When we got there there was even more snow than at home. The opbedience ring was identifiable by the path round it brushed clear of snow. At least the breed judging was to be inside.
I took Dora int to do her obedience early as she always works better in the morning. It did take her a while to realise that I wanted her to walk to heel and that she was supposed to be doing obedience. We don't train in snow! Once she worked all that out she was very good. I was worried we might have a problem with the retrieve as the dumbell is white but we were directed to throw it on to a clear patch so no problem there. Dora did really well and she won the class.
Next it was Saffys turn in the breed ring. I was a bit unsure how she would behave as at the last show she didn't really want the judge to touch her but I was prepared with a large chunk of liver and Saffy stodd nicely gnawing on that while the judge went over her. Saffy was placed second in the class of 5 over both her brothers. She was only beaten by her sister lexi who was awarded best of breed so I was very pleased with that. We took some photos of Saffy and her parents and brothers and sister. It was nice to see the whole family together. Saffy is very like her dad.
I took Ruby into the ring for a training round. at first she wasn't really concentrating but she did setle down and do some nice heelwork and then played with her ball. I brought the medium sized ball as she is getting better at playing with it although she does prefer a big ball. The judge said afterwards that I should try her with a smaller ball as the big one was hard to manage at times but Ruby really won't play with a small one. She has to have big sticks too. The bigger the better. Whan out on walks I use tree trunks as a reward and ask Ruby for a bit of heelwork and then send her to bite the tree trunk as a reward.
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