Back to normal

After all the excitement of Easter, we are back to the routine life. I am learning Agility on Thursday nights, learning Obedience on Tuesday nights and going to trials at the weekends. Kathy said I can not get into another show until June because we are all booked up.

Keith disappeared for 3 days, so when he came back and I gave him a good licking. They say I should not reprimand when he comes back, but if he does it again I will bite him.

At last I can now settle down to an afternoon nap under his desk.

Skinny Bum

It seems that my bum is too small! The judge said my pelvis was too small and would cause concern if I had pups so he refused a challenge. However the next two judges said I was fine and gave me my points, and then another judge refused the challenge, but did not say why. On the last day I was Best of Breed again.

So out of the 5 shows I got 18 points towards my title. This leaves me needing only 7 more points. Ah well, I will have to do some more shows now.

Showtime

There are 5 shows at Mt Gambier this weekend, and I am in all of them. If I get the points, I could be an Australian Champion, just keep your paws crossed.

We got down the Mount early so I have had time to fill in the blog, Keith took the picture of me trying to think what to write.

Last night we stayed at Keith (the town) as we started out late as usual, partly because I had to have a shampoo, manicure, pedicure and a coiffure.

Anyway, I have to get off the computer as the humans want it back, I will write as soon as I know the results of the shows.

Molly's Visit

Molly came to visit for a few days, along with her mum, and Susan. They were here for a 50th birthday party for Audrey's mum, (that's 350 in dog years) but we were not invited. We had to stay home while the humans went out for the afternoon.

It has been fun having the extra people around to pat me and Molly, but they will all be going home soon.

I have been learning Agility. I can do it but Keith is too slow and can not get round quick enough to show which jump is next. He gets upset if I pick one, so I will just have to find some way of making him run faster.

One Year Old today

I have been alive for a year today. KnK dressed me up in a silly hat and put a birthday cake in front of me for the picture and told me to look happy. Well, would you?

I have had a good time in my first twelve months, I have seen Lake Eyre with water in it, seen Parliament House in Canberra, crossed desserts, been in floods, climbed mountains and played in rivers. I have 78 points towards my show title and would have had a CCD in obedience if I had not come in season just before the trials. Not every day was good. There was the time I got bitten by an insect and my face was swollen, then I got my foot stuck in a chair and could not walk for a day, and there was the time the mad dog attacked me at Tailem Bend, but overall my first year has been a good time.

Horses

We went for a drive to Seaspray, which is a seaside town near Sale, to look at the Ninety Mile Beach, but it was so hot we did not stay long. These horses were near the car park and I stopped to have a chat and a sniff. I tried to get them to play, but all they did was look at me then continued to eat grass. They must have had a really crook stomach to eat all that grass.

I am having the last few days of my adventure, moving on every day, and should be home about Wednesday.

The Dog from Snowy River

Here I am at the McKillop Bridge over the Snowy River. The surrounding area is National Park, so I had to stay on the road and in the car. The animals in the National Park are frightened of dogs, and just the scent of me could upset them, so I have to stay out of the parks. Its a bit sad really, because the only thing that I have ever bitten is my dinner so they should not be afraid of me.

When we were clear of the park I had a run near the Buchan River and got wet chasing pebbles that Keith threw.