
04/07/2025
Baby girl put in work! Slowly but surely I'm shaking off the last 2 (ok, 3) years. Last weekend, we ran away from home for the day with the eldest mabcub to the to try our paws at a new sport.
Ygritte hopped in the dogmobile a complete novice to the sport. She's really never even encountered much in the way of backpressure. The good news is that means I'm not trying to untrain anything regarding pulling. The challenge instead was conveying just what I was asking her to do.
Under the super experienced and indispensable guidance of Mrs. Sami, we started off with a sled and light weight before advancing to our first "heavy" cart pull. You can see how little effort it took her to move this 1000 lb cart once she understood what I wanted! At 2510 lbs we decided to stop on a good note above and beyond anything I dared hope for!
The handler I was a few years ago would have tackled ALL the things at this event, but today's handler is accepting limits. So, instead of a full week of rally, obedience, barn hunt, dock diving and conformation with multiple dogs, we focused on one dog, one day, one event. Someday, I'm sure we'll get back to competing hard, but for now, we thrive in these little moments and I couldn't be more proud of my little baby girl! 🥰