Katie and I went to school today. We’re hoping to enter a Rally Trial at the end of October to start working for her advanced title. Before we did our practice run this morning I put her in a down and walked the course with our instructor. Ok. Maybe a few things to worry about, but as I told Katie just before we begin…”if it goes wrong girl it will be your mama’s fault.”
Mama needs to learn to read better.
And it was. I was so worried about whether I could send her over a jump while I stayed behind that I skipped two or three stations entirely! Entirely! Well that would be a NQ for sure. Plus I misread a sign and didn’t ask her to do a down. At all. Katie on the other hand did pretty much everything I asked, including correcting herself on one of her sits.
I myself learned to read when I was quite young. Just saying Mama.
We’re going to try again at class next week. Katie thinks I am a total goof. To make it up to her when we got home we played a rousing game of frisbee.
You want THIS frisbee Mama?
Mostly she just got to run and run and run.
Let’s race! I win!
She’s napping now. Nothing like a fun class, a good lunch and a good romp. Yep…it’s a beautiful day in Sheltie land.
Nighty-night. (sigh)
Change Is Hard 
September 29, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Perfect Katie day!!!! Good girl Katie.
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September 29, 2012 at 1:52 pm
Awww, poor Mama! It must be hard to drop the work week’s stress and remember everything about doggie trials again. Don’t be hard on yourself. Katie never would be!
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September 29, 2012 at 7:29 pm
Katie you are a superstar! Don’t worry – your mama will get it together. LOL!
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September 29, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Besie says “Lindo!!!”
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September 29, 2012 at 8:44 pm
She IS Lindo! Especially when she is sleeping.
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September 29, 2012 at 9:34 pm
You two will nail it when the time comes. This brings back such fond memories of watching my sister work with her dogs. Do you and Katie do any dance routines yet?
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September 30, 2012 at 12:24 am
Katie looks so happy and satisfied playing with her mama; there is nothing more important than having her mama all the time.
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September 30, 2012 at 8:52 am
We have found in one way or another it is ALWAYS the parents fault and never ours :). You looked so pretty with your fur flying
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September 30, 2012 at 8:56 am
She is a beautiful runner!
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September 30, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Great pictures. No worries even at advanced obedience trials and with handler who live and breath showing their pups (like my mom) sometimes the handler just blows it or someone blows it for them. Last week my mom was having an amazing agility run when her two best friends decided to get up and stand by the railing. These women know better by a million times. My mom lost her dog attention completely and she blew it. The good news is she passed with flying colors the rest of the weekend and decided she loved her friends enough to get over it and not kill them.
Let the fur fly!
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September 30, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Awww, don’t be so hard on yourself, Mom. You’re just out of practice. Katie will give you time to catch up and she’ll be happy just to be spending time with you..
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September 30, 2012 at 7:43 pm
You are already a winner for doing the course. 😉
I second what Carol said. – and weren’t you happy to be spending time with Katie?
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September 30, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Yes Beth, Katie and I always have fun when we’re together….even if I do mess it all up.
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October 1, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Great photos of Katie running! They are pawsome!
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