Early yesterday morning, Gary, Katie, Louie and I drove three hours to Paragould Arkansas so that Louie and I could participate in a Rally Obedience competition. I am always nervous at these shows, but the fact that we had to do six hours of driving for just a few minutes in the ring made me more nervous than usual. Although Louie was a bit distracted and slow to respond a few times, overall I think he did very well. His tail was wagging the entire time and when he got distracted he was able to get back on track. We got our third green qualifying ribbon in Rally Obedience Excellent along with a blue first place ribbon. Best of all Louie earned his Rally Obedience Excellent title. He is now officially: Wilbon's What a Wonderful World RE CGC TDI. We are as proud as can be :-)
Louie during his Honor exercise. The little Pom was very close. Louie took a look at her, but didn't break his sit stay.
On the way home we took a break near some rice fields.
Katie and Louie enjoyed splashing around in some puddles from the big storms we had Friday night.
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"Welcome home to the Happy Haus" is the greeting I used to receive from Gary when we arrived home from work each day. Gary and I brought our daughter Natalie home from China in November 2011 to live with us in our cozy cottage. In October of 2013, we unexpectedly lost Gary, our dear husband, father and friend.
Our family includes our two sweet Newfoundland dogs, Katie and Louie. Newfoundlands are working dogs, so we make sure our two always have a job to do. Katie and Louie are both certified therapy dogs and bring lots of joy to people who are in need of some Newfie love. They have also competed in Rally Obedience. Katie has earned a Rally Advanced title and Louie has earned a Rally Excellent title. In keeping with Newf tradition, Katie has become a proficient draft dog while Louie prefers practicing water rescue whenever he gets an opportunity. They are also both protectors of their little sister, Natalie.
- Charity
4 comments:
Congratulations to everyone!! You have done a lot of work and you deserve it!
Way to go Louie!
Congratulations to all of you.
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
What excellent news! Wow, I don't think I could ever stay calm in the car for 6 hours before a trial. Good for you and congrats!
Congrats on a job well done!
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