Wednesday, 15 August 2007

A Happy Man

The dark cloud that was hanging over the kennels lifted today in Lifford. Going by what I saw Boss has the makings of an exceptional dog and his little sister Patch isn't too far behind him. I put the two of them in together in a sprint trial, I had intended to give them a 525 but the track was heavy looking.

The result of the trial saw Boss winning by 1 lengths in 17.76 for the 325 and 19.02 for the 350. This is only his 3rd time in the traps, 5th for the bitch, which makes the run unbelievable, indeed they both lost a couple of lengths which was my mistake as I put the dog inside and the bitch outside when it should have been the other way around. I can safely say I have never schooled a pup as promising as this lad. He looks like a proper dog and its always nice when they can run as well as they look.

I feel like wrapping him up in cotton wool after what happened to the Honcho Classic pup but deep down I know what will be will be. A 525 will be the next step for this lad, if he stays he will be a truly special dog.

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