Dora adds R.E. to the end of her name!

This weekend we went up to E. Lansing to play in the ring. Dora's grandparents live there and she was able to play with her Uncle Fred (shih tzu) and Cousin T.J. (whippet). The first day, we left the ring both feeling good and we ended up with an 83... kind of an ouch! However, it was a hard course with a very difficult scoring judge. I kind of agreed with her though. Well there were a lot of NQ's and 70s and Dora ended up taking Second place. With our big shiny red ribbon, the next day, we were both off. I think as a Novice Handler I made the mistake of letting Dora play all day with her sister, cousin, and uncle. We went into the ring in the afternoon and Dora was barely moving. She was concentrating on everyone but me. Thank goodness she did most of the exercises and the honor dog. We finished our Excellent Title all under 23 months of age! Way to go Dora.

We will likely be taking a break, eventually doing the RAE with trials near us but focusing on the obedience and agility ring for a bit!