I think it's always easy to look back at a year and think of all the things that you didn't do. Didn't read the books or blog enough or diet hard enough, etc...
With the dogs, it is much easier to look back at all the tests and trials that they have achieved and feel a sense of accomplishment. This year Freddie really shone.
Freddie's accomplishments thus far:
December 2011:
SchwhK/20 (2nd prize) IT-ABC
April:
BHP 1 (1st prize) DTK
BHP 2 (2nd prize) DTK
September:
Sfk
Sp (2nd prize) DTK
December:
BhFK/95 DTK
This was all in addition to adjusting to have another dog in the house and learning to "share" his time with us. Even though Freddie received Gebrauchshund status last year after passing his SchwhK/20 in Italy, it was nice to see that his hunting instinct runs deep. For Gebrauchshund status in Switzerland a dog must have one of the following: SchwhK/20 (1000m) or Sp+St or Sp+BhFK/95 or Sp+VP. Freddie has now fulfilled 2 of the 4 scenarios.
I guess that means that after our degrees are finished, Simon and I should start working on getting a hunting license and trying for a few more tests with our little brown hunter.
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