Half the participants headed off to Shadowbar Shepherds to track and half stayed at the hall to
do some freestyle dance using rally O moves and Treibball. Everyone was excited to try the courses and all the dogs did well.
When the trackers came back for lunch (thank you Moira for the sausage dish) the freestyle group put on a small performance using some of the moves they had practiced that morning. Then Judge Cheryl Stuber gave a very informative talk on structure and movement and helped us understand what to look for in movement and how that will affect the dog's ability to perform the duties for which it was bred.
In the afternoon, half the class went on to the Draft Dog workshop and the other half tried some simple search techniques.
The rain gave itself a rest from time to time which allowed the groups to get out and work.
Darryl had the barbecue hot and had made spuds and salads to accompany the meat.
We enjoyed a wonderful meal and spent time with old friends and made some new ones.
Thank you to everyone who worked to make this day of dog activities so successful.
You can bet we will follow it up in the near future.
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