Judge's Report - Pre-Beginners and Beginners

Here is the judge's report for the Pre-Beginners by Liz White yesterday!

1st. 299 V. Mooney and Weiambea Jesse James ACS. This little spaniel was a star, happy, motivated and attentive, all I was looking for. Flowed round the ring in the intense heat and made it look easy. Many congratulations.

That is a really nice report eventhough my surname got a bit changed... LOL Jesse was indeed a star!

There were by the way 57!!! entries. I didn't really there were that many... that makes Jesse's win even more significant.

And here is the judge's report for Beginners by Sandra Cobbold:

5th No. 299– Vera Mooney – Weiambea Jesse James (Jesse) American CS – Lost 6 ¼ – Worked sixth in the running order. Another team who needs to ensure that you start HW together, also just need to get him to concentrate a little more to stop him coming out of position. On both recall and retrieve very quick but decided to sit back out of position on the finishes. A very smart little lad so happy seems to glide around the ring. Well done on this place, good luck at future shows.

Vera

Jesse won out of Pre-Beginners today

It was a very hot day today, but Jesse and I arrived at Northwest Kent Obedience Show in Culverstone nice and early.

We first worked Beginners, where things didn't go as well as I hoped, amongst other things a very crooked present...

Then we did the Pre-Beginners Stays... no problem! Jesse did them fine despite the heat.

Right after, we worked Pre-Beginners and Jesse did a smashing round. I was so pleased. We were in the lead from then on.

The Beginners Stays were no problem either, luckily the sun was behind clowds then, so it wasn't quite as hot.

Well, I was totally surprised when Jesse came 5th in Beginners! We got a lovely rosette!

And what's more... we stayed in the lead in Pre-Beginners to the very end and JESSE WON! I am over the moon. Only his third show and he wins out of Pre-Beginners... what a result! My little Jesse is a star.

Obedience Show, SEDTS, 19th July

On Saturday, we had our own obedience show and I was there all day to help. I took Jesse with me also as he was entered.

It was a nice day and Jesse did a nice Pre-Beginners round. However, he messed the recall up and went straight past me for a couple of feet, then came back into the present. How strange... that cost me enough to stop us from being placed. Never mind, the judge was over the moon with Jesse and thanked me several times for bringing such a fantastic dog to the show!

Re Jesse's skin: so far, so good. He has been off antibiotics for nearly three weeks now and his skin is great. He scratches very occasionally, but nothing much above normal really! The new diet seems to work, though he still throws up occasionally if he gets hold of something that he shouldn't or - if I try new treats to see how he gest on with them.

Antibiotics finished

A week ago, we finally finished the last of the antibiotics (40 days). Jesse's skin looks fine. He'd been itching a bit again over the last couple of weeks, but I think I have pinned it down to a herbal tincture I gave him for fleas. Since I have stopped that a few days ago, the itching is almost totally gone again.

So, so far so good.