Athletically Taped Up

L has been for physio and has come back all athletically taped up and asking to use by foam roller. Of course she can and I even offer to administer the treatment myself. In fact I shall look forward to it.

In the evening, dog training then home to catch up on Le Tour. It’s still raining in France by the way.

(Monday 14^th July)

The Grandest Grand Depart

It’s another glorious day both weather side and Le Tour wise.

Today’s route actually passes the camp site. So we get a lie in and Doggo’s paws get a rest.

Yesterday we watched them go up the slight incline in Addingham, today it’s all downhill In Silsden so they come past us much faster.

Once the race has come through we try and head for home but with most of the roads still shut we drive around in circles for a while, before stopping at a pub. Which doesn’t do food obviously.

After driving in a few more circles we finally manage to get to Bradford and then down on to the M1. We pass Sheffield just as the peloton are crawling up the Jenkin Road and on to the the finishing line where Daughter will be doing her stuff as part of the Hallam Uni team.

It’s been excellent. Millions have lined the route and it’s been the grandest Grand Depart ever according to the race director. That is unless you're Mark Cavendish.

(Sunday 6^th July)

Normality Restored

A second day at the dog show and for the second day we’re done by lunch. That is some achievement considering MD had three individuals runs plus a team run while Doggo had one run in the Vets. I also had to coordinate our four teams in the team competition.

It’s better stuff from MD today. He put in a good first agility run but still managed to magic five faults from somewhere as he managed to squeeze between the jump in front of him and my leg even though the gap was less than six inches.

He is clear in his jumping though, so we get a rosette for that. It wasn’t fast but 17^th out of 198 isn’t too bad. His team run was shocker however but no worse than anyone else's, on a day when all four dogs in our A Team got eliminated.

Some normality is restored though and Doggo is back on the clear rounds.

Although it would have been nice to have supported our smaller dogs in their teams, I’ve really had enough of the heat and head home. At least these half days at the show are enabling me to watch the Tour live in the afternoons, although bringing the dogs back with me does disrupt L's attempts to chill in the garden somewhat.

(Sunday 14^th July)