it takes a village

Video: 

The first video is all four dogs who were under 30 seconds (Pickle actually led the class until after the
 weaves, you can see it if you watch the slow motion portion at the end of the video)

The second video is just Pickle.

 
I really want to say thanx to all the Pickle supporters out there. I would like to let you all know that I attained my dream of earning top 3 in the IFCS World Team Points. I MADE THE IFCS WORLD AGILITY TEAM! Unfortunately, the judges at USDAA championships this weekend measured Pickle just over the cutoff of 19 5/8 inches. I don’t think I have cried so hard in my entire life. I can add this to my list of other unfulfilled goals. But that Grand Prix run was amazing, can you imagine being .02 seconds from 3rd place? And how many other dogs made it to both Steeplechase and Grand Prix finals?? And how many other dogs have one eye?? Anyhoo, in no particular order I would like to thank: Pickle for being the best dog in the world, Bo for EVERYTHING!, Bo’s mom for the consolation meatloaf dinner, my mom for driving up three days to watch and haul my shit all around, my dad for the multiple ‘mental game’ phone calls, my brother for the multiple ‘making goals’ phone calls, Eric for the humongous hug when I found out I wasn’t going to Belgium, Lory for breeding Pickle (the best dog in the world), Olga for the long distance course analysis, Rachel for the last minute confidence boosters, Megan for being a Pink Taco, Jonathon and Amy for encouraging me to try, Judy for all the pirate paraphernalia, Kama and Jubie for the coolest pirate hat ever, Terra for the last minute confidence talk after the o-fer in Camarillo, Mia for the beer and the ‘get your shit together talk’, Shelley for the corgi with tails support group, Liz for the pirate leash, Jean for being the TNT support group, Caroline for all the hugs, Doug and Denise for being Moose’s foster parents, Gina for letting me use your field, Elina and Kristy for letting me use Happy Dog, Sheryl for all the good wishes, Kathleen for the hugs, Frank for the support, Ken and all the other ‘cool’ Canadians!, Ernie for the congrats email, Debra and Dexter my new friends from Singapore for being very cool people, Sue for being my mom away from home, Tim for all the encouragement, Daisy for inspiring me to wear skirts, Claire, Barb and Michelle for introducing me into the world of Fighund’s, all the people at work who tolerate my obsession (especially Terri, Becky, Melony and Layne).


You rock, girlfriend!

You MET your goal!  Huge accomplishment.  And the grace you display in this post is an even bigger accomplishment.  Truly!

 {{{hugs}}}

Wishy

www.wishythewriter.com