Sandra Mather's Comments

Hi sandra,
Hope you had a good xmas and best wishes for 2009, i have got a dog puppy back to rehome and had 1 of the girls back over xmas whilst her owners are on holiday so had a house full.
kirsty

Hello Sandra,
Thank you for your nice comment on my new photos... Yes, I quite like taking the camera out with me but I still have to practise with the sports mode...
I hope you're not too snowed in at the moment! Wishing you all the best of luck for your hospital appointment and lots of snowy greetings from Scotland,
Nicole & Busby

Hi Sandra
Things are not too bad at the moment, husband gets work now and again, just have to keep hoping that it stays that way!! It's very cold here at the moment too, in fact we've got about 8 inches of snow!! The dogs think its great!!
Hope all goes well with your tests.
Deborah

Hi Sandra,
een very very hot here 40+.
It is hard trying to keep focused on anything when the brain is being cooked!!
Have had all the dogs in the house with the airconditioner on.
Been very busy with evryone wanting their dogs clipped off to try and help them stay cool.
Really tired s the heat drains me.
Marie.

Hi Sandra.
Been to drained emotionally to contact anyone.The devastation here resulting from the fires is heartbreaking.I can't watch the news or look at a newspaper because all I do is cry.
So this si to let you know we are OK in our part of Victoria at this stage!!.
We are going into more hot weather for the weekend,so everyone is on tenterhooks here.The fires are still causing problems and we are all praying for cooler weather giving our fire fighters a chance to at least try and contain the fires that are still burning.We have been lucky in our district but still have at least 6 weeks of summer weather to cope with.
All praying that we do not get fires in this district and that is about all we can do.!!!
It is so dry here it is frightening.
On a lighter note if you feel like doing a rain dance for Victoria Australia we would all appreciate it. Marie

Hi Sandra
I'm so sorry to hear that you have been so poorly, I hope you are better soon. The snow has nearly gone up here now but its still cold. For some reason my Irish setter's hair has started falling out this week, really bad, she has real bald patches!! My husband has no work on this week so I'm trying to talk him into taking the dogs to the seaside but he says its too cold. The dogs don't care about the cold!
All the best, Deborah

Hello Sandra,
I am very sorry to hear about your problems. Hope you will recover early:O)))

We haven´t almost got any snow in the town, there is just a little snow on the near fields around Bratislava. Ont he other side, the weather is very cold and the wind is strong and unpleasant.
I am a babysiter for a while, I am looking after 7 month ES puppy Cairo. Only for one week. Cairo is lovely and sweet big baby.
Sandra, thank you for your message, I wish you and your irish group better weather and lot of happiness!
Reni

Hi Sandra, thankyou for the welcome! I am very late to this 'computer-thing' as I had to wait for technology to catch up (I am allergic to the CRT screens, fluro lights, etc - instant migraines). Now, I am finding out about how much I have missed in the last 20 years.
Where is your son located in Sydney, what sort of work does he do? Even if they are well grown-up, you seem to miss them more when they are out of the country. I am about 4-5 hours drive north of Sydney, but lived there for my first 21 years.
Last week, I was lamenting that I had only had 16mm of rain over the last 2 months (not enough to keep a grass cover on my 2 acres), but in the last 4 days, I've had over 375mm (15+ inches) of rain, with still more to come (usually 40"annually). The dogs are growing webbed feet!! I did, however, manage to get 1/2hr between rain yesterday, to give Kizzi a run on the beach (the paddocks are now MUD). It was blowing a gale and the surf was pounding, but she had a ball - her first time off-lead away from home.
She has her 2nd show in 2 weeks time, and the information available on this site will has helped tremendously, especially on the grooming decisions, as her breeder is in another state. This site is now one of my favourites, and I am using 'rainy-time' (I don't usually have much indoor-time available during the day) to go back through past discussions.
I have an 'open door' policy here, so if you decide to visit your son, here in Australia, you will be welcome to stay!!!

Well, he certainly seems to have enjoyed his time in Australia. Do you think he will be settling down when he gets home, or just a stop-over for another adventure.
My son spent a year full-time in the army, travelling all over Australia and New Guinea, before going on to Uni. He stayed with the army for another 8 years part-time. After a couple of years teaching, he has found a job he loves as an Industrial Chemist. My daughter keeps moving back home on me. She's 29 now and I'm wondering if she'll ever "get her act together" LOL
I'm at the selfish stage of my life - when it's all about me.... my dogs, my horses, my home..... my life!!!

Glad to hear everything is now OK...hope that you are ready for Crufts???
All the best Dee and the girls

Hi Sandra!
Hope everything will be OK with your results.
March is coming, the weather will be better and our souls and minds, as well.
I am looking forward to longer and sunnier days.
I wish you a lot of sunny days with your irish group :O)
Reni

Hi Sandra,
Sorry to hear they have lost your test results.
Fires are still a problem here.Have a huge one in our district at present.
Tomorrow is the day to worry about as it's supposed to be very hot with north winds.
We all have our fire plans in order.Hoping we don't have to use them of course.
Hope you hear about the tests soon.
Mariet

I will probably see you there then
Dee and the girls

Hi Sandra,
Yes, I'll be there at Crufts but only as a spectator, not showing this year :-) I don't have a bench number but I'll probably be around Dee's bench a lot so I'm sure we'll see each other there at some point... Hope your visit to the hospital went well. Have a very safe journey and see you soon in that case!
Nicole

Hi Sandra

What place and time ? I shall be there sans chiens for once.
Charles

Thanks for that, I didn't expect to get anything for Saffy, definitely not her type. Just came along for the ride. Dee and the girls

Hi Sandra,
Yes it was nice meeting you too. I hope you got home alright... I was quite busy running between the Irish and the Gordon ring and so couldn't talk to everyone in the end which is a shame but it's such a big event after all.... I'm sure we'll meet again at some other show. You were right, Busby was in a bit of a huff when I got home but he's now quite happy with me again, ha ha :-)

Hi Sandra
Re your comment about Beau, despite all the time and money I have spent (all the money I have borrowed) and all the media attention, I have not received any information about Beau, nor has there been a sighting of Beau. This is because he was deliberately stolen. I was advised by the Police at the outset that I would never see Beau again but I could not accept this. It breaks my heart that I have been unable to find Beau and humans who a dog or any animal are not going to care for them and neither are the humans they associate with. I will never stop searching for Beau. Thank you very much for caring. Susan

Hi Sandra,
So pleased to hear Ashley is home safe and well.You hadn't been expecting him obviously??
All Ok here now.We have had a couple of good downpours of rain,so have been declared "bushfire safe".Had a scarey few days here with a firw burning only 20 minutes away.A friend of mine managed to save his dogs and his home but all his fencing and dog yards are gone.
We are heading into Autumn now so hopefully no more stinking hot days.
Enjoy your son being home.
Marie

Hi Sandra
Great to hear about your son Ashley, my eldest son is also called Ashley!! Things are a bit slow here but not too bad at the moment, just have to keep praying! My English Setter Daisy has been really poorly this week, she was drinking the water out of the ditches on the moor and out of the reservoir and has obviously picked up a bug of some sort. She's on antibiotics so hoping she going to get better soon.

All the best, Deborah