Judging in Trbovlje

Yesterday I have judged on agility competition in Trbovlje.
It was a very nice competition, and I have seen some pretty nice and smooth runs. Congratulations to all who have made it through.
I was very happy, because I got an approval from older judge colleggue, and I was proud as he liked my courses. Thank you. But on the other side, some of them will never admit that I'm a good judge (I have heard some words about some of my decisions - and I can't believe, how somebody who's standing 20m away from the A-frame, thinks that can judge contact better than me, who was standing half meter away - and more sad it's that person is also a judge ) perhaps better than themselves, and that my courses are nice.

Agility 1

Jumping 1

Agility 2

Jumping 2

Agility 3

Jumping 3

Take a look at them, and tell me do you think they are appropriate?
With this competition I have made all the requirements for become an International judge.

Happy Birthday Eni, Bibi and Boom

My dear Eni, today you're 7 years old, and I wish you will live twice more. Your're like my shadow, always near me, with one eye checking where I am. You're so MINE.

On your 5th birthday you gave birth to 3 more miniature pinchers, 2 girls and 1 boy. Two of them are still with me - Boom and Bibi.

Today Bibi and Boom are two years old, and they are all I have dreamed off (self-confident, happy, good natured, beautiful). They both are great dogs to live with.

Bibi's biggest passion is Gra - her play mate for all the time. Stay my little maniac, crazy wild doggy, sweet and playfull, my arms are your greatest toy:

To my sweet little Boom, who's biggest passion are all sort of dog tricks, standing on front feet or just observing world from my back.

Maribor,14.9.2008-RO-II

For the first time I was competing in RO-II and endded on 2nd place with my precious Graa. We are getting better and better.
Thanks to Alenka and Jasna (Jasna is owner of Graa's full brother Grom) I have a video of our work.

Hand stand

Finally Boom knows a new trick, and I had somebody to take a photo of him performing it.

Crazy weekend

Past weekend was full of dog events again.
On Saturday we were on the agility competition in Ljubljana - KD Krim. It was a long trial, and we also had teams competition. I had my own little team, consisting of Eni, Toy and Boom. I was eliminated with little Boom, but I was running very good with Toy and Eni. Finally I made an exam with Boom (but still have to do 2 more, to get to higher level - A2). I was quite happy with his run (he's coming back after European Open), he just stopped on the dog-walk but even though he did a very good contact. I measured Tit this weekend, and it lookes like he's small also (34,5 cm).
On Sunday our club (KD Barje) organised official raily obedience competition. And I have to say it was one of my better performances. I was competing in RO-I class with Graa, and ended on 6th place. I was very happy when she did almost perfect left 270 degree turn (I have most difficulties with it, so I was very happy because this exercise is improving). She did all the exams very nice, and her heeling was almost perfect. We're getting better from competition to competition. I'm thinking about going to the competition in KD Maribor next weekend.
It will be busy weekend again - on saturday we have agility competition in Hrušica, and on sunday we're going (most probably) to RO competition.

Sad

Some thing are happening in my life and I should be proud about about them, but it seems like I'm not allowed to be. And I'm so sad, because I can't share it with person who means so much to me. I think she won't understand, not at this moment. And it makes me so sad, I can't find the words to describe it. And I don't have anybody to share my enthusiasm with, nobody to share doubts, nobody to be happy with me. I think I will be misunderstood, I only want the best for everybody. But what can I do, I'm optimistic about everything.
But thinks get better ........ once.

Agility4Fun

This unoffical competition was a big success. We had over 100 runs in two categories. Althought, the weather on saturday was very bad, it was raining pretty heavily and rain didn't stop thorught whole night, I was very happy when it stoped in the morning. While I was driving to Ljubljana, sun came out and started to use all his power to make a beautiful day. We had a beautiful sunny weather whole day, there was plenty of watter on the ground, so the dogs had plenty of opportunities to cool them. I even saw some handlers running through watter.
I would like to thank everybody who came on this event, and unselfishly helped me. You all were great. I think this was my first competition, where I didn't hear anybody complaining. But the main persons, who normally aren't satisfied with anything and always find something to complain about, were absent. So I really was very happy with the day.

Thanks to Ursha I have some nice photos of Maja and her Pina:

And I also have one photo of Bibi: