I Got to Run Again!!!!

I did it! I got to run at a real agility trial again. This time it was an ASCA trial. I went up to Wisconsin with The Red Dog and The BFF last Sunday. There were lots of different classes to run. I watched The Red Dog and The BFF come and go from the car lots of times. I started to get worried that I wasn’t going to get to play but near the end of the day I finally got my turn. Yippee!!!

The courses I ran were called jumpers and the only obstacles were jumps and tunnels. Mom said she was worried I would hurt myself if there were any contacts or weave poles. I think she worries too much about me. I’m sure I could have run all of those other courses. But I’m not going to complain. I got to run TWICE. The first time I was so excited that I ran around a lot of the jumps. I think I dropped most of the jumps that I actually took. I even knocked over the entire jump a couple of times. I don’t know what happened. I was just so excited. Running. Running. I wanted everyone to see me so there was no time to listen to mom or pay attention to the obstacles. The second run I tried to be a little better. It’s just so hard for me. I don’t think I dropped as many bars and I tried to not skip as many of the jumps.

I still don’t have any ribbons. Maybe someday. But mom wasn’t mad at me. She laughed the whole time I was out there. Even though I may not be as good as the other dogs she knows I want to be. I just haven’t figured out how to pay attention and run at the same time. Mom said if there was an award for the most enthusiastic dog that I would win it every time. I think that’s important. I sure wish someone would have an award like that for me. I just want everyone to see how much fun I’m having.

I don’t know when I’ll get to do real agility again. Mom says that I need to keep practicing. When I learn to always be a good dog in practice then I will be able to be a good dog at a trial. That’s all right with me. I like to practice. I get to bark a lot. I’ll just keep trying and trying. Someday it will be my turn again and I will make the most of it.