Aussie Pool Party

Today we had the first ever Aussie Pool Party at our house.  It all started when John Arnett told us that friends of his were looking for a performance home for an 11 month old bi female Aussie.  My ears pricked up immediately….We’re interested!  So John connected us with Ami from Mercury Aussies and we hit it off!  Ami connected Sketch’s current family and us this morning so we can check her out and have an All-Aussie party at the same time!

Ami and Jordan brought Jake (their red tri super stud male), Chante (Jake’s beautiful blue “wife”) and Riot (a spunky and true-to-his-name male tri) for the play today and Sketch’s mom and dad brought her and her littermate Patch (who was a HUGE male with the funniest duck dive I’ve ever seen).

I’m amazed at how much hair we’ve pulled out of the pool so far!  We had 7 Aussies jumping, swimming, chasing, barking, smiling, wrestling and herding for a good 2 hours before anyone stopped to breathe, then start back up again.  We settled everyone down a bit, tied everyone around the perimeter and started some disc dog play.  Lilli put on a mini show of her latest vaults and Jake did some great flips and leaps for high discs!  I can’t believe he was able to get that high in the air!

Since today was “technically” about meeting Sketch…we did some initial disc play with her and she doesn’t show any drive for the disc yet, but has some ball drive.  She’s got a fantastic laid back temperament – not bossy or dominant at all and very sweet, playful and friendly with all of the dogs.  She even took on her first swimming adventure today and jumped right in the pool with the other pups.  By the end of the party, she was a swimming pro jumping in confidently and making her way to the stairs without being called.

Ami took some amazing shots of the party today and posted them on Shutterfly to share with the world – here’s the link. Check them out!

Today was so much fun that we’re planning the next Aussie Party for mid-August, right before we head to Ron Watson’s Disc Dog Camp in Michigan. We’ll keep everyone updated about Sketch.  She is such a beautiful girl.  Just debating whether we’re ready to train 2 pups at once for disc dog…not sure if we’d be biting off more than we could chew…

Here’s a great photo from today of Sketch.  What great structure she has!