Australian Shepherd litter 2016 - parents

Icarus de Crystal Lake

Gaadriel of the GoldenAussie Spirit

 Icarus vs Galadriel

Spring - Litter of Australian Shepherd

The spring arrived to our farm and after almost 3 years brought a few angels.

Mother: Galadriel of the GoldenAussie Spirit
Father: Icarus de Crystal Lake

Aveiro Dog Show 2015

The Aveiro dog show was a wonderfull oportunity to see again one of my Angel and Diamond, Australian Shepherd doughter. 

We saw Maggie of the GoldenAussie Spirit and had time to spend sister to sister quality time.

One of the sisters, Fire of the GoldenAussie Spirit win the CAC in the dog show.
Maggie didn't win but behaved very well. 

Here the two sisters with Maggie owners.

Black and White Photo - My sun in Belém

Australian Shepherd in Estuário do Tejo

Photography of my Australian Shepherd Diamond of the GoldenAussie Spirit

More photos in http://helenacalado-fotografia.blogspot.pt/2015/08/fotografia-no-parque-das-nacoes-em.html

My granddaughter Australian Shepherd - Maggie of the GoldenAussie Spirit

My granddaughter Australian Shepherd - Maggie of the GoldenAussie Spirit enjoying a summer day with her owners.

Australian Shepherd on a photographic walk at sun rise in Alcochete

More photos in http://helenacalado-fotografia.blogspot.pt/2015/08/fotografia-nascer-do-sol-em-alcochete.html

A smiling future or maybe not

Australian Shepherd in Cais do Sodré, Portugal

Gabriel with Angel and Fire

Me with Anegel and Fire

Angel, my Australian Shepherd Red Merlde

GeoPro in Stintra DogShow

On the dog show of Sintra we had a photographic experience, courtesy given by the photographer

Orlando Alegria, in a GeoPro camera.

The first video made by the CamDog Australian Shepherd Angel

Some phtos taken in the dog show of Angel and her doughter Fire

And a few photos of other competitors

Dog Show - 7.ª E. C. Nacional de Lamego

My granddaughter Australian Shepherd - Free Maggie as shine in the north dog show
A big thanks to the owner Aida ;) and Congratulations !

Task Management

Many times I listen people complaining about the tasks around cleaning and taking care of our pets and how hard it is to find time to take care of those tasks. For those people I found a very good article to share …

 The Truth About Frogs 

Mark Twain once said that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you can go through the day with the satisfaction of knowing that that is probably the worse things that is going to happen to you all day long. Your “frog” is your biggest, most important task, the one you are most likely to procrastinate on if you don’t do something about it.

If You Have to Eat Two Frogs, Eat the Ugliest one First 

This is another way of saying that if you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest, and most important task first. Discipline yourself to begin immediately and then to persist until the task is complete before you go on to something else.

If You Have to Eat a Live Frog at all, it Doesn’t Pay to Sit and Look at it for Very Long 

The key to reaching high levels of performance and productivity is to develop the lifelong habit of tackling your major task first thing each morning. You must develop the routine of “eating your frog” before you do anything else and without taking too much time to think about it.

Take Action Immediately 

Successful, effective people are those who launch directly into their major tasks and then discipline themselves to work steadily and single-mindedly until those tasks are complete. “Failure to execute” is one of the biggest problems in organizations today. Many people confuse activity with accomplishment. They talk continually, hold endless meetings, and make wonderful plans, but in the final analysis, no one does the job and gets the results required.

Develop a Positive Addiction 

You can actually develop a “positive addiction” to endorphins and to the feeling of enhanced clarity, confidence, and competence that they trigger. When you develop this addiction, you will, at an unconscious level, begin to organize your life in such a way that you are continually starting and completing ever more important tasks and projects. You will actually become addicted, in a very positive sense, to success and contribution.

No Shortcuts 

Practice is the key to mastering any skill. Fortunately, your mind is like a muscle. It grows stronger and more capable with use. With practice, you can learn any behavior or develop any habit that you consider either desirable or necessary.

Action Exercise

What is your “frog?” What is the one task that you despise doing each day? Once you have chosen your “frog” make it a habit to wake up every morning and do that task first.

Quote: Brian Tracy 
Link: http://www.briantracy.com/blog/time-management/the-truth-about-frogs/