Off To Toon Town

On Friday, Shawna Burton and myself with our dogs went to Saskatoon for a mounted cattle arena trial. We woke up bright and early - that being 5 am (nothing bright at that time of day) and made our way to Saskabush. We nearly hit Bambi and his friends, and had to drive through rain all morning. Can't complain about the rain, the prairies really need it. But I can complain about the wind - cripes it was blowing - cold wind outside, and hot wind inside the Jeep (just kidding:)) For anyone who knows Shawna, she has great stories to tell, and I think I nearly peed my pants from laughing so much. The Queen of Comeback - that's Shawna Burton. She is almost as funny as me...almost.

The Cattle Trial was so much fun - it was well run, and all the dogs did well. It's great to see so many dogs in the competition - 24 in all. Some people brought their own horses, and some borrowed each others horses. The steers worked very well, and that was in thanks to Peter Gonnet and Peter Luhoff for training the cattle the day before. The course was really well set up, and allowed you to show your dog and stockmanship. There was a sudden death final, and they all deserved to be in the top.

Shawna Burton and Kate was 5th...

Marilyn Ramsey and Nick was 4th...

Dale Montgomery and Spot was 3rd...

Peter Gonnet and Dot was 2nd...




and the big weiner was Jeff Demarni and Eddie!

Shawna and I left after the finals and discussed about the day. We decided if we were going to have big winners in the trailer, I would have to get air ride trailer and a chauffer.

We made it home 2:30 am - almost hit Bambi's friends again on the way back. If they would only cross at the deer crossing signs - possibly they can't read because they are blinded by the headlights.