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Saturday, June 20, 2009

Sailor under the arc and left---Handle


...When sent for the left retired, Sailor went under the arc of his flyer and then entered the next water and went left and was out of sight. When he reappeared he ran don the second lateral peninsula and Joanne began handling to the bird. All's well that ends well!

Well--no pun intended--take that back. Joanne didn't want to end the show. Once she turned over that last duck to the Judges, she went back with Sailor and assumed position on the mat, took a deep breath and folded her hands in front of her as she looked down at her dog. 

She was ready for another honor!

Everyone had a good laugh...and especially Joanne. 

 


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