NOCI May 2009

What a weekend for the hippy labs!! We got to the trial early on Friday morning. I got to run Standard first. It was a tough course and I decided to take the off course table. I love the table, it was right there, how could I possibly pass it by? The rest of my run was pretty memorable as well, I took the wrong end of of 2 tunnels and I did the table 2 more times. I think the judge's arms were pretty sore after my run. Next up was Jumpers, I was running and running and almost to the end when my propeller tail knocked a bar. Bummer. But that's OK!!

After I was done running, it was Ryder's turn!! He got to run Jumpers first and he did great!! He got his very first Q and a 2Nd place!! Way to go Ryder!! When it was time for Standard the food lady made a quick and easy course for him since he is still a little hesitant on the teeter. I heard he hit and held all his contacts and did a new scary chute!!! So proud of my baby brother.

Saturday morning we headed back to the trial after a sleep over at the yellow labs house. I was pretty tired but somehow got through my Standard run clean. Jumpers was a close one, I was so tired and it was kind of a tight course for a big dog so I didn't make time. Farts.

Ryder ran Jumpers again and kicked some butt!!! He got another Q and a 1st place!!! So happy for my baby brother. He waited a long time and was a very good boy so the food lady let him run all of the Standard course except for the teeter. I guess he looked at it and wanted to do it but the food lady called him off.

Sunday morning didn't start out very well. When we were walking into the building I growled at a dog. That's all though, just a growl, the dog was staring me down and I needed to make sure they knew I was the boss. Well, the food lady felt really bad about my growling and apologized to the lady. She was really mean to the food lady and would not accept her apology. The food lady was really upset and crying. I decided I needed to be an extra good boy to make the food lady feel better. Well, I showed her!! I ran a nice, clean Standard run AND I ran a nice, clean Jumpers run!!! You guys know what that means??? Yep, I got my very first QQ!!!! Everyone cheered so loudly for me after my JWW run. I think I made the food lady very happy. I did the best I could.

Ryder was up next in Jumpers, and the little man kicked some more butt!! He Q'd and got another blue ribbon and finished his Novice Jumpers Preferred (NJP) title. What a good little boy he is. I am really proud of Ryder, he did a very nice job this weekend. His confidence is much better and he is doing great in class too.

This weekend we are heading down to see my Grandma. (You know, the Grandma that likes to share her ham sandwiches with me!) Next weekend we have some Dockdogs and then a couple weekends of agility. I can't wait. Summer is here!!!!