Yes I am back and alive.

What a whirlwind 2 months since my last post.

Lzzy is doing fabulous, she is 8 months old today and starting to look like a nice dog.  She is so funny and smart and NAUGHTY.  But in agility class she is picking up on things super quick.  Havent been showing too much due to finances but hopefully soon.

Lzzy showed instinct when she was tested on sheep but not enough to pass...had too much puppy-ness.  But we got a video anyhow.




Ryka: Also in training for agility and doing well.  Need to get the weaves down.  She passed her herding instinct test last weekend!




Here is a video of her herding with the farm BC.



CC also did awesome and was passed her instinct test with flying colors!  Maybe we will do a clinic up at the farm.



Agility we are still doing - just very limited.  Trying to get on my feet again.

Win pics.

Catching up on scanning in pics from CC's conformation show career.  Very proud of my Meech!  

Our first CD title!

Obedience was never my forte, and it will never be.  I love and appreciate a dog with higher obedience titles,  and I know the amount of work that went into getting them.  But I was a lousy trainer and I would stress beyond belief at trials that I dont do for Rally or Agility.

I had the bright idea of going right into obedience with Priscilla after getting her RE title (Rally Excellent).  How hard can it be?

Very.  Im a verbal person with my dogs I talk to them a lot.  So now I cant talk to them - it was hard.  Priscilla liked Rally because I could and did talk to her.  But she was not the easiest dog to trial.  She was too smart and figured it out right quick what she felt was "acceptable" in her world.

We got our first leg in our first attempt at Novice A...then it all went downhill...a year and a half before our second leg.  Most people would have given up.  I did, actually.  I am a member of a local dog training club that hosts a summer indoor trial.  I was working the trial all day this past July so I figured what the heck I'll enter Priscilla.  She wont Q and we can really give up this obedience stuff.  Well...she qualified.  I can't let 2 legs dangle like that.  Darn it.

I entered her in a trial in January.  NQ - broke on the down.  I saw an "All Novice" trial - 2 trials, one day at Port Chester Obedience Training Club.  Ok, whats to lose - we have 2 shots.

First trial - Broke on the long sit.  Ok, second trial.  She sat, and then stayed on the down...I almost fainted. I returned to my dog...and the judge said our number was one of the 4 qualifiers for that day.  I fell on Priscilla and hugged her tight and told her what a great awesome girl she was and cried.

We did it.  It feels like I won a Best In Show.  Our score was shit, but it was a qualifying score.  We placed 4th out of the 4 qualifiers (9 entered, 7 showed and 4 qualified) but we got a Rosette, a new title Rosette, a Qualifying Rosette and a patch that says CD and a goody bag of treats.

Priscilla is my heart dog and is 7 now.  I told her she can retire once we get a CD...and she is done.  Its bittersweet.  I love her beyond words.  It took 3 years...3 years in which I gave up and got back in and tried again thanks to a kick in the ass from my friends and trainers.

Thank you for being my partner P.

Good Bad Dog Agility

So back at the agility trials again.  

I was SO SO PROUD of CC - we tried for months to get her on the teeter and we worked very hard...and she got her first Q in Novice STD!



Iggy Pop decided weaves were optional...Darn.

New Champion!!!

Our newest Champion!

CC went Best of Winners to finish her AKC Championship!!!

She is my first Champion in a while so it was a fun journey.  Now onward to more agility titles.  :)

Bad Bad Blogger!

Yes, I have neglected my blog.  :(

Christmas and New Years was uneventful.  Came and went.  

Lzzy is a great smart wonderfully naughty puppy.  We took her to Canine Learning Experience (a very large match show) and she won best of breed puppy AND a puppy Herding group 4 with a large quality entry!  Very cool!

Took 3 of the girls to get CERF exams and all of them were Normal.  Yay!  Plus CC is PRA Clear by DNA analysis through Vetnostics labs.

AND on a training note - she did the see saw for the first time, full height yesterday!  (had to get in a training session before the Blizzard hit) That was better than a billion Best in shows - the fact that she can do it with confidence.  Cannot WAIT to get cracking at AKC standard courses!  

Monday is Westminster, I cant believe it.  I am so so nervous, mostly because I know it will be on live stream...so you cant hide anything.  Crazy that it is here already...

Ryka is so freaking smart she should be ready to run the end of this year maybe next spring...she is a lovely dog who is very aware of herself.  And super super athletic.  

Priscilla will be getting spayed this spring and Iggy Pop is still the man of the house.  

Happy 2112!

In case you do not know, I am a Rush geek.  Loved the band since I was an infant.  My dad being a musician, looked up to Geddy Lee as THE bass player to get somewhat as good at.

I had the pleasure of seeing Rush for my birthday which was nothing short of an experience.

Today is 21-12, and in honor of one of the best albums ever I posted the full epicness.