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I’m a retired English instructor, now devoted full-time to training, showing and enjoying my spaniels in many sports.
I’m an English college instructor by trade, a dog trainer by vocation. And lifelong baseball fan.

Darn that Facebook!

It’s been far to easy to quickly document dog happenings in the past few months in short bursts on Facebook.  That’s a bad habit if I really want this blog to be a journal of my life with dogs.  Time to stop that!

August was a wonderful month.  Reardon earned two legs on his Open obedience title with good scores and placements. Then he and Journey were wonderful in their freestyle debut in the August competition in Kent, WA.  Here are just a few pictures:

Journey performing to Shania Twain’s “Feel Like a Woman”

 

Journey’s most dramatic moment in her routine.

 

 

Reardon’s performance to “The Lord of the Rings” segment of “The White Tower.”

 

This is Reardon doing one of his circles around me during the Heelwork to Music routine. Dramatic jumps in the air like Journey’s aren’t allowed in the Heelwork class.

 

I have big freestyle plans for next year, with the freestyle National happening in Portland, Oregon in October.  Reardon and Journey will have all new routines and music by then as they move up into the Novice class.  I love this sport!  It’s full of creativity and choosing what best shows off each dog’s strengths.

 

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