Spring is almost here...

And the dogs have decided to help me dig holes for gardening...every time they come inside, they are muddy muddy MUDDY! And there are holes everywhere, lol. I think they're trying to tell me something.

Right now, we're preparing for the UKC Premier in June. Honor and Eli will be trialing both days at Premier, and we'll be trialing in APDT the weekend before that. It's nerve-wracking having both AKK trialing at Premier, because many AKK breeders and fanciers have said they'll stop by to watch them which makes me feel honored and nervous at the same time. I hope both do well! If Honor Qs on both runs, she'll have her URO1, and Eli's going for his first two legs of the title. Eli has the chance of getting his APDT RL1 the weekend prior, and Honor has the chance of getting 4 legs toward her Level 1 Championship (RL1x).

I'm considering having Nike trial the APDT weekend with the Klee Kai, I just want to make sure he's comfortable first. He still gets nervous around people he doesn't know, and I'm hoping to get him into a match before the trial to see how he does. He'll also be eligible to receive his RL1 that weekend.

I'll try to post some training videos later!

New Videos!

New videos! I had fun playing with my camera.

Nike Rally Practice:



Eli Rally Practice:



Honor Window Fun:

First leg to UKC Rally title...check!

Woohoo! One leg down, two to go! Honor is now the proud recipient of her first qualifying score (86) in UKC Rally. URO1, here she comes!

UKC Rally Tomorrow...

Honor and I have our first UKC Rally trial tomorrow. For some reason, I'm a little nervous. And I know that I'm Honor's biggest detriment in the ring. When I get nervous, she picks up on it, and ends out focusing on other things rather than Rally. I keep trying to tell myself that she Q'd in this exact same venue on a longer APDT Rally course, so there's nothing to worry about. Hopefully tomorrow will bring Honor her first two legs toward URO1!

In anticipation of the trial, we've been practicing. Yesterday we did outside work, and here's how it went:

Tug A Jug Fun

Honor's new favorite toy, the Tug a Jug! She played with it for 90 minutes straight!

Dog Park Fun

On an unseasonably warm day last week, the dogs and I decided a trip to the dog park was in order. They left the park quite satisfied, and extremely muddy. Enjoy!

Chicagoland Shetland Sheepdog Specialty

Went to the Specialty with Nike today. It was a great opportunity to get him some socialization, as well as to watch AKC Obedience and Rally trials. I'll be showing Nike in AKC Rally before APDT, so this was a good opportunity to take note of the differences. As well as the fact that a bunch of exhibitors were REALLY nice, and helped Nike feel more comfortable.