long week

well as usual its been a very long week, a death in the family ( DJ's Mom) has been very stressful on the whole family. so haven't been keeping up on Sony's happenings.

I went to the NE regional last week and Sony got to hang out see friends and saw David for a massage on sat. he said she is getting some muscle and feels pretty good. her right hind is still a little more restricting than the left on extension but not bad and she will do it.

I did spend some time wed working her although not as much as I would have liked. she did a little course and it included a tunnel!!! boy was she happy. since she isn't 100% comfortable on extension and getting a good take off for the first jump I left the first jump at 16" and did a small course she was brilliant and looked very comfortable. I am still in the air about doing 22" CH at the trial in July or 16" Perf. I need to work on her spread jumps and get her on the AF. I don't think the AF is going to be an issue but the spreads may be. so will have to work on that, I can move her to perf by the second closing date if I need to.

I am off to Camp next weekend for 3 days, even tho its with the 2 young dogs I am allowed to work her in place of Lotus on some sequences. I also got into the sends and recalls seminar with Mary Ellen at the end of July. its a seminar going over skills needed for the APHS , which although I have been using with the 2 young dogs and did the same seminar in Feb with them, Sony has been brought up on GD, so that's why I wanted to work her now that she is sound and up for the work. I am also going down to audit the Masters seminar so I hope to do a few of those sequences with her as well. I will post my decision about CH or Perf after Camp.


Judy and Sony