The Daily Yap
With only a month to go and our editor saw JRTs limbering up and
getting in that last minute training in for the National Trials. With a dazzling selection of events she did not know which way to turn and point her camera….
Visitors staying at the Flanborough Camp Site enjoyed the bonus entertainment as much as we did.
Our editor had an eye for the cuties and we always like that….
Our editor enjoyed a glorious sunny day in Caledon where she was surrounded by majestic birds of prey and elegant equine creatures.
We were rather concerned at the possibility of being upstaged but our editor assured us of our celebrity status when she reported we were the centre of attraction at the Hunter Summer Games in Caledon.
Crowds packed in at the races and were left begging for more!
The agility ring delighted everyone as JRTs competed against the big guys!
We have been snapping at the heels of our editor lately to get back on the JRT events circuit. To be fair her travels have kept her busy and sadly she has not been able to get to any events this year. Now that’s about to change. She’ll be posting her usual array of photos and commentary at the following:
Lure Coursing on July 26 / 27th
The Jack Russell Terrier Club of Southwestern Ontario, and Rocket Relay Flyball Team Present Two Days of Fun
Sunday, August 3 Caledon, Ontario
Event: Hunter Summer Games Horse Show
Jack Russell Terrier Racing is one of several happenings in the Entertainment Area
of this Show and…. ribbons will be awarded!!
August 23 – 24 Flamboro Valley Camping Resort, Ontario JRTRO and JRTCC Trials JRTCC Sanctioned
The JRTCC 2008 National Trials Sept 27, 28 - Paris, Ontario
Our mouths were positively watering when our editor returned from the All Things Organic Trade Show last week. It seems those wonderful organic people have us in mind with delicious treats like frozen yoghurt from Yoghund. We wagged away for tasty biscuits from Wagathas. And we are just sniffing with delight thinking about robbie dawg’s handcrafted, and baked fresh daily biscuits!
Our editor was gleefully extolling the wonders of modern technology the other day. What’s this got to do with us we thought? Well it turns out quite a lot. At our favourite dog show Crufts news broke of the world’s most advanced dog collar. Pioneered by Sat Nav experts Retrieva, the level of interest was such that their tracking and anti-theft collar made virtually every UK national newspaper, including the front page of the Times.
We advised our editor to inform our friendly pet detectives. In the meantime, we are left wondering if things will ever be the same again…we can always run but will we be able to hide?
Feisty Forrest first caught our editor’s eye at the Frosty Fall Funday where she enjoyed his demonstration of outright JRT determination. It was then that she learned of his latest life challenge - a battle with Lymphoma - after being rescued from a lifetime of abuse.
Not one to shy away from challenges - this is one JRT
that is taking Xtreme to a whole new level. He just loves to compete at dock diving events. And he was not going to let a little thing like chemo stand in the way of playing his usual star role!
Not surprisingly he is one of the crowd favourites and steals the show all the time. Last summer he placed in the top 4 pro finals at two weekends at the Western Fair in London then did it again in Pickering.. To place in the top 4 he had to be jumping between 19-20 feet.. His owners predict he’s likely to break his old record of 20 feet 6 inches soon. That was just with Dock Dogs…
He finished his 2007 year in Michigan with Ultimate Air Dogs in which he went all the way to the Master’s finals at the two events he competed.
True to JRT form he is jumping with the big dogs ! And his handler is only 13 years old.
Who says Jacks can’t fly say his owners! And so say we
We’re just loving the skateboarding, surfin JRT videos our editor has just added to our very own JRT Tube. Check them out!
Our editor was checking out the JRT stars on Flickr the other day when she found this little gem.
This super cute amigurumi crochet design is the creation of June Gilbank. You can get this pattern and ones for other breeds at Planet June. You will also find a mine of information on many different crafts.To our dismay our editor does not crochet - we will be pointing her in the direction of the detailed how tos.
Maybe this cutie will provide the necessary inspiration.
The breeze was brisk and the air was chilly and plenty of hot chocolate was on tap for an afternoon of racing organized by those wonderful folks at the Jack Russell Club of South Western Ontario. Die hard enthusiasts, our editor among them, and JRTs bundled up to enjoy the final JRT event of the season.
Well worth braving the cold we say as she once again comes back with lots of photos.
Snow was on the ground and it was almost JRTs in camouflage at times. It only seems like yesterday when our sun loving editor was basking in the sunshine at Ajax……roll on next spring!
We hear fashion bible Vogue is saying the fashion pack has declared the Jack Russell terrier as its breed of choice for this season. Quite rightly our friends at the Times say this is bad news for us as we are not really bred for the catwalk. We could not agree more.
We have to hand it to author Jane Shilling who threatens to make a citizen’s arrest if she sees a Jack Russell looking miserable in a handbag this season. As far as we are concerned there is no if about it.
If this isn’t bad enough we are apparently the successor to those itzy-bitzy dogs like shih-tzus, chihuahuas and pugs ‘on whom the fashionista’s fancy previously fell’. This had us reeling and we just had to chip in with our say on this matter.
We are real dogs. Never forget that our purpose in life is to do a real job. We have a life.
And don’t even think about carrying us around in a handbag. If your owner ever has the audacity to do so we suggest you use your highly developed ripping and tearing skills and trash it. Of course, you could always call Jane and ask her to make a citizen’s arrest.
