Short start to a short month

It’s as if he had never been gone. Axe is settled back into our household routine and life is back to two-dog normal once again.

The photo from his final major win in Florida arrived today. Everyone was right… seeing those words “New Champion” really is exciting! His official championship certificate from AKC arrived on Friday. Sorry if you are on Axel overload, but you know I have to show them off here, don’t you?

Photo: Bill Meyer Dog Show Photography

And with that, Axe will step out of the spotlight for a bit and take a well-deserved break.

So now it’s Freya’s turn once again, and our immediate concern is her APDT trials coming up on Sunday. I am hoping to complete her Level 1 title at Trial 1 with a score of 190 or higher in order to earn the RL1 with an Award of Excellence. Or if things go south, we need to qualify in at least one of the two trials with a score of 170 or better, and preferably at both in order to get started on the 10 qualifying scores needed for a Level 1 championship.

I’ve got several of Freya’s training and trial videos to review here beginning tomorrow. I’ve already identified several things we need to work on during the week.

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