Geoffrey (spelling?) came with his two bouviers: Gaucho and Tulipan. Gaucho's focu
s and heeling are really great - he only has eyes for Geoffrey. He must also have great food drive; Geoffrey had gloves, for good reason; Gaucho was nailing the hot dog! The two of them are working on their BH routine right now. I didn't make it in time to see the puppy's (Tulipan's) obedience, but she is definitely getting the hang of the bitework.Michelle also came with her puppy Xena, who all of a sudden starts to love the bitework. She wen
t crazy for the burlap, jumping and biting and just overall enjoying herself.I brought Tikki out for the obedience, but skipped bitework. The obedience
left much to be desired, but that had a lot to do with me, since I was struggling to walk properly in the mud. overall, she is progressing. We did a little bit of dumbell work on the flat, and then jumped over the hurdle (with the boards set very low). Xen came out for his retrieve. He needed to repeat the flat (too slow) but the hurdle and a-frame were fast and correct. Overall, a good training day.And we had a ton of fun with Carla after training was winding down. She is thinking of putting Gypsy in the conformation ring at NAWBA. Gypsy's a very good looking dog, but she is fundamentally a working bouvier, so the conformation doesn't come easy - Carla had a
heck of a time trying to keep her still. Gypsy would spin every time Carla tried to touch her, and she had no intention of being stacked. And when Carla finally got the ball out for a reward, Gypsy really started to have fun. She has incredible ball drive, and she doesn't much like to out. So when she wasn't shaking Carla all over the field with the ball, she was bouncing off of Carla with her front paws trying to get her to play. The two of them made a very funny picture - Carla will have her hands full!
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