AKC trial at Latigo, July 26 & 27

My Skyeboy did me proud this weekend at the AKC trial at Latigo. I went into the trial needing 1 Q for both my AXJ and OA titles. Skye got those Q's for me on Saturday (two first places too), and decided to get two more Q's on Sunday to go 4/4. Yea! My boy also got all his weaves, which always makes me happy.

Sunday's Exc. Standard course tricked a lot of people - the Q rate was less than 25%, and of the Exc. A dogs, only 3 of 27 managed to Q. Skye was one of the very few!

Sunday's JWW was our first run in Exc "B" and our first opportunity to earn MACH points. We managed a Q and now I have 6 points.

Rip went with us (along with Ice and Rush) and he did awesome. Wow this was the first time since we got him a week ago that I actually heard him bark, and what a loud bark it is! I was having him watch some of the runs and he was all excited and barking & bouncing - a good sign for a future agility star. More of his personality comes out each day and he is such a sweet boy, he has made lots of friends, both human and dog.

Rhett is here....

After a long, delayed flight, Rhett arrived at the Denver airport on Monday Night (7/21/08). We didnt get home until almost 3am. Poor guy began his journey from Pennsylvania about 5pm, so almost 12 hours of travel.
He is a Great dog! I am thinking of changing his name to "Rip", short for Riptide - though I am catching grief about changing his name from my wife and daughter.
I took him out to watch some agility classes this week and he really wanted to run out and participate with what those dogs were doing. He's very loving and people oriented, and yet he gets along with all our dogs and every dog he has met so far. The only one who has hassled him is his sister Rush!
Here are some pictures from yesterday when I had him out playing with Skye.

Rhett - the next chapter

Sometimes we get lucky with the timing of life's events. After last weeks group agility class with Kaylen, I had decided to pull her from any further agility training (see other post). Right about that time, we found out that a sibling of our border collie "Rush" was going to be sold by its current owner.
That pup is named "Rhett". He was going to be used in her breeding program but an issue arose regarding one of his testicles being up inside his body, which would not make him a good choice for breeding. We contacted the owner about the possibility of us getting him and to find out about his drive level and if he would make a good agility dog.
So... he is going to be coming to live with me! As I have only trained rescues who were already mature, training this guy is going to be a new experience. He is about 9 months old now, so we can build a good foundation.
Here are some pictures of him from his current owner -