Jim Beam CD!
How many of my LJ friends remember there very first title? Do you remember the feelings of elation, of success, of a new focus to the next challenge? Do you remember the giddiness at the immediate moment of finding out you scored the finally Q needed? I found when I put Lucero in his first few trials, I just had no cares about the title. I had been there, done that, with enough dogs that I was truly focused on the bigger picture. Open Gamblers - eh, whatever - I still want to work on a.b.c.d. .. (the list probably goes past z but hey ;) ).
Mr. Beam. Who knew he was the dog to take me to new challenges. My heart is in agility, but Beam will never be the fastest out there. And that is okay! We will continue to train and learn to take us to be the best we can be. Gah I love running courses with the happy Beam. And boy was he so happy after his last AMAZING gamble run yesterday he bit me. Naughtiness!
Beam is taking me into new venues, and I get to experience what all of my students are going through right now. The nerves - OH MY! The inability to remember what just happened! The thankfulness to everyone who helped us get there, from positive encouragement (ASCA truly is the best at this!) to proofing his stand stays to teaching me little nuances in the obedience world you don't learn when you don't take classes. Obedience is FUN, because of the happy boy at my side.
I don't know if Beam and I will ever be THE best at any given sport. But I know he can be great at a lot of different things, so maybe that is where we will shine? Maybe he's that dog to let me try lots of different things and do them well. I never got it until now - why people did all of these different venues, and in the same day!
I do now.
Beam is a once in a lifetime dog.
What a journey.
Mr. Beam. Who knew he was the dog to take me to new challenges. My heart is in agility, but Beam will never be the fastest out there. And that is okay! We will continue to train and learn to take us to be the best we can be. Gah I love running courses with the happy Beam. And boy was he so happy after his last AMAZING gamble run yesterday he bit me. Naughtiness!
Beam is taking me into new venues, and I get to experience what all of my students are going through right now. The nerves - OH MY! The inability to remember what just happened! The thankfulness to everyone who helped us get there, from positive encouragement (ASCA truly is the best at this!) to proofing his stand stays to teaching me little nuances in the obedience world you don't learn when you don't take classes. Obedience is FUN, because of the happy boy at my side.
I don't know if Beam and I will ever be THE best at any given sport. But I know he can be great at a lot of different things, so maybe that is where we will shine? Maybe he's that dog to let me try lots of different things and do them well. I never got it until now - why people did all of these different venues, and in the same day!
I do now.
Beam is a once in a lifetime dog.
What a journey.