The Summer Comes to a Close

This past weekend was Trixie and I's last trial before I start college next Tuesday. It was bittersweet to be sure. On the one hand we got QQ#10 for MACh3, QQQ#8 for our TQX, and finished her MXF(!!!) but on the other I left the ring knowing that it would be at least 2 months before I would even get to see Trixie again. Sad as I am, though, it's for the best. Trixie has been to so many shows this year that she really needs a break... especially since we entered the AKC Invitational this winter! To be sure there are still a lot of details up in the air at the moment, but getting the confirmation from Steve Herwig was still pretty exciting :)

Our busy summer schedule also helped us make some significant progress toward the title goals I set for the summer. Unfortunately a bunch of AKC trials got cancelled this summer so there weren't enough days for Trixie to finish her TQX ( I swear one day we'll earn it!), I didn't enter any obedience trials so earning her BN title didn't happen, and then Trixie measured into championship 14" in USDAA so we stopped accumulating Q's for her PDCH - other than that I think we got every title I wanted to.

Trixie finished her:
AKC Coursing Agility Title
AKC Time 2 Beat
AKC Master Excellent FAST
CPE C-ATCH

Not to mention qualifying for AKC agility nationals in Reno, NV and picking up a good bunch of Q's towards her C-ATCH2 and QQs for MACh3.

Scooter was also a super star and finished her level 4 strategy title in CPE agility and is 1 Q away from finishing level 4 altogether, which will in all likelihood be her last title since she won't come to live with me after I finish my freshman year in college.


Speaking of college... I arrived in Ithaca, NY today!

Move-in day isn't until Friday, but I'm still excited!