09/08/2026
y’all. i was ready to throw in the towel with obedience. i’ve had at least 10 conversations with myself and others recently, mostly this weekend, but the thought has been in my mind for a LONG time. like two years.
walk with me for a sec. saturday was an NQ— a stand-up-in-the-middle-of-exam where he was supposed to “sit for exam” and a failed recall where patch was more concerned with someone who was moving around in the red zone than he was about literally anything i had to say. sunday - another NQ. another b***y pop on the sit for exam 😩 i was sad, frustrated, mad, and annoyed. all of the above.
now, 2 NQs on their own really aren’t horrible. but then i look back, and i see years of solid engagement outside of the ring and in class juxtaposed with both of us completely and utterly overwhelmed and frustrated inside the ring during trials 😵💫😭
and that feeling, unfortunately, fortunately, idk— it lives rent free whenever i think about this sport. so i talked it out with people this weekend. i stated my case, i said the words out loud so it wasn’t exclusively a conversation in my head— if we don’t Q today, we’re done trialing in obedience. like done done, at least for a few years and maybe forever.
not one person agreed with my POV, and they all kinda just laughed it off. so i laughed it off too, but it didn’t change how i felt or my plans to bail if we didn’t get it right this time.
anyway, i guess that’s neither here nor there cuz WE DID IT!!! we got our first obedience Q! 🙌🏽
and not to be overshadowed, in addition to finishing our 2nd and 3rd legs of rally novice A yesterday, we managed to pull a 98/1st place today in our 3rd and final run of the weekend! 🤠
okay now i’m tired and still have whole ‘nother season to binge before this show goes off air… happy labor day or something!
