Ready To Road Trip!

Well, in about 48 hours, we will be heading out for Minnesota! Today we went to my parents house with our sponsor (Sit Means Sit www.sitmeanssit.com) and tried working on perfecting Tractor's striding and also just getting him a little bit of practice.
We had a good time, but still unsure of where we should set him up to leave. I was working around the 13' mark to see if he could get more arc... but when set up at 13', he left the dock early, close to a foot early. :( So, we'll stick to 15' and try to work on it more after we get back from Minnesota.

Ann and Becky are coming with Tractor and I - so we can split the driving and get there in 1 day. It's gonna be a long day, but it will be worth it. Depending on if he makes finals or not, we'll be heading home either Sunday afternoon, or if he doesn't, we'll probably head out Sunday early am. We all have to be back at work on Tuesday, so its gonna be another LONG day of driving to make it home. (Thank you to both of you girls, you are truly truly some of the best friends a gal (and her dog! ;) ) could ask for.

Nothing else really new to report.. Lianne of Sit Means Sit is really pushing the dock club out here, so hopefully we'll get at least 2-3 events on the books for the fall. We haven't been doing any agility, but once we are back from Minnesota, we start two classes. An advanced agility class as well as a competition obedience class. Once those classes are over, I'm considering putting him into a rally class as well. Once we get back, we really won't be going anywhere until end of September when we go to Denver for another Dock Dogs event.

Anyway, now I'm rambling.. that's all, just getting ready to road trip.. wish us luck in Minnesota! :)