January flyball competition!

We had a flyball comp yesterday. It was in such a beautiful location, I used to go there all the time when I competed with my nans BC but never really explored the area properly. Today me and the boys went for a walk and explored the beautiful river that runs alongside the hall that we were competing in. It was so beautiful, there were people canoing (which Ernie found fascinating) and geese roaming around. Indi had fun playing in the mud, no swimming though, I would have been a bit more leniant if not for the horror story I heard that last year a dog got stuck swimming in the river. But he had a bit of fun, and I doubt he would have swam on his own anyway ;).

Competing-wise wasnt as good. It was indoors in a completely new environment, plus we havent trained in so long, plus it was his first open competition. He was very confused as to what to do, and didnt race. It was a good experience though, we just need some training :). He was really good around the other dogs, even greeting some without barking. This shocked me, where he hasnt been around so many dogs in so long I thought we'd have lots of trouble, but he sure proved me wrong :). He was such a good boy!

So yeah, we had lots of fun. The place was really nice for a winters day out, and a great experience for us all :). So here are some pics... enjoy!

A day at the beach...

Well today after a week of rain, we got some sun! So we headed straight for the beach! The sea was beautifully calm, the wind was low and the temperature was well above freezing. It felt almost like Spring!

Kez did really well around the other dogs, it was EXTREMELY busy out as everyone was taking the opportunity to enjoy the sun :). She didnt freak out and run away once, and she did really well. Well done my crazy little Kez :).

Indi however, did absolutely brilliantly. We saw quite a few dogs, and he didnt bark once. When down the beach there was a little JRT playing literally next to where we were playing. Indi didnt run over once and completely ignored it. I was in shock! Then, when we left he did go running over, a little bit too fast, and knocked the poor little dog over! But he showed no aggression whatsoever and just sniffed the little dog and then came back. He did get a bit scared by the two boys the dog was with picking up the poor little dog, but he did so well. I was a very happy bunny :).

Next Sunday we have our first flyball competition of the year. The exciting part is, Indi will be competing in open rather than starters! It sure will be a challenge as hes never properly raced without barriers, but its going to be an experience, for both him and me. So we will just have to wait and see what happens. We havent done any proper training since before xmas, so that makes it even harder. But hey, its his first ever open competition (and mine with my own dog) so we are going to enjoy every second... even if it goes disastrously wrong :).

So, for now, some photos in the beautiful Winter sun :).

January sun

Today we got our first proper bit of sun in 2011! Yeah... its been a bit of a miserable 2011 so far. So today I grabbed the sun, grabbed the dogs, grabbed my old battered camera and had some fun. The photos came out pretty good considering :).

Not much else to say, Indi's still reacting to dogs quite badly on walks but were not gonna give up :). A few days ago while in a huge field that not many people go to, a huge Golden Retriever came flying over to us from a completely different field. I didnt see it coming until the last minute so there was no chance of grabbing Indi. To my relief, all he did was bark. There was no nipping or real aggression at all. Eventually I grabbed him and the dog gave up and went running back a mile in the direction it had come. But I was pleased there was no aggression, just barking. It would be good if the barking could go to... but we just have to keep trying.

So, for now we have some photos, all taken today :). I added some of Sherman too, hes 3 months now and growing up! Hes now going on off-lead walks, but unfortunately the weathers been to grim for photos!

Enjoy :).