After my knee surgery, which was in December 2015, it was my goal to qualify for EO and AWC.
I started to run much earlier than I was allowed but didn’t want to miss the qualifications and in the end both Gunga and Tip qualified for EO and AWC. Of course my expectations became bigger and bigger, but more about that later.
This year was full of ups and downs. I was traveling and teaching a lot and almost didn’t compete and train my dogs at all. I was just enjoying, teaching and training my dogs when I had the opportunity. Because of that I was not in the competition mood at all.
Traveling started already in February, immediately after rehabilitation. I met a lot of new people and visited a lot of countries I've never taught in before - such as Russia, Spain, Latvia, Scotland, Poland, Serbia, Germany.
I was using every opportunity to travel with my dogs but some countries were just to far to travel by car.
Summer was getting closer and traveling started to happen more often and longer. Djurdja was always staying with my parents when I would travel since every trip for her was to stressful. When I needed to leave for 6 weeks long European trip I noticed that Djurdja had a small lump on her ribs. I thought it was some injury, that she crashed into something while she was running after Gunga and Tip. I told my parents, as she would stay with them, to take notice of it and to check if the lump would get any bigger.
After a few weeks my father called me to say he needed to take her to the vet, because the lump was getting bigger.
After doing some tests I found out that she had sarcom and that there is nothing to do about it. The prognosis were really bad so I just wanted to cancel everything I planned for the summer, just to spend more time with her.
After talking with some people I decided to keep my schedule, but I was just using every opportunity to go back home and to be with her. When the time was there to travel to Canada I didn't feel comfortable at all. When I was leaving I just told her to wait until I'd come back so that we could spend a bit more time together. Canada was great, a really nice time, but not relaxed because I was to afraid to receive a phone call something went wrong with her.
Luckily it didn't turn at like that, so when we came back she was still waiting for us.
We caught up with spending a good time going for fun walks and swimming, which she always enjoyed a lot.
When I needed to go to England I decided to take her with me, to spend every possible moment together. Even if I knew that it would maybe not be the best thing for her I took her with us. She was doing totally fine during the trip and enjoying our walks. On our way to England she stayed in Belgium with Michael while I would continue my trip. I was there only for a few days. Talking and asking every day about her gave me confidence that she was doing fine. Till I got a phone call from Michael on my last day of teaching. Djurdja was suddenly not doing well and going backwards. It was 1 p.m. and decided to make the seminar shorter, just to get to her as soon as possible.
The only thing I could think off whilst driving was to get to her in time. After a few hours of traveling I received another phone call to inform me she was really bad and she wouldn't stay alive for much longer. I asked the vet if they could do something to keep her alive until I could come. So that I could see her for one last time, to hug her and to say goodbye.
The vet told me that it was possible but that she would probably torture her with doing it. I needed to let her go. It was the hardest decision in my life to allow the vet to put her to sleep, while not being with her. Keeping her alive till I would arrive would by selfish, as my trip would last for a couple more hours.
I just hated myself for not being with her. Hating that work seemed so important that moment.
It was a really hard period for me but at least I can get some comfort knowing she didn’t suffer and everything went fast.
JUST LOVE MY PRINCESS, MY SENSITIVE GIRL WHO THOUGHT ME A LOT!!!!
All these things happened just a few days before the AWC would start. so I didn’t feel like going there at all. With support from some of my friends the trip went well but the performance there was just a disaster. This year's AWC was our worse ever, with performing and feelings. Not enough competing and training, and loosing Djurdja was just not the best preparation. I said to myself to teach and judge less next year and to train and compete more with my dogs!!!!!
Since Tip is 8 and Gunga 6 I was thinking about a new puppy for a few moths. Since I am a person who is lazy to investigate some good lines and doesn’t know anything about breeding I just looked around for some litters. Nowadays you need to be a long time in front on a puppylist and usually breeders are deciding which puppy goes where. I just don’t like that idea so I stepped back from some litters. I just want to choose by myself, and choose the dog I like the most. He or she would be with me for many years so I need to be sure I like him/her 100%. Nobody can make that decision for me.
In the summer Mirja told me she was planning to have a litter with Ivy and Fetch and that I could visit to see the puppies. She told me I could choose the puppy myself and I liked that idea a lot more. So that's how things were going and now I'm the happy owner of a SUPER cool puppy named Hash.
He came here in the end of the year when I started to travel less. Time enough to spend lots of time with him.
I really like this puppy and hope that things will just go in the way I would like.
Since this year is close to the end some good things are also happening. Moving to a new house and making my own sand field and training place.
More about that when time will come.
This year we also got 2 new sponsors - hermann-barf.com and www.palvital.si/ who are keeping Gunga and Tip in perfect shape.
I would like to thank everyone who were/are involved in my life and helped me with going through all this moments, such as Djurdja, new puppy, new house and new field. Thank you everybody for organizing seminars and coming to train with me, without you I would not be able to have all this what I have now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!!!!!
