Sometimes nose work can be a real sheep show I found out on the weekend! We had three trials, and each of us was entered in one trial. The trials were all at the Faribault Ice Arena, which had no ice, and no air conditioning, but we did survive. Bailie was in the NW3, I was in the L1V, and Olivia finished off the weekend in an L1I.
The weather was not really ideal for nose work with temperatures in the mid nineties, and dew points in the seventies. We had our fans and covers for the car, but sitting in the full sun still was warm by the end of the day!
Bailie kicked off the weekend with her NW3 trial. It’s been almost a year since her last trial, so we all figured she would be thrilled and do well. We were all wrong. Bailie had the worst trial she has ever had. Her lack of interest in any sports is the problem Mom has with her. Mom has taken her out of nose work classes, and is going to work on motivational coaching. If things don’t improve, she will not be doing sports anymore as there is no point to it. No one knows why she is acting this way. She has two more trial weekends coming up, so we will see how those go. At least she looked nice next to our new car window shield cover!
Mom says I am a lot like Emma with nose work. I love the people and I love to search. Slow and steady, but thorough is my motto, and I take my searching very seriously. We figured I would earn my title no problem…until the sheep show happened! Right next to my second vehicle search area, the sheep show was setting up. There was loud banging, people talking and yelling, and sheep going baaaahhh. My fear thing returned and I was unable to search because I was afraid. I ended up passing three of my four searches, which gives me a leg towards my title. Mom was really sad the sheep show happened during my trial.
Olivia’s trial was last. She had four interior searches. Mom says she was amazing. She worked hard and pretty fast too, earning her L1I title, her first NACSW nose work title. Out of thirty five dogs, she placed sixteenth, finding all four hides in one minute, twenty three seconds. We are super proud of her, and she is proud of herself! She will go far in this sport if she keeps going as she is!
The overall weekend was a mixed bag, but a good weekend, and we all had fun, even Bailie who enjoyed the social aspect of the sport!
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Congratulations Olivia! You are learning and getting better all the time, well of course you are you talented pup!
I love my sports and can’t get enough of them!
Well at least you all had fun, even socialite Bailie! Congrats Olivia, ya done good girl and so did you Madison. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
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They all have the own strengths and they are equally cute.
We do each have our own things we love best and are good at. I’m the master rat hunter, Olivia is into nose work, Bailie just likes to be Bailie.
Congratulations, Olivia! The sheep and Bailie were baaaaaaaad. You did okay, miss my size Madison. It will start cooling down soon in your far North regions. XOXO, Sparkle
This weekend will be in the 70’s for our trial which will be much better.
Madison, i am sorry the sheep scared you. As for Bailie, if she’s truly not feeling it any more, she might do better just watching you and Olivia, she can be the cheerleader. Let’s hope Olivia continues to love her work.
Mom is working on some motivational stuff, but it she still isn’t interested, then she doesn’t have to do it anymore. I quit agility because I really didn’t enjoy it.
Congratulations, Olivia! Maybe the weather is just too hot for you to get enthusiastic about anything, Bailie.
It is just how Bailie has always been, but she seems less interested than ever these days.
Well, you girls had some fun and got out, so I’d say your weekend wasn’t that Baaaaad! But a sheep show?? that smell is pretty overwhelming, on top of banging and yelling.
They were just arriving, so not really smelly yet, just loud.
You’re going to be a superstar at some point. I can see that and so can your mom.
Have a woof woof Thankful Thursday. My best to your siblings and your mom. ♥
Mom calls me her child prodigy and I want to be the best too.
It’s always something, isn’t it? Who could predict a sheep show going on? Well, it sounds like it was a good weekend overall, and Olivia seems to want to be the star, while Bailie just wants to be her own dog. ♥
Olivia and Bailie have so many similarities, but when it comes to sports they are exact opposites.
Sorry the sheep show messed things up a bit for you, but you’ll get that fourth leg. And congrats to Olivia for her first NACSW title!! And Bailie? Well some girls just aren’t into sports, what else can we say? She’s gotta do what she’s gotta do
Mom is working with her, but if she continues her lack of interest, that will be the end of it for her. We don’t think she would really care either way.
Goodness Gracious! Being scent dog sound like hard work! Yous guys did well! Even though there have been many hairy slobbery sisters, they has never done anything like yous guys! Cinnamon is furry much like Bailie, if she does not want to does something – she does not do it! Even if she was all gung ho last week!
Purrs
Marv, Jo Jo, Kozmo, Cinnamon and Angel Nellie
Olivia and I love our sports, Bailie sometimes. It is hard work for us mentally mostly, but we really enjoy it and it really helps us bond with our human and understand each other better.
Sounds like a mostly fun weekend. We hope Bailie finds her sports mojo!
Bailie makes Mom sad when she isn’t into her sports because she is so good and so smart, but if she lacks interest what can we do. Hopefully her motivational training session next month will help us get her back on track.