overextended and plannning a little ahead

[brinian]

I'm leaving for the east coast on Tuesday.  I stil don't actually have an itinerary past the first six days of the two week trip.  Oh...that's because I haven't let people know I'm coming.  That's a problem!  I'm guessing my breeder will be fine with me staying with her for a week if worst comes to worst and we'll get all her dogs cleaned and brushed and Eri's weird elbow and mouth will get all sorted and I could probably even get his OFA films done at her vet.  But I'm supposed to be visiting relatives.  However, work must be dealt with and this is a very high activity time of year so the one is crowding out the other.  I should have thought more carefully about the schedule it seems.
Did I mention that Brinny and I are headed to Livermore a couple weeks after Eri and I get back for a nosework trial?  Fortunately, except for finding a place to stay and actually doing the driving, that's a very low stress trip.  I know he can pass his NW1 title if I can find him an environment where he feels like he doesn't have to worry about the evil gun-shooters and I've been assured there is no shooting near the Livermore site.  I probably should have just waited for the June trial in Sequim, but that can be backup #2.  I love that there are options and that I am looking forward to traveling with him so much.  I love my Brinny even though he's still my #1 butthead.

In other plans...

• Regional in southern California again over July 4th for Eri (both boys will come with)
• Regional at Argus at the end of July for Eri and maybe Rally for Eri and Wren if they can get their acts together - I'd really like them to be doing 100s in runthroughs though before they trial
• NADAC (Columbia Cup) Jumpers, Tunnelers and possibly Hoopers for Eri in September (may do other classes if he's ready but I don't want to do more than two classes a day with him at his first trial)
• get Eri into an agility class?
• find a CPE trial for fall
• WAG fall NADAC?

I think at this point I'll wait with Eri until January for AKC agility.  That way all his scores from Novice on will count for the BCCA awards for 2012 *eg*  AND we can get a couple trials in other venues in for practice first to help find out where we need to plug holes.