A little bit of everything

Wow I need to blog more often- it's been like 20 days! Lots of good news though

CPE Nationals were awesome - Trixie Q'ed in 8/9 runs (the only NQ was a REALLY close teeter flyoff...really Trixie, really?) and we were the HIT junior team. We also came out as the #1 12" dog in the non standard classes, pretty awesome right? there were more than 60 dogs competing for that! We got 6 placements too :) Going into CPE nationals I didn't think it was going to be hard to place at all - at local trials 1st is pretty much a lock because there are like 3 other dogs and Trixie's often wayyy faster. This time there were like 20 others - I know, nothing compared to AKC Nats but hey you've got to start somewhere - the only dogs that beat us were these two really fast shelties. One of them left 1/2 way through the weekend (?) so we went up a place for like every event.

After CPE Nats we went back to a small AKC trial. It was pretty tiny actually - 20ish dogs in the 12" class. Trix kept her awesome momentum going to get her AXJ and an MX leg (26 points) on saturday and get her FIRST QQ!!! on sunday bringing our point total to 62. Scooter had an awesome standard run - she was running like a maniac, but then she ran like 50 feet away to get a tunnel... *shakes head* but as long as she has fun :) the 1st half of jumpers was really slow so I started running around everything (270's included!) and she started running with me :) still we were 5 seconds over but it was much hotter than it was in the morning so maybe that's why.

Trixie's first QQ :)

Pay no attention to me almost running into the double... at least Trixie saved my butt...again, gotta love her

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg_F0IDeGKA

Invitationals Update!!

Here are the top 5 Engies currently qualified (they've changed! new ones in red)

(in alphabetical order)

MACh3 Blue Moon Adara Sweet Meson VCD1 RA TDX NAP NJP MXF TQX
MACh3 Carefree's National Landmark MXF
MACh12 Prairiefire Dusty Rose MXF TQX
MACh3 Prairiefire Queen of Hearts XF
Ch MACh2 Sunbreak Impetuous CD RN MXF TQX


After all of the 2012 qualifying period trials are over I'll buy a report from the AKC and have a more detailed idea of what's going on. I wonder if Trixie will be on it - she has 72 invitational points so it's possible and if she's in the top 25 maybe we won't have to trial as aggressively as I thought. This year, well next year, at nationals they'll also have a national rally competition! I'd love to show Scooter and Trixie in that too so we'll have to get out there and get some Q's! 5 doubles and 3 perfect scores for Scooter and 3 Q's above 90 for Trixie, at least it won't be difficult because they're very consistent in rally.

 Am I crazy for trying to do two events at one national? Definitely ;)