I came home yesterday and taught all day today (which was really fun! Great group to work with). This is my first chance to think about how the last three days of Hamburg went.
One of the best things about Hamburg was that about 10 of us went. We had more laughs than I can count. During the dog show we were all very supportive of each other, making sure everyone got videotaped and shared in the treats that were plentiful! Each night we went out for dinner and laughed and laughed!
Day two for Ribbon was fantastic. She worked really great - ended up with 198 and tied for High in Trial. We lost the run off to a very experienced OTCH dog who worked great. But I was so proud of us. We worked really nicely as a team. Ribbon was upbeat and enjoyed her time in the ring. Obviously our stand got fixed!
Day three was under a new judge for Ribbon. It was James Ham who I have shown my dogs to for years. I knew he liked a happy dog and doesn't miss much. We had a couple of little mistakes, wide about turn and forge on the slow and the finish was slightly off. That left us with a 197.5 and another first place. That completed our title and I headed off to fill out the move up form for Open.
Day four was a great bonus. Ribbon and I moved up to Open B and got to play with the big boys. We got a routine which starts with drop on recall, then heeling, then retrieve over high jump, broad jump and then retrieve on flat is the last exercise. Everything was going great, minor things but we were having a great time. While moving to the retrieve on flat exercise I notice some guy carrying a really large camera. This guy decided to run down to the other end of the ring where Ribbon would pick up her dumbbell. I tried not to worry about it, Ribbon is not particularly bothered by things like that. She ran out great and picked up her dumbbell. As she turned around she noticed the cameraman and gave him a really wide berth ( I mean really wide!). She eventually made it to front. I took the dumbbell and when I asked her to finish she only moved a few inches, it was obvious that she was checking out what that guy was doing. I was very relieved when the judge said "Let's redo that exercise". I was happy because Ribbon got an extra retrieve and she would leave the ring with a better feeling. She nailed it!! Got a perfect score on that exercise. She ended up being 4th in the class and now has 1 CDX leg.
Very fun, can't wait to go back next year
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