You Are HOME!!!

Rick and I went on vacation to Hawai'i with no dogs so Sketch had to stay with Wendy.  This was his reaction when I got home.

Starting the new year out right!

We headed up to Sacramento for a match and trial, and stayed over at one of Sketch's favorite places - Auntie Iris's Andreland!  The match went well, we did some minor field training Saturday afternoon.  On Sunday at the trial, Sketch Q'd in both classes with some really nice work (and some barking!) for his third UDX leg AND he won Second in Open for two more OTCh points!  I was really happy with that as it was a big entry with some nice dogs.

He was also High Score Sporting dog, beating all the Goldens.

I was eating a sandwich - do you think he wanted some?  ;-)

He got a bone later on.

Happy New Year!

Dog show

This past weekend we were entered in both conformation and obedience, but since I had a virus of some sort, all I could handle was the conformation.  All that running around the ring with various dogs damn near killed me, but it was worth it as Sketcher won five more points, including a major!

 

Four in a row!

At hunt test the next weekend, after some work on manners and reminders that he is shore broke, Sketch earned two more legs to finish his JH title in four straight tests.  Saturday was a slam dunk, Sunday was harder and the second land mark made me stop breathing for awhile, but he finally picked it up.

 

Sunday the club had run out of Junior rosettes so we "only" got the title band for now.

 I took some cheesecake pictures of Sketch ...  ;-)

Field fun

It appears that Sketcher has earned his first JH leg.  He pinned all the birds and his line manners weren't too bad, but we had to leave before the ribbons were handed out so nothing is set in concrete yet.  We go back tomorrow for another go, so I'll find out then.

Of course, Sketch had a lot of fun!  This is from training on Tuesday, the only day we could get out.

Update 11/5.  Sketcher earned two JH legs, rather easily.  His major areas of needed improvement are that he insists on dragging me to the line, and noise as he leaves the line.  We will work on that this next week, as we have another test next weekend!

 

A great finish!

We ran out to Phoenix for a one day night trial, and Sketch outdid himself.  He finished his UD, won the class for his first two OTCh points, and placed Second in Open for his first UDX leg!

We are already entered in three trials, two classes, in Wenatchee plus I got overnight parking AND I have to drive Suede up to Iris as she came in season, so we will do those trials, and the NCCCRC trial the next weekend, then obedience will be on hold for awhile to see if he can get his JH next month.