Crown Classic

I went temporarily insane a couple weeks ago and entered Leland in the Crown Classic at the I-X Center in Cleveland, OH.

Insane because this is a HUGE HUGE HUGE show and Leland doesn't like crowds. So off we drove at 5 am thursday morning.

Leland walks into the I-X Center (which is such a big building it had over 35 dog rings, crating areas, 2 food courts, AND an indoor ferris wheel in the center that pokes through the roof) and gets terrified.

Our standard run was sloooooooooooooooooooooooooow but a Q and 4 points. We continued to walk around and shop for a couple hours between runs. I also decided that I would take him to the dog reader. Doris was AMAZING. I owe her the world. She told me about Leland's last life and how that is affecting him now. She also gave me a new pre-trial routine.

Did it work?

YES! He put his tail up and BOOKED across the jumpers course in 30 SECONDS! He got 8 points and.... ready for this? WAS TWO SECONDS OFF OF PLACING! Oh yeah...there were over 60 dogs in his class :-)

I also had the oppurtunity to run Sue Klar's baby BC, Bonus (Winthrop Added Value) in her second ever trial, 4th run. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL Q!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! It was amazing and felt the best run ever. I'm so proud of our work...and SO thankful that Sue let me run her! :-) She's a special little girl.... :-)

Border Terrier Club Trial

Another weekend...more brags :) I am thankful for EVERY point, EVERY run, EVERY moment on the course with little Leland. He's amazing....and I love him (and I would even if he NQ'd every single time!)

We went to Grove City once again...the Buckeye Ranch is not our favorite place (and at the bottom of our list) but it's close to home which means no hotel, I get to sleep in, AND our club hosts the trials ;-) I was REALLY lucky, getting to sleep in until 8, getting coffee at 9, and be at the trial by 10. We didn't run until after 11!!!!!

Slow and steady doesn't win the race BUT it gets MACh :-) We got 2 QQ's again!!!! I think Leland's Q rate is something like 9/10. Not bad not bad :-)

I will be posting videos soon....