Update from the Dog Shows

Written by Kathleen, posted by Janet:

Hello all. Geez, I have gone from avidly checking me e-mail a couple of times every day to being lucky if I check it once every other day! Of course, I am still clinging to my cheep dial-up service, and I have 2 teenagers and a husband to compete for computer time with!

Here is how I spent my weekend. Amanda and I left after lunch on Friday to travel to Kansas City for the first ever National 4-H Dog Agility Show. It was held at the Kansas City Royal, this huge facility on the Missouri side. Amanda was the only representative of Sedgwick County. We went with some friends from Kingman county and stayed over night in a hotel. I must admit that the 4 of us behaved liked little girls at a slumber party. We giggled and laughed and carried on and really didn't sleep a whole lot. Then Amanda and Ashley competed on Saturday.

Amanda got a perfect 200 score which means they determine the winner based on the time she took to complete the course. She ended up in third place because 2 other dogs (with much longer legs than Cubby's!) ran it faster. Then she competed with the top 10 and got third again! Both times Cubby ran the course in 49 seconds with a perfect 200 score!! She did great. Her friend Ashley competed in Agility 2 and did well but didn't place. We left Kansas City about 9:00 PM on Saturday and got home at 1:00 AM. We were sooooooooooo tired! Then we were busy with church and 4-H stuff all day Sunday so I am still feeling groggy! Dave and the other kids had a good weekend and picked out pumpkins and did some other fun things while we were gone.

Next weekend, Christopher, Amanda, Kristin and I will all be attending dog conference at Rock Springs Ranch. Dave will have Anna all to himself all day Saturday and Sunday! They are already planning a trip to the zoo as well as Toys R Us!