2014 Was a Pretty Good Year :)

We had our annual holiday party for the Best Friends Obedience instructor group last weekend.

Mary Ann outdid herself with not only certificates for titles earned in 2014, but special wooden ribbons for championships! Oh, and awesome chocolate martinis.

The dual champion: Both a PACH & a PNAC in 2014!

I was kind of surprised when I looked back at Stout's titles for 2014. In my mind, he's still the dorky puppy that runs amok & is still trying to grow a brain.

But I'll be damned if he didn't earn 5 titles.

Two of them were herding titles, and let's not forget those 2 Started legs! The last 6 months have been pretty darn good for him. Well, except for that time in Excellent JWW back in October when he jumped into Diane's lap...

But herding! Stout's thing is obviously herding  :)

Turtle Man!

Did anyone see "Call of the Wild Man" last night on Animal Planet?? You know, the show with Kentucky super star Turtle Man?

Yeah, I don't watch it either...

But last night I tuned in for the first time because our agility friends were on it!

Turtle Man brought his dog Lolly out to try agility at Best Friends Obedience.

Unfortunately I was at work the day they filmed so we did not get to participate...

But if we had, I think it would have looked a little like this:

 

Loch Ness Cardi Monster

What is that out there?

Yes, that brown thing swimming with the Labradors?

Is that a...?

OMG, it's a Loch Ness Cardi Monster!

Stout had the best time at the celebration just swimming around with the water dogs.

He just paddled around, trying to steal their sticks

There he goes, making another lap...

Best Friends Obedience: 30th Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday, the dogs, John, & I all attended the 30th Anniversary Celebration for Best Friends Obedience.

 

 

 

I attended my first agility class with Best Friends 11 years ago with my Pembroke, Rigue. Porter & Stout both enjoyed their puppy classes. And now I've been an agility instructor with them for 4 years.

 

 

To celebrate the occasion, they held a large picnic at one of the instructor's homes. There was agility run-thru's, obedience & rally run-thru's, a cookout, and even a bonfire.

 



Note Dally in the crate: she refuses to be in the x-pen with others.

 

 

I was in charge of the doggie games. So of course, I made sure we did the best game ever: the Weenie Bob!  :)

 

Porter held his own again in the Weenie Bob, but was narrowly beaten by 2 Aussies... by a half-second  :( 



Dezi, Lili, Chance & Maya also came out

Check back Thursday to see Stout's favorite thing from the celebration!