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A view of the world from the eyes of an
english springer spaniel...
April 4th, 2004 -- Congratulations Bob on your new SADC!
Reporting in from recent CKC Agilty and Obedience Trials plus numerous other events around the area we welcome "Bob".
Introduction:
Just the Facts:
Reg Name: Am/Can Ch Bryden's What About Bob, CD, CDX,
AGN, WT, SADC
Sire: A/C/B Ch Bryden's Up Close and Personal
Dam: Can Ch Brymar's Pretty Woman
Date of Birth: April 30, 1998
Breed: English Springer Spaniel
The Real McCoy:
Call Name: Bob
Nick Names: Bobbaloo and Bob the Gob (drinks lots of
water and shakes his head so gob goes everywhere)
Favourite Past Times: swimming, loves to retrieve dead
pigeons when given the opportunity, squirrel chaser (Bob has been
known to swat them out of trees and chase them, doesn't hurt them and
can't seem catch any, thank goodness)
Favourite Time of Day: Dinner Time, Bob eats Purina Pro
Plan Turkey and Barley or Chicken with Rice and gets two tablespoons
of canned pure pumpkin with each meal. He loves his dinner so
much he bounces off my back when I am getting it ready. He
also sings and howls while I am getting it ready, quite an ordeal.
Career Plans: Bob is working towards his Canadian UDX. Bob is very enthusiastic and a
fun dog to train.
Adventures in Agility and Obedience Trials plus much much more
with Bob reporting in from:
AAC Sanctioned Agility Trial -- held on Saturday, November 20 & Sunday, November
21, 2004 by Guides Canins of St. Lazare, Quebec held at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec.
Bob and I at the Olympics
Yesterday was quite an eventful day for Bob and I. We were off to the
Olympic Stadium in Montreal for our last agility trial of the year. The
weather forecast was iffy so I was a bit worried whether we would go or not.
Well off we went along with one of my golf buddies keen to see this other
world. My friend was so impressed and amazed at such a large group of
people interested in dogs and the wide variety of activities going on.
There was a lot going on at the stadium, conformation, obedience, agility,
disc trials, rare breed booths, birds, rabbits, cats, alligators, lion cubs,
rock climbing. Probably more including many vendors for all kinds of
things. My favourite was the one that sold gourmet chocolates for people :)
We were entered in three runs, Team, Standard and Jumpers (all advanced).
Well we bobbled the Team run - at the VERY end. It was dogwalk to tire,
well I took my eye off Bob as I was getting ready to hand over the baton and
he passed the plane of the tire, came back then did it but that was too
late, drat. My friend ran clean too. No Team qualified which was too bad.
I am so proud of how well our team did minus the hiccup and we ended up
placing First.
Second run, Standard. No cigar, Bob FLEW off the teeter big time. He was
coming out of the tunnel and was just going too fast. It was like look at
the springer in the sky, oh, thats Bob - yikes. I think he almost did the
splits when he landed. Then when he was doing the second last obstacle,
again the dog walk, he thought it was the teeter, went on then bailed, like
no way man, this thing is dangerous. I got him back on and he was okay and
this time went through the tire. Placed Third.
Third run, Jumpers, second in the ring. First dog went in every wrong
tunnel - okay Michelle remember the course, ignore the cute schnauzer having
fun. Bob in the ring, lets do it boy, and that we did. A beautiful clean
run in 36 seconds (allowed 45), Yahoo, what a way to finish. We came in
second place and got the best ribbon of all the little Q ribbon.
There was disco music going on that made you want to dance. The announcer
actually was dancing half the time in her chair. It was a wild and fun
environment and didnt bother Bob a bit. Bob really enjoyed the fenced in
birds and felt that he could really have some fun barking at them and
getting them riled up.
Bob finished the year with getting a Starters title with AAC, two legs in
his Advanced Standard, one Jumpers leg and two legs in Itermediate with the
CKC. We will resume obedience next year and get that OTCH we have been
working on (well sometimes working on :))
We got home at 12:30 a.m. and after a long walk in the woods today with his
sister Trudy, who stayed home with dad, we are all pooped.
Michelle, Bob and Trudy (PS thanks for letting me share my fun I am having
with Bob)
Michelle Armitage is a CKC-licensed obedience judge. |
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