1. Steel came extremely close to passing the AKC Variable Surface Tracking test. For those of you who don't know - it is wicked hard. The rest of the dogs in the class were much older than Steel. We drew the last track of the day and it was a VERY hot day. 86F (dont ask me what that is in degrees C, that is one metric measurement I could never grasp). He overshot his hard surface 90 degree turn and made the turn on the grass. This makes sense if you are a dog and are following scent in the most effective manner however it did not meet the criteria for the test. On a cooler day I think we would have done great so I was happy. I was also relieved to see that what we had been practicing was at least as hard if not harder than the real test.
2. Jilly Bean was an obedience star and earned her Novice obedience title in three trials with a fourth, third and second place. I was of course delighted with her performance but more importantly she was also really fun to show and we had a great time.
Here she is with her pile of ribbons:
The two of us (with Jill showing us what a mistake it is to use a toy to make her look at the camera)
And a few pics from in the ring (thanks Carol)
We had such a great time seeing old friends as well as meeting some people who I have "known" for years but never met in person!!
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