Today we attended the UKC Premier in Richmond, IN. Dazzle started the day with a lure coursing run- in the rain! No photos because of the rain, but I'm hoping that tomorrow the photographer will be there to get some good shots. Dazzle ran the course like a pro and qualified. This means he only has to do that 2 more times (once Sat and once Sun) and he will have a new title.
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After the lure course run, we went to the Dock Diving area. That event didn't start for a few hours, so we browsed the vendors instead. LOTS of great stuff! But I only bought a sweatshirt with the 2010 premier logo embridered on it. I saw several T-shirts with funny sayings that called to me though!
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Before the dock diving competition started, I did two practice throws and Dazzle seemed to be doing well. He REALLY needs to jump higher so he can go farther. His jumping is really "flat" instead of an arch. But he was incredibly consistent on almost all his jumps. Smack dab in the middle of the Sr. Jumper division, so if he maintains his consistency, he will have a new title tomorrow. Thank-you to Laura for the excellent photos above!
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Splash #1
1st jump: 16'8"
2nd jump: 17'9"
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Splash #2
1st jump: 17' 8"
2nd jump: 17'9"
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Splash #3
1st jump: 17' 7"
2nd jump: 16' 6" (I tried a different technique)
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So his personal best was 17'9" which was also his best distance at the previous event last year. If I can teach him to jump higher, he will go farther.
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Between jumps, Dazzle played with a new friend named Nash. Nash is a Malinois owned by the judge/announcer. I have more photos, but they look really vicious in them, even though they were both just playing!
Dazzle also had fun watching the action from our pop-up tent:
However, if the handler on the dock got really excited, so did Dazzle. So I put up a tarp to block his view. He had some fun rolling on the bottom of it, digging at it and biting at it before I stopped him to prevent damage.
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It was a very long day, but at least it wasn't swelteringly hot! It started with rain - thankfully no thunder. And the rain cleared by around noon. Tomorrow and Sunday should be really nice. The Premier is really diverse with Conformation, Agility, Rally, Dock Diving, Lure Coursing and Weight Pull all offered. Weight Pull was even offering "practice runs" for people to try it for $5. Lure Coursing and Dock Diving also had day of show entries.
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Now I'm going to bed because my eyes are slamming shut!
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