Monthly Archives: September 2018
9 Months
Jumping into Jersey at the Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show: Tuckerton, NJ
This annual competition will always hold a special place in our hearts. Back in 2013, this was Limoncello’s very first DockDogs event!
I packed some fun gear to wear while jumping Whiskey and Hooch!
Limoncello: Team Captain
Every captain deserves their own chair, right?! Limoncello kept the crew in-line back at our Team Canopy.
Hooch
Big Air:
- 22′ 5″
- 22′ 2″
- 22′ 6″
- 22′ 9″
- Big Air Finals: 22′ 0″ 1st Place Elite Division Finals
Extreme Vertical (All-in-One Finals Format):
- 6′ 2″
Lager
Big Air:
- 19′ 9″ 1st Place Senior Division
- 19′ 0″ First Place Senior Division
- 18′ 7″ First Place Senior Division
- 18′ 7″ 2nd Place Senior Division
- Big Air Finals: 18′ 8″ 2nd Place Senior Division
Extreme Vertical (All-in-One Finals Format):
- 5’10” 1st Place Cadet Division
Speed Retrieve (All-in-One Finals Format):
- 7.310 seconds 3rd Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog (All-in-One Finals Format):
- 2867.36 points 3rd Place Titan Division Iron Dog
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita cheered her siblings on, but in-between competition waves, she posed for pictures around the Tuckerton Seaport!
Whiskey
Whiskey decided yet again, just like at the Hebron Harvest Fair, she was done with jumping! She was still a crowd favorite with her antics up on the dock!
We had a wonderful time, as usual, at this event!
Liver Killer Bling
Wiskey Earns an Invitation to the 2018 DockDogs World Championships!
Whiskey (then still Wish our foster dog) earned her invitation to compete in the 2018 DockDogs World Championships!
(She earned this at a qualifier she jumped at before we had adopted her which is why her name on the invite is “WISHkey!”)
There had been no other English Pointers competing this year, so Whiskey also was ranked as the #1 DockDogs English Pointer! We are so proud of this little nugget!
Nelson’s Family Campground: East Hampton, CT
When we competed at the 2018 Hebron Harvest Fair, we camped at Nelson’s Family Campground.
We stayed on site T-48.
Although this site was directly across from the campground’s service center, it was a perfect site for us, as it had a very roomy grass area to walk the dogs.
This campground had a lot to offer!
- Themed Weekends with Scheduled Activities
- 60′ Swimming Pool
- Snack Bar (limited hours)
- Pool Tables
- Horseshoes
- Shuffleboard
- Basketball courts
- Volleyball court
- Softball and Soccer Fields
- Mini Golf
- Fishing
- Bingo
- Cable TV
- Pets Allowed (on leash)
- Firewood & Ice Sales
- Camp Store
- Laundromat
- On-site RV Sales & Service
Hebron Harvest Fair; Hebron, CT
Hebron Harvest Fair is another event that we hope to get to every year. The venue is great, and the crowds are amazing!
Our team canopy – I miss our American Flag canopy and will be on a mission to find another for the 2019 Season!
Limoncello: Team Coach
Limoncello enjoyed naps in the camper in between competition days!
The job of a coach is never done!
Hooch
Big Air
- 21′ 3″
- 22′ 3″
- 21′ 10″
- Pro Finals: 21′ 7″ First Place PRO Division
Extreme Vertical: All-in-One Finals Format
- 6’2″
Lager
Big Air
- 19′ 4″
- 19′ 8″
- 19′ 8″
Extreme Vertical: All-in-One Finals Format
- 6ft
Speed Retrieve: All-in-One Finals Format
- 7.230 seconds Third Place Turbo Division
Iron Dog: All-in-One Finals Format
- 2883.05 points 2nd Place Titan Division
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita walked around the fair and gave out her love to all the spectators.
Rita also enjoyed napping in the camper in between the competition days!
Whiskey
Whiskey decided she was done with jumping!
I could not get her off the dock the entire competition, so she had no scores for this event!
Despite the fact that our team didn’t do as well as we would have liked, our dogs – most importantly – had a blast doing what they love!
Sandy Beach RV and Camping Resort: Coontocook, NH
We camped here while attending the 2018 Hopkinton State Fair.
We stayed on site G9
We arrived much later than expected and it was SO dark that we missed a turn. People at this campground were so nice – before we knew it we had a whole crew of people helping us back up (NOT an easy thing to do where we ended up!) One of the campers even drove in their golf cart to lead us to our campsite. I don’t know what we would have done without their help that night!
There was plenty of space to walk the dogs. All the campers were so excited to meet the “dock dogs!”
This was our first time staying at this campground – but we liked it so much that we already booked it for the 2019 Hopkinton Fair!
Hopkinton State Fair: Contoocook, NH
We were thrilled that we were able to make it to one of our favorite annual events again this year – The Hopkinton State Fair !
The only bummer was that this year they had a target shooting show close to the competition pool, which freaked-out a lot of the dogs (one even broke out of his kennel – thank goodness he was safely caught). Our dogs were NOT fans of this noise, and we had to scratch them from several of the competition jumps.
Limoncello: Team Coach
Our team coach gave the competitors some good “Pointers” during our trip up to New Hampshire.
Hooch
Big Air
20’7″
22’0″
23’7″ 2nd Place Elite Division
22’5″
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Finals Format
6’0″
Lager
Big Air
19’8″
18’9″
19’9″
Extreme Vertical All-in-One Finals Format
5’10”
Margarita: Team Cheerleader
Margarita’s main-man, Mr. Spock the English Pointer, brought her roses!
Whiskey
Big Air
3’5″ 1st Place Novice Division (Whiskey’s first 1st Place medal!)
4’6″ 2nd Place Novice Division
This may be my most favorite video ever…even though I am the one being made out to be a fool! Haha! Whiskey was a crowd favorite as she ran through my legs (in the opposite direction of the pool!) I chased her on the dock and the crowd was going wild!
So proud of this little girl!
A family we met two years ago at this event made a special trip back just to see us, and give us a special gift in celebration of our new family member…some Tennessee Whiskey to celebrate OUR Tennessee Whiskey!
We had a great time seeing old friends, meeting new ones, and hanging out with our pups…AND we accomplished what we came here for: Whiskey had to jump at least once at another National level event in order to be able to accept the DockDogs World Championship invite she earned in Canada – mission accomplished…Whiskey’s going to Worlds!