Moments of Glory

Feeling much better - finally!  With it being Monday, I went back to my winter routine of getting up at 5:00 a.m., doing chores until the sun comes up, then train dogs.  With our trial just a few weeks away and losing a week of training, we're focusing on what we need to have success at the BN and GN level.  Pinch needs a LOT of heeling work.  I'm switching out between a flat and a pinch collar for precision.  No, I don't "correct" him on a pinch collar.  It just instantly lets him know when he's out of position.  And he's at that teen-ager stage and learning about boundaries and having to do what's asked of him.  He's both spicy and soft at the same time but bounces back quickly after a correction. 
I trained Pinch first and Moto had to watch.  He actually seems to care about having to wait.  When we did heeling, I had a few 'wow" moments - a first.  Sometimes in the ring with his sire Shiloh I could "feel" the judge.  I've heard other exhibitors say the same thing.  I remember once heeling with Shiloh, I could feel the judge and she was really liking our performance.  Sure enough, we had a nice score that day.  I had a few of those moments with Moto this morning.  It's a lovely thing.  It's as if we are one and moving together with perfect syncronicity.  Yes, it was our back yard, but tomorrow we'll take it to a new area and see if we can reproduce it yet again. 
If that happens, I'll be really happy for both he and I.