Hannah - 99 points

Hannah is on 99 points towards her Champion title. Just one more to go and that will be it.

The trouble is, we have so many things to do over the next few weeks, we do not know when Hannah can try for the final point.

Keith was away in Singapore so Kathy looked after us and took us to the shows. I was there to support Hannah, gave her a few last minute tips, and some woofs of encouragement. She was even given a good long look for Minor in Group, but her shaved patch on her back is still noticeable, and the prize went to a Golden.

Keith is back, we both broke through the back seat barrier to get to him and give him a good licking when we picked him up at the airport, next time he leaves us we will bite him!

6 points and a Big Clock

Hannah got her first 6 points after her first birthday, so she is now 19 points off of becoming a Champion. She also won a dog bowl. After the show, I went in a Trial Class with Keith, and I won a Big Clock. Keith used to say he would not go in a show ring for a big clock, well, we went in and we got one. That's us with our trophies.

The Brace was good fun. First I was on the outside and I started to chew Hannah's ear, so she started to bite my leg, and Kathy went spare trying to control us. After that we swapped sides and did it properly for a while, and then we started playing again. In the end, the pair of Irish Setters won it, I don't know why, we were much more entertaining.

Next day Hannah got an upset tummy, we think she found some old food on the ground. She is going to the vet tonight for a check up because while she is on the Steroids her immune system is not at full strength and we have to make sure she is OK.

PS. Wed. morning. The vet said Hannah had probably picked up some possum poo and got a tummy wog. Some pills fixed her, she seems OK now.

Happy Birthday Hannah

Hannah is one year old today, and to celebrate, Burnie and Cherrie came over from next door for Biscuits. The top pic shows us looking at the Birthday Biscuits, and then underneath, we are getting stuck into them.

In Hannah's first year she has travelled to NSW, Vic, NT and most of SA. She has scored 90 points in Conformation, has a CCD in Obedience and is learning Agility.

The terrible SRMA struck her down at Easter and she is still on medication for that. It makes her tire easily and so she has to rest a lot. We still have time to get in trouble though, see the Great Pen Mystery and the BBQ cleaning episode for examples.

Hannah has packed a lot into her first year, and we expect to pack even more into the next year.

Royal BoB

Hannah won Best of Breed and the Challenge at the Darwin Royal Show. The pic shows her with her certificate and her sashes. She now has 90 points, but only 75 of them count because she is not 1 year old until Saturday.

The judge gave her a good look for Puppy in Group, but it went to a beautiful GSP puppy.

On Sunday Hannah will be old enough to score more points in her quest for a Champion title at the Gundog Show, and both of us are going to compete in the Brace class for the first time ever. In the Brace, we both strut round the ring together and we get judged as a pair. Just imagine Kathy trying to control both of us when we get playful, this could make Australia's Funniest Home Video!

100% Pass

What a brilliant sister I have! Tiffany passed both trials last night, with a first place in Jumping Excellent and a second place in Agility Excellent. There were two Tollers in the competition, and Bernie came in second in the Jumping Excellent class, so it was a Toller double.

The pic shows Tiffany relaxing this morning with her Sashes, Qualifying cards and her first place Trophy, an engraved whisky glass.

We had a moment of panic in the Jumping when Keith forgot the course for a second, and another one when Tiffany nearly missed a jump, but the final sprint home was great with Tiffany finishing two jumps in front of Keith.

I will not be old enough for Agility until I am 18 months old. 6 months to go and I can't wait for it.

Latest Toller video

There were five of us all in the water having a great time. With Hannah and I were Fur Dad Rio, Fur Mum Jaffa and Fur Auntie Cherry. There is a technique we have for making sure the water is free from crocodiles, we wait for a human pup to go in and if they come out it is safe for us. This lagoon is a stones throw from the centre of Palmerston, surrounded by a great big fence and is used by all the humans for miles around, so it is croc free. Mini Mac was worried about us getting eaten, but we were safe. Click on the 'Marlow's Lagoon' link under Video Links to see us having fun in the water, and Fur Dad Rio doing a trick on the dog play equipment.

Dopey Dad

Tiffany is too upset to type today. Dopey Dad sent her over the wrong jump in the JDX class when she was flying round the course. You can see in the picture, Keith is pointing to a jump, Tiffany is running towards it, and did it beautifully, but it was the wrong jump. She had to turn round and go back to the right jump and still completed the course under time, but she got a DQ anyway.

She was still grumbling about it this morning, but she is getting over it. Hopefully things will settle down by next week.