What a show! As usual, H&H was amazingly relaxed and friendly, and this one is in a fabulous farm venue near Barnard Castle. Arrived Thursday lunchtime to a ringside reserved plot - thanks Chris!! - and helped in the drizzle to set the rings and put the feet on the hurdles etc. Good fun!
Friday dawned. Spent a lot of time with 'Chelle and family at their stall - Bryn thinks he's in heaven with all their dogs around and not a cattle dog in sight! He was a really good boy - first he got a Clear in Agility giving him the last 2 points he needed for his Agility Warrant (Bronze) so he is now Bryning Truly Special at Yettontop A.W.(B) That's all my dogs with letters after their names now - Lol! he then went on to get a 7th in agility - yay!!
Saturday the weather was even better and so was he. More Clear Rounds and also a 2nd Place and a trophy in Agility (He was leading the class for 3 hours but was just pipped by the penultimate dog by half a second.) Best of all (sort of) was Bryn and Wendy's Geordie winning the costume section of the Fancy Dress Pairs - "The Lost Samurai - Canin-ja Warriors" Lots of booze for me that night - and my chicken tea for supper for the dogs! Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices....
Sunday Bryn and I took a rest from agility - unintended, but Bryn clearly showed that 11 classes in the previous two days required a breather before starting again..... Monday we were back on form with a stunning 29 second agility run giving us 4th place - I just held his A-scale contact for a fraction too long to be higher placed.
And amidst all this he also had enough points to go up to Grade 5 whenever I want in the future. I'll see how he goes over the winter indoors, and make any decision about moving him up after that.
I drove home buzzing!!! Only came down to earth on Tuesday afternoon when I got the news that a close friend had been taken into hospital for immediate spinal surgery.......
Friday dawned. Spent a lot of time with 'Chelle and family at their stall - Bryn thinks he's in heaven with all their dogs around and not a cattle dog in sight! He was a really good boy - first he got a Clear in Agility giving him the last 2 points he needed for his Agility Warrant (Bronze) so he is now Bryning Truly Special at Yettontop A.W.(B) That's all my dogs with letters after their names now - Lol! he then went on to get a 7th in agility - yay!!
Saturday the weather was even better and so was he. More Clear Rounds and also a 2nd Place and a trophy in Agility (He was leading the class for 3 hours but was just pipped by the penultimate dog by half a second.) Best of all (sort of) was Bryn and Wendy's Geordie winning the costume section of the Fancy Dress Pairs - "The Lost Samurai - Canin-ja Warriors" Lots of booze for me that night - and my chicken tea for supper for the dogs! Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices....
Sunday Bryn and I took a rest from agility - unintended, but Bryn clearly showed that 11 classes in the previous two days required a breather before starting again..... Monday we were back on form with a stunning 29 second agility run giving us 4th place - I just held his A-scale contact for a fraction too long to be higher placed.
And amidst all this he also had enough points to go up to Grade 5 whenever I want in the future. I'll see how he goes over the winter indoors, and make any decision about moving him up after that.
I drove home buzzing!!! Only came down to earth on Tuesday afternoon when I got the news that a close friend had been taken into hospital for immediate spinal surgery.......
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