Memorial Day weekend trial

It was hot in Hitchcock - damn hot. We only ran two days. Maya got 3 Qs and a QQ on Monday. Annie got only one Q all weekend, but it turned out to be our best video, so she gets featured above.

Now we're in the dog days of summer. Only one or two trials between now and September.

Random Photo Day

Maya:

Tex (Ritter):

Annie (Oakley):

The Amazing Annie

Annie was born two days after Tex, but we didn't get her until about six months later. We saw her as a puppy, but she was less sociable and energetic than Tex, so we didn't get her right away. When we finally got her home, she was scared of everything and everybody. Agility training was a challenge, and we didn't start her until about 18 months after we started Tex. Here is video of her first run in competition:

That went alot better than Tex's first run, which I posted earlier. In fact, Annie has done very well, and we are closing in (ever so slowly) on her MACH.

To Blog Or Not To Blog

So this is "blogging." This is what happens in the "blogosphere." I'm just starting out with this, so we'll see how it goes.

My wife and I own three Pembroke Welsh Corgis (Maya, Annie, Tex); we do agility with each, to varying levels of success. I'll post about each of them eventually. The main point of this blog, as I start it, is to discuss our agility successes and failures and post the occasional video.

Here is an example:



This is Annie, videotaped at the 2008 AKC Agility Nationals in Tulsa. Notice how well she runs, only to NQ thanks to some less than stellar handling at the end by yours truly. The "great dog, shame about the handler" theme has been a constant in my agility career. At least I'm predictable.

So we'll try this blogging thing for awhile - posting after trials or whenever the mood hits me. Someday, I hope someone running a random GoogleBlogs search accidentally stumbles on my blog and enjoys it, at least a little. A man can dream, right?