Wow I have some great things to share! I'll start with today and work backwards. Mom and I got up early this morning to head to Joplin, Missouri for a Rally Excellent trial. I told mom that I was a little worried to wear my KU name tag while in Missouri since I'm a diehard Jayhawk and have barked Boo Mizzou many times during basketball season. Mom assured me that dog trials aren't that intense and that I would have to change into my obedience uniform anyway. Of course, I think she forgot that my obedience collar is all KU Jayhawks! Well it turned out this trial was in a hotel. I have been on road trips before and am very experienced in hotels. All of the guests of the hotels spotted me and of course commented on my cuteness. I was feeling it today. I was ready to be flashy and kick butt! I was the second dog to go. I think mom was feeling calmer after the first dog made quite a few errors and it build mom's confidence that she knew what she was supposed to do and she trusted that I would pay attention to her. I worked very hard to stay focused on my mom and not on the floor of the audience that was staring in amazement at my abilities. Mom says I get to go back to Joplin tomorrow for another Rally Excellent trial. If I score a 70 or better than I will have earned my AKC Rally Excellent Title.
I took 2nd place in the Rally Excellent Division with a score of 94!
I also competed in a Rally Excellent trail last Friday at my dog school. It was in the afternoon. There were two separate trials on the same day. The first one wasn't too bad. It was similar to today in that I was like the 3rd dog to be in the ring the whole day. The hard part came in having to wait for the entire first run through to be done and wait for my turn again. Everything wound up being way behind schedule by over an hour. In dog time, that's like at least several weeks maybe even months. Mom was starting to not feel so good. When we went into the ring for my 2nd course, mom was a little woozy. Well I could sense that her head wasn't quite right so I started walking on her right side. Well mom was looking for me and I guess she lost some of her vision and we left the ring before we finished the course. I wasn't mad at mom and she wasn't mad at me. Stuff like that just happens sometimes.
I got a score of 76 and received a qualifying ribbon
Mom and I working the ring. Look how good I'm paying attention to mom!
Mom finally got someone to record me during agility class. I am really starting to get the agility stuff down. I think my mom is too! We are starting to work as a team. The video that mom took, well...feel free to watch it...you can observe my excellent jumping skills! Now I feel like I should share that I did not do my best on the weave poles. The instructor, Miss Dovie, said that she noticed my feet were slipping so I'm sticking with that as an excuse. I really can do all 12 weave poles without my leash, but I wasn't feeling it on Thursday. Click below to see the youtube video!
MY AGILITY CLASS ON November 1, 2012!
Wednesday was Halloween. My mom hangs out with this cool kid named Joel. He thinks I am the coolest dog, who can argue. Well he got me a great "fall" costume. It was so nice of him to think of me and get me the pumpkin outfit. I tried it on. I didn't mind the collar, but I could live without the hat. It's always nice when I'm thought of!
Last weekend I went by Gramma and Granddad's house. They are hanging out in Florida. I told mom I would help sort their mail. I should have looked at the pile before I volunteered.
I hope you all are doing well.
Keep those tails waggin'
Boca
