Dockdogs Nationals!!!

Well, we are back from Dockdogs Nationals.

We had so much fun!!!

I jumped with the food man in the Masters Prelims.

We finished in 25th place out of 65 dogs.

The food man and I also were entered in the Elite Prelims.

I was pretty tired when they rolled around and I finished in 32nd place.

Not to shabby for a hippy lab.

I also jumped in the Senior Prelims with the food lady.

There were 96 dogs entered in that class.

We finished in 30th or so.

My friend Rumor made it to finals and finished in 8h place!!

Congrats Rumor!!

Ryder finished in 40th place in juniors.

He was very nervous because of all the people and noise and

banners flapping in the breeze. But he put his big boy pants on and jumped!

Look how cool my vest looks now with my new Zuke's patches on it.

Here I am telling the food man "LETS GO JUMPIN'!!!!!"

Ryder and I had a good time playing in the hotel room.

We did a lot of wrassling.

I won. (of course)
This is a picture from Yorkville a couple weeks ago.

I finished in 5th place in the Master/Elite finals.

It's very sad. This was our last Dockdogs event until January.

What am I going to do????

The food lady and I have some agility business to take care of.

I figure I kind of owe her and the food man since they took me to

lots of Dockdogs this summer.

I will try and be a good boy at agility. But I can't promise anything..........

Mayville Audobon Days!

Well, the food people took us to more Dockdogs this weekend.

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE Dockdogs?

Well, if I haven't in the last 5 minutes, I really do love it.

The food lady didn't bring her camera this weekend, so there

are no pictures. Sorry about that.

We stayed at our friend Ollie's house this weekend.

Ryder and Ollie really like each other.

They like to wrestle and chase each other.

I am much too mature for those kinds of silly games.

The pool water was really cold this weekend.

I didn't care. But guess who did?

Yep, Ryder. He gets really cold so the food lady wrapped him

up in a blanket to keep him warm.

Why is he such a weenie?

He needs to toughen up or he will be made fun of.

By me.

I jumped really nicely this weekend with lots of jumps over 20'

and a couple of 21 footers too.

The food man and I made the Master Elite finals and finished in

11th place. There were a lot of HUGE jumping dogs there this weekend

and I am really proud of myself for making it to the finals and competing

against them. I hold my own for a hippy lab!!

Some of the Wisconsin people give me a hard time about my

flowing coat. Some of them call me "Fabio."

They are just jealous of my good looks and great hair.

We are packing up again on Thursday to go back to Wisconsin for

Dockdogs Nationals. It's going to be so much fun.

I am jumping with the food lady in the Senior division.

The food man and I are entered in the Master and the Elite division.

Ryder is jumping in the Junior division with the food lady.

He probably won't jump though since the pool water will be

too cold for him. What a weenie he is.

I don't think he understands he is a RETRIEVER.

I might have to sit down with him soon and explain it to him.

I also heard the food people saying that this was our last

Dockdogs event for the year??!!!???

SAY IT ISN'T SO FOOD PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lambeau Leap!!

Wow, what a great weekend we had.

We drove up to a place called Green Bay, WI.

We went to a huge building and guess what was there?

Yep, a pool. A pool for me to jump into.

It was an event called "The Lambeau Leap"

I guess this Lambeau field place is a big deal

to people in Wisconsin.

I don't know why.

I could see it being a big deal if they had the pool

there everyday.

Anyhow, 2 days of jumping with the food man

and my little brother.

This is how pissed off I get when I have to wait my turn.

Look at my little brother!!

He is really starting to get some confidence up on that dock!!

No way will he ever fly like me though.

See, Ryder doesn't care if he has to wait his turn.

He also thinks ice cubes are a treat.

He is not very bright.

But we all love him.

Tomorrow we are heading to Mayville, WI for more

Dockdogs. Then next week we have Nationals.

I can't wait to spend the weekend with all my friends and

GO JUMPIN'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!