Team Airedale brings home the gold

We went to an agility trial this weekend in Port Macquarie. It was cold and wet and VERY MUDDY.

But Team Airedale rocked! We got 3 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes.
 That's 7 places for 8 classes entered. Not too shabby!

I got a qualifying certificate for every one of my classes, Gracie got two for her jumping classes, but just had a point or two off in each agility classes, so NQ (no qualify).

We won lots of prizes as well - some of them edible! Gracie got my tub of treats when no one was looking and ate the lot - lucky she won the same on Sunday. She had to share hers with me. They were delish!

Kay got really muddy - so did everyone. Some people slipped and fell in, but she managed to stay upright.

 Her tennis shoes don't look so good, however.

 We got muddy too.  We are now confined to the laundry until some of it drops off. 

  It was Gracie's first competition and only my second. Go the Airedales!

We showed those Border Collies a thing or two.

kangaroo patrol

Look who's taunting us from the other side of the fence...

 We were going berserk barking at him...

 So what does he do? Lies down for a little nap...oh so cool.

 He's a BIG buck kangaroo.

 He eventually hopped off - but we stayed on the lookout from the deck, just in case he came back.

Don't worry, we're on the job!

gardening update

The veggie beds are finished and things are growing nicely now. There are Airedale nets on both beds...(don't know why they call them beds if they don't want a dog to sleep there).

 This one has a fancy "grow cover" that keeps out Airedales, parrots, bats and even little bugs, like fruit fly (we hope!). The tomato's are going in here I think. The cover looks like gossamer.

 All the little baby lettuces are up and growing - this was a few weeks ago - they are even bigger now.

The lemon tree is powering along.  Kay told us all to pee on it, so we try to remember as often as possible. Seems to be working.

Presenting our first radish! Our first harvest from the new gardens.

Gracie wasn't too impressed, she said it didn't smell anything like what a dog would like.

The wind in my ears

Gracie loves outings in the car. 

If the window is down far enough, she has her head totally out.

 

Delicious smells whishing past, one foot up, always at the ready to jump out...

Unfortunately, I can't quite get out the window - I know, I've tried.

Beach time

We live at the beach all the time now. It's pretty good.

Here we are one day last week when we went to Back Beach. It was cold and windy, but sunny.
We had a bracing romp in the fresh, fresh air and the cool, cool water.

And a quick stop at the local co-op on the way home as well.
Nice smelly fish for tea!

Gardening fun

We've been having fun in the garden. First, Neil took out the old orange tree stump. It was huge, like an iceberg.

(I'm happy to report that Neil's right foot survived his dubious hatchet technique!)

 With the stump out of the way, it was time to build some raised garden beds. They started out like this.

Then this.

 3 cubic metres of topsoil are coming tomorrow... that's going to be a BIG pile of dirt to be shifted! Good thing dogs don't have opposable thumbs - we won't have to shovel.

Boxes filled and the start of the Airedale netting in place.

Gracie surveys her world every morning at dawn from this vantage point...even in the rain.

 Yep, garden's secure and no kangaroos in sight.

 She sits really close to the edge.

Who me?

Last run at the park

We sure are going to miss our favourite park down near the Cook River. It is so spacious and green.

 Gracie has my green ball!

 Unfortunately, she is faster than me. Once she has the ball, I can chase her all I want, but she's always one step ahead of me.

She enjoys teasing me I think.

Nowadays, we get to run on the beach every day.  Not as green of course, but very interesting and a lot of fun in a different way!