Thursday, October 06, 2005

In which we post quickly

 

Little Joss is slowly growing--she's the smallest of the litter and probably is going to be on the small side when she's finished. I'm very pleased with how she's looking: she has a moderate coat, prick ears, and a very sensitive, feminine face. I'm also pleased with how she's acting: she's a confident, playful, affectionate pup. So far her only vices are a tendency to throw temper tantrums when she's in her crate and doesn't want to be, and a tendency to steal my TiVo remote and erase shows before I've watched them. She's three months old, and so far she's not showing awareness of the sheep as anything more than blobs moving in the distance--they arouse her curiosity, but nothing more. I can't wait until she's officially turned on! I've been quite remiss about picture-taking, but I hope to get some good ones of her this weekend, and I'll post the best one to the blog.

In other news, I'm about to leave for Edgeworth, one of my very favorite trials. The kicker is that this year Edgeworth is a double lift trial on the first day. Yikes! Phyl has a very basic look back, meaning that she understands the command if she knows exactly where the sheep *are* that she's looking back to find. But I've never tried anything blind and formal like this, and the Edgeworth field is huge. I was feeling pretty good last year when Phyl managed to do the 600-yard outrun (and actually got a 20-10 on the second day!). But it's important to stay squelched and humble, and I'm sure I'm going to be humble as a pancake when I post next to this blog. Think good thoughts, however fruitless those thoughts will ultimately prove.

posted by Heather