Sammy had a great debut lure coursing this weekend. He QCd yesterday with his buddy, Dean, on an 1100 yard course to boot, and then entered the trial. He ran great and ended up second place for his first point. Today, I told him this morning that the only way he could qualify for the NLCC in time with the extended deadline was to win BOB. He took it to heart and ran like a trooper, and also earned his first major in the process. So he finished the weekend with his first six points and a major and qualified just in time! He also ran in BIF for the first time, with this great Saluki, and he hung in there better than I expected with that unfortunate draw — there was no way that Saluki wouldn’t smoke him, but he didn’t give up.
Additionally, Dean walked away with three points toward his LCX this weekend, and Fleura earned five points toward her LCX2. Unfortunately, she had a flare up of an earlier injury in her last run and she’s benched for the next month. I’m glad Afghans have enough sense not to run themselves until they are well and truly broken the way Ibizans do. I saw Fleura stumble-hop weirdly with her rear (injury was to her knee) and my immediate instinct was to cringe because Beezers will basically run until their leg is dangling off, and it was only halfway through the course. Instead, she pulled up and stopped, located me, and trotted off the course directly to me. I was flabbergasted and very relieved I didn’t have to watch her run herself into real brokenness.
Hela also had a puppy run yesterday and had a good time meeting lots of people. She’s decided she’s really into the lure coursing game and was losing her little brain watching the other dogs. I’m definitely looking forward to her getting started.
Meanwhile, in Sweden, Ori had a great show day with a BOB puppy and honorary prize, and a puppy Group Two. Very proud of this little man!
Additionally, Dean walked away with three points toward his LCX this weekend, and Fleura earned five points toward her LCX2. Unfortunately, she had a flare up of an earlier injury in her last run and she’s benched for the next month. I’m glad Afghans have enough sense not to run themselves until they are well and truly broken the way Ibizans do. I saw Fleura stumble-hop weirdly with her rear (injury was to her knee) and my immediate instinct was to cringe because Beezers will basically run until their leg is dangling off, and it was only halfway through the course. Instead, she pulled up and stopped, located me, and trotted off the course directly to me. I was flabbergasted and very relieved I didn’t have to watch her run herself into real brokenness.
Hela also had a puppy run yesterday and had a good time meeting lots of people. She’s decided she’s really into the lure coursing game and was losing her little brain watching the other dogs. I’m definitely looking forward to her getting started.
Meanwhile, in Sweden, Ori had a great show day with a BOB puppy and honorary prize, and a puppy Group Two. Very proud of this little man!
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