Trying Again

It’s been over years since I’ve been able to work on my blog.  But I’ve gotten so many requests recently that I thought I would try to do a little here and there.

Most recently, we left home on September 28 to head back to Illinois for the North American Dog Agility Championships.

We had some exciting news on October 6.  Boogie once again became a Proud Papa.

His girlfriend this time was Gidget aka CH OtterEcho Little Marvel.  Here she is just a few days before giving birth.

While most puppies start their life out in a whelping box, these puppies had a Whelping Palace awaiting them.

By the time all was said and done, there was a six pack of girls.  Boogie handed out “cigars” to celebrate the big occasion.

So tiny!

After nine straight days of traveling we arrived in Illinois in time for an agility trial before the Championships start.

All four dogs did very well.  Sparkie went 18 for 20 and earned her NATCH-22!

Boogie went 15 for 20 earning his NATCH-3.

2iggie continues to learn and improve and went 11 for 20.

Wazzu was a crowd favorite running with a huge smile and lots of enthusiasm.  She did excellent going 2 for 5.  What an amazing girl.

Pre-Champs started today.  Only 2iggie competed.  She was excellent in her two runs today.

Unfortunately, about 6-8 months ago, Mike tore the meniscus in his knee.  Since the surgery for the same thing on the other knee didn’t go as well as he would have liked, he decided not to have surgery on this knee.

And wouldn’t you know, he hurt it some more today.  Talk about bad timing.  He waited all year for the Championships and now he’s not sure he will be able to compete.

Crossing our fingers…

Debbie