I’ve been a very busy blue boy lately. I LOVE it when I get to go away. Last Saturday I went to an agility trial with The BFF. I didn’t get to run but it was fun to hang out in a crate at a real trial. There were a lot of barking dogs and I didn’t like that too much but the rest of it was fun. I got to walk around with mom a lot and visit with everyone. All of the barking left me pretty nervous but mom let everyone give me treats. I like treats. A lot. When they were changing the courses I even got to go into the ring and play on the warm-up jump. Just like a real agility dog. That was neat. I tried to really listen to mom and wait to take the jump, just like in practice. It was pretty hard to do but when I was a good boy I got to play with my toy after I jumped. I did that a bunch of times. Of course, sometimes I opened my big mouth while we were playing at the jump. I just can’t help myself.
Then on Monday I got to go to class again. I think The Red Dog is really mad at me since I got to go away twice and he was stuck at home. I tried to be a good blue dog and pay attention to the course. It was pretty tricky. I don’t know how The BFF and The Red Dog can do those hard courses. Mom stopped and gave me treats. She tried to fix it so I wouldn’t try to kill myself on the dogwalk. I get too excited sometimes and I don’t really pay attention to where I’m going. Mom is worried that I’ll hurt myself so she stops in the middle of the run and makes sure that I’ll be okay. I did a whole set of weaves. Twice. Pretty good, don’t you think? It was a hard entry and I missed it but once we retried I got the whole set. I just hope that everyone can see how hard I’m trying. I didn’t even drop many bars. I have to confess that I still don’t see the point of waiting at the start line. I didn’t like it when mom tried to walk a couple of jumps ahead of me so I decided I should join her. She wasn’t very happy with that but I really wanted to get moving. The BFF said I should probably think about staying when I’m told to because she has heard that dogs who don’t stay often get walked off the course without ever getting to run. I don’t think that would be very fun at all.
There are some rumors that I might get to try to run at an actual trial again sometime. I sure hope it’s soon!
The Red Dog and The BFF got to run at a trial a couple of weeks ago. The BFF said that she just wasn’t into her runs and that mom wasn’t very happy with her. She finished some title called an OAJ but after that she was done running. I told her that I think she should run hard every time on the course. She said she would think about it. That stupid Red Dog had to show us all up again. He got another one of those QQs. This one was special because he got a giant ribbon and his very own jump bar. Everyone signed it and he said that he got to do a special run around the ring and just take whatever obstacles he wanted. Now he thinks he’s even MORE special than before. It’s getting hard to live with him. To celebrate, mom got an ice cream cake and we all got to eat it. It was GREAT! I really like ice cream cake, even if it means that The Red Dog’s ego is bigger than ever.
We haven’t gotten to play very much lately. It’s been raining a lot and the yard is really muddy. We all like to run and play in the mud but mom doesn’t like all of the mud in the house. I can’t wait until the yard is nice and dry and we can start playing agility out there again!
29 April 2009
10 April 2009
There's Been a Lot Happening...
There’s been a lot going on around here. The Blue Dog has been a busy boy. I got to run in a barn a few weeks ago. It was really fun and it smelled good. I tried to be a good boy. You know the story. I try to be good but sometimes I just get too excited and I can’t help myself. The barking starts. And it doesn’t stop. I keep telling myself to stop barking but somehow the message doesn’t make it to my mouth. Bark. Bark. Bark.
Still, it was a lot of fun. The courses were pretty hard for me but mom tried to make them easier. I still don’t like to do the weaves in public. I know I can rock those poles but I’m just not ready for everyone else to see them. So I bark. I got to do an extra run because my friend Mary decided that she wanted to run me. It was a little scary to be running with someone else. She gave me lots of treats, so that was nice. I tried to be really good for her. I even stopped barking at the weaves. By the end I was really nervous, though, and I went to find mom. I wanted to make sure that she saw how hard I tried. Plus, I wanted to make sure that I didn’t miss my ride home. That would be really scary. She said I was a good boy, so that made me happy.
The Red Dog and The BFF got to run that day, too. I guess they did okay but I was so proud of myself that I didn’t ask too much about their runs. When I was walking back to the car I saw that some nice horse had left me a special treat so I grabbed it before any of the other dogs found it. Talk about a really good day!
You can see me run on youtube - just click on the link on the right. I guess the others are there, too. Whatever.
