Gosh, We Have a Show Schedule!

Pinch and Moto are entered in the Open class at our club's obedience fun match tomorrow.  Pinch really isn't ready for Open work so we'll do heeling on leash, a straight recall, and recalls over the broad and high jumps.  No dumbbell as we are still resolving his chomping issue.  Good progress is being made and I need to not be greedy.
I'm curious to see if Moto's working for meals will translate into his Open work.  To simulate what we are doing, I'll put treats in a bowl, show it to him, and we'll go into the ring.  Cross your fingers.
He's also failing his drop on recall.  He is such an interesting dog.  He was doing it just fine when it was ALWAYS a drop on recall.  I know I'd mentioned this earlier.  But silly me, I forgot that, and had him do some straight recalls the other day.  Now he's completely confused.  So we are doing lots of drop on recalls and it seems his confidence is restored.  So funny the way their minds work!
For Pinch tomorrow's goal is more of a getting him exposed to different situations and adding a bit more pressure.  The "pressure" for tomorrow is I'll ask the judge to be one of those close-following judges, and ask him to be able to pay attention and keep working.  Could very likely happen some day in the ring.
Next weekend is our herding trial.  I hope Moto can complete his HT and of course I'd also like Pinch to title that weekend too, but that means he'd have to qualify twice.  It COULD happen but I'm not holding my breath.  No matter what, it will be wonderful to be back at herding trials again, it's been several years since I've competed in this venue.  I do hope Moto really takes hold and can advance in this area, he's capable of brilliant work when he puts his mind to it.
After that it's a Springfield Obedience trial to finish Moto's Graduate Novice title and Pinch's Beginner Novice title, then a 1-day seminar with the great Sylvia Bishop, and last but certainly not least, a pre-Thanksgiving herding trial down south.  I haven't entered this many shows since I campaigned my Shiloh and it feels great to kind of be back in the swing of showing regularly again. Hooray!