Let's Look Ahead

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential. ~ Ellen Goodman

So according to the above quote, I'm doing okay - Larry doesn't have any flaws to find (of course, and if you think any different, don't bother telling me, I won't believe you!). Potential, on the other hand, well he has acres and acres of that!!

So what would I like to see in this bright new year?

Enough Agility proficiency to compete and possibly title in at least the Novice levels

More work on competition level Obedience, a CGC, RN title and possibly BN as well

Grand Champion and Owner Handler points

An introduction to sheep

And all without getting so focused on the end results that I forget that we're doing this for fun! Wish us luck (and don't expect to see us at home on the weekends very much - this is quite a list!)

Happy New Year!

Let's Review ...

Larry's First Full Year!

Many, many things have happened over the year. He started with a lung injury, spending two nights in an oxygen crate and three weeks on crate rest. Wow! Lots of room for improvement after that, but Larry never let it get him down.

He made lots of friends and discovered the joys of snow

BFF Gordie

Klaus and Larry

He went to the Pyrenean Shepherd Nationals in Georgia 

and placed 2nd in the Puppy Herding Group

He made his official show debut in May at the LEAPSS specialty at the New Castle shows

He got his first major (3pts) at the Canfield cluster

Two majors (5 pts) and a BBE Group Placement at the Chagrin Valley Classic

 (and was disappointed to not be allowed to roll in the mud!)

And finished his Championship from the BBE class at Waseon

Then we took a little break from showing in conformation and took a Fido FUNdamentals class

And survived another Thanksgiving dinner

Then we went to Florida, where he met back up with his sister Genevieve (for about 30 seconds!)

and won a Best Bred by Exhibitor award

All in all a very busy year - and this doesn't include agility training, squirrel chasing, saving the insoles from the shoes that try to swallow them or rescuing socks from forced marriages!

What will 2015 bring? It's hard to say, but we'll try in another post. In the meantime we hope your holidays were happy and wish you well as we ring in a shiny new year full of hope and promise.