We spent an awesome 4 Days at the Fair and had a great time!
Three of the kids chickens won blue ribbons and one Second place.
We talked by Dad into entering some of his model airplanes in an exhibit and the collection won a blue ribbon!
Daphne was determined for me to enter the stockings that took me forever and a day to cross stitch!
I won Grand Champion!
This will tell a great story down the generations!
Kaleb's grasshopper that he welded won Grand Champion in 4H and is currently at the State Fair in Salt Lake City. Daphne's famous ribbon cookies won 2nd place and some of her artwork won First. Both Victoria and Kaleb won several first place ribbons and Grand Champions for their art work this year. It is always so exciting to walk through the exhibits and admire the talent that is in this little valley.
For 4H this year we had everyone put their dog posters along the fence so that the community can see them. It was a great idea! Plus the kids loved having their dogs showcased to the public.
All year Victoria was twisting her brother's arm to come to 4H so that he could show Sammy.
Sam did awesome and really enjoyed doing it.
I think the dogs really like the attention....at least Henry and Sam do...and Victoria....and Kaleb!
All the kids made their own Showmanship leashes this year.
They all turned out awesome.
Henry won Grand Champion in Showmanship and Sammy won Reserve (which is runner up to Grand Champion) They were the old men of the group being 9 and 10 years old.
Unfortunately, Henry had some weird allergic reaction that started early in the week with swollen ear flaps. On the second day of the Fair he broke out in hives on his face, and his nose swelled up after only running one agility course. So he sacked out on a cooling mat and a portable fan to
cool him down.
We had to take him to an emergency vet appointment that cost an arm and a leg.
They put him on antibiotics, just in case, got a shot of steroid and allergy medicine.
Poor guy was not comfortable and left Victoria without a dog to finish, so she got to choose a trainer dog to run. She ran Kora for the remainder of the Fair while Henry hung out at home recuperating.
Kora ran better for Victoria than for her owner Rachael!
It was kind of funny because she did so well for her. She had to give all the right voice commands and hand signals as well as keep up with her. It was a challenge.
There were 24 kids this year. I loved that they had so much fun together. We brought a big ball that we play with our goats with. They were playing keep away from Trigger, one of the trainer dogs with K9 Unleashed. Trigger was so fast, I never did get a picture with him with the kids.
Another trophy and ribbon to add to the collection!
At some point through the course Sam is so happy he starts to prance.
On one of the agility trials, Kaleb took a piece of pizza to coat his fingers with to entice Sam to run his best. It sure worked!
Sam will do anything for pepperoni!
One of the fun things we do is set up a human obstacle course.
This kids had a blast doing it. They get really goofy and just laugh.
It's awesome!
Sammy on the Move!
This is a great 4H program. We couldn't ask for a better group!
The kids always find ways to keep themselves busy.
Here Victoria and Brenden are trying to rope each other.
This was the drive home on the second day at night.
It was an exhausting week for the dogs...for all of us....but so worth it!
