We have avoided obedience for years now, but we gave it another thoughtful try earlier this year. It seems Emma and I are enjoying it a bit more. There is a precision to obedience which personally I am not all that interested in, still there are ways to make it fun.
Emma did very well at this year's Mixed Breed Dog Club Specialty.
She earned her Rally Novice title on Saturday and qualified in her first run in Rally Advanced. Besides that she competed in TEAM obedience which means she worked in the ring with 3 other dog/handler teams in Novice obedience. I have pictures on the way, which I will post.
So now her official name is
Fremont's Flying Emma Girl EAC-V, EJC-V, OGC-V, TN-N, PD1, PJ1, PG1, GV-N, RN, HIC
Pretty amazing for a dog who was adopted at age 5.
The best part of the weekend was watching all of these truly unique dogs working in obedience, rally, and conformation. Watching the group Sits and Downs was soooo cool. Every dog looked special. It was obvious it was not an AKC trial and I really appreciate the diversity of our group.