Dockdogs, Rosemont - Take 2!

This weekend the food people took me back to my most favorite thing in the world: DOCKDOGS!!! I was so happy on Wednesday when we got out of the car and I saw the pool. It was like an oasis in the middle of the desert. I couldn't contain myself waiting and wondering when I was going to get to jump. Then, the food lady did something UNTHINKABLE. She took Ryder to the dock first. What the??? Who the heck did she think she was taking Ryder up there??? He barks at the pool and runs in circles. He doesn't even know what he is doing.

Anyhow, I forgave the food lady as soon as the food man took me up to the dock. All was right in the world. I was allowed to do a couple of practice jumps and I got to be a demo dog for the training session. I showed them how it was done.

I finally broke 20' indoors for the first time last week. Not that it matters, but it's much harder for some doggies inside than outside. The pool water was also a warm and balmy 39 degrees. Perfect for a hippy lab.

Lots of my dog friends came and jumped too: Marley, Frankie, Rumor and Dylan. They all had a good time. Not sure if they had as much fun as me, but I know they had fun.

On Saturday, Deb, Pam and Sue came to watch me jump. I did something really cool during one of my jumps: I caught my duck!! I have caught my duck in practice a hundred times, but never in competition. There was lots of yelling and cheering for me. You know how much I love the crowd cheering for me.

Sunday were the finals more fans came to see me. This time it was Mary and Kris. I made it into the Semi-Pro finals as the 5th seed. My friend Ollie made the finals too. Ollie finished in 2nd place and I finished in 4th place with a 20' 4" jump.

I had a great time with all my friends and I am anxiously awaiting my next event. I don't think that's going to be for a few months though. The food lady and I are going to be playing lots of agility before the summer starts. I hear Ryder is playing more agility too. But he is still being a goofy puppy and still doesn't like the teeter all that much. It depends on what day of the week it is if he decides to do it or not. Silly Ryder.

McCook New Year's Agility Trial

Well friends, I am happy to report that I did NOT lose my rockstar status this weekend.

In fact, I think I may have earned the right to hold on to it for a while.

The trial started on Friday and I was a little confused.

The food lady came over to the xpen and took out my brother first.

Then a few minutes later I heard her playing agility with him!!

What the heck was going on???

I guess my little brother did okay, he was kinda of nervous at first, but I heard that he

stayed with the food lady and was really happy by the end. hmmm

That was all I needed to step up my game.

The food lady and I ran JWW first. There was a tunnel in the corner and the food lady gave me no indication of which end I should take so I took the closest one. Then, there they were: my nemesis: those damn weave poles. Well, I wasn't going to let them get the best of me this time. I nailed my entrance and then popped at the 10th pole because once again the food lady screwed up and didn't go all the way to the end.

Next up was standard. I was still a little peeved about Ryder getting to play, so I once again did those stinking weave poles, nailed all my contacts and didn't knock any bars! And if you can believe this, the food lady didn't screw up either!

Friday night, we went to my yellow lab friends house. I love to go visit Abby, Alex and Remi. They have a great backyard. I ran for hours. (probably wasn't the smartest thing for me to do, since I had 2 more days of agility coming up) One of my girlfriends, Lisa, came all the way to Chicago to visit. My aunt Whitney's think she came to see them, but I know she really came to see me. She loves me.

Saturday, the food lady did it again. She took my brother out AGAIN to play agility and then, get this, she played agility with Dylan too!! What is she thinking???? Ryder had a good time again and opted to do the wing jumps that he found so terrifying the day before. However, there was a green tunnel that frightened him this time. What a goof that baby brother of mine is.

I had a really nice JWW but I knocked the first bar. And my standard run was OK too. Once again, the food lady screwed me up.

Sunday, I decided I really needed to step up to the plate. Ryder had a really nice JWW run and had so much fun with the food lady. I needed to make sure the food lady didn't forget how much fun I am. I had a great JWW run and got my 2nd AXJ leg. I don't know why I have such a hard time with JWW. I like standard so much better. Want to know why? There is a pause table. That's right, I can rest for a few moments mid run. And you all know how much I love to rest. The weekend wound down with me getting another Q in standard.

So there you go folks, I am still the rockstar in the house, Ryder got his first agility runs under his belt and we all had a great time this weekend. Dogs and people!!

Next up on my schedule is some Dockdogs in a couple weeks. That's going to be great. I haven't jumped since October!!!!!