This was what it was all about. All the competitions for us were a build up to the week long show in Ipswich. We had sorted out our caravan and our awning and now were ready to take on a full week of caravaning, nearly...
The show was everything we had hoped for. For Papia there were hot showers and electrics so she was very happy. For me there was the Kookabura Coffee Man, Grant and great agility. What more do you need? The event was more of a holiday than an agility show and the pace was, thankfully very slow. Great agility to watch and run during the day and good entertainment during the evening. Where else could you take your 4 dogs for a holiday for less than a £100 a week?
Lemon and myself had some fantastic runs during the week. We tried out lots of new stuff, I even ran one course pretty much standing in the same spot. His contact equipment was super fast and his weave entrances were just stunning. The work we have done with Maria of Crazy Maesy really showed through.
Inspired by the senior finals we ran the Starters Jumping event where Lemon went up another gear. Apparently so did I and I'm still suffering for it now. Needless to say he ran a fabulous round which was both fast and efficient. At the end we were both running so fast that we took the last jump and nearly ended up in the trade stand opposite by the time we stopped. I'm so pleased no-one was walking by at the time. It was brilliant to find out that his time had matched his enthusiasm and we took 1st place with a half a second to spare. 
Lemon is a one in a million dog. To win Elementary Agility, Starters Agility and then Starters Jumping all at such high profile shows and within his first year of training is just a dream come true. But the best thing is to see his little face at the end of a run when he knows he's done well. No trophy or rosette can beat that, it's like Lemon himself - PRICELESS.
