New AX Dog

I received quite the surprise in the mail yesterday - a large envelope from the AKC. It looked like a certificate envelope, and I thought it was one of those "thank you" certificates they hand out when you volunteer for some AKC events. I'd already been thanked in such a manner twice for working the same event so I was thinking - again? Why do they keep thanking me - enough already! When to my surprise and delight, it said Shiloh had achieve his AX on September 14. This was kind of stunning, as I'd thought we'd NQ'd that weekend. So...either the judge made a mistake (missed an off course) or I made a mistake and thought we'd NQ'd, didn't look at the results sheets, when in fact we had qualified. So one more AXJ leg and we'll be off working double Q's towards that MACH. My '08 goal with Shiloh is half achieved now!
Moto training diary:
After an AWFUL class last week, all the hard work paid off! I had a dog with a nice attitude, willing to work, great attention, did everything willingly. The most exciting part was my trainer, who in the past did not like attention heeling, worked with me and actually HELPED me with his attention training. I'm so lucky to have a trainer who is willing to change with their student's needs. We did some pivots, some very minor attention heeling, worked on finishes (I was thrilled with his finishes!), fronts and recalls. Moto is an unflappable puppy, and as such we are moving him into the novice class next week and I am very excited about that!