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May 16, 2002

Corgi Afternoon 2002

The days leading up to it were rainy and cold ... but the weather cleared for a sunny, warm and beautiful afternoon! Over 30 dogs from near and as far away as Ferndale (100 miles). A good time was had by all!

Each new arrival received a progressively larger escort:

On the deck, on the ground, in the pens ... Corgis everywhere!

How many Corgwn do can you count?

Kathi Gangi rewards Guido for a teeter well done:

The agility equipment was a big hit: (Thanks Sharon & Norm!)

Let's play follow the leader:

Especially when you motivate with food!

Did I say motivate with FOOD?

31 dogs is quite the pack, and disagreements are bound to arise. We rotated a few dogs through "puppy jail", either when the showed they needed a little rest, or as a preventative measure:

We also had an opportunity to catch Kathy with three generations: Vera (left), daughter Ursula (right) and grandson Bat Manuel (center):

Thanks to Sharon & Norm Olsen for some additional pictures.

Videos!
(See my note on download speeds)

I recommend that you download these to your computer (in Internet Explorer, right click on the link, then "Save Target As ...") and then run them from their. That way you'll only need download each once, and they'll show up as good as your computer can display them.


A quick look at the venue
- a shot panning from the yard, where the agility equipment would be set up, past the "jail", to the deck where the hoomans hung out a lot. (2,193,412 bytes)


A bit of a swarm
- as dogs get introduced and discover each other, and the yard. (2,514,948 bytes)


And a little bit of chaos
- as everyone got to know each other. (3,305,476 bytes)


At the jump
- and around the jump, and on the jump, and around the jump; almost anything but over! Note Gina and Rusty in the background, too - jumps are no problem for them! (5,089,284 bytes)


Jail time
- they're so attentive. Wonder what has their attention? Could it be ... food? (4,276,228 bytes)


Ace shows how it's done
- as Sharon Olsen takes him through a few of the obstacles. (2,598,916 bytes)

Posted by Leo at 12:00 PM