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Rottweilers. Computers. Cameras. World Domination. Not necessarily in that order.

Rottweilers.
Computers. Cameras.
World Domination.
Not necessarily in that order.

Archives for November 2009

And the shows go on…

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Here we go again! Axel will be back in the show ring starting this Thursday. I got his entry confirmations and judging schedules today. Single point for dogs all four days, two points for bitches on Thursday and Friday, three-point major for bitches on Saturday and Sunday, assuming pretty much everyone shows up.

Axel has six points and still needs both majors. Fingers crossed for a crossover opportunity and at least one major this weekend.

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 16 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 261 of 274)

First Rally-O title for Freya (and me)!

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Back in July, Freya got the first of three legs needed for her UKC Rally Obedience 1 title. Today we earned the remaining two legs at For Your Canine’s trials. The lovely Freya is now:

URO1 Sciroco’s Freya vom Viersen CGC, TT!

Here she is, resting up after the stress of trialing with her clueless handler, and flashing some demon eyes at that clueless handler sticking her Q ribbons in her face.
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We’ll have our official new title photograph to show off soon, and hopefully a few action shots as well.

It was not particularly pretty. Our score in Trial #1 was 87 (out of a possible 100 points) and 80 in Trial #2. Nowhere near good enough for placements, and most of the point deductions are on me, not Freya. But it was good enough to qualify (70 points is a passing score) and today, that is good enough for me.

I’ll go into more detail when I have a bit more energy. Hopefully that will be tomorrow!

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 15 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 260 of 274)

Saturday Freya

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One of the reasons I was so concerned about making sure our rally obedience trial entries were for Sunday, and not Saturday, is because I wanted to do Freya’s regular Saturday morning class. I don’t know yet if this was a good idea or a bad one. It did give us one last pre-trial opportunity to work in a training situation indoors with other dogs. Plus even though this is not a rally obedience-specific class, we do practice a lot of rally moves like the circle turns, finishes in both directions, and about turns of all three styles. This was not one of her best-working sessions, but it wasn’t terrible either.

Tomorrow’s trial is at a facility we’ve trained at in the past, located very close to home. It will probably be pretty small unless they get a ton of day-of-show entries. My van is already set up for a one-dog show trip (as in crate, extra folding crate, crate covers for different weather conditions, towels and blankets) and all I should need in the morning is dog, leashes, water and treats.

Best case: we get a new title with placements. Worst case: we fail, but I am right there to turn in a pre-entry for the trials on December 5-6!

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 14 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 259 of 274)

…but sometimes, there’s nothing

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This was the third Friday the 13th this year, but nothing happened that was particularly unlucky (or lucky either, for that matter).

I really have nothing much to say. Since I now have the confirmation that we’re trialing on Sunday, and thus will have ample time tomorrow to get ourselves and our stuff ready, I didn’t feel like doing much tonight. Including writing.

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 13 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 258 of 274)

…and if it’s not something, it’s another thing

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Since it would be our last rally obedience-specific class before the trial, of course this would be a day that I don’t get home early enough to make the long-ish drive to class. Figures. Freya is taking it in stride. Easy for her, because when we practice at home, the string cheese and meatballs for practice are nice and firm and not all mushy. Less pocket lint, too.

And to add to my discomfort level, I still don’t know which day we will be trialing (see yesterday’s post).

UPDATE: 11/13/09 3:55pm – There was a voicemail awaiting me that confirmed our entries for Sunday. Yay!

(NaBloPoMo | November ’09: 12 of 30 | 75% Challenge: 257 of 274)