A lucky surprise!

I happened to glance at the CDSP calendar last week, for no particular reason, and lo and behold there was a trial posted at Waggin Tails in Westford this weekend that I didn't know about.  I swear it wasn't that long ago that I checked the schedule!  Either I somehow missed it, or it was a last minute addition.  In any case, it turned out to have a relatively small number of entries, so there was plenty of room for us to register day of show.  So glad I caught it!
We've been continuing to compete throughout the summer, racking up points for rank and UDX/OTCH-2.  And mainly just having fun.  Still, it's not every week (or month for that matter) that we get out there, and I actually had just decided to skip a few upcoming trials, so this was perfect to fill the gap.  Less withdrawal, more opportunity for points... and most importantly, just something to do.
Today, was a good day in obedience...

Tripp had his twerpy moments (as usual) but overall did very well in the ring.  In fact, had a few downright perfect performances too!  Qed in both trials.  Yay!  We were the only competitors in Utility today, so added to our collection of "default" blue ribbons, but what matters is we racked up more points...  AND those two legs earned him his UDX-2!  :-) 
Really just a bonus along the way as we are out there doing our thing, but it does give us something of a goal to shoot for.  Next up: OTCH-2.  Our main goal for 2017 remains ranking higher in the top 20 (because why not?), so with at least a handful more trials this year, and only 27 points to go for the next title (which he can get in 2 good Qs), I'm betting he'll reach it.  ;-)

Still unknown where we'll go from here in 2018.  Guess we'll see where we're at, what we're up for, etc...  As always.
I did feel that temptation again to get back into agility.  Veterans class, of course.  Tripp played a bit on the agility course set up in Waggin Tails' field, and he's still got it!  Remembered quite a bit, if not as polished as he was when competing.  It probably wouldn't take much...  LOL  Ah, well, once again, we shall see...