn't leave her in the pain, so we took her to the local emergency vets. She was in a lot of pain and was uncomfortable and unhappy. We took her in and the vet assessed her. She 'played' with her legs and compared them. She then suggested a strain, and that it was probably nothing more than that. Luckily, no obvious dislocation or fractures. She also gave Ethel a painkiller injection which seemed to work when we came home. So we took her home with the instructions to bring her back the next day if it was the same or worse the next day. She just wanted to sleep when we got home.

The next morning (this morning) we noticed it was no better, so decided to take her to our vets branch for further investigation. She had been in her bed. She then came out for the toilet, and she looked suddenly a lot better after a morning nap! The limp was almost completely gone, and she wasn't making any noises to suggest pain. She wasn't reaching it out either, and could put weight on it fairly easily. There was still a slight limp there, but to me, hardly even noticeable! So our girl is home now, with crate rest - at the most, sofa rest with me, but no walks or exercise for the next few days while it heals. She doesn't like it, but luckily, she is nice and occupied with her puppy Kong bone, her Antler Chews, and some extra TLC treats and sweets to help speed up her recovery!!! 

You may wonder how this post ties in with Tasty Tuesday, but it definitely does. Yummy nom-nom foods keep a resting puppy from going stir-crazy! Especially a crazy puppy going stir-crazy - a handful without exercise!! This is where stimulation comes in, and often, it involves food!! Nom-nom-nomming for a recovery through rest!

Just look at all those juicy Antlers!! And those Sprats stuffed in a Kong worked a treat too!

So I am glad to say Ethel seems to be recovering remarkably already, and her right-front leg was bothered by nothing more than a nasty strain which will heel nicely in time. 

Now sit back, relax in the knowledge that Ethel is happy, resting up and becoming better, and bask in our brand new Halloween blog decorations!! Hope you all like!

Now for some short info here and there:

What to do if your dog gets a strain or other problem

When your precious pet gets hurt, no matter how big or small a scale, its always a horrible and frightful experience. 

Our biggest piece of advice for you is to always go to your vets for help if you suspect anything is wrong - we were 100% prepared for the money sacrifice to visit the out-of-hours vet to get Ethel checked and out of pain as soon as possible, whether its a strain or another possible problem.

Just be aware that your dog could be in pain, on a small or large scale, or somewhere in-between - don't hassle your dog, and get straight to the point with getting to the vets. Your dog could turn if you hassle him/her, because, simply, the pain is just emotionally and physically overwhelming.

When it comes to strains individually, mad dogs/puppies or another animals, as well as humans, even if they're not mad (!) can strain parts of their bodies, legs, arms, etc. Just get a vet's opinion and advice and you shall be on your way to your pet's good recovery.

About mental stimulation and rest periods

If your pet has a physical problem that needs rest to heel and low impact, mental stimulation is key to happiness and a healthy recovery. Using foods in items such as specially bought Kongs or other toys can help a great deal and last for hours, and you can even make homemade fun, just ENSURE it is safe for your pet, and don't leave your pet unsupervised with any home-found entertainments as you never know what could occur when the item isn't especially made for that purpose.

Don't get frustrated about your pet's rest period. It needs to happen for a recovery, and your pet will be normal and up again before you have finished finding a new stimulation method!!

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We also have for you today, the winner(s) of the Caption & Speech Bubble it competition we ran here yesterday as part of Monday Mischief! I really enjoyed reading your replies and ideas however even though we only had 2 comments (I enjoyed them!!!), weirdly, for that post (typical - we needed them most then, hehe…), therefore I had to improvise. We have one for Earl, and one for Ethel, but we still need a caption. So I am leaving this open - anyone out there who can come up with a suitable caption for this scene, post it in the comments section below, and when we have one, we'll post it!

And finally, the completed picture with the winning speeches included! I hope you enjoy seeing it! And you above winners get a share of your winning caption, plus your own blog/site/microblog etc!

Well done to Earl's speech winner, Two French Bulldogs!
And to Ethel's speech winner, Hawkeye Browndog!

I put the Frenchies' speech for Earl in, well, Earl's, and then chose the best section from Hawk's idea in Ethel's, making a PAWfect and humorous short conversation between the two!

We had fun! Don't forget to post your caption ideas for the above scene!!! We still want them!

We're delighted to be participating in the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop very kindly hosted by Sugar The Golden Retriever and Kol's Notes - thanks again, guys!

Monday Mischief - Caption and Speech Bubble it!

