I know, I know – I said it after first completing the CD in UKC and then also in AKC that I’m never going to do Novice Obedience again. Apparently I really shouldn’t use the word “never” when it comes … Continue reading →
Quigley and I had another fantastic day yesterday, at the trial of the Obedience Club of San Diego County, held at Markim Pet Resort. It was a new venue for us, but we will certainly come back for future events, … Continue reading →
Things were pretty much the same in Santa Barbara yesterday as in the last two years we entered this show – it was very hot, but we did well. In 2009 Quigley finished his CD at this trial with a … Continue reading →
Sometimes it’s so hard to figure out Quigley’s attitude and what might influence his performance on a given day. Last weekend we were at a trial with a fair going on on the same grounds, lots of loud noises, food … Continue reading →
We had it all at this trial today – sun, rain, wind (that blew over my EZ-Up, luckily no damage), a bunch of great people and (mostly) great dogs. Quigley was very sniffy today, so in the coming weeks we’ll … Continue reading →
We had a pretty terrible trial on 2/19 – rain (first time ever we actually had the bad luck and it poured at an outdoor trial), freezing cold (for So Cal anyway!), show ground distractions including a petting zoo full … Continue reading →
I’m very excited to report on our first AKC trial this year. Things are going well, we scored 92 and 98 yesterday, taking 3rd place in both classes, and 95 and 97 today, with a 4th place in Advanced – … Continue reading →
Just back from 2 weeks in New Zealand, with Quigley staying at a friend’s house while we were gone, we didn’t have much time to prepare. Even worse, I came back with a cold that turned into a flu on … Continue reading →
Some of you may still remember our Rally Marathon last year. Well, I’m completely addicted to Rally so we did it again, and also some Obedience on top of that! The nice thing was that the dates were not quite … Continue reading →
We had another fun weekend doing rally, now working on our RAE 3. Yesterday was exhausting, as I had to get up at 5.15 am, drive 100 miles, make sure I get there in time to set up, check in, … Continue reading →