Last weekend's trial

We headed to Oklahoma last weekend for some NADAC.  Epic got 8 Qs but finished 5 titles, including 2 in elite!  He's still got some things go work on but also making good progress.  Here are some videos of his Touch N Go and a Jumpers.

 

And of course the ribbon pic.

Sweets got to come too and had a good time meeting new friends.

A special day

I’m a few days late to celebrate Legend’s big birthday. But here’s the post I made for Facebook that I posted on time. As a side note, she and I ate cake for breakfast today. So it’s like a second celebration I guess. On her birthdays she got McDonald’s and a pig ear. 

Once upon a time I stumbled across a big eared, bright eyed puppy on a rescue website. Today that puppy is 15 years old. It’s a day I often thought we’d never get to and although the time we have left may be limited, the memories we’ve made over the last 14 plus years are endless. She’s traveled all over the country with me, run many miles and races, been my hiking, swimming, fetching, and leash tugging companion. She has earned over 100 titles and awards in 3 sports across 4 venues, including a NATCH, MACH, and NW3.  She’s been to AKC agility nationals once and NADAC 3 times with one trip to finals. She accomplished every goal I had and then a lot more. She’s brought more joy to my life than I could have imagined and I hope I’ve done the same for her. Happy Birthday Legend, love you to the moon and back. 

It’s not the journey, or the destination, but who you travel with that matters most. #livinglegend

Staycation, sort of.

This last week was supposed to be family vacation in Gatlinburg, but covid. So we spent some time as a family at my parents during the middle of the week and I did a trial each weekend. First up was nosework at the local AKC club. After a slow start we got back in the groove and Epic got four first places and one third place in his five Qs. He also finished his novice exterior elite title. As a bonus Lindsay and her “puppy” came to hang out with us!

The next weekend was agility in Lawrence. We got six Qs, all at elite and open levels. He also got more points towards champs! We still have some things to work on obviously but I’m really pleased with how he’s stepped up his game to handle  these harder courses. It’s also an adjustment for me as he’s much faster than my other dogs. He’s quite frequently the only dog running at the 12 inch skilled level so I compare our YPS to other dogs in other divisions and he’s definitely got some good speed. Not always the fastest but as we get smoother and more confident together I think he could be a real speed demon. 

In other news Legend continues to have days that range from good to good enough. It hard to see age really hitting her but we try to make the most of every day. 

Jadeed has returned home from training. We still have work to do and will be taking more lessons but are starting to make some progress in our relationship. 

Sweets is growing up fast and turning into a lovely boy. 

He goes back to the cardiologist in about a month.