PJpupp: I am very excited to tell you all about our recent activities! The team has been showing every weekend and they have been doing so well!

Rickie Roo: My sister got a MACH!

PJpupp: Yes, Gigi earned another AKC Agility Championship. She earned her MACH 2 running with Mei at the Dog Agility Racing Team trial in Rancho Cucamonga on May 16!

Gigi: Just in time for my birthday! I turned 8 on May 19.

PJpupp: Magi earned several new titles too. He finished all his AKC open classes and now is in AKC Excellent.

Rickie Roo: HA HA – he’s in the excellent classes ’cause he did so excellent on course!

PJpupp: Yep, you’re right.

Rickie Roo: I’m excellent too – in jumpers.

PJpupp: Yes Roo, you are competing in Excellent Classes in the Jumpers with Weaves Class. Sadly, you are a bit too enthusiastic in the Standard class and are still in Novice.

Gigi: Kokomo got out of AKC Novice this past weekend, when we were competing at Woodley Park.

Rickie Roo: I coulda gotten out of novice too, but Mommy wouldn’t let me run my Standard classes.

PJpupp: That’s right Roo, your back is a bit sore so Eileen the doggie chiropractor advised you to not do any contacts for two whole weeks. That means this weekend you won’t be doing any contacts either.

Rickie Roo: That sucks. I wanna do the teeter tip-tip and zoom around. And I didn’t want Kokomo to beat me out of Novice.

PJpupp: Unless Eileen says it’s OK you’re not going to, Roo. Tonight Earlene from Tailwaggers Massage is going to come to the office and work on you, so maybe by Saturday you can do some contacts again. Also, you need to be happy for Kokomo, she was a very good girl.

Gigi: I’m gonna run all my classes though, right?

PJpupp: Yes, Gigi. You are showing Thursday through Monday at the Mission Circuit events held at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif. Sometimes you will run with Mommy and sometimes with Mei.

Gigi: Mei really liked that I got my MACH 2 when she was handling me!

PJpupp: She and Mommy had a deal. If Mei started you over again in Novice Preferred and worked her way up to Excellent with you, then Mommy would move you back over to the championship program and let Mei earn a MACH with you. Together the two of you worked very hard and were awarded your MACH 2.

Rickie Roo: It was fun to see everyone cheer for Mei and for Gigi when she earned her MACH 2. Someday I’m gonna have a MACH too!

PJpupp: Yes you will, Roo, and so will little LC. I’m too old now, but I enjoy watching all of you earn titles.

Gigi: PJpupp you have a championship too. Remember you are a CPE champion.

PJpupp: That’s right, and speaking of CPE, we did a CPE show May 8 and 9 and Magi won first place in every single class he was entered into. He is such a good boy!

Rickie Roo: I did good too!

Gigi: Me too.

PJpupp: Yes, everyone on our team did well. I think Mommy counted 33 Qualifying scores for the team on that weekend. AWESOME JOB!

Gigi: Did you tell everyone that Mei is running our friend Beau the Bedlington Terrier now? He used to run with Mommy and then with our friend Desiree and now he’s running with Mei!

Rickie Roo: They did GOOD over the weekend.

PJpupp: Yes, they did. We love Beau and it’s nice to see how well he works with Mei.

Gigi: Did you know that Mommy ran our friend Gremmie the Bernese Mountain Dog for the first time last weekend? She said it was fun going from running little Mason at 8 inches to running Gremmie who jumps 24 inches.

Rickie Roo: Gremmie is gonna teach me how to surf.

PJpupp: That sounds like fun Roo, but I think Gigi, Hobo and I will watch you from the sand!

Rickie Roo: Gremmie says it’s fun – as fun as agility but in a wetter way.

PJpupp: Good thing we have a doggie life jacket for you, Roo. We wouldn’t want a big wave to take you to Hawaii without us.

Gigi: I can skateboard, but there’s no way I wanna get all wet surfing. I think I’ll stick to agility.

PJpupp: Good idea, Gigi.

Rickie Roo: Did you tell them about all our company PJ?

PJpupp: Oh no, I forgot! We have lots of company this week, not only is our friend Mushu Hu staying with us, but so are Bogey and Lacey Jane!

Rickie Roo: Bogey tried to steal my spot in the bed but I wouldn’t let him, and then he tried to go over by Daddy and Mushu grrrrrrr’d at him, so then he went and snuggled with Gigi instead.

PJpupp: I do have to admit the bed is getting pretty full. Good thing everyone is little like you or there’d be no room for Daddy in the bed.

Gigi: Don’t forget that over the weekend we had Chili Dog, LC and Mei in the house too.

PJPupp: Yes, we did. Did you hear that Mei gets to do dog agility as her independent study for physical education when she starts high school next year? She’s going to meet with Desiree of Fido ‘n Friends to get a fitness routine designed just for her and her competitions in dog agility! How great is that?

Gigi: I remember Mommy met with Desiree and got a stretching routine after she tore her calf.

PJpupp: You’re right, she did. Desiree is a fitness expert and is a top competitor in agility, so she understands what stresses are put on both the human and the dog, so she is the perfect person to help design our team’s program.

Rickie Roo: I heard Mommy say that we are going to do lots of shows in June and that we have to keep fit.

Gigi: We always have lots of shows.

PJpupp: That’s true. Have you noticed how good Hobolicious and LC have been at the trials? They are practicing their dog show behavior and Mr. Chili Dog is learning how to relax and play ringside so he doesn’t get so nervous when it’s time for his run. Speaking of relaxing, how would you girls like to go outside to Hobo’s run and we can all take a nap in the sun?

Gigi: WHOO HOO! I love to sunbathe.

Rickie Roo: Are there cookies involved?

PJpupp: You never know Roo, there might be a hidden kibble or two… You wanna go look? Hey! Where’d she go?

Gigi: She’s out in the run already. She’s looking for a snack.

PJpupp: Well then, we better get out there too. We can’t leave her unsupervised – you know how your sister is! Let’s go!