Running In The Rain

Running in the rain;
Just running in the rain;
Such a wonderful feeling;
I'm happy again.
NOT!
The running part is wonderful, but not the rain. It doesn't even help cool the dogs down as their fur coats shed the rain, and it just makes the air more humid.

Huckleberry has finished her three runs in a row in lead, and Raspberry is the next to try it. He is doing fantastic. What a great dog. The experienced leader I am pairing him with is Current. She is handling her new role as teacher quite well. She pushes him out around the puddles so he can't stop for a drink. He holds the line out when we stop like a pro, with no training from me, I might add. Well, okay, he has been conditioned by constant work in the team and seeing only good examples in lead, but I gave him no specific, individual training on holding the line tight. He seems a shoo in to make my racing team this year.