Agility Club Show

Well it was totally lovely to see so many of you and so many smiles x

I went seperately from Nic and arrived at around 8.30am and had a lovely natter with the Curtis clan who so kindly let me park next to them :)

I then went to watch Nic run Boo in the teams. Nic was running third and the previous two dogs had good fast clears... Boo shot of like a bullet and in Nics own words he was just 'trying to hang on' he managed to keep it together but at the seesaw I knew Boo hit it too fast to stop and just slid the whole thing. He did attempt to break a bit but not enough to save being faulted 5 for the seesaw. The last dog in the team went clear aswell so it was just Nics 5 for the team. Sadly it wasnt good enough and they finished 3rd earning Nic his first trophy for the year!

I then hung around to watch Nic run Linx in teams and his Olympia qualifier. Linx ran the teams with a knocked pole but he didn't look too bad. I thought maybe our concerns about his soundness were incorrect. He had a good rest before Nic took him over to run his Olympia qualifier. As soon as he set off I knew he wasn't right. I had also asked Greg and Laura Derrett to hang around and watch him as they know Linx and various Withersfarm 'issues'. Linx desperately tried to pull himself around the course but visably struggled with the jumps. He just isn't right so Nic withdrew him from competition. We will now retire him from Agility totally until we figure out what the issue is. It would be terribly sad to have to retire a dog that isn't even five yet but Linx health an welfare is paramount to us so we will see what the vets say.

It was lovely to see you agility lot at the show even though I only stayed for a bit. I was just way to hot and the lure of our swimming pool at home was too much to resist! I was disappointed I didn't get the chance to chat to more of you. I especially wanted to natter to Helen about the EO and find out how Pop is etc but the only time I saw her I was busy being updated about some great EO gossip... Everyone commented on how big I am now- you are all correct I feel fab but HUGE and can't wait to meet our baby!

Nic went off to he show again this morning (Sun) just to do Boos Crufts team run. I warned him that being cheeky yesterday meant Boo would probably take the mickey on his contacts now! Boo however, didn't let us down and ran a lovely clear for Nic, even with Nic almost falling over halfway round! Sadly not all the team went clear but Nic didnt mind at all :)

The best thing for me this weekend is Nic finally getting it together with being able to run Mr Boo. It means that he finally feels what I feel when I run him. I think Nic was surprised at how fun and exciting it is to run such a fantastic lad. He said it was fantastic to run a dog that you felt if you got it right then the dog just wouldnt let you down. He loved the buzz he got from competing and I haven't seen Nic smile like that after a run since Kaos was winning! My boys finally see the appeal in each other- Yay! :) :) :)

That was our last show we are booked for now until after Toto is due. We have one day booked at Prestbury Park in September and UKA Scrambles then Saturday at UKA Waverunners. Fingers crossed that all goes well with Toto baby we may see you at one of those!

Keep your fingers crossed that we all get through this and have a healthy baba at the other end xxx

Thanks again to you all for being so sweet

ps. Mand - Dunno what was making you grrr at Ag Club on Sat but I know your luck will change and you will be kicking everyones butts with both dogs before you can blink xxx