Agility Trial Weekend!

We are off to an agility trial this weekend - hopefully we can give a full report on Monday morning!

 



 

Stout's Terrier Trial Tribulations

 

He looks kind of sad there, doesn't he? With his one lonely Terrier ribbon...

 

Don't be fooled - Stout had a great time at the trial!  While he didn't compete in near the events that Porter did (I'm pretty sure he's not fitting in those go-to-ground tunnels!), he did do his fair share.

 

He did lure coursing, where he placed 5th:

 

 

 

I tried to film & run him at the same time... Sorry if it makes anyone sick!

We also did the barn hunt, but I'm not sure Stout ever alerted to which tube the rats were in. He was mostly interested in sniffing the hay where everyone else had peed...

And Stout did not have the fast reaction time of Porter when it came to the weenie bob  :)  I think he was at 4 seconds or something.

Stout tried to shove his ribbon down Porter's throat. A little sibling rivalry maybe?

 

Wordless Wednesday: Porter! Please. Stop. Barking.



Tidbits from the Terrier Trial

Gotta love the Terrier Trial  :)

 

Once again, it was a muddy, dreary, loud, muddy, bark-filled, long, muddy event. But I still go back every year :)

 

Did I mention the barking?

Porter barks from 9am until the events end at about 6pm.

Constant barking. Just like the terriers.

 

 

Porter started the day with the Go-To-Ground competition. This is where the terriers crawl through the "tunnels" to find the rats.

 

Trying to eat the rat through the cage

 

3 or 4 years ago at our first Terrier Trial, I entered Porter in this on a whim. I really didn't think he'd fit through the tunnels, but I knew he loved to dig rodents up in the park. Well, not only did he fit through the tunnels, but he worked his way up from a beginner to the championship level in 1 day. He even placed over many of the terriers! The next year they made a separate division for "miscellaneous breeds."  :)  I don't think they took too kindly to him beating them!



The judge is a daschund owner. Until recently.

Now he has a cardigan. I like to think Porter had something to do with that!

This year Porter placed 2nd in the Miscellaneous division. He was beaten by a Miniature Pinscher  :(

 

 

Here is a video of the Go-To-Ground:

Is that a look of sheer joy on his face or what?

I just love when he pops out of the box!

 

Up next we had the Barn Hunt.

 

The Barn Hunt actually relies on your skills as well as the dog's. Not only does your dog have to find the tube with rats, but you have to know that he has found it  :)  I usually don't know that. But this year I got it right! Or maybe Porter decided to make it really obvious for me by shoving the rat tube with his nose...

 

Porter placed 4th out of 13 Miscellaneous breeds.



I have to turn my back while they mix the tubes around. Porter watched  :)

 

 

And here is the video:

 

 



 

Porter also placed 2nd in his Lure Coursing division - unfortunately I do not have video  :( 

 

And the biggest shock of all - he was not the Weenie Bob Champion this year  :( 

 

He placed 3rd.  It was a conspiracy, I tell you!  He held on to the first place spot throughout the entire competition... until the very end. A schipperke named Luci Fur (love that!) beat him by a tenth of a second. I was ok with that.

 

But then, a terrier beat him on it's 2nd try. Yes, that dog got 2 tries! Apparently the stopwatch malfunctioned the first time... I was heartbroken. Porter didn't know the difference, he just enjoyed the remainder of the hot dogs  :)

 



 

Up next: Stout's Terrier Trial tribulations  :)

Happy Birthday Zero!

Happy 17th birthday to our favorite stripey cat, Zero!

 

In honor of her special day, we planted more catnip for her to harvest this summer.

 

 

She's obviously upset that we have taken this long to re-plant...

Squeaker came in for a nibble.

"Get out of my crop you little whippersnapper!"

"Ahhh, fresh nip..."

There's nothing better than a little nip in the sun.

 

 

She may be old, and getting senile, and a little blind, but she still enjoys the finer things in life: squawking up & down the halls at night, pooping on the floor, puking on the countertop, sleeping on the heat registers... We'll tolerate her for a few more years  :)

Terrier Trial Time Again!

Today we are headed off to Porter's favorite event of the year: the Terrier Trial!

This is where Porter was crowned Weenie Bob Champion last year  :) There is also lure coursing, barn hunt, go-to-ground, terrier, chihuahua, & daschund racing, agility...

Stout was just a rodent virgin back then, but I think he'll enjoy it more now, since he killed his 3rd baby groundhog last night...

For even more videos of Porter's previous terrier glory, click here or here.

A Chute Study

Porter blasting through the chute

Stout peeking through the chute

Look at those jowls!