March is hard at the best of times. Best of times being probably 2013 where things were running smoothly. We competed at a show with our dogs, finally sold our bus that had been on the market for years, brought Freya into our family, and everything was just so easy.
This month I came into the worst days running on barely any sleep. I spent three days in Sydney (which was fantastic but exhausting), we're just a few weeks out from leaving this farm, I've had Skuggi's agility plans completely stuffed up and now I'm not able to compete on the day I'd been planning for for three months, and to top it off, the boss has just said that we're not getting any more days off from now until the 30th but we also have to be out of this house by the 1st because the new worker is going to move in then. It's just one thing after another and I'd just really like some things to start going right this year.
On the bright side, Skuggi's agility training is going great, Sparkie totally rocked everything we threw at her during our Sydney trip (including her first two flights and two days crammed into a building with 4,500 people), and it seems like summer may be letting go quickly this year. With only four days this month so far reaching 30*C or above, and nine days under 25 (fyi the 15th day in the month, if you're adding them up, was 28), it's shaping up to be an early start to the cooler weather, which is perfect for dog training and working outdoors. I also took Skuggi to watch an agility trial recently to see how he handled the environment and work through any issues without the stress or time constraints of being there to compete, and he was absolutely amazing. The trial was held at the dog school grounds, and he seems to recognize it every time we pull into the carpark and he gets so happy and wriggly and whiny even when the grounds are empty. I watched some of the dogs running, and it was so fun and exciting and thinking about how one day that will be me and Skuggi out there was so inspiring and motivating. Skuggi got to walk around near the other dogs and the rings where they were running, and play with his toy and do some basic obedience, and he made friends with a fellow koolie owner as well. Super proud of him!
