Tuesday, August 18, 2009

My Review of Multi-Cart

CSN Supply

The patented Multi-Cart ingeniously changes shape and length to carry huge amounts of equipment yet fols small for storage. Instant transformation into any of 8 configurations, the Multi-Cart replaces the need for 8 different carts. The revolutionary design results in a moving machine that is ver...


Dog Show Cart

woolgatherer Portland OR 8/18/2009

 

4 5

Pros: Can Handle Heavy Loads, Adjustable good on mixed, Maneuvers Well

Cons: Hard to bungee steer

Describe Yourself: Quality Oriented

Primary use: Personal

The biggest problem I have had is that, unlike my other cart, choices for where to anchor bungee cords are limited because the rails are square and or large or underneath the cart. Some welded O rings on the bottom would help.
Also, the handles and wheel placement require that you push the cart rather than pull it unless you want your ankles clipped.

What I like about it is it's adjustable/small footprint, it's ability to manouever mixed terrain and the high handle bar which allows an umbrella.

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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Gay



The book that started it all for me... I still own my copy.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Fun with Hair Products


yes...there is another story to tell...coming soon...the 5th dog

Emma and I have been showing in the breed ring and having lots of fun. Since June we’ve been in the ring in Canby, Portland and at the NW specialty shows in Albany for a total of 9 entries.
We’ve won our class every time except for once and in Portland we got Reserve!

What does this mean? Well, it means that I’ve been taking a crash course in grooming shelties, which is a pretty complicated undertaking. I’ve gone from overwhelmed to somewhat competent at the basics: brushing, chalking, and fluffing ruff while smoothing croup. But trimming scares me and I’m very ambivalent about “coloring” beyond chalking.

I’m also learning a lot more about handling than I ever knew before. Luckily, Emm is a natural in the ring, a free stacker, animated and attentive and she makes me look good. I think. At least I feel good on the other end of the lead…Each time we go in is an opportunity to bond, to acclimate, to learn about each other. That’s the fun part.

I’ve had an amazing and generous group of accomplished people helping me and I’m having a great time with them…so it’s all good. For real!

Next weekend we’ll enter a UKC show…where the grooming is much less intensive and where, I understand, they are quite strict about the limits of grooming.

There is little I love more in this world than dogs with titles at both ends….so even though I have no plans…not even remote… to breed Emma, I dream of CH Emma UD…