17/10/2024
ntroducing my new girl Grace... 4 yrs old
Reg. paper name, "Captain Kidds Last Outlaw at BVL"
OFA Hips Excellent
OFA Elbows Normal
PRA clear
In researching the lineage, and more about the pirate Captain Kidd, I decided to look up female Irish Pirates, and found Grace O'Malley, who was a beautiful, intelligent woman , who was well respected by many, not because she was a pirate, it was because she was a strong independent woman leader.. I am going to read a couple of the books I found about her...
I have come to conclude I am in the midst of a great re-with my crew.. after my original crew has passed over the rainbow bridge, with Darragh & Amy going to heaven this past January..
Aine & Wonka now 12, and both Danucci x Lilly kids, came home to me after my friends Doc & Dee passed away... I believe God has been setting me up for a great come back, having to take several yrs away from really being out there with my crew, my focus has been setting up AKC Therapy Dog activities.. and getting other teams set up.. and it has been a joy and pleasure assisting the community teams, and being part of an activity that brings soooo many others joy.
What I find ironic is that my dear friend Sarah Doty Lewis sent my Karma to me back in 2008.. to start up in the show ring, and gave me permission to breed her .. thus.. Karma was bred to Simon, thank you Betty Baker! NOW .... thru grace.. I have been given another chance.. my re-set.. as my new friend Sarah Buckler has graced me with this beautiful girl, so that is how I came up with her new name.. Gracie-girl.. we will be getting out into the UKC ring soon, for now I will keep working on this bond, as she slept by my bed last night.. content.. and is now in my office with me sleeping soundly.. yes, the Grace to begin again.. I have good Karma all around me, it has been quite a road these past 14 yrs.. I think good Karma, because of what I have been given .. and Gracie's first 4 numbers in her registration are my birth year... wowie.. along with that she shares the 1/3 birthdate as my brother Dan. I do enjoy sharing good news, a good story.. why... because I want to share hope, I want to encourage you to NEVER EVER give up on the dream in your heart that GOD has placed in there.. deep in your heart.. there will be those that will distract you, there will be those that tell you that it's not possible, there will be those that will attempt to get you to work on their dreams and goals investing a lot of money and time n put yours on the sidelines.. with the empty promise they wull.help and repay knce they reach their goals..like i said empty promises n lies.. and there will be those that walk out of your life because of your dreams and goals once you stand up and go.for it.. YET there will be those that are all the opposite of the above, and those are the ones you keep close in the hard days, the days you want to give up...
I can say all the above because I have experienced it all..
Thank you to my mom even with her Alzheimers, who still tells.me.she is so.proud of what.i.do.with my pups and the difference they make in the lives of.others, my sons, Eric, Joseph, Daniel, Scott & Brandon, though u have sometimes rolled your eyes when I get talking about the lab family line yoj have told me how proud you are of me.that I endured and never gave up, my brother Dan , Sarah Doty Lewis, Betty Baker, Laurie Hudgins, Bruce Murch Sarah Buckler, Janet Parsons Jacqueline Jones close circle.. I so appreciate and love you all for the encouragement and love over the yrs, for helping me keep my chin up.. to keep striving forward.. I know there are others I have not mentioned here Anne Jennings.. keep going lady.. your dream are the horses, keep going!!
If you made it this far in the post.. thanks for reading thru... Here*s to great Karma and Grace that has been bestowed up me and the dream to keep moving forward
Now.. Gracie-girl and I have some great accomplishments to get moving on!
