We have had such a lovely time and we have had some great results and on top of all that we have got some really great but not planned news!
So......
Scunthorpe was a great show Keisha started off with a 14th in her jumping class and then gained a fantastic 10th in her agility. Ronny only had one clear over the weekend but it was one definitely worth waiting for, 2nd place in his jumping class!!!!
We then went on to Jan's for a few days to chill out and let the dogs have a nice relaxing break. We took them to the beach just outside Mablethorpe so they could meet up with their Friends and have a good play in the sand. Ronny inherited a temporary pack which involved Brizo and her Laekenois puppies, Vogue, Teasel and Pudsey. It was a great day and the dogs had an amazing time and were thoroughly tired and ready for bed.
This weekend we were at the Kennel Club International Festival. A brilliant show that had everything. There were handlers there from all over the world, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Australia etc etc. There were also qualifiers for Crufts ranging from the Starters cup right up to the British Open Cup.
Ronny was in the qualifiers for the Novice Cup, they have to compete in an agility round and a jumping round and the points are then added together and the top 30 dogs with the most points go through to the final. Ronny had a fantastic round in his agility and managed to gain an 8th place, unfortunately he had 10 faults in his jumping round so didn't get enough points to go through to the final.
Saturday Ronny was in the main ring for his agility class, I always get nervous when we do classes in front of large crowds, Ronny is one of those all or nothing dogs and usually it goes horribly wrong in classes like that. Well this time it didn't and he was just amazing, he had a cracking entry into the weave poles, we then had to master the wrong end of the tunnel to what the dogs can see, he has never managed to do in competition before so I did stand there slightly too long in amazement only to realise I was then in the wrong position for the next obstacle, then to my total amazement Ronny saved me for the first time ever in competition and ignored the long jump that was facing him and listened to me screaming see-saw at him. We then got it together and ran the rest of the course beautifully. 2nd place and it was just such a fantastic feeling. Ronny knew he had done well and was full of beans at the end.
Keisha also had a fantastic day and gained a terrific 13th in her jumping class, she is looking so good and I really think she will be challenging for top three placings next year. Today the dogs were just exhausted so we didn't have quite a successful day, both Keisha and Ronny were pole knocking so I'm glad it was time to come home. Jan, Lisa, Steve and Gerry popped down to see us at the show with their mob today, Jan brought Brizo and her puppies including Pudsey who was the last puppy needing to be sold.
Well that's our unplanned but brilliant news. Pudsey has now been adopted by us and the gang and is spending his first night with us. Ronny loves puppies so of course loves him already, Keisha doesn't seem at all bothered but Kody is staying clear until he can work out why he has got curls!
Our first Laekenois so it's going to be a new experience for us with mastering how to brush him when he gets his curly coat. He's a lively little character so I think he is going to fit in just fine.
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