Mommas boy ♥

I always thought Tate was a mommas boy, until I got Kort. He is never away from my side, it is very comforting, his presence makes everything better in the world ♥

Tater Tuesday :)

In 2007 Tate got his Tracking title, few things have been more important, or meant so much to me. Tracking is not for the faint of heart, you must be dedicated in so many ways. You have to track in all weather conditions, & all temperatures, you have to wake up at the crack of dawn, or track into the dark, depending on the time of year & the conditions. You have to be a cheerleader & a motivator for your dog, your dog has to love to track or he just won't. There is nothing you can do if your dog won't track.
Here are some pictures of mine & Tate's journey to our TD. We had entered the year before & failed, he got whistled off on the 2nd leg, few things in my life have been so disappointing :(
It just wasn't our time......

Snow......

Pouring Rain....

Spring......

Summer......

Fall......

Winter, it was -30 this day.......

This is the very start, the rest of the caravan has arrived & I am heading toward the start flag, I was sooooo nervous! .......

Approaching the 30 meter direction flag, after this we are on our own :).......
You can see the famous Sleeping Giant in the background, he rests on Lake Superior......

The first leg of the track, Marie Babin the judge, & Julie the tracklayer, follow along behind .......

Tate & I on the 3rd leg of our track, these next 2 pictures were taken by the judge, Marie Babin, then later sent to us, how nice was that !!! .........

Tate & I at the glove, I was crying :) ......

Tate was very excited to have found his glove ! ......

Posing with the tracklayer ......

This is an aerial view of our track, it was 400 meters long with 4 turns.....

Tate & his friend Dawson who got his TDX this day :) ......

Black & White

Black......
This is Tate's nose :) It "used" to be black, now he is loosing pigment on it, weird huh?

White......
This is Nalo, he belongs to Amanda's sister Sabrina, I got to groom him, cute huh !

Progress

I am finally enjoying training Kort again !
I never entirely did "not" enjoy it, but I like to see results, & if I don't, I get frustrated. I am trying to work on that :)
For awhile it was such an effort for me to even go & train. I had no motivation for anything.... scenthurdle, agility, or obedience. I kept plugging away though, sometimes having to drag myself to class, & it is finally paying off. Kort is going to be a star someday, I can see it. He has the determination & the brain to be one. I am finally figuring out how to train him properly. I am finding out what makes him tick & what he needs.
I can't thank Amanda enough for all of her encouragement in obedience, scenthurdle, & agility. Sarah has also been such an inspiration for me in agility. Both Amanda & Sarah have natural talent, incredible knowledge, & passion, they just "get it" when it comes to knowing what is right for your dog. I am so lucky to have them, plus they also put up with my moods & back talk :) I always have to have the last word, a fault of mine, but I'm getting better, or at least I'm trying.
Even though I may disagree with them at times, I always listen & absorb what they tell me, then I think about it later, sometimes they are right, but sometimes I am :)
Now I understand what Liz meant when she asked me what my hurry was? Kort is so different now then he was just a year ago. Sometimes the dog just needs to grow up.
Anyway, I wanted to thank these gals, your help & patience with Kort & I means more then you will ever know :)
Thank you !!!!

Mr Perkins

Perkins is having a sleep over tonight & I realized I hadn't blogged about the little wiener in awhile!
He is doing awesome & just had his 7th birthday on Monday :)
Here are a couple of pictures for ya all :)

A Perkins montage I put together ......

Perkins like to be warm & comfy when he comes to work with me, I'm happy to oblige :)......