The Good & the Bad

Well a few weeks ago the 'boys' were entered in a Rally Trial. Apache got a steady 98 out of 100 both Friday and Saturday (that's my BOY). Chip got an amazing 100 out of 100 on Friday - I couldn't believe it either! He then got a little car sick on the road up Saturday, promptly threw up some water in the ring and got disqualified. The little stinker! Chip actually got 4th place on Friday - after they do the scores (since there were 5 dogs with 100s), they go by times in getting completed. They are great, and are entered at the end of this month, to, hopefully, get Apache his RN (Rally Novice) title and Chip will hopefully get one more leg. To get any performance title, the dog has to compete under 3 different judges, at 3 different trials, and get a qualifying score each time..

The bad, however, is Apache seems to be having a reaction to something... I have no idea what, the only change I made was some treats someone told me were wonderful & natural, etc... Apparently that was not the case. He has some lesions on his lips right under his nose. There are red bumps, and while they don't appear all that attractive, but they don't appear to be bothering him (thank goodness for small favors). Time to switch to an exclusively raw diet for a while and pray...a lot. I know his time with me will be short, but I hope it's not that short... I've made yet another tea type wash, and wiped his little mouth today. Between all of that and the food changes, I'm really hoping for the best - which is all I can do with this stupid disease. Keep your fingers crossed for us both please...