Hi all! This Monday, we have a little fun interactive post to get your minds off that stupid Monday blues. Everyone needs it, right?! 

So we're telling you - Choose a suitable caption describing the following scene/picture, and also what Earl and Ethel are saying! Our favourite one by tomorrow evening we will post including the new caption and speeches!! 

What are the pups saying here? 

E & E'S TOP TRICK: Remember to take into account the shapes of the speech bubbles… *hint* *hint*… as they could tell you all about moods etc!

Just for a bit of fun and to get ya'll involved with us!!

Post your captions and speeches BELOW in the COMMENTS section, and tomorrow evening I will pick my favourite for the three categories - Caption, Earl, and Ethel. 

Good luck and have fun!

The winner gets a public share of their blog via me on Google+!

Can't wait to read and choose out of your captions and speeches!

P.S. Comment below if you'd like to see more of these interactive posts here @EW!?

We're delighted to be participating in the Monday Mischief Blog Hop very kindly hosted by Snoopy's Dogblog, Alfie's Blog and My Brown Newfies - thanks again, guys!

Success at Agility Nuts, at a New & Higher Level & 100th Rosette!!

Today was Agility Nuts, and a truly fab day it was! We were at a whole new level, harder and higher, and we came a clear in time 4th in Agility, and Clears in time for the other 3 runs - these, we were only just out of the placings! Lots of points towards our league! :-)

One very proud Early posing behind his stash of great once again!

Also, we are absolutely thrilled to announce, today's last run rosette, the white clear round you see in the above image, marks our 100th rosette!!!! OMD! I can't believe how far we've got and how many awards we have gained! Earl truly is the best little boy in the world!! (to me :-))

NOTICE: You may have read and seen our recent 'Super Vid Sunday With B&W!' recently on Sundays, however, we @ EW have decided to stop these for now and take a break. Competing and training mostly on this day of the week makes it hard to get films together!! And we want you to stay interested. Friday's 'Paws Up! Its Friday!' will stand as our special day occurrence each week, as we have plenty of time on Fridays. I hope y'all understand the decision, and that was not the last you will see of videos here - you never know, we may re-introduce the occurrence in the future. And we definitely will still be participating in some Black and White Sunday blog hops when time and possible! Best wishes guys!

Sepia Saturday - Conquering the Harder in Agility Comps

Hey all. Well, today, we attended another Dog Vegas agility show. It was super fun! However we came to once again realise and come to terms with one thing - as today was our first official day competing at Grade 5 - the competition, courses, and course times are increasingly stiffer!! 

But Earl and I came through all of this to earn us a fabulous Clear run in the course time and no mistakes, at the end of the day, in combined 5-7 agility, which was the hardest class of the day for everyone, as we weren't only against our own grade, but 6s and 7s too!! Everyone had a great time with their beloved dogs, at the first winter show of the, well, winter, in the indoor venue. Full of new horse smells from the equestrian centre, mmmm!! 

Now for our routinely competition photo, followed my Sepia photos for Saturday which I co-host…!

OK, you're proud of me and want to capture the moment. But I'm tired.

Earl, you ran, but I ran the course before you a million times to get it into my head first, BOL!!!

Both dogs had a fab time, including little Ethel. They tried out their new antler chews that we bought them for today. They loved them, and enjoyed them in the car in between runs.

And Earl with his rosette shortly after the results had been shown. 

He was so proud and looking directly into the camera!

We got a ribbon for having fun?? Cool! Earl wags :-))

And little girl Ethel being proud for his big cousin and housemate, enjoying an end of day walk around the venue's grassy field.

It was a lovely day truly had by friends and dogs all around! 

I would also like to highlight a point hidden within this post today, after our competition - never give up! We've shot through the grades and hit the point where it starts getting a lot harder, you have to be faster, more accurate, have a better memory of the course (hehe), handle the dog better, etc. Well if it didn't get harder, everyone would be in Grade 7 and there would be nothing to work for - it wouldn't be the same! Just keep going, enjoy, and be persistent! 

We're once again delighted to be co-hosting the Sepia Saturday Blog Hop with my good pal, fluffy little man Ruckus The Eskie - thanks pal!

All are welcome to join. Please share your best Sepia pics or videos!

Rules

Be Sepia related (doesn't just have to be photos of pets!)

Grab the badge, link back to your hosts

Have fun!

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Roll on tomorrow, where we partake in Agility Nuts - a non-KC show but just as fun, at the very same venue! See you then and we are greatly looking forward to reporting on the day had!