A red dog blog?

Ok, so I've decided to start a blog in regard to the red dogs that fill my life.  Not to worry, there will not be daily postings on their every move.  The blog will mostly be used to track Tully's journey to the Australian Cattle Dog Club of America National Specialty (from now on called "nationals") in North Carolina in September 2011.  At the age of 9, this may be Tully's last nationals.  The nationals are GREAT fun - a full week of cattle dog events (herding, agility, obedience, rally, and conformation) mixed in with great activities at night (BBQ, Dingo Bingo, Cowcutta) and visiting with the cattle dog folks that you only see once a year.  Not only do nationals bring people from all of the US, it even brings cattle dog people from overseas to our country to visit and compete. It's a wonderful time to catch up - sort of like a week long family reunion complete with good food, good friends, and of course a few disagreements :-)   Tully has competed in previous years at nationals, but this year will be something special. It may be his last year, plus he will be competing in numerous events.  He will have two days of obedience (veterans, open, utility, versatility), two days of rally (advanced, excellent), two days of agility (standard, jww, fast), and hopefully two days of herding (PT).  Yes, that makes for  A LOT of entry fees and a busy week!  We are spending the next 5 months in herding and agility lessons, all the while still trialing in obedience, rally, and agility.  If any dog can do it, I have confidence in the Tullster. I don't have quite the confidence in my own handling abilities, but if I can get my act together, we'll have a great run!