GC's got talent.... Results!

Well apparently Brody and I have got Talent - we won the most talented teachers award! Yay!

Look out Nationals and NDTA here we come

GC Talent Show

Today Brody and I participated in the schools talent show... GC's got Talent!

It went ok, except that the floor was super slippery (so Brody couldn't do some things properly), I was paranoid that he was going to bolt into all the students, also we ran out of room moving forward in the first part and had to stop and stand there!

All in all it was alright, but I definitely need to do more work, mostly on me dancing better and being more theatrical.

Another big doggie weekend

This weekend we had two doggie events, but unfortunately Brody was not at his best! Since nationals (still waiting for photos and videos to post from the Paws N Music at Nationals!) he hasn't been eating properly, and the Friday night he threw up, poor boy!

On Saturday we were part of the Paws N Music demonstration at the Wag N Walk. The Wag N Walk is a big doggie festive in the Milford Reserve, North Shore.

Its a fun walk, lots of demonstrations, competitions, and stalls with pet products. IT was also fundraising for the SPCA, and Paw Justice.

From Choredography we had Suzanne with Finnegan, Suzanna with Monty, Hsin - Yi with Honey, Michelle with Moss, me and Brody, with Jan on the microphone. See Honeys blog for Hsin-Yi's take on the event!

Brody was great despite obviously feeling not too great, he just wasnt quite his ADHD self. His routine was great, he hit everything except his weave was a bit wonky, but thats ok! We get a great cheer from the crowd, and lots of 'Ooooohhhsss'.

Then on Sunday we had the Counties agility championship show. Brody was very tired, but managed to get two clear rounds (Starters and Jumpers C), but was a bit slow as he was tired, so missed out on placing.

Weekend doggy events

This weekend we had two interesting doggy events. On Saturday night we performed a demonstration with other Choredography dogs at a Ceroc Dance party, that was fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The dance was being held in

Edgewater College, in the school hall... which unfortunately meant slippery wooden floors. And also swarms of people sitting around the edge of the hall. This was really NOT ideal for dancing dogs!!

Although some dogs (i.e. Brody) coped better that others, it was fair to say that the performance was not great! They all slipped everywhere, Moss was freaked out by the loud microphone noise, and Honey just could NOT figure out what that weird slippery floor thing was!

For a bit of entertainment, take a look at the video that Hsin-Yi made of the night.

On Sunday Brody and I ventured, yet again to Ardmore in the ongoing battle I like to call obedience. We went out with Debbie and her dogs Bailey and Tia, and for once Brody actually behaved relatively well in the ring!! It was the Manakau Obedience Championship show, and we entered Elementary. I'm very proud to say, that Brody got second!! Yay, progress!! My goal is for him to graduate out of Elementary this year, only one win to go!

I will post a pic of him soon with his pretty ribbon :-)