Sunday, October 11, 2009

San Diego Update

So we are back from our San Diego trip and show. We had a lot of fun with Denise's parents and were pleasantly surprised on how well her mom fared with the dogs. She does have allergies and I was amazed with how she dealt with the dogs. Her was right at home putting them on his lap. We came away with a point each day. We were WD on Sat for a point and WD/BOW for a point from the girls. We were the only dog there on Sun. This was Captained first indoor show and did better today than yesterday. It was very noisy and if a big dog barked Captain would have to figure it out. He had no problems on the mat but did seem to want to look around at all the noise. The 2 points bring us to a total of 11 and again our majors are out of the way. So we are now chipping away and seems to be going well. The bonus was the Captain pretty much does not have a coat right now as he is making room for his winter coat. When brushing his chest you could see his pink underside. The folks were nice and asked a few questions but not to much time spent. Next show is this Sun and then a three day show the following weekend. I hope to get it done by then. On Saturday the 24TH we should be getting together with Fig and Sage for a Birthday party. Everyone's invited. Details to follow. Hopefully some photos from this weekend also. Hard taking pics indoors.

2 comments:

  1. Good job, Captain! The indoor shows are really hard on the dogs because they cannot identify the source of the noises -- there are echoes and reverberations. Any good herding dog needs to know where sounds came from so he/she can protect his/her flock and people. The only everyday place that I've found approximates the noise is a car wash -- one where the car is pulled through on a rail and you (with dog) stand in the hall alongside.

    I'll be watching for good news from the next two weekends.

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