Friendship and Fast Fur...

Goodness, we had fun last weekend! I met up with Judy, her husband, their friends Bruce and Paula, and dogs, Elvira and Thumper. 

Judy was gracious enough to take the time to explain the process, and then we watched Elvira earn her 43rd ribbon, while Thumper earned number 7.

After every event, Judy's tradition is to slip the pups into something cute; clip her Bluetooth speaker to her belt, and play each dog's "theme music" as they pick up their awards.

Watching them earn their awards was great fun, but watching them collect them was just adorable.  

We gathered and put our lunch plan together before heading to Judy's friends' home for our barbecue meal. I left for home a respectable time later.

After Judy's dogs compete for more points Sunday morning, they'll be leaving for Tennessee. We exchanged hugs and goodbyes, and I left.

Once I was back home, I told Handsome all about FastCAT competitions. He was intrigued. So after getting a It more information from Judy, we went back down Sunday morning with Bella and Carly. 

We couldn't take one and leave the other home, so we entered Bella in the non-official fun run.  Her time to run 100 yards chasing a lure was just over 10 seconds each time. She reached 19 (plus) miles per hour, having never done it before.

Pretty impressive for an 11 year old, right? When she wasn't running, she was still amped up at the prospect. That's our girl.

Carly was pretty impressive, too. Once she understood the assignment. She ran the 100 yards in 9.2 and 9.5 seconds, and she got up to 22 mph doing it! By the time each of the girls accomplished their two runs, we were all a muddy mess. 

You know what that means. The back of my Explorer was a muddy mess, to say nothing of the girls. Baths were in order when we got home, and thank goodness I thought to put towels down to avoid having my car looking the same.

Handsome and I discussed how this could be perfect for us and the dogs. We're not quite fit enough for agility or hunting anymore, but this was right up our alley - plus, both girls loved it! We're definitely going to enter more in other events areas of the state.

I have an appointment this afternoon, so I'm going to enjoy my cuppa and get busy. I also decided what I'm going to do for a table runner  more on that tomorrow.

 

FastCAT Day...

Elvira

Today's the day! I'm driving about an hour south to watch this sweet girl run her competition. Just look at the joy in her face! I'll be meeting up with my friend, Judy from Tennessee, along with her two Corgis, Elvira and Thumper.

Judy texted me when they arrived at their Wisconsin destination, and informed me that she brought Tennessee  barbecue with them for lunch tomorrow and her host extended an invitation to me. Authentic Tennessee barbecue?! You don't have to ask me twice. I'm in!

I don't have a photo to share of Thumper today, but I'll definitely snap a few pics to share on Monday...plus more of Elvira. It seems like forever since I've seen Judy, so I'm really looking forward to our reunion. I'll be sure to get people photos, too.

Gotta go. I don't want to be late for the races! Have a great weekend.

 

Tuesdays With Tag - Slip Slidin'...

Brynwood Needleworks - Taggart

Hi, Everybody!

Dogs love ridin' in cars and trucks, and I'm no exception. Mom calls me her "Little Road Warrior", and she's right. I never turn down a road trip. 

That bein' said...I guess I oughta ask where we're goin' from time to time. I mean...I remember the trip to the vet where I got some important parts removed. I definitely should have asked some questions before we went for that ride! 

So, last Wednesday, Mom and I loaded up a strange car, and she even put my dog bed and food dish in there. When I saw that, I made sure she didn't forget my food tote either. Then, on Friday, I said 'bye" to Boo and Dad, and Mom did the same. 

We left Florida, and sunshine, and headed north. Mom told me we were headin' back to the farmhouse, but I guess I didn't do all the math.

Brynwood Needleworks - Aunt Judy and Her Friend

We did stop in Nashville on the second travel day to see Miss Judy and her friend. We try to stop to see her whenever we're headin' through town, and it's just a quick hop off and back onto the highway to visit for an hour or so at the Waffle House. Of course, I love that because I always get a few schnibbles of bacon (and a more than a few doggie treats from Aunt Judy!) before we leave.

Mom was askin' her about her sweatshirt - the FastCat Corgi - when they were visitin'. FastCat is where there are special runnin' areas, a (non-animal) lure, and a corgi who runs as fast as he/she can to catch the lure. Then the pup is timed, and gets points based on their times.

Aunt Judy's dog, Griffen, has been runnin' his heart out (it's only for a short run at a time), and his run calculates to 15 miles an hour right now. I'm impressed! Mom's gonna see where they have these FastCat events in Wisconsin and might get me doin' this. If I do, you can bet your socks I'll tell you all about it.

Brynwood Needleworks - Ice and Snow At The Farmhouse

 

Well, it turns out, it got colder the longer we drove. The last day I was whizzin' in the snow again. Whew! Talk about a little shock to my system. Early last week, I was sunnin' my junk in Florida, and now, I'm draggin' it through the snow. brrrrrrr!

There was all this snow the first night we got back to the farm, but by yesterday it was mostly melted. Now, we're expectin' colder temperatures and more snow. What the heck, Mother Nature? Get your act together. I need to know if I should hold onto my fur or continue sheddin' like I've been doing since we were in Florida. I don't want to have to wear another silly sweater, after all. sheesh! I hope that ground hog was right. It would be nice to have spring right around the corner.

 

 I'll see you again in seven, 'til then...

"Live Like Someone Left The Gate Open".