Swamp Dogs Hit the Road

Jo from Waverunners graciously invited us to practice at her house in Ocala. It was a long drive but well worth the trip. We got the rare chance to practice full lanes with unfamiliar dogs. All of our dogs did very well but the real stand-outs were Angie and George. Angie has never once run a full lane and she was able to do it there over and over beautifully. And George was more focused than he has ever been in such a chaotic environment. But never mind the dogs, the greatest accomplishment of the day was that we finally got our team photo taken!

Most Awesome Gift Exchange Extravaganza

This afternoon, we all gathered together for our official Swamp Dog Christmas party. Yet another fabulous party hosted by Shawn and arranged by Melanie. Melanie found a very cute website (http://www.elfster.com/) that allows you to draw names and make wish lists on-line. We had the best secret santa gift exchange in history because we all know each other so well. Everyone gave and received a wonderful gift. Dianne provided an amazing food platter from Too Jay's that even included salad and desert. Dianne and Melanie also provided some very cute party favors. As part of the festivies, we all got to see the video of our first tournament on Shawn's enormous TV. Our team color were blinding on that huge screen.

Jump Building

Jump building was a blast and quite productive. Deanna did a great job cutting out the jumps ahead of time, thanks Deanna. We all worked so well together. Kimberly and Deanna paired up and did the cutting. Dianne and I did the sanding. Women and power tools, you gotta love it.