Blast furnace is the best way to describe the weather last weekend when we did FastCAT and Bailie did Nose Work. We all survived and it wasn’t all that bad. How do we do it?
The temperature did hit one hundred, but it was “only” ninety nine when we captured this screenshot. The winds were also super strong blowing the hot air all around.
On Saturday at the FastCAT trial the three of us went. Because of the extreme heat, we were allowed to set up our kennels in the swine barn. The roof kept the sun off of us, the walls were open allowing wind to come in, and we each have our own fan.
Fresh water that is kept cool is also important. Mom brings a cooler and water from home. You never know if there will be water or if it will taste different, so we bring our own. We also use a plastic bowl so it doesn’t get hot if it happens to be in the sun.
Sunday, Bailie had Nose Work and it was much hotter than the FastCAT trial because she was in the car on the asphalt parking lot. Asphalt radiates the heat like crazy. Mom covers the car in the aluminet shades and puts the cover in the windshield to keep the heat out.
Bailie, or whoever is in the car at the particular event is in the back seat. Mom hangs a fan from each window so there is a constant breeze on the dog. It feels pretty good. Unfortunately, Bailie didn’t have a good day, but she managed to stay fairly cool.
At FastCAT Mom was shocked that in five of our six runs we ran personal best times! Madison and I are getting close to our DCAT Titles, so fast times mean more points!
Amazingly, Madison runs like a mad dog! She is just around one second slower than I am and she is four inches shorter. She truly loves running fast cat which also helps with her speed.
Bailie did great on her first run. This time she didn’t even get sick. She is liking coming along with our pack and she knows we will not leave her behind. Her second run a stranger released her and she didn’t run nearly as fast on that run. No matter, she is working on getting her BCAT this summer and she has more points towards that.
We all prefer cooler temperatures for our sports, but we can definitely succeed in a blast furnace! If you are out and about with your pup in the heat, make sure and bring all the things along you might need to keep her cool!
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Wow! How in the world does your mom set up all those kennels and all that equipment! She must be superwoman!! I bet you give her lots of hugs and kisses after your sports — she deserves them!! (my mom said to write that— but I do agree!). have a great day. your friend Lilly
It is kind of a routine and usually we are set up for the whole day, so it is worth it. Olivia rips her way out of the soft crate because she is so crazy about doing sports so she has to have the wire crate which is heavier and a bit more work. Some times like this coming weekend we have to be in the car, so no crate set up. Mom loves our sports so much, whatever she needs to do to get us set is fine with her and we love that she does our sports with us. Have a fun day, Lilly!
concats to you 3… all good things com in threes, right? and the best anyway and they have 4 paws ;O) we fear the first event in the heat a little… the last one was an epic fail because this dogs do not like cooling mats…LOL
We don’t use cooling mats. For us they don’t do much. We will try again for hot success this weekend.
Yikes, that’s way too hot and hooray for your Mom for keeping you cool. I love those fans and we’re part of your fan club too! Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
LOL, fan club, love it!
That’s a HOT hot day. I (Zachary) refuse to work in heat like that, so I trained our mom to just not even consider taking us out in the heat…
Bailie can be difficult in the heat, but me and Madison work until we drop.
I hope the heat wave breaks soon and you can get to go out and play
We do our sports but there isn’t much playing around home, just napping and lying around.
It’s been hotter in your neck of the woods than here on the Florida coast. You have a fantastic Mom to think of all the wonderful things she does to keep you. Cool and safe.❤XOXO Sparkle
We all hate the weather, but we have to keep going, so we do our best in the heat. Enjoy being cooler.
whoa- that is too hot for me! Your mom did a great job keeping you cool!
It is really too hot for us too, but we are only out in the direct heat for short spurts.
It looks really hot and we are glad Mom has the cooling thing figured out
She is always getting more and better ideas.
We took great care of our Angel Little Bit during the summer and the heat. We often have triple digit days. It’s our job to keep our babies as comfortable as we can.
Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. Scritches to all the pups and my best to your smart mom. ♥
Mom is probably the most uncomfortable in the heat, but what can we do. Heat is not fun.
Congratulations on your wins! You deserve a special medal for surviving that undoGly heat! Our heatwave broke this morning and I cross my paws that yours did too.
Today is probably the worst day yet 98 degrees with a high dew point. The 80’s should return on the weekend.
Your Mom is always well prepared for whatever you girls end up having to deal with! So glad you had a good weekend in spite of the heat.
We did well in the FastCAT which surprised us all!
Oh my whiskers, we felines would refuse to do any exercise in that kind of heat. Thank goodness it doesn’t get that hot in our neck of the woods…and we’re thankful The Human is not a fan of heat either.
Purrs & Head Bonks,
Alberto
Our human is not a fan of heat, but we don’t have a choice if we want to do our sports. Cats, well, you are not much for exercise most days 😉
OK, I changed my mind about doing what you girls do. I absolutely cannot take the heat. XOX Xena
Wondering if you’ve gotten any other feedback about the light color of the print in your blog. These older eyes (I’m in my sixth decade) have trouble reading it. And congrats to the girls for geting more points and running in the heat! Amy
None of us like the heat, but we love our sports so we carry on. No one has ever said anything about the color of the print on the blog. I think it is the color that comes with the theme, but I’m not sure. We have a person for the tech stuff.
Wow, congratulations – well done!
Thank you.
We are thankful your Mom showed us your setup! We were wondering how your Mom handled the heat with you guys last weekend. We get really hot here and it was great to see what she does to keep you cool. It has given her some ideas for being able to travel with Cinnamon. We LOVE those fans! And we are glad that you did so well in your fast cat trials! Thanks for visiting us and have a marvellously happy day!
The fans are great as they have 2 settings, you can set or hang them and they run on rechargeable batteries or power. This time of year they are hard to find so we usually get ours in the cooler months and we have 3 spare batteries as when they are on high the batteries only last a half day, on low about a full day.
Wow! That is amazing, you girls and your Mom are so dedicated to your sport. Congratulations to all of you for doing so well in a really “hot” situation. Your Mom is amazing, with the setups, the fans, how she gets the car ready, etc. So glad that Bailie is enjoying sports again making it a true family affair.
Mom, me and Madison are addicted to our sports. Bailie doesn’t care much one way or the other, but she does like to be included these days.
WOW!!! HOT dogs! great racing – guess you just needed to get warmed up!
We’ll see how it goes this weekend!
You have a very smart mom!
She has learned a lot about dog sports and how to do things the past six years.
We always admire how dedicated you all and your Mama are!!
xoxo,
Arty & the Gang
We just love doing our sports. It is a lot of fun being with our friends and bringing home new titles and more pretty ribbons.