plans for the year

I'm excited, the BCOA premium is out, now it's a matter of what do I enter, who do I enter, who shall I take.

The Nationals are a big thing, too bad they're being held at a ridiculously high priced hotel this year. It kind of causes me to want to shorten my stay. I don't think I have anything other than Umbra that the judge will like. He won his supported entry BBE class under her when he was younger, but I don't know if I want to stay all week to just show him in Veterans, not when I have exciting plans for that last weekend in May, more to be determined in a few weeks.

I haven’t shown at the “Nationals” since the futurity in 04, so really would love to stay the entire week, but really don’t have anything this judge might enjoy. Gossip'll be too much bitch for her, IMHO, since I've seen what she put up before, and Kani'll be nekkid. . .so it's really just Umbra. . .Katie may like him in sweeps, not sure, but it's worth a shot. .

Of course, there is the performance events, and Grins'll be a veteran, and if I really feel up to it, I could take Eros, he's a veteran too. . who to take, who to run. .

I'm hoping Grins may be ready for Rally, maybe even Eros, it's got to warm up here first before I can start working them. The thirties are just not the weather I want to be working a dog under, heck, Gossip hasn’t' been worked quite as much as I'd like because of the weather. We'll have to get back into class here. . .I'm hoping she'll be ready for regular obedience by then. Time'll tell.

I'd love to take advantage of the various clinics, especially thyroid (I can get eyes done thru Bonnie's friend at Penn because it benefits his eye disease research), but damnit, that means staying til at least Thursday, not sure if I want to take that much time off, not sure if I'll HAVE that much time, especially since I want to hit BCGNY's event earlier that month. LOL. If the tests are first thing AM, I can hit the road and be home that night. .10 long hours on the road, but BTDT before. . and can hit work on Friday

Starting to get my plans worked out for running, trying to make at least one weekend down south and out west. . .can’t travel too far, and will probably have to rent a car, but it’d be nice to run against Bartleby & Sammy, although Bartleby will be at the BCOA nationals so there’s always that J As long as Gossip doesn’t come into season LOL Interspersing LGRA with coursing & Notra, work on Grins’ SORC as well as LCM. .and maybe even Eros if I’m feeling masochistic LOL

Then even more fun, the LGRA & NOTRA Nationals are 3 hrs north of me this fall, I can’t wait, although that’s about when Gossip’s due in season again, evil bitch. . LOL I don’t have anything competitive for NOTRA, but have already volunteered to work it. Grins’ll go, but he’ll be 7(OMG, where does the time go). Hope to have some of his cousins ready to go, and Wizard will be going if I have to tear him away from John’s hands.

And other than that, working on agility J Unfortunately have to find a new class, since a difference in opinions caused the instructor to leave the place I’ve been going to. . .darnit. .but we can always practice on our own, it’s the way we’ve been doing it anyway.

And in between that all, trying to hit a few shows with the girls ;)

What a fun and busy year this’ll be.

Fall plans

I made Pandora's reservations at the kitty hotel(Vet who boards). With her thyroid meds, it's easier on friends if she goes to the vet's for xmas vs risking her not getting her pills if she decides to hide and pisses off my friends. .so it's eaiser on friends and easier on my friendship with said friends LOL She'll be pissed, but there's a reason she's known as the pissy prissy princess.

Finalizing plans for the fall, trying to figure out if I can head south or west for some racing. . hoping Mr Sammy can come up and visit for some racing in November. Easier for her to travel and her car is much more reliable than the Dinosaur I own(not that I'm complaining with gas the way it is LOL that little dingy white car gets good mileage)

Lining shows up, coursing up, racing up. . .so glad fall is finally here, hard to believe little over a week ago I was complaining about the heat, now we're getting low 50's at night, freeze your butt off going to the movies. .yack!! And today, it's pouring freezing rain. .lovely