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Quick Update from the Sheep Thrillz Scio trial

Well, I couldn't get logged on at the trial....they have wi-fi but it wasn't meshing with mine so tomorrow they will check it out for me. When I get back I will do a full blog but here is some tidbits to tide your over.

Thursday was the Novice and Nursery classes. I don't think anyone got the pen. The sheep were brought in and a challenge. Today was Open and Nursery. The sheep again were tough. Bev Lambert was the judge and a very nice person.

Nan was the first to go and she had a sour old ewe that didn't want to be with the other sheep and just refused to move. I sent her out and she lost only 4 points on her outrun, lift and fetch. Sourpuss, the ewe stopped at the fetch gates and Nan had to bring the other sheep back to her and they fought the rest of the way. Halfway of the first drive, the sheep and Nan got into a battle and she DQ. This is the first DQ but she needed to do that.

Lucy ran in midday and did much better than I thought. The setout people let her sheep run off to one side and she was coming up the other side so she really had to run to get them. She had a nice outrun. She got them back online and we turned the post and they wanted to run to the exhaust. We did the drive but the cross drive was wobbly and we missed the second panels. It was very hot so I had her jump in the tub several times. We got the shed and then pen but timed out in the single. She did well and it was very tough.

Temps were in the 90 or so and baking hot. They had a mister in one of the handlers tent and it was a Godsend. I am enjoying the trial. Derek is first, then Karen, Brian and Karen...although I didn't know how 2-5 placing were. I'll post that tomorrow.

More when I can get back online.

Colored Sheep

Ever see Blue sheep.....aside from when you had too many beers that one night, so long ago.....

Blue Sheep

Oh, Canada!!

At the Whidbey trial, Brian Nelson was handing out ice cream. He is from Canada and was passing out the ice cream in the Canadian corner. I just happened to walk by with my camera and took some pictures. I am not Canadian but an honorary Canadian when since most of my dogs are Canadian bred.

Brian is handing out treats like it was Halloween. It was very hot and the ice cream was a welcome treat. See everyone in the background eating their ice cream.

See Brian smile. He give me this ice cream and I am like his Best Friend Forever (BFF)

This is Brian's wife, Wendy. She is a very nice person and very supportive of people who are new to trialing. Brian and Wendy are some of my favorite Canadians!!

Flag Day

Each year at Sue and George's Eweful Acres trial in June, they hang up Flags for each handlers's home. I think it is a wonderful gesture on there part. Here are the flags all lines up in a row. It figures that it was not windy when I took this picture.

The view from the Judge's area. The handler's tent is in front of the flags. So, I took a pix of each flag and they are below. See if you can guess what the state, providence or country they are from!!

Flag A

Flag B

Flag C

Flag D

Flag E

Flag F

Flag G

Flag H

Flag I

Flag J