Well, it has been a very interesting weekend to say the least. See my agility blog for the low down on what happened with Miller. Because I wasn't running Miller, I had tons of time to play with Deuce. I am so proud of him! He does really well in the crate now and has understood that in the car and at the show, the crate is for resting and sleeping, not screaming and barking. I brought lots toys and bones for him to keep him busy just in case. He got his very first experience with a bully stick and seemed to like it alot. We also got him microchipped and he was such a big boy. He did let out a little yelp but he did not jump or struggle and got a huge piece of chicken from the vet tech for being such a brave boy. We walked around the conformation show and did some attention work and some tugging around the people grooming their dogs. I am sure they thought I was annoying but i didn't care. Deuce also got to pick out a toy and he picked out a little stuffed skunk that squeaks. He carried that around for a while and played with it. He also got to play with a golden puppy that was a week older than he was and alot bigger! He was not sure what to do with him but finally got his confidence and they had a great time wrestling and body slamming. It is so funny to watch how different breeds play as they all play differently. We did lots of sits and downs and heres and also worked on toes on various surfaces and with all of the distractions, did pretty well.
This was Deuce's first time in a hotel room as well and he did great. He didn't have any accidents and loved the availability of the ice. We did make him sleep in a crate at night and while he wasn't totally happy about it, he did it. He just can't seem to rest fully unless he is in a crate. Tony had forgotten to bring his wire crate and his car crate was at the show so we had to make do with a pop up crate and didn't have any issues. He did bark if I left the room so Tony had to make sure he was there to keep him busy and we did take him with us when we went to eat. I was so proud of how well he did and can't wait to take him again.
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