BevLive: Solider Hollow, Double Lift

The day didn’t go quite as I’d hoped. The morning started with a scorching run by Ron Enzeroth and Mick. Marred by a poor first fetch, it proved to be the second place run beaten by Scott Glen and Bliss running third. The performances deteriorated over the course of the day.

I did nothing to change the trend with Joe, DQing at the pen with an understandable but unallowable grip. Nan ran great. I’ve never been prouder of her. But in spite of her best efforts we couldn’t seem to get anything to go our way. Amanda and Dory had a good run but she too came to grief at the fetch gates. She managed third place, which with how recalcitrant the sheep had become in the afternoon spoke well of both her and Dory’s skill.

The only benefit I could find in my poor performance was that it allowed me to leave early. I’m now camped halfway to my next dog trial at Meeker.

I was very heartened that both my dogs nailed the first outrun and the turn back, an enormous improvement over last year. I’m a professional handler–I can find the silver lining in any cloud.