Day 7: Water in a Winter Wonderland

Today was cold...not just a little bit cold; more of a "what did that stuipd groundhog say?" type of cold. Kevin and I took Fred into the back pasture and spent a decent amount of time quartering and doing steady drills on our way down to the pond. When we got there; I started to question whether or not I should even put Fred in, but after he jumped in on his own accord, I decided to run two quick blinds and then get him back on land to warm up.

Luckily, the two blinds went beautifully. We used white bumpers again so that they were, what Millie just told me were called "site blinds". He swam out like a champ and only briefly had an inner struggle over whether or not he would swim back.

I can feel myself getting arrogant again and considering moving to cold blinds; but I will spend tomorrow talking myself off the ledge and reminding myself of Kevin's old suggestion to expend the amount of effort that you think it will take to train something; then double it, then triple it...and then you MIGHT be close!

On a warmer note; when I came back in, I saw that the incredibly gifted Mark Atwater had posted pictures of Fred from the BSS Nationals, http://upclosenature.com/gallery?g2_itemId=226505 so I just had to order a canvas of my goofy dog!