Boring Update.....

Hello friends.

It's been awhile and not a whole lot to report.

After Nationals we did a couple of agility trials.

I was very naughty at one of them.

I am not sure what came over me, but I really hurt

the food lady's feelings.

I will try to be a better boy, but I have told you before,

IT'S REALLY HARD.

Here are a few new pictures.

Like I said, life has been pretty quiet the last few weeks.

OH! I did get really sick and I was diagnosed with something

called "colitis." Which is an inflamed colon. I really

wasn't feeling well there for a week or so.

I am all better now and ready to drive the

food people crazy again. :)

The food people had a party this weekend.

I was in HEAVEN. All kinds of pretty girls pet me and

loved on me and gave me chips all night.

What more could a boy ask for???

What do you think of our rumps?

Here is Elan, my cousin Thunder and Ryder's love, Flash.

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'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agility, Dockdogs, Dockdogs, Agility..........

What's up peeps?

It's been awhile since I have updated my blog.

The food people have kept us very busy the last few weeks.

Where should I start?

We had a trial at the end of August.

I did really nicely and finished my AX title.

The following weekend we went to Dockdogs in Rockford.

The food lady was not very well behaved and I wasn't feeling very well.

The big crowds really stressed Ryder out on the dock, but he still jumped.

I was really skinny at the time and I think that affected my performance.

I still had fun with the food man.

Then we went to Wausau, WI for another Dockdogs event.

My friend Marley went too.

It was cold and rainy and the food people have decided to change up

my dock performance. I need to start "chasing" my duck.

Why can't they just let me jump????

I had a few jumps over 20' for the weekend.

The Wisconsin people are lots of fun.

They cheer really loudly for the hippie golden from Illinois.

This past weekend I got to play more agility!!

I am really starting to love playing this game with the food lady.

She and I are starting to click and we have been running really nicely.

I got my first MACh points this weekend too!!

It was only 2 points. But that's OK. At least the food lady

didn't cry like I thought she would.

My friend Clever got his MACh2 this weekend.

After the trial, the food people took us to Thunder's house.

They kept saying that it was probably the last time we

would get to swim in Thunder's pool this year. That stinks.

Maybe Pam and Sue will let me live with them until the pool closes?

By the way, Flash is still not falling for Ryder.

She may never love him the way he loves her.

Poor Ryder. He needs to learn that girls will break his heart.

He needs to be a tough guy like me.

Then all the girls will love him.

We are leaving Thursday for Green Bay.

More Dockdogs!!! WHOO!!

My friend Marley is going too.

So is my Aunt Kathleen and Ryder's brother, Ernie.

It's also the food man's birthday this weekend.

I am sure the food people will be having lots of cocktails to

celebrate that.........

(These are some pictures my Aunt Whitney took a few weeks ago)

Dockdogs Springfield!!!

So, the food people took us to Springfield this weekend for the state fair.

This is me telling the food man I am tired of waiting and get me up on that dock!!!!!

Here is Mr. Big Stuff with the food lady.

He jumped a lot this weekend.

He is very tired.

He is not used to being part of the entertainment.

He had jumps ranging from 8' 2" all the way through 14'.

He ended up with 3 Novice legs and 4 Junior legs.

I am so proud of my little brother.

He likes to stand on the end of the dock sometimes and pose.

I have told you before how vain he is.

My Grandma and Auntie came to see us jump!!

My Grandma likes to give me ham sandwiches.

She didn't have any ham sandwiches with her this weekend though.

But she did give me lots of pets.

She loves me and my brother.

My Auntie loves us a lot too.

Now, on to the important Dockdogs stuff.

I jumped my personal best this weekend of 21' 10".

Can you believe that????

I was FLYIN'

I had lots of jumps in the 21' range.

I made the Semi-Pro finals again.

The food man and I have the best time at Dockdogs.

They play my favorite song when I am up on the dock too,

"Rockstar" by Nickelback.

Because I am a rock star.

Oh, I won the Semi-Pro finals with a 21' 4"

Here is Mr. Big Stuff again.

If I could do Dockdogs everyday,
I would be the happiest Golden Retriever in the whole world.
But it's a lot of money.
So I would probably have to get a job.
I don't want to get a job.
I would rather take a nap.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Wow, have we been busy the last few weeks.

The food lady didn't give me any pictures to post, so its just an update.

The food lady better get some pictures up here soon.

Soooo, a couple weeks ago I got to do 5 days of Dockdogs at

the Dupage County Fair. It was so fun. It was a great way to spend

my birthday week. :) I am 4 now, so things are changing for me.

I had a personal best jump of 20' 11" on Saturday.

So many of my friends came to watch, that I waited until they were all there

to see my huge jump.

Barb, Ron and baby Nathan, Polly and Jason, Mary, Kris, Deb, Sherry.

A lot of my other friends were there too: Marley and Kim, Frankie and Mary Beth,

Gina (the jumping Beardie) and Jan, Ryder's sister Ever and Grandma Jan.

My friend Dylan turned 4 the same weekend. He is not feeling well right now

but I hope he gets to play again soon.

The food man and I were the top seed going into the Semi Pro finals.

Then, we were the top seed going into the Final four.

Guess what? I won. Everyone was so happy and cheering for me.

I really like when everyone cheers for me.

OH!!! I almost forgot!!

Guess who thinks he is mister BIG STUFF now?

Yep, you are right, Ryder.

He finally decided that it wasn't so scary to jump anymore.

We were playing with Thunder and the BC's one day and Ryder jumped into the pool.

We were all shocked and excited at the same time.

Maybe he isn't so much of a weenie.

The food people entered him in his first competition next week.

I am actually really proud of my little brother.

He is trying really hard.

And now for some agility news:

The food people took me to a trial this weekend.

It was something called USDAA. The best thing about it is you get 4 or 5 runs

A DAY!!! It's great. The food lady and I ran 9 times this weekend.

We had so much fun. We rain a relay race with Rival.

I told you about Rival a few weeks ago.

She is in love with me. She was a very good girl though and

was not distracted by my good looks and charming personality while we

ran the course.

The food lady and I walked away with 5 Q's and we finished my

AD (agility dog) title. I had a few problems with the upside of the dogwalk though.

I am too long and have way too big of stride. I missed the yellow paint on the way

up a few times. I also only dropped 2 bars all weekend. That's HUGE!

Everyone says I jump so much better at 26" than I do at 24"

Alright, today is the food lady's birthday so we are going to the beach with

Thunder, Elan and Flash.

(Flash is still ignoring Ryder's glances. Poor kid)

Friday we are leaving for the Illinois State Fair for DOCKDOGS!!!

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The yellow labs are going too. We haven't seen our yellow lab friends in a long time.