Ever have one of those weekends that just seem to go on, and on, and on? No, really. This weekend for whatever reason seems like it was much longer than two days.
Friday night we had a work staff meeting- which included lots of laughing, talk of bone shaped pools, and dreaded "Lab" Day....(as in labrador retrievers, as in the most obnoxious breed of dog at the daycare) :o)
Despite the rain Go Dog Go held our Regionals Warm up Funmatch on Saturday. The courses were great- thank doG for Jan and Dave's tent! We stayed mostly dry under the tent and thankfully it wasn't too cold and windy. I ran Wicca and was pretty impressed with her. We had a few knocked bars but otherwise she was great. I let her slip off the contact once and she thought she could do it the next contact too- we fixed that of course- funny how quick they test that if they think that can get away with it! Her weaves were great- no missed entries. The gamble was great- it was fairly complicated and all jumps- two of the bars were accidentally set at 16" and when Wicca sliced number 2 she knocked it- but really it was a pretty fabulous run.
The rest of the day was spent trying to stay warm- a hot shower should have done it, but no. I was pretty much chilled all day after that! What keeners we are. It amazes me that we put ourselves through that for something that is "fun." Good thing the dogs had a good time!
Saturday night consisted of a Go Dog Go meeting- where again there was lots of laughing, and talk of our upcoming AAC Trial...things are going well for it- thankfully there is a lot less to do this time around!
Yesterday I got up bright and early...ugh....to go to the daycare for "spring cleaning." I had the easy jobs. Clean the storage room (and my shelf...I have a shelf of assorted clothing and stuff that I need to have at work...just in case. Somehow it had exploded into two shelves.....) Clean the grooming room, and organise some baskets etc. It was actually pretty fun.
We had our first "Sunday in the Park" in the afternoon and it was lots of fun- the sun actually came out! We set up our little "ring" and started with some conformation practice (for those who like that sort of thing), played some Rally Obedience, and then did some regular Obedience Run throughs. We hold this at a huge park in the middle of the city- it is a very popular park and even on a semi-rainy day it was busy. It was great for the dogs and now will be held every Sunday until Fall. It is a great way to socialise dogs, and meet other dog people. Everyone is welcome to go...even you Sandy!
Sunday night finished off with a Rescue meeting that I was kind of dreading as of course I had to be the one to have the issues. I somehow managed to keep my calm and not explode. The meeting was good and hopefully I can start implementing some changes right away.
And then, it was Monday. The rain stopped. For now anyway. The sun is out, and hopefully it stays that way for the rest of the week!!
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