Starr is a Star!

I can't help it. I have to brag on my little girl. The little devil that never got training as a puppy (I was having a horrible time with my back when I got her). But I finally decided that I had to give her a job. And with Rachel's unending patience, we are progressing in obedience. But I decided to not take Rach's advice to wait to show in rally until you are actually ready to show in Novice Obedience and we started showing in Rally Novice at Nationals. That was the one that I messed up. I cost Starr 26 points at that trial and we didn't qualify.

But last Saturday we put it together as a team. Our score was 97 which was good for second place! I am so proud of her. She watched me closely and one woman outside the ring thought she had a 100. That wasn't meant to be, but I am so very proud of the 97.

Ringo scored a 97 in Advanced Rally, but so did 4 other dogs and one scored 99 so he didn't place. I was real slow on the course because I wasn't as familiar with a couple of the signs. Advanced is all off lead and Ringo has finally remembered that heeling can be fun.

Sunday, Starr scored a 96 and fourth place. Ringo decided to show me that he is a corgi and I waved the white flag and we left the course.

Beatles & Rally

Ringo & Starr will be in a Rally Trial this weekend. Starr has class tonight and that will be her practice. Ringo will be in Advanced and we had to learn some new signs. (The signs tell you what to do rather than the judge calling out what you need to do. It is a little more like agility that way. You have to do what comes on the next sign.) The first new one we tried was for him to be heeling beside me, go over a jump, and come right back in to heel. So we had to make a new jump. I did and then we went to practice. He looked at me like I was going crazy, but it was no problem to come back beside me. That was yesterday. Today we worked on some of the others. He did great. Really seemed to enjoy it.

So now I am looking forward to Starr's class. She went to doggy chiropractor yesterday. She had been showing reluctance to jump up in the van or onto the sofa. And her sit was sloppy looking. She feels much better today. Can't keep her off the sofa - she gets up with ease. Caught her on the bed too this morning.