Hey, I just wanted to share with you guys that we are going to enter Finn in another competition. We are driving down to David's parent's house in Leesville, Louisiana tomorrow night and staying there. Saturday morning, though, we are heading to Gonzales, Louisiana, with David's mom and Freckles for Finn's second dock dogs competition! It's an indoor event, which is cool, but it's supposed to be gorgeous outside, so we'll miss out on that. But, we are entering him into the Saturday and Sunday events and hopefully he'll get into the finals again! Anyway, wish us luck!We are really excited about it! David's mom, Betty, is looking for a cheerleader costume for Freckles already.
March 11, 2007...Wow, we both improved this weekend and had SO MUCH FUN! Finn came in second in the amateur finals with a new personal best of 18'11"!!!!!! I just about burst with pride when he made that last jump, I knew it was a good one!We got a $75 check, a cap from Cabela's (a hunting/sports/outdoors outfitters retail store) and a gold medal in the shape of a star. I am not going to be online much longer tonight, but I wanted to share our great news! It was so fun, Finn just amazes me. I still can't get him to elevate, though. He just goes straight out! It's all speed and leg strength right now. Once I work on my throwing and timing, I think I'll be able to get him to keep his eyes on the ball and actually lift his head and body to try to catch it.
March 12, 2007....Here's Finn's best jump! This was his very last jump in the finals. We barely made it into the finals at first. They had 12 dogs in the amateur finals and 12 dogs in the pro finals. We were #12 in the amateur finals! Before the finals, our best jump still stood at 16'3" (we hit that mark again this weekend). During the finals is when he jumped over 17 feet to get us a spot in the final four and then he came out big with his best jump yet, 18'11"! We had to drive back to Plano, though, so we weren't able to stay for the pro finals. And, Max (the announcer and an awesome guy!) said they were doing the medals presentation after all the events, so we said we couldn't be there. I just got my awards from the registration trailer but by the time she got the stuff together, and I got my things together, they had changed their mind and done the award presentation! We missed it, even though we were standing about five feet from the dock. He didn't know I was still there, I was bummed! But, Finn looks great in his medal!
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