May 19 2023
Aedan has 1 Utility A Q, with a 1st place score of 197.5 from this month
Finch is entered along with Aedan next month in a few Obedience trials as she starts her CDX work
Wren may or may not be entered in some upcoming trials for either Rally Advanced or possibly BN
Wren is still at her co-owners/breeders while in season, there is a possibility she will be bred, we just haven’t decided on who yet – a few boys are off at distant Hunt Tests, one boy had a low sperm count last test, one is a larger boy & Wren is a larger girl so we don’t know if we want to go there etc. Her hips came back as Excellent and she has all her clearances at this point. There aren’t any boys that are making us say ‘Wow’ other than the possibilities above so we may wait this season out since next season the HT boys should be home.
At lunch Aedan & Finch went to __ Plaza with me for some training. It is in the 60s and cloudy. We stuck to the _ and food court areas. No jumping or send aways as it was fairly crowded with many different ethnicities and abilities among the people. Some loud cars and a few scooter type vehicles.
Aedan had a brief HA, high hand touches, spin & twist warmup and we headed towards ____ sidewalk (with merchandise on the sidewalk). We worked heeling, signals, MSFE and some heeling games in and around the sidewalks and the food court area as busloads of people (literally, they parked in a back lot and came through the food court towards the stores) came through – disabled and challenged people with their escorts. Happy people, serious people, preoccupied people, people smiling at the sight of the dogs being trained and thus watching them etc. Aedan handled it all very well and maintained a steady & prancey focus. Of note, there were no children or strollers although they were at a park yesterday where there were plenty of both.
Finch – hmmm – when we were first starting acclimation a gentleman stopped and asked if he could pet her. Finch was none too sure so I put her in a sit and the man kneeled down. He was carrying a plastic grocery bag full of beer & soda cans and was holding half of an unlit cigarette in one hand. Finch was not sure especially since we work hard at the house on ‘no exploring trash containers’, but she allowed the man to gently pet & croon to her as we chatted about the dog he wanted to get at the dog pound soon. Then we moved on and Finch did much so well!! I was proud of her. But!! The litter was getting her on her recalls (we worked heeling, Fig 8’s around the posts, Cmd Disc, games, etc where she was closer and/or focused but the ‘white stuff’ on the ground for recalls !!!). A few resets and we were good to go – big party and end of session 😊The training was after a hike with ____ and she was still just busting with energy.
Aedan has 1 Utility A Q, with a 1st place score of 197.5 from this month
Finch is entered along with Aedan next month in a few Obedience trials as she starts her CDX work
Wren may or may not be entered in some upcoming trials for either Rally Advanced or possibly BN
Wren is still at her co-owners/breeders while in season, there is a possibility she will be bred, we just haven’t decided on who yet – a few boys are off at distant Hunt Tests, one boy had a low sperm count last test, one is a larger boy & Wren is a larger girl so we don’t know if we want to go there etc. Her hips came back as Excellent and she has all her clearances at this point. There aren’t any boys that are making us say ‘Wow’ other than the possibilities above so we may wait this season out since next season the HT boys should be home.
At lunch Aedan & Finch went to __ Plaza with me for some training. It is in the 60s and cloudy. We stuck to the _ and food court areas. No jumping or send aways as it was fairly crowded with many different ethnicities and abilities among the people. Some loud cars and a few scooter type vehicles.
Aedan had a brief HA, high hand touches, spin & twist warmup and we headed towards ____ sidewalk (with merchandise on the sidewalk). We worked heeling, signals, MSFE and some heeling games in and around the sidewalks and the food court area as busloads of people (literally, they parked in a back lot and came through the food court towards the stores) came through – disabled and challenged people with their escorts. Happy people, serious people, preoccupied people, people smiling at the sight of the dogs being trained and thus watching them etc. Aedan handled it all very well and maintained a steady & prancey focus. Of note, there were no children or strollers although they were at a park yesterday where there were plenty of both.
Finch – hmmm – when we were first starting acclimation a gentleman stopped and asked if he could pet her. Finch was none too sure so I put her in a sit and the man kneeled down. He was carrying a plastic grocery bag full of beer & soda cans and was holding half of an unlit cigarette in one hand. Finch was not sure especially since we work hard at the house on ‘no exploring trash containers’, but she allowed the man to gently pet & croon to her as we chatted about the dog he wanted to get at the dog pound soon. Then we moved on and Finch did much so well!! I was proud of her. But!! The litter was getting her on her recalls (we worked heeling, Fig 8’s around the posts, Cmd Disc, games, etc where she was closer and/or focused but the ‘white stuff’ on the ground for recalls !!!). A few resets and we were good to go – big party and end of session 😊The training was after a hike with ____ and she was still just busting with energy.
