Kennel Shop 2010 Dockdogs Event

The Kennel Shop in Scarborough, ME did a stellar job hosting the Dockdogs! What a great weekend! We had such a fun time!

We ended up staying at a Motel 6 (the only place we could find that allowed pets at a reasonable rate) for one night. How funny is this: a dog show and an agility trial was going on during the same time as the Dockdogs in the same area so the hotel was jam packed with dogs!

I entered Apollo in 2 waves on Sunday (6/27) at 10am and 12pm. He placed 3rd in the "Big Air" competition for the Junior Class and had a PB of 13ft 1inch.

His second wave didn't go as well as the first- he crawled behind me the entire length of the dock and I didn't even know it! Little cheater ;) But, we had a fun time! He came in 7th in that wave.

Our club, the Seacoast Dockdogs, did amazing!! 4 out of the 8 finalists were Seacoast Dockdogs, I believe. How awesome is that?!

While we were in Maine we did some shopping in Freeport.....love LL Bean! Jeremy got a lobster roll that he thoroughly enjoyed. Apollo even got his own Maine moose stuffed animal that he loves- he's been carrying it around the house all day!

No Dogs Allowed In Hull, MA

Wow....I'm so dissapointed :(

We train at the bay just down the street from my parents house. There are rarely any dogs or people (except when launching a boat). We've been using this spot for over 3 years with an issue.
And before Apollo I brought Pepper there.

Yesterday a very elderly women pulled over- out of her way- to tell me "You know, dogs aren't allowed on the beach anymore". Ok, I know that, but this ISN'T the beach! Then after giving me the dirtiest look she just drove off. I didn't think anything more of it until today...

I walked down to the bay with Apollo and there was a large cardboard sign where I swim Apollo stating "No dogs allowed June 15- Sept 15". What the heck?! So, as I was walking home a cop drove by and I asked him about it and basically he said "someone" complained and that's why the sign is there now. Yeah right, "someone"...

I could see if we were bothering people- but nobody is ever there! And I could see if he pooped and I didn't clean up after him, but I always have baggies and clean up after my dogs. And I could see if he was being too loud, but he doesn't bark (not like at dockdogs!).
Guess we have to find another spot to train now.

Gee, I just love elderly summer people... NOT!

Seacoast Dockdogs Practice

We attended the Seacoast Dockdogs practice today in Berwick, ME- there was an excellent turnout!

Apollo jumped his own unofficial PB in BA, he jumped 14feet 9inches- I'm so proud of my boy!

We attemped SR, but Apollo had the most epic fail. He somehow decided to jump left and jumped onto the dock barrier! He was fine, only his ego was hurt! He definitely didn't "get" SR at all. So, I guess we'll just stick to BA which is fine by me! 

Seacoast Dock Dogs Fun Jump 6/2010

We woke up at 5:00AM to drive to Berwick, ME to attend the Fun Jump. I never did anything like this before, especially alone, so I was a bit nervous. We were definitely newbies, yet very eager to learn.

I got everything ready the night before; loaded his crate into my truck and tethered it down, got my cooler filled with ice and 2 gallons of water, got some clean towels, my fold up chair, sunscreen and bug spray, snacks, and Apollo's vaccine record (you never know when you'll need that). Oh! And the most important; tennis balls! Those really drive Apollo.

The drive to Berwick, ME wasn't bad at all, it took about 2 hours (probably would've been less if I didn't stop at Dunkin Donuts and wait forever in the drive-thru, but I need my morning iced coffee!). I used my GPS, so we got there with no problems.

Everyone was so friendly and very welcoming. There was a very laid-back attitude, and I very much enjoyed it.

We jumped the first wave, and Apollo averaged 11feet or so. I was so proud of him! I wasn't sure what to expect, but he did fabulous. We signed onto jump another wave later on in the day, and we made it to the finals. He ended up placing 3rd in the Junior Class with an 11feet 6inch jump.

I ended up joining the Seacoast Dockdogs as an associate member.