The run thrus were to prepare for the AKC Nationals. Ol’ you-know-who got to go to North Carolina to run. He just can’t help being a suck-up, can he? The BFF and I stayed home to keep an eye on the house. It was fun hanging out with her but I missed my Cowboy. I could learn to be a good boy if it meant I could take trips with The Cowboy. I guess that The Red Dog was a good dog out there. He said that he only dropped one bar all weekend and that he nailed the hard courses on the first day. He was oh-so-proud of himself. As much as I hate to do anything to inflate his ego even more, I have to hand it to him – at least he gives us aussies a good name.
Last weekend everyone but me got to go and run at a trial. Yup. Even The Boss got do to a run each day. She said that it was lots of fun because she didn’t have to do the weaves or anything with yellow paint. She’s so lucky. The BFF said that she decided she could do the weaves even faster than usual if she stopped after 10. I guess that mom didn’t think that was such a brilliant idea. It was a fun weekend even though I didn’t get to run because I was able to play with The Cowboy all weekend without anyone else getting in the way.
Then, on Monday, I got to do something really exciting. The Red Dog took a night off from class and I got to go in his place. Well, really I ran in The BFF’s place and she ran in his place. Still, it was very different. There were a lot of different dogs and I tried really hard to fit in. They were all much more experienced than I am. The course was pretty hard for me but mom did it in small pieces. The BFF always talks about all of her friends from class so it was fun to finally meet them. They were very nice to me. I even kept the barking down as much as I could and managed to do a whole set of weaves. Pretty good for a blue dog, don’t you think? Sherry (the instructor – I can call her that because I was an actual student) said that I was a good boy. I sure hope that I get to go again sometime.
Still, it was a lot of fun. The courses were pretty hard for me but mom tried to make them easier. I still don’t like to do the weaves in public. I know I can rock those poles but I’m just not ready for everyone else to see them. So I bark. I got to do an extra run because my friend Mary decided that she wanted to run me. It was a little scary to be running with someone else. She gave me lots of treats, so that was nice. I tried to be really good for her. I even stopped barking at the weaves. By the end I was really nervous, though, and I went to find mom. I wanted to make sure that she saw how hard I tried. Plus, I wanted to make sure that I didn’t miss my ride home. That would be really scary. She said I was a good boy, so that made me happy.
The Red Dog and The BFF got to run that day, too. I guess they did okay but I was so proud of myself that I didn’t ask too much about their runs. When I was walking back to the car I saw that some nice horse had left me a special treat so I grabbed it before any of the other dogs found it. Talk about a really good day!
You can see me run on youtube - just click on the link on the right. I guess the others are there, too. Whatever.
The run thrus were to prepare for the AKC Nationals. Ol’ you-know-who got to go to North Carolina to run. He just can’t help being a suck-up, can he? The BFF and I stayed home to keep an eye on the house. It was fun hanging out with her but I missed my Cowboy. I could learn to be a good boy if it meant I could take trips with The Cowboy. I guess that The Red Dog was a good dog out there. He said that he only dropped one bar all weekend and that he nailed the hard courses on the first day. He was oh-so-proud of himself. As much as I hate to do anything to inflate his ego even more, I have to hand it to him – at least he gives us aussies a good name.
Last weekend everyone but me got to go and run at a trial. Yup. Even The Boss got do to a run each day. She said that it was lots of fun because she didn’t have to do the weaves or anything with yellow paint. She’s so lucky. The BFF said that she decided she could do the weaves even faster than usual if she stopped after 10. I guess that mom didn’t think that was such a brilliant idea. It was a fun weekend even though I didn’t get to run because I was able to play with The Cowboy all weekend without anyone else getting in the way.
Then, on Monday, I got to do something really exciting. The Red Dog took a night off from class and I got to go in his place. Well, really I ran in The BFF’s place and she ran in his place. Still, it was very different. There were a lot of different dogs and I tried really hard to fit in. They were all much more experienced than I am. The course was pretty hard for me but mom did it in small pieces. The BFF always talks about all of her friends from class so it was fun to finally meet them. They were very nice to me. I even kept the barking down as much as I could and managed to do a whole set of weaves. Pretty good for a blue dog, don’t you think? Sherry (the instructor – I can call her that because I was an actual student) said that I was a good boy. I sure hope that I get to go again sometime.
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