Why DO you DO what you do?

.............. Why did you go after the Irish terrier the other day at the dog club?

he was really concentrating or gearing up for something (he had just gotten there and he and Kobie were running around the room) She had an attitude and it was purely reactive and only between him and the terrier. It had nothing to do with me or Kobie. She was moving into his space and was rude and selfish. He had to keep track of things and in hindsight it was probably not smart. He never intended to hurt her only tell her who was in charge. It was like the perfect storm and all came together at the same time and he reacted.

Physical – back legs fatigued – very fit – not to worry body building competition - Arnold -Training – ok…grand scheme of things ok… winning team. Overall very good.. frustrated and not enough fun.. too long.. not huge reward.. no one available …. Train someone… be able to bite and bite and bite… that what he can do.. on first day let him bite without having to work… chomp on him.. he really likes Greg - Chris ok good too… testerone… he knows I am doing the best I can.. opportunity to offer 2 cents has to… not bitching or complaining.

PSA Trial MN

Ari competing in PSA level 2 in Hastings MN. It was the call-off scenario and Ari went downfield and instead of heading toward the decoy, he went directly to the judge. At the last minute he redirected and my thought is that he got a closer look and said, "oops, wrong guy!".. Obviously, because he bit the decoy we didn't pass that scenario. It should be pointed out that the judge (Jerry Bradshaw) had a Minnesota Viking purple shirt on and we all know that Ari is a Green Bay Packer fan.... hhhmmm....

We WON!

After training for a year, Ari and I went to Baltimore to trial for a PSA1 title. Not only did we succeed but we also took 1st place! Click below for the videos:

PSA Trial Baltimore MD - June 2006

Before the Trial

.......Ari – feeling ok to trial – leg? (he had been limping)

Yes.. needed a break.

Looking forward to trip with “his girl” he said it’s just the 2 of us going. ….wants to be introduced to everyone as my dog. We’ll do well he said if I do my part. He'll be fine.

(this is where we took first place and I made a point of introducing him to everyone.)

Wouldn’t answer about if he was with me before because he doesn’t want to ruin what we have now.