Giveaway @ my LSS

http://eclecticamemphis.blogspot.com/2010/08/sei-giveaway.html

Check out the really cool giveaway at my favorite LSS, Eclectica!! You could win some really cool papers from the new SEI Halloween line!! Contest ends Friday!!!

Dallas Visit

Last weekend I drove to Dallas (well McKinney, TX actually) to meet my new niece, Lucy!!! She was born on 7/5. She is adorable!! I also got to visit with my parents who drive down from St. Louis, and of course my 3 yr old niece, Imma-Jane. Imma is a bundle of energy and getting so big!!! I made my brother take me on a tour of downtown McKinney since I saw the write up on McKinney as the 5th Best Place to Live! The article said that they had a "gem of a downtown" and they were right!! Very cool place!! Lots of Victorian houses, Craftsmen style houses etc. surrounding the actual square that is downtown. The square has quite a few good restaurants, and a ton of people just hanging out listening to a band etc. Fun! I was sad to leave on Monday, but so happy to get home and see Mike and the pups:)

Dad and Lucy

Mom and Lucy

Baby Burrito!

Imma sitting on Brian

Downtown McKinney

Happy 9th Birthday Foster!!!!

Here are some pics of Foster on his 9th Birthday!!!!

Waiting to eat the Pupcake!!!

Rub my Belly!!!!

Happy Birthday Lexi!!!

Lexi turned 4yrs old today!!!! (Happy Birthday to her sisters, Jean and Blue, and her brother, Parker!) We celebrated with some pupcakes from Three Dog Bakery!!! YUM!!!

I've been neglecting the blog!!!

Well, in April, Lexi, Foster and I competed in one AKC trial here in Memphis. Foster was entered just for a day and a half of the 3 day trial, and he ended up with 1 Q in Jumpers and a 1st place!!! He had some really great runs!! Miss Lexi and I didn't Q at all but it was kind of expected. It is a very hard venue for her because there really aren't any walls around the ring and people could be anywhere!!! LOL SO, we (Lexi and I) are taking off the rest of the summer to freshen up on our training :) We are working on building a better understanding of what is expected on all of the obstacles and increasing her confidence. Foster and I will be doing a show in June in Birmingham!! It is indoors on soccer turf which is his favorite:) Mine too, easy on the feet and the knees!!! I will put together some video highlights soon, but for now here are some pics from the past month!! I will try to be better about posting here too;)

Bailey relaxing in between tennis ball tosses


Smart girl!! Chilling in the shade!!


Happy Foster!!

Pictures and Trial Updates!!!

First, here are some pictures of Foster and Lexi from the Murfreesboro AKC trial, taken by Phyllis Ensley.





Lexi and went to a USDAA trial with Jill and her two cavaliers George and Atticus in March. The club there put on a great trial!! Sorry there is no video but Jill and I were running too close together to tape each other! Lexi finished her P1 Jumpers title and got 1st place on Saturday!!! Then on Sunday she got her 1st P1 Snooker leg, 1st place and another Q in Jumpers and 3rd place!!!! We tried P2 Gamblers for the first time and realized that we do have some work to do with our distance handling!!! Standard is still our nemesis, BUT she did run with just 1 mistake (blown A-frame) on Sunday!!! It was a smooth run and very fun!!! We are getting there:) Jill and George finished up there Performance Dog 1 title with many Q's and placements!!! Atticus was running well too, taking home a couple of Q's and placements! It was a very fun weekend and we will definitely head back in the fall for their next trial!

We have another AKC trial coming up in April and 2 more in May!!!

Tomorrow Mike's brother Tim and their family are coming to Memphis to stay with us and see the sites here! I don't think we have ever had that many people stay here at once! The dogs will have a blast with 4 kids running around here all week! Fun!!!

Well I am going to get back to watching my friends at the AKC Agility Nationals!!! Hope everyone had a great weekend and have a great week!!!

Murfreesboro Show!!!

So here are some links to videos from the Murfreesboro Show we did last weekend! We had a blast at the show and enjoyed all of their fundraising efforts for K-9 Cancer! Foster and Lexi both did well, with Foster getting 2 Q's in Jumpers and a 2nd and 3rd place with those!! Enjoy!!! Lexi and I are off to Cullman, AL for our first away from home USDAA trial this upcoming weekend! Exciting!!!! More to come soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3GaPKpki_4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKzMebWeE0

Plus here is video of Moana getting Q in Excellent Standard!!! Listen to the crowd cheering her on at the end!!!! Great run!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rze7KzlyNpM