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Sava Sara Brakada, AKA Xsara was born on 06-27-2004. She was raised in Kennel Brakada spending the first two months of her life on beautiful countryside Gorenjska (Slovenia) with her siblings and parents. As soon as she came to Ljubljana we started a puppy class, followed by an obedience class. She passed her B-bh exam with 96 points (instructor Agility EO winner Polona Bonač). We now continue with Rally-Obedience under Polona's supervision. Our biggest passion however is Agility. We started our first Agility class in October 2005 (club Agility Ilirija, instructor Silvia Trkman, two times agility world champion). When Silvia stopped teaching agility classes, we switched to Daša Zakotnik. We regularly participate in Agility trials in Slovenia and sometimes abroad. Xsara also loves to learn new dog tricks, you can see some of them in our videos. Her other passions include long walks, big meals and playing with dogs, specially her pyr shep sister Tani, her crazy agility pals and her sister Sena.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The Greatest Wealth Is Health

First of all big thanks to everyone sending us "get well" wishes and the first Christmas cards. It's nice to know that there are so many friends who think of Xsara and wish her all the best. We really appreciate the support!


Our girl seems to feel fine most of the time, but mornings are still a bit of a problem. She wakes up at 5 a.m. feeling sick, throws up a little bit of gall and goes back to sleep for a couple of hours. She then wakes up again at 7 a.m. feeling great. This started two days after we switched to soaked kibbles, so our vet says it's most likely related to the change in diet. Which means we're back to cooking. I normally never cook for myself, I always make things explode or I hurt myself in the process, so it's really best for everyone if I stay far away from the kitchen. I even managed to cut myself with cheese two times (no knife, just cheese), so you can see it's clearly not the best idea for me to cook. But somehow I never mess up when I cook for Xsara (OK, maybe I got a little burn a couple of times, but nothing big). And to be honest, I like cooking for her. It's something I can actively do to make her feel better, so it's comforting for me as well. Being such a nice little girl as she is, Xsara loves to help out in the kitchen. As you can see, her job is to do the dishes.

20 comments:

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

What a nice way to start my Wednesday by seeing woo are improving!

Have your khonsidered asking fur a Pupcid (pepcid) before bed? Khwite a few of my doggie pals get them and it helps prevent their morning horka!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Urban Smoothie Read said...

glad to hear that u are feeling much better.

i hope santa sent u some healing vibes

FleasGang said...

Cheese should have a warning label on it! Glad Xsara is finally on the road to recovery and you've gotten her straightened out.

Merry Christmas!
Shelly & Tommy

P.S. We do the dishes around our house too :-)

Patience-please said...

I cooked for my bunch for 12 years! I loved it!
I'm so glad that Xsara is feeling better.

Patience and the whippets

River said...

I'm glad to hear that she is making progress. Home-cooked meals are the best!

love & wags,
River

Randi said...

Oh Xsara! I'm glad you are feeling a little bit better!

I'm sending you lots of pawsitive energy & healing vibes!

love & licks,
Randi

Eduardo said...

What a sweet girl both of y'all are! You for cooking for Xsara & Xsara for helping with the dishes! I hope she gets even better!
Hugs & Snugs
Eduardo the Snuggle Puggle

The Army of Four said...

I get a Pepsid and a little snack before bed. I throw up bile if my tummy is too empty. Maybe try giving Xsara a couple treats or part of her dinner right at bedtime? It does wonders for me.
Play bows,
Zim

Dughallmor Beagles said...

Love the "just awake" shot! We do the dishes here too, Rosie actually gets IN the dishwaher to lick them clean! Hope the sickness goes soon :o~
Slobbers xx

Gussie said...

Hey Xsara ... don't mean to worry your mum but I never went back onto processed dog food. I'm too well on the BARF-type of diet. (I help out with the washing up too. Put a pic on my blog to show you.) xJake

Lorenza said...

I am so happy to know she is doing much better!
Homemade food is great!
Take care
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza

Amber-Mae said...

Good to know she's doing better!

Butt wiggles,
Solid Gold Dancer

The Dog Man said...

How on earth do you cut yourself on cheese!? :)

I'm pleased to hear that things are continuing to improve.

Have a great Christmas!

TWa76 said...

Great to hear that Xara is feeling better. We hope that it continues.

Taru & Beagle-trio

JAZZ AND DIXIE said...

Good to hear that Xsara's health continues to improve. Hope she is completely better very soon. Dixie sometimes throws up in the morning due to an empty stomach. J&D are also good at doing the dishes!
J&D's mum

Rudy said...

I'm very glad you're doing better! I agree, a little something before bed might help.. Mom gives us a couple of dog cookies at bedtime but that's just our normal bedtime routine.

Love
Rudy

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

Please chekhk my blog!

I've given woo an award!

H&K,
Khyra

Dewey Dewster said...

Gee Xsara...

Sorry yer still feelin' a bit poorly...did yer vet decide what yer problem was ??? Ya know a friend of ours has a German Shepherd that was losin' weight...throwin' up and diarrhea...we found out thru checkin' the web, he has EPI Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (also called EPI) ....can't digest his food cause his pancreas isn't workin' anymore....hope that's not yer problem and that yer fit as a fiddle soon....we're sure hopin' anyway....

Dewey Dewster here...

Amber and Nala said...

Glad you are getting better! Hope it continues! Good job helping your humans with the dishes too! :)

Kisses,
Nala

Clover said...

Oh Xsara,
I hope you are feeling better still now. I am still thinking of you! Sending some puggy hugs and kisses your way!
Love Clover xo