On the 17th, the mutts and I went to Long Island to play agility. A year ago on March 17, Ryka got her first PACH. I was sitting on 19 QQs for Rykas PAX2 and for CC's first PACH and PAX. It would be nice to bring home BOTH girls with new ribbons.
CC ended that early with a dropped bar in jumpers. Luckily that happened because she was so keyed up and off the rails for Standard anyway. So in 2 weeks we will try for her PACH in Flemington. Ryka, however, loves March 17th and she QQd with 2 first places for her second PAX! She still needs 149 points to get her PACH 2. We got a lovely rosette and bar from Taconic Hills KC. She also finished her MXP6 - that is 60 Qs in Masters Standard agility! Until she tells me she doesn't want to play anymore we will keep trucking. Well after our great run at SOJAC last month, CC and I were in a slump agility wise.
Then Westminster: This was the tale of "Murphy's Law" - anything that can go wrong, will. Because a cruise ship hit Piers 92/94 last year (the venue we were showing at) - no one was allowed to park on the roof like years prior. At least we got notice and I snagged a nice spot in a lot across the street. So I thought. The Piers get really crowded and I wanted time for the dogs to chill before we ran so me and my helpers Cam and Paul left at dark o clock to get to our lot. We got there, unloaded and - the owner yelled at me (and other exhibitors that prepaid) that the lot was "closed" and he wasn't honoring passes. So, I swung the van around the block to get in line for another lot a block up. I was panicking and left Cam and Paul (and our stuff) on the street corner. Not a proud moment for me, I should have taken the time to load them all up. We got into the place and luckily we had restricted crating (crating in the far back of the building away from the crowds) because it got so packed NYFD was called in for crowd control. Now, for the dogs: -Ryka got another QQ at Westminster (number 19) but was very slow so not a lot of points. We got some pretty ribbons though. -CC and I had some dumb mistakes because I was so stressed out. -Geddy Lee showed lovely at Westminster in the breed ring but came home empty handed. There were a lot of nice dogs in competition. He showed beautifully and that was what was important. He was shown by a handler so all I had to do was pick him up. A week later, I read an article about how the Piers had to be closed down due to structural unsoundness and a fashion/art show had to be cancelled. Well, at least we didn't fall into the Hudson river...its the little things. Its not all bad, we went back to trialing and at the Talcott Mountain Agiltiy Trial CC got QQ number 18!!! Ryka did not QQ but got some awesome Standard Qs which gave us a lot of points. Last weekend (3/2 and 3/3) we had awful weather that was not safe to drive in. I am not risking myself or the dogs for that. So, CC needs 2 more QQs for her PACH and PAX, plus an additional QQ for AKC Nationals in 2020. Ryka needs 1 more QQ for her PAX2, and some points for PACH2. It is only March, we got lots of time! |
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