Spring in MO

Yesterday was super nice and I finally worked Jadeed a bit and tried the new halters on. They look great!

Today, it snowed...

More Camping, more sniffing

 This weekend we headed back to Oklahoma for an AKC trial.  This trial offered a lot of runs so was really a good deal.  Except that they were not real prepared to efficiently get all those runs done in a timely fashion.  So Saturday was a long day and Sunday we had to scratch some runs to get home at a decent hour. So we didn't really get many more runs than a regular weekend after all.  The other bad news was the camper had a leak so we had to use campground bathroom all weekend but it was pretty close so not a terrible deal.  And it's already fixed!

But the good news is that Epic totally crushed it at the trial.  He NQ'd his first run and then got 9 consecutive Qs!  He finished three titles including his overall Scent Work Advanced and also got a high in trial and several placements including two firsts.  We are still waiting on our cool HIT ribbon since they have to mail those.  I'm really proud of him, I think this was his best searching he has done and was really solid.  His sissy would be proud too.  MAlso we had a nice spot on the lake and enjoyed some nice views despite not great weather. 

New foster Coda!

After a much needed break we have a new foster! Coda is a young, deaf....Aussie...stuff happens. Anyway, he needed a place to go after his owner moved away. He’s a great dog but is working on some crate and separation anxiety and basic obedience. He should be a great dog for the right person. 

In other news

Our student Umama is attending college in California and she came to stay with my parents for spring  break. We were able to spend a few days there and she got to come here and see all the changes to the house and meet her new “brothers”

We got these awesome halters for the boys. Sweets got a new collar and leash as well but I need to get a pic!

A few lovely, but non-action shots from the NW trial

The cats really love when we are doing anything with the camper. 

Maze also loves the fire 

Camping and Sniffing

We had another camping adventure last weekend.  This time to Columbia for AKC nose work.  It was a bit of an adventure getting to and into the campground but in the end the setting was worth it.  We may not go back since it is kind of a hassle and there is no dump site, but we enjoyed the weekend.  Epic had a decent trial.  He picked one Q in each class and finished his advanced interior title and got a few nice placements. Now that we are going to be home a bit more and the weather is warmer and more daylight we plan to get back to agility as well as hitting the nose work more.  Sweets too!