I was surprised that the County Fair pushed forward in their plans and actually had their Fair. The rides didn't come because in order for them to leave the Arizona yard, they have to have three events lined up and our Fair was the only one in the area so the rides couldn't come. We were also forced to move our arena to an out of the way place that was way too small for the space we needed. The blessing in it is that we still had a very fun event for the kids, we were outside so they didn't have to wear a mask if they didn't want to, there was still shade with plush grass, and we held the shows in the morning so the dogs performed better in the cooler mornings.
We held obedience, showmanship, rally and agility. I think the kids have the most fun with the agility. I love this picture of Victoria having a chat with Jasper about the plan. She started off using his leash and found that he didn't need it.
For the FIRST TIME EVER, Jasper did the teeter! He has not liked the teeter for his whole life. Last year, Victoria made a teeter for at home that is competition height just to try to get him to go over the teeter. He performed beautifully! We all cheered when he accomplished this difficult challenge! It really made Victoria's day. With this medical condition, she hasn't been able to run or even jog, so she went first all week so her energy was fresh and then we pumped her full of electrolytes and no one would let her lift any of the equipment!!
This dog loves running the courses. Out of all the programs I have led over the years, this has to be my most favorite program to be the leader of. I have enjoyed all the kids and their dogs. I have truly loved seeing their progress through training, with amazing results. It proves that kids can do some pretty awesome things.
We had the surprise of Rachael coming down from Rockland, Idaho with her sweet baby Ren, to judge Saturday's events of Agility. With the whole Covid thing going on, we didn't have judges come for Obedience, Showmanship and Rally so it was a treat for the kids to be officially judged for the Agility courses of Standard, Jumps with Tunnels and FAST!
Nana and Poppa, Daphne and Jared, hanging out watching the events.
Something that we do every year is have parents run the dogs to see if they can beat their kid's time. It is always quite comical watching parents run the dogs and listen to the kids critique their parent in their handling skills. Kaleb, a Dog 4H alumni, ran Jasper. He calls him Wigamapoo (to irritate Victoria). Half the time Jasper doesn't quite know what to do because Kaleb can be quite loud.
Kaleb is always more excited than the dog at the finish line.
Jasper loves it though because Kaleb gives good belly rubs.
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