What a crazy great tournament. I hope you enjoy the photos!! We placed first in Open 1. Not too shabby :)

(Photos are from http://www.waltzking.org/photos/20130413/ )

Wow, am I wicked tired.

Two tournaments in two weeks may seem like a little much, but I had such a blast that I would do it again in a heart beat. Even if it's hard to keep my eyes open today.

This past tourney, we placed first in Open 1 division. I'm very, very proud of my girl. She had to pass a new height dog (from another team), so I kept the passes wide. And Baer didn't bat an eye. She also pulled 4.3's while passing.

But I'm beginning to think she may have an actual issue with tight passes. When she had a particularly tight pass one time, instead of just running by the dog, she jumped over them. The velocity from the jump made her launch faster- and made her pass early.

It seems I always get the weird, not-so-easy to fix problems, but that's okay. Makes me a better trainer.

I'll update more later when I'm not busy/more awake. I'm also going to start posting actual blogs in my other blog, Conditioning the canine athlete :) see ya then.

Happy it's finally about to be Friday. I need sleep but I'm excited. Flyball tourney here I come :)
So here is my dog being the opposite of me.... sleepy.

Healthy Breakfast! 

Start with a can of sardines- use only one piece per meal. Sardines are rich in omega-3's and DHA, but you do not want to over-do it with the DHA. A little is perfect, too much is bad. Sardines are also a sustainable resource, and they are low in mercury. And the smell is way too tempting to finicky eaters. 

You can easily divide the other sardines up for future meals, and make your money stretch further! 

Then I like to mash the sardine piece up in the bowl.

Add the freshly ground turkey patty-  turkey meat is full of lean protein, but make sure it hasn't been sitting in your freezer for months. 3-4 is a good "shelf life" of ground meat. After that, the nutrients begin deteriorating, even in the freezer. (Also turkey is full of tryptophan, the chemical that makes you sleepy. For my dog, it helps to calm her down!)

Then I like to add a dash of pro-biotics & pre-biotics. Baer is prone to loose stools sometimes and she can get anal gland issues, so this keeps her stool firm. (TMI, sorry!)

Then I mash everything together, and viola! Happy dog.

Baer enjoys a raw chicken leg & thigh- and don't worry, I cleaned the floor before & after! (Working on teaching her to eat at her "place" but I've been sick and just wanted to feed her, no training right now haha

A real dream, a passionate dream, will manifest itself in the form of reality. 

A real "I can" attitude will manifest itself in success- Since I can do it, it is only a matter of time until it becomes real.

My passionate dream will become real. I know this, because I know, I can.