We were invited to Christmas Eve dinner at friends. Emma had a special invite to see how she would do with an agility course. My friends have a puppy, Camron, who is in training for competing and he was put through his paces when we arrived before the last sliver of the sun faded.
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| Camron and Emma |
Camron was skillful and enthusiastic -- as much as his owners! The most proud is the 14-year old who asked for the pup as his "sport" instead of basketball! It's the 14-year old who will compete first. He will be leading his own trainer's dog soon in an arena set up for a show. (We did some EFT on his nervousness about that and it was gone in 2 rounds, down from a 7 to a 2, then zero! "It worked," he told his mom, my friend.)
Emma was terrific the whole time. The first thing she jumped over was the baby gate intended to keep the dogs in the kitchen! From a standing position, no less... So, with treats at her nose to motivate her, she jumped 18" high hurdles, walked through a tire (too low for her to jump), stepped on and off a teeter totter as well as a bridge. She stopped inside the tube, but I think she'd do things differently if it were daylight.
Tonight reminded me of some of the best time with my family as I was growing up: we had a lot of laughter at the dinner table. I'm grateful for these kinds of memories - both recent and from childhood.
Fondly,
Suzan
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