EARTHDOG .... NOT

We are up at the crack of dawn after a very good nights sleep. Out for our morning walk greeting new friends along the way. Since I am not sure what time we should arrive or even what to do or exactly where we need to be. Heddy and I head over early. As is usual we are EARLY. In fact we are the second car there. Thank God for the first car as they KNEW where they were going and we just followed along.
We got all registered and began the LONG wait for our turn.  All the other Dogs MUST have know what was going on because they were just so excited to get going. while Heddy just thought she was there to make lots of new friends
Unfortunately she also included Mr RAT in the category of NEW FRIEND.  When it was finally her turn we went out to the IQ site. Heddy was so good she followed the sent trail and popped right down into the hole course then she turned around and came right out again. so I finally  went over and told her to GET IT so down she went .......... and that was all there was. the Judge was so nice she rattled the cage she even finally opened the trap Heddy was there Happy as always just looking at MR RAT making friends. In fact she took it as far as to give him a kiss.
 OK so we have now established that Heddy it just TOO YOUNG to kill Rats.
BUT at least she loved the tunnel and had no problems going in.

AH WELL tomorrow is another day
OBEDIENCE Pre- Novice  and RALLY- NOVICE A

Getting caught up

Well it seems as if I fell of the face of the earth for awhile. But in reality I was a little down in the dumps and I also came home to a massive amount of work that had to get taken care of FIRST.
But putting all of that behind us. We are BACK!
Our first day in North Carolina was uneventful. We arrived promptly got lost and spent an hour finding our hotel. Never listen ONLY to a GPS. If I had used my eyes as well as my ears I could have seen the Hotel from the Highway and would have Known to turn Left NOT Right. But anyway eventually I knew I had to be wrong and called the Hotel. They were so nice and gave us proper directions directly to them. What a great place to stay. The staff came out from behind the counter to meet Heddy and give her a cookie, Oh YEA she's gonna like it here.  Then helped me shlep all my stuff to the room.  We went over to the Lodge and got our information. Which Heddy thought She should investigate further.

Since we had nothing else to do till tomorrow we decided to go find the show grounds. Nice drive through the Mountains. But there was no one around at the show grounds so Heddy and I took a nice LONG walk. We never did find out where they were doing Tracking so eventually we just headed back to our room for a nice quiet evening.

Tomorrow is our first attempt at EARTHDOG.

We have Arrived

Heddy got to sleep in bed her first night not sleeping in a crate it took her a LONG time to settle down but once she did she was OUT. I may have made a mistake here.

We got up around 5:30 and got moving we were packed and on the road by 7 AM. Once again Heddy sacked right out in her Crate. What a great traveler. Made great time and arrived in NC at the Mountain Inn by 1:00 PM a total Road time of almost 12 hours.  After unpacking we went out to explore the Show grounds and to give Heddy a little outside time. Had a nice walk ran into Carol and Cheddar and met lots of other folks and Borders. I think Heddy’s Head is spinning with all the doggie smells and sights. She is not about to listen to ANYTHING I have to say to her.

After our walk we came back to the room and Heddy discovered the Goodie Bag. I waked in just as she was finishing off the dog treats.

So from now on when I leave the room she will be staying HERE!

Well off to bed we learn about Earthdog tomorrow!

Hotels Are STRANGE

I think Heddy’s first night in a Hotel may be a very long night. Between all the strange smells and sounds she is having a very rough time settling down.  I am very nervous about her barking so I am also not able to relax very much.

Our Drive here went well. took about 4 1/2 hours Heddy slept for most of it. We stopped for on nice long play/potty break. And to see the Sunset.

Tomorrow we will be back on the road BRIGHT and EARLY.

For now Good Night I hope!

National Specialty Road Trip Day 1

How is it possible that one person and ONE 7 month old Border Terrier could NEED SO MUCH STUFF for just 5 Days away. The car is PACKED and I do mean Packed. thank GOD I am only taking ONE DOG and NO ONE else needs to ride with me. I am not sure where they would sit.

 I have decided to split the trip into two parts . So as soon as I get my work done and I load Heddy into her Crate we will head for Emporia, VA for tonight that will be about 5 Hours then all we will have is another 5 hours in the morning. Maybe we will actually get there in time to see some of the tracking. We have never seen that. Oh what Am I talking About. WE have NEVER seen any of it. ARE WE THERE YET...........
Can you FEEL the excitement.
I have been reading Colin's Blogs to Heddy ( He is already there) Trying to get her ready for what lies ahead.
http://btsinmdspec.blogspot.com/  It sounds as if he is already having a wonderful time.
Well I guess if I ever plan to get on the road I had better finish working.

NO DUCKS ALLOWED

Heddy has decided that there are NO Fine Feathered Friends allowed anywhere near our property. That is all well and good except for the fact that I now have to take her out to pee on a leash in the mornings and at night otherwise at 6 AM in the morning she hits the ground running to make a quick check of our property and see that we have not been invaded in her short absence.
OK I could even live with that AND the fact that she takes a swim to check and make sure that no one is hiding in the boat slip. BUT what is a problem is the fact that she does this while BARKING at  full voice to tell those Critters GET OUT OF MY YARD!
Well I can except this she is a Terrier and she is allowed an opinion. AND I really do not want the Ducks and Canada Geese in the Yard, they make a terrible mess, BUT at 6 AM or at 11 PM I do not want the neighbors to want to strangle a Little Brown Dog.
Guess it has something to do with the fact that I complain about the neighbors NEVER ENDING BARKING MOPS! (Shitzus)
But when it is afternoon. Well no one ever told Heddy she was not a water dog. She swims as well as our sons Lab. I have the wet soggy cloths to prove it. How come when ever a dog is wet they just have to come and jump into your lap. And we are talking MUDDY Salt Marsh Water. Doesn't ever get better than that.

GOTTA LOVE A BORDER TERRIER!

A Brand New Look

Heddy has finally lost most of her winter fluff.

We drove over to Columbia MD and met Sandy from Happy Hobbits Border Terriers. Sandy had been nice enough to offer to help me learn how to properly strip and groom Heddy.

So we got up early and made the almost 3 hour drive.

About half way there I realized that I forgot my camera so I do not have any Halfway done photos as I had planned but I sure learned a lot. Heddy handled the whole procedure much better than I expected.  She really only complained when we got to the really tender areas. And so may I present my beautiful Border Terrier Loch Cu Heddwyn in her summer underwear.