Friday 22 April 2011

Life since Crufts

In the last entry i mentioned i was on the move well.......it all was going well 8 weeks into the sale and then the buyers pulled out grrrrrr. I suppose it has to be expected as the reason they pulled out was uncertainty around husbands job. So it was back to square one but luckily in only a few days of the house going back on the market it has been sold again. Fingers crossed that this time the sale will go through ok.
It was nice to have a bit of a break in Anglesey recently at Rex and Maggies where i taught for a couple of days then had a couple of days off. The weather was nice and it was good to take the dogs on the beach although getting Whizzy and Disco groomed was a nightmare when i got home. On my way back i taught another workshop in Whitchurch and then ended up at Westlgen club judging at their show.
Since Crufts i have not been doing any training with the older dogs as they have a busy season of demos coming up. I have though been putting some work in on little Betty as she has not had as much training before Crufts. She is coming along well and i have now taught her a few more moves. I think at this point i need to extend the periods of time she works which tends to happen anyway during the summer when she is doing the demos.
Pogo excelled herself at her recent sheepdog lesson and actually almost listened to what i wanted her to do. She gets so excited when we pull up at the training venue that it often takes her a while to calm down.
It nice not to have to think about starting a new routine at the moment as i will be judging at Crufts 2012 but as many of you know that doesn't stop my brain from working. I have a germ of an idea with several possibilities which is exciting me at the moment but there is one major flaw in this idea.....i have no music !! so when i do get five minutes in between everything else i might have to look around for some relevant tracks.