CCRCA national specialty

Our national specialty was Sept 11 - 15, in Beachwood Ohio, at a very nice hotel (that I have already forgotten the name of!).  There was even a pond inside, with goldfish and turtles.

We could get free food from the front desk; one turtle thought we weren't throwing enough to him...

We got obedience out of the way right on the first morning, and Proxy was High in Trial and High Combined, winning both Open and Utility.  Lotsa loot!

That evening we went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Unfortunately they don't let you take pictures of the exhibits - this was one of the oversized guitars that were ringing the fountain out front.

After a couple of days of drinking, er, conformation, we went out to watch the field dogs.  The grounds are owned by the Buckeye Retriever Club and they are really nice.  If Ohio didn't have weather, I'd consider moving there.  ;-)

A bumper being used as a bumper!

I found some great flowers!

Then the long trek home - our connecting flight in Dallas was three hours late!  Proxy and Lucky Kitty are both bored.

Catching up

We've been doing more traveling to obedience trials - Spokane, WA, Reno, NV (that one with Rick!) and Grass Valley, CA.  Proxy is up to 67 OTCh points now, winning 20 in Spokane with two Utility Firsts and a High Combined ...

... and in Reno she won another 20 points by winning Utility AND finally getting her Open First as well, which also gave her High in Trial and High Combined.  Plus she finished her UDX and OM3 there...

... and, in Grass Valley she crashed and burned, only managing to Q in 3 out of 8 classes!  Maybe too much tracking.  <G>

On the way to Spokane I took some pictures of flowers -

and a picture of the moon reflected in both Klamath Lake and my rear view mirror.

On the way home from Reno, Proxy got to fetch bumpers from Lake Topaz.