[Lizzie07]

I haven't been to many dog shows since the last dog I was competing with in agility got lymphoma, about three years ago. She had been the youngest dog in my house, so I didn't have anyone else for training. Lizzie won the top training spot by default, thanks to her age. At least she likes it.

But you wouldn't believe how much money I've saved by not going to agility trials. I always took extra shopping money for the big, combined shows like the Peach Blossum Cluster in Perry, GA every year. Heck, I sometimes think I entered the trial for the excuse to shop. I love shopping at the shows! All that great stuff in one place - - leashes, collars, beds, coats, treats, food, toys, jewelry, suppliments, and every grooming acroutrement you can think of and then some. I've got tons of crate pads and every kind of crate, I think, on the market at the time.