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

Heddy Gets a Tunnel

When my husband heard that one of the things Heddy was going to try to do at her first show was Earth Dog he was concerned that she might not be able to go through a 9” opening or that she would be afraid of it since she had never tried it before.

I personally think it was just an excuse to use power tools and build something new.

But for what ever the reason Heddy now has her very own practice Earth Dog Tunnel and to say the very least she LOVES it.

She supervised the building of it. Having never seen a drill before she thought her nose really belonged where ever you were trying to work .

 

But at last we were done and ready to see what she would do with it. We had built it in six foot sections for storage and ease of moving it around.

So I tossed a Liver treat into and Heddy never hesitated even a little she was after the liver and out looking for more.

After a few runs with the liver she diced this was great fun and likes to hide from us inside her tunnel. And not only can she fit easily inside the 9 inch opening but she often turn around inside and come out the same way she went in.

      

Now I guess we WILL wait to see what she thinks of a tunnel with a RAT at the other end. I do not need a PET RAT to take care of.

I hate that tail.  Funny that Mice do not bother me.

Oh well she can wait to met Mr. Rat in North Carolina!