Vedder was 1/2. She ran a beautiful Novice PAD (these classes feel rarer than hens teeth, I think the last one we ran was in 2020) for a qualifying score.
Vedder - slow and steady doesn’t always win the race 
Mako struggled a bit with focus in the new environment, but baby dog things (and limited experience things) and went 0/3 today. But she improved each run, so I am happy with her.
Vedder was 1/2. She ran a beautiful Novice PAD (these classes feel rarer than hens teeth, I think the last one we ran was in 2020) for a qualifying score.
Vedder - slow and steady doesn’t always win the race
I’m also really proud of myself. There was a time, not too long ago, that the wheels coming off of Mako’s Novice PAD run (she jumps 24” regular) would’ve totally gotten to me and ruined my run with Vedder (running same class, 16” Veteran). I bounced back well from her goofiness and managed to be the handler that Vedder needed (who actually did run the exact plan I had for Mako).
Both girls have completely different running styles and are therefore different in how I handle them.
Some positives from Mako. She got the distance portion of the PAD with ease. She bounced back from bailing off the dog walk well with no hesitation. She finally realized that those vertical sticks were in fact weave poles and attempted them in her final run. She called off a nearly off course and came back to me. She did not go visit ring crew in her last class.
Positives for Vedder, despite the bobble on the weaves and a bit of a detour, she came back and worked well with me in JWW. She got her distance portion with ease and had no issues on the teeter. She worked really well in an outdoor ring which I have avoided like the plague for the past several years until Mako made me brave enough to try again
Anyways - thanks to the awesome K-W club, their volunteers, the venue host and the judge Sherrie Gourlie for some lovely courses!
Pic of Ms Vedder with her second PAD Q.
