HELLO RATTIES..

Our first NASDA trial of the year was a smashing success: the weather was gorgeous, the dogs were amazing and Arbus got to go act like at an absolute rat maniac for two whole days. Plus this was our first time really "hitting the road" this year, and it always feels awesome to be back on another adventure with the boys.

Arbus really wowed us in Trailing & Locating, which I think is his favorite --he loves hunting out in the wild! He brought home 3 HITs and made some significant progress towards his TL-II. He did score his first NASDA NQ when he surprised us with a naughty pee in his second UL trial, but still had a blast and got in some good practice hunting "up" in trees and on shelves.

Shed Hunt was a fantastic disaster -- Arb's leashed slipped from his dad's hand and he immediately went on a preemptive victory lap around the site. He came back no problem, but did end up timing out on that one as well and honestly? I'm not even sure he would have given up the shed if he did find it. Going to go back to the training board on Shed Hunt for a few months before trying that at a trial again!

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And make sure you're following Chaos in the 417 NASDA Club Page to keep up with when the next trials are -- they have one coming up in April, and the next one I'm covering will be in June. If your dog likes barn hunt, I definitely think you should give NASDA a try. It feels a little bit like they took the rats out of the barn and into the world! I'm happy to answer any questions anyone might have about the sport or trialing!