Just when you thought it was over...

...there is a plethora of dog agility happenings going on in my neck of the world.

• Nov 28/29 AKC trial
• Nov 30 Silvia Trkman seminar the entire week
• Dec 5/6 AKC trail
• Dec 7 Marco Mouwen seminar for one day
• Dec 12-13 the Screaming Monkeees will make an appearance at a USDAA team trial (Laura made these really cool T shirts for us...for the future, want a cool T shirt? Team up with Laura Harwick of team small dog. She is amazing!)

Yikes. I was feeling like I wasn't doing much agility. I guess I'm putting that thought to rest. When the heck am I getting all that Christmas shopping done? Gotta ask myself these tough questions.

Today I made cookies for my new neighbor. I haven't delivered them yet as I went over (saw all kinds of cars in the driveway) and no one answered. I haven't actually seen any humans over there. Maybe they are vampires....vampires that own boxers...ok, maybe they aren't vampires. But why don't I ever see them. Only hear their dogs.

I ask myself what they must think of me. All they hear is me calling my dogs, yelling, "Teeter!," "Tunnel," and "Weave, Weave, Weave, Weave!" They also hear, "No bark!" followed by alot of barking...hmmm gotta work on that one.

So I hope to deliver cookies real soon. But I'm only giving these cookies to humans. These are really good cookies!

Introducing "The Bi-Polar Express!"

This weekend we will find ourselves running agility. Yes my friends, in December. Who's crazy idea was this? It will be a high of 40 (ok, ok, I know...but to me it is "COLD!"). It is going to rain. But agility playing we will be doing. It is a covered arena after all.

This is the first opportunity to get a DAM team "Q" for the 2009 USDAA Nationals. Tazz got his Q last year at this trial with the "Blue Dog Group." This year, his team name is "Bi-Polar Express." My team mate is none other than Ruby of "Team Small Dog!" (http://www.teamsmalldog.com/)

How does Tazz get to run agility with such a famous Internet Blog star? Well, Laura "H" and I were discussing how our dogs are "special" and decided that we'd make either a fabulous team, or we'd crash and burn. Sounded like a good idea at the time.

When Laura "P" got wind of this, she said, "Oh you guys should be like the bi-polars!" Giving it a christmas theme, we became the Bi-Polar express.

Ruby and Tazz sound made for each other, what with the meltdowns, judge phobia, contact jitters, A frame avoidance, leash aggression, and inconsistent fears there is sure to be some excitement this weekend.

Wish us luck. Fun we will have, Luck we will need