Team Orange earned their NW3 Elite Title over the weekend, up in Brainerd, at Camp Confidence! This is huge for Mom as she has been trying to get to this point since May 2016. It has been a long road with Emma, Bailie, and Madison, but thankfully she has me, Olivia, the Sniffaluffagus! I managed to earn this title in just six tries and at only two and a half years of age!
Earning the NW3 Elite is not easy as there are several parts involved. A dog must pass an NW3 Trial three times, and pass each of the four elements three times. My sisters have all tried over ten times and only Madison has one leg towards a title, so having earned mine in six shots is amazing! Now we will move on to the Elite level which will be so much more fun!
We headed to Iowa on Thursday for a trial on Friday. Mom was totally out of sorts and stressed out at the trial and our team was, therefore, a hot mess. We got a “no” early on, so we just left. Thankfully we had a long drive to Brainerd which gave Mom lots of time to adjust her head and get us back on our normal successful path. We were all tired out once we got to our hotel. Poor Madison fell asleep in the recliner.
I was not ready to get up Saturday morning. Sleeping in would be nice but when Mom said nose work, I was able to wake up and motivate myself. Sports are truly my thing and I can go from zero to a hundred in no time flat!
Team Orange was back together Saturday but the only searches we really needed to pass were the two interiors, one of which was the last search of the day. Mom held it together pretty well, but at the end she was really a nervous mess. I am confident and remained confident and hard working in my final search to guide us to success.
My nose was successful and we earned our NW3 Elite Title. I know when I do good and I am super proud of myself. Camp Confidence has some Peanuts characters which I think make a good background for a title photo.
Team Orange is made up of more than just me. I have to really thank my sister Madison for coming along and hanging out in the car all the time while I trial. She is an awesome cheerleader for our team, and a super good sport. In the future I will continue to support her when she is competing as well. A big title just wouldn’t be the same without my best cheerleader, including pom pom!
You all know my biggest fan is my teammate, my mom. I do my best to keep her calm and giving hugs is something that relaxes us both. Trust me, I gave her a lot of hugs with my jumbo pillow paws after earning our NW3 Elite Title. The only bummer is there is an issue with the NACSW website and it doesn’t show my new title. They are working on fixing that but it may take some time. At least we know we have the title. Now on to bigger and better sniffing at the Elite level!
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Congratulations !! You look so funny under this statue ! You must be very proud and your mom too ! the trip was indeed worthwhile
We are both super happy and proud.
Is it truly called Camp Confidence? What an awesome spot to earn your tittle! It takes confidence and at Confidence you showed confidence!! Congratulations!!! Way to go! We are full of admiration over here!!! your friend Lilly
Mom says it was the perfect place for her to be when we got the title as she has trouble having confidence in my sisters, and sometimes in me. It was a perfect day!
That is so wonderful and so well earned with all your hard work, congratulations! Thanks for joining our Thankful Thrusday Blog Hop!
Thank you. Mom is so very happy!
So proud of you both. Congratulations!
Mom is super proud of me and how much I love my sports. Emma sent me to her for a reason.
Congratulations Team Orange!!! I love the name “Camp Confidence” – it’s great! – and what better place to earn your coveted title?!!
Exactly! Mom had as much confidence as she could with me and we did it together.
You have the most pawsome nose, Olivia! Just continue to keep your mom calm. I love your cheerleader. 🧡🧡🧡 XOXO Sparkle
Madison is a truly good sport and amazing cheerleader for me. I am there for her too, but she is much better at cheerleading than I am.
the name of the camp is fabulous… and it came true… congrats team orange!!!!
Confidence from mom was required and she got it together.
I love the shot with you and mom the very best. Great job too. You’re going to have to get a bigger home to have a place to put all those badges.
Have a woof woof Thankful Thursday. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
Our office walls are covered and we love it. Mom calls it our motivation center. Mom and I hug all the time, so me hugging her is a perfect photo.
What a bundle of ribbons! YAY! What a bundle of a loving hug! YAY!
Big fancy ribbons and a nice title, happy are we!
OMD dat is soo pawesome and ya got to meet linus which is such a bonus!!! You has da bestest support team 🙂
xoxo,
Matt & Matilda
We are super lucky for it all. Now on to the next phase of sniffing for me!
WAHOO!! Go Team Orange!! Congrats Olivia!
WELL DONE Team Orange!!! Well done, indeed!!! We GBGVs here in Missouri salute YOU!
Thank you. Mom and I are super happy.
RAH RAH team Orange!!!! We are shaking our pompoms!
Yay! Just like Madison does for me!
Congratulations! We love the picture of you giving your mom a huge hug, Olivia!
I’m always hugging her, it is my thing, so it is a perfect photo.
Wow! Great work, Team Orange!!!
We are super happy. It has been a long road with my sisters but I got the job done in just months.
Congrats!
Thank you.
Congratulations, Olivia and Mom!!
Thank you. This title means so much and we finally have it!