This past weekend was one day of agility followed the next day by a TDX test and the last day back to agility again. Agility will be posted in a later blog.
The night before the TDX test my van was broken into and all my dog equipment was stolen, obedience training bag, cool coats, hiking boots, tracking harness,line and fanny pack etc. Everything needed for the test that day as well as all my obedience training gear. I was shocked then furious that someone would take things that have no value except to a dog person. My tracking harness I had had since the late 1980s and had 5 TDXs and 8 TDs on it. My dumbbell had earned 5 CDXs on my dogs. I found out all the hotels in the area were hit that night.
The tracking people were great, everyone came to the rescue and I can't thank the tracking community enough. Whisper wore a German Shepherd's tracking harness, a sheltie's tracking line, a Corgi's fanny pack and boots. People even offered gloves and socks although I had those items. Needless to say I wasn't in a great mood to start the track and I think it carried down the line to Whisper. She didn't want to track that day either. We went to the start line and barely got off the line. She picked up interest as the track went on although kept coming back to me. We found 3 out of the 4 articles, crossed the road twice and paralleled the road once before we ran into trouble we couldn't overcome. She was tracking along side the road in a direction I was worried was wrong and put tension on the line to ask if she was sure. She came off, came back to me and never found the track again. I found out later we were on the track but Whisper must have read my insecurity and tension and stopped. We had completed all but the last 1 1/2 legs of the track-hard to come so close but to fail.
As upset as I was when I discovered everything was stolen I didn't get any photos of the test so the hotel photos will have to add insight into the dogs evening.
I hope whoever stole my stuff appreciates what they got but I am sure they just trashed it once they found out there was nothing resalable.
Where is Echo?
There she is!!
7 comments:
I'm sorry your stuff was stolen, but your story is more proof that dog people are the best! I love that everyone came together and offered you the use of their stuff.
There are some low lifes around:( But most doggy people aren't amongst them! I can totally understand and sympathise with your mood when it came to doing the track. It must have been so upsetting to lose the more treasured bits of your equipment. Better luck for the next weekend away:)
I can't believe someone stole your things! It is amazing what some people do. I would have been furious too and I know it would have affected us. The girls look like they enjoyed the hotel bed though. :-)
That just really sucks! :-( Better that then stolen dogs though.
Thieves are awful! That sucks. Love the photos, though. :)
How awful that someone would do that! Yeesh.
As upsetting as the theft from your van was, as we said, it could have been worse. At least the dogs were safe. Echo upside down with one leg outstretched and under the covers?? Culd have been Becca in those photos!
Donna
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