After my knee surgery, which was in December 2015, it was my goal to qualify for EO and AWC.
I started to run much earlier than I was allowed but didn’t want to miss the qualifications and in the end both Gunga and Tip qualified for EO and AWC. Of course my expectations became bigger and bigger, but more about that later.
This year was full of ups and downs. I was traveling and teaching a lot and almost didn’t compete and train my dogs at all. I was just enjoying, teaching and training my dogs when I had the opportunity. Because of that I was not in the competition mood at all.
Traveling started already in February, immediately after rehabilitation. I met a lot of new people and visited a lot of countries I've never taught in before - such as Russia, Spain, Latvia, Scotland, Poland, Serbia, Germany.
I was using every opportunity to travel with my dogs but some countries were just to far to travel by car.
Summer was getting closer and traveling started to happen more often and longer. Djurdja was always staying with my parents when I would travel since every trip for her was to stressful. When I needed to leave for 6 weeks long European trip I noticed that Djurdja had a small lump on her ribs. I thought it was some injury, that she crashed into something while she was running after Gunga and Tip. I told my parents, as she would stay with them, to take notice of it and to check if the lump would get any bigger.
After a few weeks my father called me to say he needed to take her to the vet, because the lump was getting bigger.
After doing some tests I found out that she had sarcom and that there is nothing to do about it. The prognosis were really bad so I just wanted to cancel everything I planned for the summer, just to spend more time with her.
After talking with some people I decided to keep my schedule, but I was just using every opportunity to go back home and to be with her. When the time was there to travel to Canada I didn't feel comfortable at all. When I was leaving I just told her to wait until I'd come back so that we could spend a bit more time together. Canada was great, a really nice time, but not relaxed because I was to afraid to receive a phone call something went wrong with her.
Luckily it didn't turn at like that, so when we came back she was still waiting for us.
We caught up with spending a good time going for fun walks and swimming, which she always enjoyed a lot.
When I needed to go to England I decided to take her with me, to spend every possible moment together. Even if I knew that it would maybe not be the best thing for her I took her with us. She was doing totally fine during the trip and enjoying our walks. On our way to England she stayed in Belgium with Michael while I would continue my trip. I was there only for a few days. Talking and asking every day about her gave me confidence that she was doing fine. Till I got a phone call from Michael on my last day of teaching. Djurdja was suddenly not doing well and going backwards. It was 1 p.m. and decided to make the seminar shorter, just to get to her as soon as possible.
The only thing I could think off whilst driving was to get to her in time. After a few hours of traveling I received another phone call to inform me she was really bad and she wouldn't stay alive for much longer. I asked the vet if they could do something to keep her alive until I could come. So that I could see her for one last time, to hug her and to say goodbye.
The vet told me that it was possible but that she would probably torture her with doing it. I needed to let her go. It was the hardest decision in my life to allow the vet to put her to sleep, while not being with her. Keeping her alive till I would arrive would by selfish, as my trip would last for a couple more hours.
I just hated myself for not being with her. Hating that work seemed so important that moment.
It was a really hard period for me but at least I can get some comfort knowing she didn’t suffer and everything went fast.
JUST LOVE MY PRINCESS, MY SENSITIVE GIRL WHO THOUGHT ME A LOT!!!!
All these things happened just a few days before the AWC would start. so I didn’t feel like going there at all. With support from some of my friends the trip went well but the performance there was just a disaster. This year's AWC was our worse ever, with performing and feelings. Not enough competing and training, and loosing Djurdja was just not the best preparation. I said to myself to teach and judge less next year and to train and compete more with my dogs!!!!!
Since Tip is 8 and Gunga 6 I was thinking about a new puppy for a few moths. Since I am a person who is lazy to investigate some good lines and doesn’t know anything about breeding I just looked around for some litters. Nowadays you need to be a long time in front on a puppylist and usually breeders are deciding which puppy goes where. I just don’t like that idea so I stepped back from some litters. I just want to choose by myself, and choose the dog I like the most. He or she would be with me for many years so I need to be sure I like him/her 100%. Nobody can make that decision for me.
In the summer Mirja told me she was planning to have a litter with Ivy and Fetch and that I could visit to see the puppies. She told me I could choose the puppy myself and I liked that idea a lot more. So that's how things were going and now I'm the happy owner of a SUPER cool puppy named Hash.
He came here in the end of the year when I started to travel less. Time enough to spend lots of time with him.
I really like this puppy and hope that things will just go in the way I would like.
Since this year is close to the end some good things are also happening. Moving to a new house and making my own sand field and training place.
More about that when time will come.
This year we also got 2 new sponsors - hermann-barf.com and www.palvital.si/ who are keeping Gunga and Tip in perfect shape.
I would like to thank everyone who were/are involved in my life and helped me with going through all this moments, such as Djurdja, new puppy, new house and new field. Thank you everybody for organizing seminars and coming to train with me, without you I would not be able to have all this what I have now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!!!!!
