We just got back from a long trip in our trailer with Finley and the
three dogs. We picked up our trailer from Tacoma RV, which was getting
fixed after some damage that happened in Victoria. After that we stopped
for lunch in Centralia at Country Cousin
with Dan and Cheryl. Then we went down to Longview, WA for a flyball
tournament. This was not one of my favorite tournaments. The venue was
not ideal at all. There was no space for crating and the surface was
dirt. My air cast got dirty and I felt awful on Sunday and stayed in the
trailer. The good things were that Indigo ran well for Brian from TA
and Pax did well on Sunday. I've decided that this is my last flyball
tournament on dirt. The tugs get nasty and the dogs never run well and
it's gross the kneel in.
Despite the difficulty we had at that
tournament, we trucked on to Roseburg, OR, then Weed, CA and stopped in
Clear Lake, CA. I'm usually not really negative, but this place was a
total dump! I expected a fancy beach house and a cute little town with
lots of restaurants and things to do with Finley. We got a double wide
manufactured home that smelled like mold and a rocky beach. The water
was actually warm for swimming and the dogs had fun. The town was mostly
boarded up stores and sad looking people. Not going back there again
either!
It sounds like a bad trip..it really wasn't. We made the
best of it. As soon as we pulled into Gridley everything got better. We
had full hookups, parked right next to our teammates with a huge field
to potty/exercise the dogs. The weather was amazing and the building air
conditioned to the perfect temperature. Our dogs ran well too. Indigo
and Ezri set a new best time with their doubles team of
8.0..something... Indigo proved again that she's not a singles type of
girl, but ran wonderfully in 2nd position after Ezri on the team and was
part of all the fast lineups.. Goose, who by the way is still in the
running for fastest border collie this year, did great despite a ripped
up pad and handler with a hurt ankle. I was so proud of Pax! He ran
amazingly well the whole weekend. He beat his previous singles time with
a 3.77 and did great with his first time in start and 3rd position. He
held his ball and got faster throughout the weekend. I couldn't have
asked for more out of him.
In other news, we tried dock dogs this
weekend. thumbs down. Goose and Indigo wouldn't jump off the dock and we
didn't bother to try Pax because he JUST learned how to swim. It was
fun to watch, but not a sport we will pursue until we have a dog that
loves it.
Indigo and Pax are starting back up with agility classes and Indigo is also getting back into Nosework.
Our upcoming schedule:
October 9 - Breeder Day in Olympia
October 15-16 - Lure Coursing ASFA Roy, WA
October 23 - Flyball Tournament (Goose & Indigo running without us)
November 5-6 - Flyball Tournament
November 25-26th NADAC agility Argus Ranch
