What's That?

On Saturday, we arrived on the tracking fields to find a wet foreign substance on the grass.  Apparently it was not a good substance as few dogs did well tracking on it.  Perhaps is had been too long for them to know what to make of it. Stephen's pup, Axe was the only one who did well on it. Hopefully we will see more of it in the future but we aren't holding our breathe.

We headed to Chandler Park to find the breeze was minimal with the temperatures rising and the humidity high.  Christain practiced reporting into the judge; she was concerned when she was told to drop her lead and check in with her dog heeling freely but she did well on both attempts.  Dago showed that he is doing well at learning German commands rather than Czech; perhaps he will have a future as an interpreter?  Tim came over from OKC and while it looked odd seeing him with a German Shepherd, he and Indie had a good session.  Indie looked good and his bite was full and strong. His rotties did well.  Heath and Lex over came their less successful tracking to have a solid obedience session and a good protection session; possibly his best session as he maintained his focus and grip was good. Rebecca and Addie had strong ob and prot sessions.  Addie was looking strong in protection by fighting on the sleeve but keeping her grip full.  I guess Rebecca's hard work in the gym is transferring to her dog. Kilo showed Shanna that he is understanding the distance she wants him while doing the hold & bark.  It was good to see Jim and his dogs; both looked good after such a long lay-off. Joseph and Kita were back after Kita's health set back with a broken tooth and leg injury; neither seems to have lessened her enthusiasm. Everyone did a good job of keeping themselves and their dogs hydrated.  The Burgins helped with that by supplying the pool. Our late lunch at McDonald's was a time to cool off and discuss training.