PJpupp: As always, we had a very busy week. We got to go lots of places and have lots of fun. We had three whole days of agility this past weekend. Well, the little girls did. Hobo and I just cheered them on. This time we were in Walnut, CA at the Brookside Equestrian Center for an AKC Trial.

Rickie Roo: I’m really the ONLY one of us that competed all three days! Remember? Gigi got hurt on Friday and Dr. Bob said she could NOT compete for the rest of the weekend?

PJpupp: Oh, yes, Roo you are right. Poor Gigi tore her nail on her dewclaw and had to have it removed. She is doing much better now though… Isn’t that right, Gigi?

Gigi: Yep. I had a hot pink bandage with pawprints on it and lots of people felt bad for me and gave me cookies.

Rickie Roo: But Mommy kept busy, anyway. She ran Mason the Maltese and Aimee the French Bulldog, too.

Gigi: Aimee and Mason did REALLY good. Mason got TWO titles over the weekend!

Rickie Roo: I didn’t. 

PJpupp: No, Rickie Roo, you didn’t. You had some very nice runs, but did not get a title this weekend.

Rickie Roo: Maybe I will get one next weekend?

Gigi: No silly, Mommy gave us the weekend off because we leave for the Cynosports World Games next week.

Rickie Roo: But will I still get to do agility?

Gigi: Yes,  you are taking my spot in class tonight, because I have to wait until the games to run… Just to make sure my foot is all better.

PJpupp: You will be fine, little G. Your leg looks all better to me. But then again, I’m not Dr. Bob. We will go see him on Friday just to make sure.

Hobo: That little Mason sure did run. And Aimee did really good, too.

PJpupp: You’re right Hobo – there are not too many Frenchies  like Aimee competing in agility. Those stocky little dogs can sure move, though, if they decide they want to and our little guy Mason stopped sniffing long enough to run the course and make course time. His mommy (we call her gramma Jeanie) was so proud of all  the ribbons he earned running with our mommy that she gave mommy a big hug and a kiss.

Hobo: I saw that. I was kind of jealous. 

PJpupp: But I thought I saw her sneak you a cookie.

Hobo: SHHHHHHHhhhhhhh that’s our secret. The little girls don’t know about that. She said Grammas were allowed to do stuff like that.

PJpupp: OK. I won’t tell them.

Rickie Roo: TELL WHO WHAT???

Rickie Roo: Huh? Huh?

Gigi: Yeah, what don’t we know?

PJpupp: Nothing girls. You know it all. Hobo is just being silly and trying to trick you. That’s what big brothers do.

Rickie Roo bows down, puts her front legs on the ground and wiggles her nubbin tail up high in the air…. she glances around and sees Gigi minding her own business… before you know it, she does a rattie P O U N C E and surprises Gigi — Gigi pounces back and THEY’RE OFF!!! Hobo doesn’t want to be left out, so he chases after them.

PJpupp: Well, I guess I better go referee… See you next time! It’s not always easy being the big sister, I’ve got to go make sure all of those silly dogs behave and act as the Fun Police. Is a Border Collie’s job EVER done?

Photos: Aimee, Aimee and Deborah, Mason Tire and Mason and his owner Jeanie Pelzman show off his ribbons