Dog shows

Sketcher was shown in conformation for the first time last weekend, to help make the major that finished his mom's Ch.  He enjoyed it quite a bit, me not so much!

 

Fortunately, he won't be shown again for several months, long enough for me to get more training into him, and for him to mature a little mentally ... <G>

Land and water amok time

We went out to Boulder City NV to do three obedience trials, so Sketch got to run amok at Lake Mead and in the desert.  He approves ... ;-)

First match

Now that he is in one piece again, we did a match to get ready for the Turkey circuit.  I was really happy with how well he did considering we really don't do that much work on this stuff - his biggest issue was wanting to grab the leash while moving (wonder why? <G>)

 

But we worked on it and by the end he would gait without the leash pretty much the whole time.  Here is a crappy screen grab from the video.

 

Broken puppy

Sketch fractured a toe on his left front foot at Prado on Oct 12, in the "safe" field no less.  It's just a hairline fracture, but still requires a big bandage and crate rest for several weeks.  Which really hasn't been going well - first he took the vet wrap off the outside of the bandage, then he worked his way down on the bandage itself until he finally got the whole thing off last night.  And he squeaks a lot in the crate.  I think we will live thru this, but it won't be easy!  ;-)

Relations

These are photos taken at CCRCA national specialties; Sketcher's grandmother Ch/OTCh Kolipo Plan B For Charwin,UDX,OM2,RE,WCQ,SH on the left in 2010 and his mother Ch Charwin Iced Tea, UD,BN,RE,WCX on the right from this year.

Here is Great-Grampa Diver, GMHR, Ch/OTCh Charwin Diver Down,UDX,OM1,RE, SH,ROM,HOF in 2005 on the left and Grampa Ch Charwin Tea For Two, Am CD, Can UD, TD, RE, Am/Can WC, NA, NAJ plus a pile of Canadian agility titles on the right in 2006.

 

And our boy, from this year!

Puppy in flowers

On the way home from the specialty, I think this was sort of near Flagstaff.

More specialty

Sketcher got to do docking diving and really enjoyed it!  He got better with each go and his personal best was (I think) seven or eight feet.