Jewel's Bounty

I went in to take a bath at lunch today (work at home), and as soon as I shut off the water and laid back to relax for a few minutes, Jewel our little Silken Windhound starts barking in the kitchen. I holler at her, but every 30 seconds or so she lets out another bark. SIGH.

No relaxing bath today! It's like the same type of bark like when she has the cat trapped in a corner and wants it to come out and play. Or, when she has a really good chewie and is warning everyone off. Actually, it turns out to be something about the size of the cat, and edible so the message in the bark I heard was not too far off.

So, I get out of the tub and notice that all our other dogs (3 borzoi, 1 silken and 3 beagles) are all in the bedroom looking in at me like they're saying with their eyes, "We're staying in HERE, the Jewel's gone psycho!".

I get dressed and come into the kitchen to find:

1) The refrigerator door hanging wide open
2) Jewel standing over a turkey carcass (from a turkey I roasted the other night) in the middle of the kitchen floor, barking at any dog she sees, in any direction. Too busy barking to eat much, but I notice that all the white breast meat is chewed down to the rib cage.

Thankfully she was acting psycho and keeping them all away from the kitchen.....if not, a whole lot of stuff in the fridge would have gone away in the feeding frenzy that would have most likely ensued with everyone. I figure a Beagle yanked open the door and hauled the turkey on the floor, and Miss Jewel took over from there and chased them all away to guard the bounty for herself.

Jewel blissfully slept the rest of the afternoon away, no doubt on a tryptophan high from all the turkey she ate.

Show Success in Elma

This weekend past, we (I) showed our new borzoi boy Toby (Zabava Tabasco) at the AKC shows in Elma, Washington. We are pleased and thrilled to report that on Sunday, Toby was Best of Winners for one AKC point, and his sire Zabava Mercury was Best of Breed and went on for a Group 3rd placement. Show photo to follow!
In addition, Rowan (Tovaritch's Beresina) was Reserve Winners Bitch on Sunday.