Busy Days

Hey again,
I sure am sorry for not posting anything new for so long but I have been SO busy trainin'. You see, a lot of us from the Black Dog Club are going to compete in this UKC (that's short for United Kennel Club) show at the end of the month. Our mom's got together and decided that since we weren't going on the road 'til cooler weather, we would compete locally (that means right here - my mom had to explain cause I thought all shows meant we had to go on vacation- but she said I could compete right here). I asked her if I could pretend I was the only dog, so I would get to sleep with her and eat oatmeal cookies in bed like vacation; but she said it would be a little different since we had to go home and we can't just kick my dumb brother out for a weekend. Ooops. I think I digressed again. Anyway as I was explainin' we have been trainin' two nights at Sandra's, one is class then one night is what mom calls practice. It means we really work like at a show. In class everybody learns and tries stuff but in practice we try to simulate (pretend like ) we are showin'. Class is hard cause it covers new stuff and practice is hard cause we try to get stuff right and look good doin' it. The best part of both is we get treats! Teddy's momma brought us all duck jerky and that stuff is SO good. We all love the duck jerky and use it for special stuff like shows  but my momma found salmon treats at my favorite doggie stuff store. These smell so good- people say they stink but I think they are heaven ! Anyway we all like 'em so much they decided that we're gonna use them for shows and only just a little in class so they stay special. I think it's just cause they don't want to smell like fish all the time. When they have the treats their hands and clothes get the good smell all over. I like it when they use the jerky and the salmon cause it is kinda like surf and fly? it is usually surf and turf but ducks don't care about grass. I think the treats are like heaven but moms don't seem to have our good taste cause they said it stinks- you know to each his or her own.... you just can't account for taste - whatever that means.
Joy went to a show recently and she qualified ( I think it means she's gonna get a big ribbon soon) in two of the shows she did. That's real good cause I haven't qualified once and I've been to three shows. Momma says it's okay - that if this stuff was easy everybody would do it and then we wouldn't have to work so hard. Joy is real smart and is often picked to be demo dog in class. I got picked once cause I'll let little kids pet me. Sandra (our teacher and the best one I have ever known) knocked on my head, she pulled my lips out and messed with my ears then she told the class not to let kids do that stuff to their dogs. She knew she could do it with me cause my mom started gettin'  me used to stuff like that since I was a little puppy so that I can work with her as a therapy dog.   She did work with kids that are Autistic - I don't know what that means but they squeal sometimes and it's real loud. It's okay though cause mom's there and she told me they were just excited. I like workin' with her but I really like the shows and the ring. I wag my tail and try real hard to pay attention. It's really hard cause you're in a new place with new smells and sounds and other dogs and other people and I feel it is my sworn duty as a Black Dog Club member to greet everybody dog and human so that they know we are friendly but momma keeps remindin' me that I don't have to do it all for the whole group. Maybe I  should let them come to me if they want. I've been tryin' to do that real hard but you know I just can't help it that I feel like I should be friendly and say hey to strangers so they aren't strangers any more they're friends. I'm not sure I buy what mom says about some dogs not wantin'  to meet new dogs cause I just can't imagine not wantin' to meet everybody! "So many dogs, people and smells so little time" that's my mottoe.......
Anyway I just want ya'll to know that I'll try to be better about bloggin' on a regular basis and I'll try real hard to get the others in our group to join in too cause it's FUN

Thanks for readin'