Today Donna perticipated in her second Dog Show. It's sunny outside and the temperature is nice in Nedstand. The last time we was here were at the Nosework Course. Donna won her puppy class -BIR Valp, and she was even placed in the Group Finale! She ended up with BIG4 Puppy (Best i Gruppen, plass 4). Wow! In her second dog show. Even I am starting to understand that she is an extrordinary dog. I cannot belive that Kirsti and Eirik they sold her to me! I am truly lucky to have her, wow. I wonder where this adventure will take us.

I have been looking forward to this course for such a long time. Finally there was one close by us. it has been an amazing weekend at Nedstrand. Kine and her Shar Pei Rosin was also at this course. It was so much fun seeing them again! Donna did great, and she had so much fun with all the different type of searches. Box search, indoor search, outdoor search and vehicle search, and ofcourse she passed. Working with their nose is certainly something the Manchesters excell at! She has so much fun and got more and more confident in the box search, a really magnificent thing to observe.

Today is the day that I will show Donna (X-Pected Dine Mites Jazz) for the very first time. It's my first time as well. I can not believe that I let Renn Chester Kennel talk me into this. Luckily my mentor Grete is steadily by my side to guide me through this! Pheww Dog Shows are very confusing. I am used to horse showing, and this looks like organiazed chaos. There isn't even an entrance to the show ring. Mind blowing! You just step over it. Simple as that. I am not sure wheater to be amazed or chocked. Today was a success - Donna got HedersPremie (HP) and BIR - Best I Rasen. Which means we are qualified for the puppy finale. WoW. This was so much fun!

This weekend me and Donna travelled up to Stord to participate in a Working Dog course. I just want her to learn to work with her nose and embrace her natural talent as a terrier. She exceeded mye expectations as well as the course instructor. He was quite surprised about just how good she was at the job. She even outperformed the Labradoors at the search part. Not so much when it came to interacting with the human helpers that was hiding in the woods. She was a bit reserved towards them so she didn't get to return to me with the reward. It will be interesting to see how she handles this as an adult. I think she will handle it quite well when - and if - the times come. This weekend we were a good ambassador for the Manchester Terrier. I meet Kine with her Shar Pei Rosin. Such a funny breed that is. And I love their geninuely soft lips. Donna didn't quite know what to think about this funny looking dog - but she warmed up outside when they got to run and play together. Kine helping to h

Dogs are welcome inside of Bauhaus, so ofcourse I had to try it out with Donna. We looked at the tools and the plants. She was very curios about it all. Mummy had ofcourse hidden treats in the shelfs and on the floor so that she could activate her nose and work a little bit. And of couse people stopped and asked me about Donna. Another day as a Manchester Terrier Ambassador.

Today was my and Donnas first visit to Grete and Ole Jan Bertelsen at Renn Chester Kennel. They were one of the very first breeders to get a Manchester back in the early 90's. Such a cute sign they have on the corner of their house! I am a bit envious of that one. We was greeted by the 14 year old Renn Chester Misty. She is a Nordic Champion and such a nice dog. Her sire is Eaglespur Mandolin and her mother is Renn Chester Henna. So she is born and bred at Renn Chester here at Rennesøy. Donna loved the sun that they have in their back yard.