I’m going to keep this short.  I am battling a cold and feel pretty yucky.

I failed to make it to the dog show on Saturday, so Lina did not make her Rally debut.  I’m pretty sad about this, but you can’t control everything.  I was able to convince Keith to drive me up to the show in Nashville on Sunday.   Jazz didn’t show until 10AM, so the entire family was already awake at a reasonable hour to make this event.  It was far from our best performance.  Jazz knew I was hopped up on meds and feeling pretty gross.  Even with all that, we still managed to quality, get a 4th placement, and earn Jazz her new Companion Dog (CD) title!  It was worth dragging myself out of bed for that result.  I hate throwing away entry fee money and missing a chance to get a dog out in the ring when I know they are ready to show.  Jazz gained her title in 3 straight shows.  This is a first for me.  Generally I have one day where the dog just ‘forgets’ something.  With Merlot it was his first day showing and he decided to go visit with the people sitting next to the ring during off leash heeling.  He didn’t leave the ring, but he totally forgot to follow me!  With Major it was his glued butt on the recall.  He Non-qualified twice due to recalls!  He REALLY wanted to make sure I asking him to come.  Probably the biggest difference is me.  It has been 10 years since I have shown Obedience.  I just do not stress over the results anymore.  If they qualify, great.  If they don’t, it doesn’t change anything.  They are still my wonderful Poodles who give us joy.  The one thing becoming a parent has taught me, you have to pick what you stress over and a dog show is NOT worth stress.

Jazz with her cheering section!  Her new official name is UKC CH URO1 Tintlet Rhapsody in Blue CD, BN, RA, CA, CGC
Those titles mean she has her UKC conformation championship (CH) and Rally 1 (URO1) title.  She also has her AKC Companion Dog (CD) title, Beginner Novice Obedience (BN) title, Rally Advanced (RA is level 2 rally), Coursing Ability (CA) title, and her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title.  She is a pretty versatile girl with a lot of interest in life.  🙂

Aiden was also dripping a stream of liquid from his little nose, but he was all about supporting mom.  Kenzie and Keith, the two ‘healthy’ people of our family, were again not sick at all.  I often wonder what it would be like to have a real immune system.  Poor Aiden got stuck with mine.

After the show we had a quick bite to eat at a local restaurant to celebrate, then headed right back home.  I’m a blessed lady to have such a great family who supports my mild insanity.

~Becky