As I drove for the very first time on my own in my car, and my car is now fitted out with the crates, I was able to take all three dogs (Dylan, Flash and Jesse) with me to the SATS Obedience Show yesterday, 24th June.
It was Jesse's very first obedience show. Of course, we weren't working yet (he would have been too young to even enter anyway), but he enjoyed walking about and meeting all the dogs. He wasn't worried at all and I had no problem getting his attention.
Unfortunately we had an unpleasant incident when Jesse got bitten on the nose by another dog. That dog walked past very close and as Jesse went to sniff (Jesse and I were stationery) the other dog went for him. Jesse screamed, but settled and I didn't see any injuries. The other person just walked off without appology or anything, but because I didn't see any injuries, I didn't pull her up on it. But a few minutes later, I saw that Jesse' had two or three scraches/marks on his nose which started going red and bleeding... So the dog caught him after all...
I walked Jesse around the show a couple of times to make sure he was not too affected by that bite, and he was fine after a couple of growl initially...
Well, I am looking forward to the next show when Jesse can come along again (and I will probably enter him to just train a bit in the ring and get him used to it). Now that I am confident to drive on my own and I therefore don't rely on anyone anymore, the sky is the limit and I can go to any show I want... LOL It's a good feeling.
Vera
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