Time flies!
Fall is here without doubt. Nights are getting colder and days become shorter. Best season for training outside, especially when it does not rain. The weather has been so beautiful lately!
The trial season started with some troubles. All three dogs have got mysterious wounds. Prima on the head, just over her eye. Brita on the tail. Ruda on her paw. I never worried about Primas wound though I think it should be fully healed by now and it´s not. I does not look so serious though.
I put all my attention on Ruda and Brita. Both had big abscesses and needed both antibiotics and special care. Whilst Brita was just irritated of the dressing I put on her tail Ruda was unable to walk on all four. Her toe has swollen dramatically and it took a week before it burst and started to heal.
I had plans to compete with her in obedience. Had to cancel. I took Prima instead. I did not think she was well prepared but I just wanted to see how she would cope.
The first trial ended up in an excellent result with 262 points. She was good in all quick exercises but heeling was a disaster!
The second trial was a new experience for me. Everything was different. The exercises were not performed in an usual sequence and there were 2 rings and 2 different judges. Right before I entered the first ring Prima bit me while taking a reward during our warm-up. I did not notice anything but when we came in my hand was totally bloody and the blood dropped on Primas coat. She was a bit disgusted and did not want to be near me. Afterwards there was a long pause while organisers tried to find plaster to stop the bleeding and wash my hand. I think both me and the dog lost the focus in that moment. I wasn´t even very nervous, just more distant. She performed very well under the circumstances and collected 253 points, just 3 points away from the excellent result. But her heeling was a disaster again and she was rather slow through the whole program.
Well, I think we are just being in a dip in her training and I need to go back to basics. It happens all the time. It will get better. But I am extremely proud of myself that I did not chicken out from a very uncomfortable situation and went for it though I easily could have stayed at home. It was a new experience for me and I managed to handle it. I think I can learn to like trials!
Ruda seems to be more tagged but I could not train her much lately. We have another 2 weeks though as the next trial is planned to Oct.4th. Her paw has recovered almost completely.
My little donkey is six months old! She is a sweetie and a real genius in obedience but first of all we seem to have a very special bond!
Her sister from Norway, Fifi went to 2 days Belgian Specialty show and was BIS puppy both days! Well, well, proud kennel mama, that’s what I am! She is a real beauty!
Last pics of Charmy are impressive also! I hope his new owner will want to show him some time in a future when Corona situation allows to organise dog shows. The biggest one in Stockholm is cancelled…And the specialty was cancelled here too…He looks so promising little Charmy!
No news from other owners recently. But everything is certainly fine.
Here at home we harvest last vegetables and slowly prepare for winter.
I still can enjoy my flowers and the garden but soon the weather will change. I hope for mild winter!
