AHHH

Finally the time has come to put school thoughts aside and start packing for Champs!!  This weekend I was pretty nervous about how ready Ce monster and I were but now Im just anxious excited!  It really helped my confidence to do alphabet drill "A" yesterday for start line stays and front crosses; I rarely do fronts because I don't think I'm ever fast enough to!).  Today I was debating between taking CeCe for a bike ride or doing agility.  I decided to finish prepping for for Champs by doing some weave proofing tonight.  This weave proofing also turned into major start line stay practice (She may even hold it at Champs now! *knock on wood*) and also some "go on" distance work as well as some jump/weave distance discrimination so I could mock the handling I would do for the contact discriminations.  I still need to work on communicating more and not just relying on my body, someone remind me later? 

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After the session tonight I felt AMAZING because CeCe NAILED her "Go On" command and was doing everything I told her (even if I didnt mean to haha).  Her weave entries and forward motion is awesome, I even stood at the first pole and she weaved the hole set with just my verbals urging her.  Start line stays are still a little jumpy but this whole session I did the Tori Self dance which helped proof the wait.  WE SHALL SEE WHAT HAPPENS!  

Vet Visit

After CeCe ripped her toenail up at the trial last weekend, we made a vet appointment for her for that Monday.  I only ran her in hoopers on Sunday, but that night it seemed really bad.  When I was getting ready to sleep she started licking her paw and even pulling at the hair.  I tried to stop her but eventually gave up since I realized I could not be babysitting her the whole night. 

The next morning it looked a lot better but we went into the vet anyway.  We chose to try out a vet that was closer to us than our regular one because they seemed much nicer.  I was surprised when the vet tech/ vet gave her the most thorough exam she has ever received!  When the vet got to her teeth I was honestly really amused by the look on her face.  To say CeCe is missing a couple teeth is an understatement..

When the vet finally got to her foot, she informed us that it was only minor and she would be fine with doing agility that very day as long as I avoided making her pivot on that foot.  She said it should be healed in a week if we soaked her paw in some nolvasan solution and kept it moisturized (with neosporin).  CeCe almost got the "cone of shame" but we quickly told the vet that we had a boot for her to keep the neosporin on.

I haven't been very faithful about soaking CeCe's foot, but about every other day I have stood her in the sink with a bowl of the nolvasan mixed with water for 5 minutes. 



She stands still the whole time!  Such a good girl!  My dad thought it was because she liked the attention, but if you look at her expression while she is standing in the sink you'll see she's not a fan.  She's just a good girl as I have already said! haha

After soaking her foot I dry it off and put neosporin on the wound.  Then I place her on her side and but on the booty!  It's really not a medical booty, its Riley's winter boot.  It's actually quite effective when CeCe is not pulling off the velcro strap.  Its easy to direct her attention elsewhere and she moves just fine in it.



Even though the vet okayed agility, I waited four days before doing any practice.  Her paw is almost healed now and Im confident we will be back to full agility training soon!  On September 17th we wil be heading down to La Crosse, WI for another NADAC trial (one day only). That will be our last trial before Champs eeeep!  GET YOUR WEAVES GIRL DOG.