Broken Hill Trials

Great time at the Broken Hill Trials, The photo shows us with Bobby UD, he got his third UD pass yesterday. He must have been celebrating too much last night because he did not quite make it today.
There were a lot of passes today with stays being a bit of a downer for the CCD, but the good news is most of the dogs got a pass over the weekend.
We had a training session after the trials so Hannah could practice her weaving and jumping, then we had a Strategic Pairs training session that was a bit of a laugh at first but we got it right in the end.
Moving on tomorrow, should be at the back of Burke by sunset.

Coolabah Tree

We found a Coolabah tree in Broken Hill, so we waited in its shade to see if a Jolly Swagman turned up, or possibly a jumbuck, but not even a Trouper came to move us on. We were disappointed.
We are in Broken Hill for the trials, KnK are judging so we can not compete, but I was a stand in dog for the groups when Bobby the Kelpie got his UD title.
Hannah got into KnK's supply of mints and Barley Sugar lollies while they were in the shops. She was not too good for the next couple of hours until they all came back up again. Keith was not happy, he had to clean it up. Hannah seems OK now, just needs lots of water.
Another trial here tomorrow and then we move on to Queensland and some warmer weather.

State Championship

We were at the 2 Day State Championship Trials on the weekend, but we did not become State Champions. We had some good runs, Hannah got 5th place and a qualification in Gambler Novice, and I qualified in Snooker Excellent but well down the field.
We both got zero course faults but had time faults in our elimination runs for Agility, the photo shows Hanna breaking the beam to stop the clock after her run.
I got into the finals because Keith was judging and I could not run in that elimination round. I missed the weaving poles (Grey poles, hard to see) then missed a colour on the dog walk, but had a pretty good run. By the time the Jumping final came round I was ready for a nap and did not go very well. Fur dad Rio did well getting a 2nd and 3rd in Agility and Jumping, and Uncle Murphy and Fur Mum Jaffa winning the Strategic Pairs Masters class. (Notice I did not mention our performance in Strategic pairs.)
After the trials we had a quiet evening with Maggie and Minty, then slept like puppies all night.

Hannah's Rally Excellent Title

Hannah is now a Rally Excellent dog, with RE after her name. KnK were judging again in the Sunday Double Rally trial so Kathy took us through in the  morning when Hannah passed, but I didn't because Keith was in the next ring and I was distracted. In the afternoon Keith took us in while Kathy judged and we both passed. Hannah was looking for Kathy but she stayed with Keith well enough to get a pass. We could hear Keith singing the "Bat Dog" song which always gets Hannah excited, but it worked on the day and Hannah got her third pass, and her RE title. The photo shows us on the throw rug Kathy bought with Hannah's prize money from winning on Saturday.

Hannah Wins Rally

Hannah was in her first Rally Excellent A class and won it. She got First Place after completing the course with only a few faults but got more points than any of the others. The photo show Hannah doing the Honor exercise where she has to stay while the next dog completes its run. I was in it too, but I ran out of points because I was too interested in the lovely smells that were on the ground and was not paying full attention to Keith.
We have another trial tomorrow but KnK are judging so we will have Kathy taking us through in the morning and Keith in the afternoon. Should be interesting to say the least.

Whyalla Long Weekend

What a week end we have had. We started at Crystal Brook with runs along the creek bank with Meeko, Jedda and Obi then we went to Whyalla for the trials where Dippy and Willow joined us. Keith judged on Saturday morning so Kathy put us both in the trials, then on Sunday Kathy was judging so Keith put us both in the trials. We had some good runs and we nearly qualified but just little things went wrong. Hannah got a 2nd and a 3rd on her runs and is wearing her sash in the photo. Today we came back to Crystal Brook and had another run along the creek and now we are ready for a sleep.

Wet Trials

The humans sent us out in the rain to do the trials on Saturday. They got us up before dawn, took us to the trials and expected us to run round the ring as though we were happy to be out in the freezing rain and wind when we could have been tucked up in bed with a dog chew to gnaw on. Tiffany did quite well under the conditions with only one or two errors in her morning master runs but by the time the afternoon trials came up she was on strike. My excellent runs were hampered by Kathy having a sore leg so she could not move too well, but the big problem was the smelly tunnel. I don't like smelly tunnels, and the one I had to go through was higher than a midden on a hot day. The photo shows me clearing the broad jump on the run home, just to show we can do something right.