Mother Nature sure can be crazy this time of year. One day can make a huge difference in the weather as we saw on our trip to Janesville, WI last weekend. The last hundred miles of our drive Saturday was in snow. At our hotel it was a nasty snowstorm, with about four inches of heavy wet snow on the ground. I was wondering how my nose work trial would work out the next morning.
Once we got to the venue, Camp Indian Trails in the woods, it was like a beautiful fairy tale land! The snow on all the trees and branches was quite a site. It sure was hard to believe it was April 28th!
We had to take a long winding road to get to the part of the camp where the trial was being held. The sun was out, it was 27 degrees, and the snow was already starting to melt.
The trial site was absolutely beautiful! See the cabin on the far side of the photo? That is where we went for our container search. on the other side of the cabin we also had our vehicle search. We got to walk over the berm on the left to the cabin, and then back on the bridge on the right side of the photo. It was great having long walks to our search areas in such a pretty place.
Here is the cabin up close from the outside.
Inside we found all the containers. It was challenging for me because the space was very small, doors were opening and closing on both sides which moves the odor around, and there were so many things to sniff next to the containers. I’m not going to lie, I did not make it easy on my mom! She had to really work to keep me on task, but I did manage to pass my container search, correctly finding the one and only hide. Remember, at this level, NW3, we it can be one to three hides, we don’t know how many until the end of the day. The mental game for the human is the hardest part!
I found a nice spot to cool off in the snow right behind our car. This photo was in the morning when there was still snow.
Bailie was my cheerleader for the day. She complained at how boring the job was for her. I think in this photo she was asking Mom how much longer until we could leave. Obviously, she has forgotten how many hours I’ve spent waiting for her to do her sports!
Mother Nature was really busy melting snow in the morning. It was so warm we had to open the windows and sunroof on our car. On the down side to it all, the parking lot turned into a nasty mess of mud! Mom has her rain boots along, and she carried me when there was mud.
By mid afternoon, the snow was all but gone, and the green grass with little flowers was back out and smiling. It’s amazing what a difference a day can make!
At the end of the day I took a photo by this camp sign. What a fun day it was. I didn’t get a title, but I did pretty well considering all the distractions, and team pink enjoyed themselves. The venue was so fun, it was definitely worth the drive in the snow to get there.
Today, we are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard for their Nature Friday blog hop.
Wow ladies what a difference indeed from photo 1 to the last one of the glorious yellow field.
LOL at the backseat driver photo
Sounds like you two have a very successful weekend on your search and you probably met some friends too.
I hope your snow is O V E R
Hugs Cecilia
We run into a lot of the same people at our trials, as we all travel around to try to get spots in trials. It was a fun weekend.
I’m glad you had a fun trip and I’m also glad to hear the snow was leaving!
Weather is weird. This morning we had frost all over here at home, but tomorrow should be 70 degrees!
Absolutely fabulous photo of Bailey! You girls sure have fun on your trips!
We always enjoy our roadtrips.
Goodness, that’s a lot of snow for a spring storm.Looks like a fun place to visit though.
It was only about half of what they forecast, thank goodness. By the end of the trial, it was all gone…spring snow.
wow mother nature had 4 seasons for you that day… and how great that you found the right container even with that weather and the difficult location! …but that cabin is a nice place for a weekend isn’t it?
It was a super fun place to search, but very hard for me to focus. Mom says I will learn to focus more on my work as I get older.
Good job at the trial Madison!
Thank you. Mom and I had a lot of fun and a super fun location.
Beautiful pictures and great accomplishment on day !. YAY!! Yes, what a difference a day makes. We are still sad, but Lyla is off playing at the Rainbow Bridge! XOXO, Sparkel
I would figure you are still sad. My mom is still crying from Emma and it has already been six months. It is so sad we furry ones have to leave so soon, but sometimes I hear humans leave too. More hugs for you and your mom.
I love you looking over your shoulder in the backseat. That’s a perfect shot.
Yikes on all that snow, but I’m glad it’s gone now.
Have a woof woof day and weekend. My best to your mom. ♥
Beautiful scenery. Great job.
It really was pretty with and without the snow.
We’re so glad you did well! What a crazy weather day from snow to green grass and flowers! That venue was very scenic. We have to admit the snow was pretty even though we’re glad we didn’t see any. There’s nothing pretty about all the rain we’ve been getting lately!
Rain is just a big mess, but the snow was pretty that morning.
Wow! Y’all enjoyed two seasons in one day. It is a beautiful place to spend the day!
It was a gorgeous place to search.
What fun you had!!!! It is the time of year when winter and summer seem to alternate with each other 🙂
They sure do! 70 one day, frost the next, or sometimes snow.
What a grrrreat place for your trial. And some flowers too. Super post.
Toodle pip!
Bertie.
Thank you. It was such a fun place to spend the day sniffing.
What gorgeous pictures in the snow! Love the one of you peeking over the back seat, Bailie!
It can get pretty boring waiting for your sister all day!
Mother Nature needs to stop dating Old Man Winter and keep on working on producing more beautiful flowers! 😇
LOL, that is funny! It will happen. It’s just a bit slow this year.
Once spring really starts, winter may fight back but it loses. Lovely day and place!
This year, it is really fighting hard, but it won’t win for long.
We so lucked out and didn’t get that snow.
Luckily, they only got half of what was forecast. It could have been really bad.
What a beautiful day…from the snowy start to the sunny ending!
xoxo,
Rosy, Jakey & Arty
The venue was so pretty in the morning with the snow. We loved it.
Sounds like weather up here in Ontario 🇨🇦
Wagnificent effort & wooftastic dogventure 🐾
💜nose nudges💜
Canada does send us a lot of our weather here in Minnesota. Sometimes we like that, sometimes, not so much!