On Sunday, we took Gibson and Jackson to the Virginia Scottish Games at Great Meadow as part of our booth for the Northern Virginia Collie Club. It was a long day! We were there by 8:00, set up and started greeting people by 8:30 and stayed until 3:30 or so. Neither Gibson nor Jackson were that enamored of the bagpipes and drums--although I liked them!--and Gibson particularly didn't like being poked and prodded by little fingers. He was good and patient with the children, though, but by mid afternoon, I thought he had been patient enough. Both the boys drew lots of attention, Gibson because he's smooth, Jackson because he's a puppy. We got lots of questions about smooth coats and the blue merle coloring.
We had Jackson try the "Terrier Wannabee" races. A chute is marked with fencing and the dog chases a "rabbit" into a hole made of hay bales. Jackson took off after the rabbit, but immediately got distracted by the people lining along the way. He ambled down the course, greeting people one side then the other, finally just stopping at the hay bales, wagging his tail. He did win a first place ribbon though!
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| Jackson getting ready for the "Terrier Wannabee" race |
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| "Going to Ground" |
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| Jackson's reaction to bagpipes and drums |
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| Gibson and Jackson greeting visitors |
