Well, had another good agility weekend. Mardi and Shiner both Triple Qd on Saturday. Lyly had a great JWW run as well, and a great standard run on Sunday, but alas, no QQ. Shiner was again happy, barky, and having a great time. I went ahead and entered him at the Ft. Bend show, which will be our last trial of the year. With the puppies on the way, and Lyly set as far as Nationals, I’m sticking to the local trials and not overdoing it. We’ll have plenty of time for that in the spring–I think we start mid-January and have 5 local trials in a row (4 AKC and 1 USDAA). It should be good for helping get Trip up and running, and ready for Nationals.
Speaking of Trip, she is getting HUGE. Definitely uncomfortable, breathing harder, etc. And she still has over 2 weeks to go! I’ve decided to go ahead and xray her this week instead of next, since I should already be able to see skeletons, and I’m curious how many puppies she has in there. It wouldn’t surprise me to see more than 3, or 3 monsters if that’s all there is. I’ve pretty much decided on a C-section, to try to make sure I dont’ lose any pups during whelping. It will be harder on her since she’s a first-time mom, but someone will be with her 24/7, and hopefully those instincts won’t take too long to kick in.
Will update with the count when we have it! Her pregnancy has alternately dragged on, and flown by–I can’t believe it’s almost here! 🙂
The non-pregnant pups and I had a great agility weekend. Mardi went 4/6, getting a 2nd place in JWW yesterday, and a Triple Q today. She ran great. I also ran Shiner this weekend, for the first time since last spring. He was such a happy boy, and ran really great. He ALSO went 4/6, getting a standard leg yesterday, and a Triple Q today, with that FAST leg giving him his MXF. No refusals of the teeter, and he got 18 points in standard both days (and a 3rd place today), so he was really moving. When he runs and is so happy, it makes we want to bring him out of retirement. We’ll see if he continues to have a good time. There’s certainly no pressure with him–I just wanted to get that MXF title, which was why he was entered. That’s his first QQ towards MACH2, which I have no intention of pursuing. Though I guess stranger things have happened. 🙂
I also ran Lyly this weekend, and she was PERFECT–4/4 with 4 1st places. I may have to rethink that, since she kept beating Mardi :-). She got the last QQ she needed for Nationals, plus a bonus one, just for good measure. She was listening really well, and was trying so hard. I’m very proud of her.
Trip was not happy at being left home, but she survived. She continues to beg for food constantly, but feels great, and wants to run around, play, and chase the ball. She doesn’t see any reason that she can’t be out there doing agility too. 🙂
More agility next weekend!!!
Just for fun, I took and scanned some pics of the Triplets on the ultrasound today. They definitely look like actual puppies now–they’re moving, and their little hearts are just a-going. I could see their mouths opening and closing–barking already, I’m sure. 🙂
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