Show report

And here is Flash's glowing show report! The only reason he got distracted at the end of the round was because a collie started yelping and yapping right by the entrance of the ring.

I am so proud of my boy! What a star he is.

3rd. VERA MARNEY and MY FLASH OF LIGHTNING
LURCHER Dog

I really enjoyed Flash’s work, and Vera handles extremely well and works him at a smart pace. This was definitely an if-only round, because if he hadn’t lost that little bit of attention on the last stretch of heel free, things might have been very different. He’s more than capable of winning this class, so I wish you all the best for next year.

YAY - Finally placed: Flash came 3rd in Beginners!

I can't believe it, but we have finally achieved our goal of being placed in an obedience show. We went to Northwest Kent Limit show today. It was a group of over 30 dogs. Flash worked very well, he got distracted a couple of times (windows and a dog yelping), but did a lovely round! And we came 3rd! In fact, the two top ones had a run off, so we actually had the second best result! How chuffed am I and I am so proud of Flash! He's amazing. There are not many salukis with an obedience rosette.

My Graduation Week-end

Yesterday, I had my BSc (Canine Behaviour and Training) Graduation at Beverly Minster. Karen, David and I drove up there in two cars as we took all our dogs with us! I thought it was going to be quite stressful, but in actual fact, the boys were all so good and well behaved, it was no problem at all!

Here's a picture of all the boys ready to go in the Travelodge room.