Thanksgiving in the USA came and went. The 17th and 18th I was at the Kennel Club of Philadelphia National Dog Shows with Kathy handling Geddy. I sometimes handle my own dog but he looks better with her and I dont have to dress up. While Geddy looked great, the judges chose other dogs that day. He still needs one point for his Grand Championship.
Thanksgiving holiday is bittersweet - I miss my mom a lot this time of year because she loved the parade, and then had to travel to retail stores on weekends as part of her job. We had a lot of adventures. Now I just try to keep myself busy. Apparently the universe or a higher power thought I needed more excitement and less money, so my car got hit pretty badly on Thanksgiving day. Luckily the hatch was still working so I could drive it to the weekend agility trials. CC was a twit in Jumpers on Saturday but got a rocking standard run 39 seconds under course time! Sunday she got stuck in the dirt and hit a bar in standard but had a lovely jumpers run. We need QQs but I will take nice runs anytime! Last week was a lot of fun! On Halloween, there was a UKI agility trial near my house that also had a costume contest. UKI agility takes many challenges and skills used in international agility venues. It is a lot of fun, and the challenging courses keep me on my toes. First up, Gamblers: CC was in Champs level Gamblers, and Geddy and Lzzy were in Novice. I honestly never did Gamblers in UKI before so I just winged it. Geddy wound up getting an awesome Q and first place! his first UKI Q! Next, was Masters Series - this is a 2 part series (agility - with all the obstacles, and jumpers - with jumps weaves and tunnels) and the dog with the fastest time plus faults (if any) wins money. Now the rule in UKI is you can't "E", that is when you take an off course obstacle. CC and I have a lot of E's under our belts LOL. Jumpers she Qd with a super fast time and WON her first masters series! I was so proud! We also won Best Duo in the costume contest! Next up, was the Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club AKC agility trials also at the same site. CC was 3 for 4 and we FINALLY broke our 13 QQ curse. We got QQ number 14 on Sunday! |
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