I Lied.

It is looking like Claire might get a TDX track after all — and that means I need to change gears yet again to make the most of this week’s practice opportunities. The test is Sunday.

Claire and I are attending a two-day obedience starting today — because four days of working a dog show was not quite enough!

Such a great show — put on your calendar for 2020!

Such a great show — put on your calendar for 2020!

But oh man — the blog ideas are percolating from that show:

Why do people think fake ingratiation will help them?

Most owner-handlers are really bad.

Is it good sportspersonship to build a major with your own dogs?

Surprise! Judges are human!

Relationship between a human and a dog — and lack thereof — is really obvious.

Clothing choices — Oh.My. Heck.

Running with scissors and throwing bait: Bad Ideas.

And speaking of bait — Most show dogs are not trained (they are lured and bribed).

And so on.

And I have a whole list of…

And don’t wear that, don’t be that, and so on…

And don’t wear that, don’t be that, and so on…

HAPPY MONDAY! I dare you…