The early morning runs were relatively calm, as a beautiful Florida sun came up through the mist. This 575 yard outrun seemed short compared to the 625 yard outrun from the day before. The scores started to drop rapidly as the wind picked up ahead of a storm front, and sheep get nervous in unsettled conditions.
Mary Lou and Dyna went to the post, hoping for a repeat of the previous day. One sheep seemed really out of sorts with the other two, but given the conditions, perhaps not surprising. Dyna's run was a struggle with this sheep the whole way and in the heat Mary Lou decided to retire. On the way to the exhaust, Mary Lou ended up on the sheep's right side and noticed its right eye was opaque, blind in that eye...oh well, have to pray harder to the "good sheep" gods!
My run came in the middle of the day when the trailers felt like ocean liners in a hurricane. Craig had one of only two scores posted out of the 25 dogs that ran in the middle of the day. After a great outrun, lift and fetch, a wide turn and missed crossed drive due to impossible hearing conditions from driving wind may cost him a placing. Although I expect to run well at any time of day, I will pray harder to the "draw at good time of day" gods.
We have been extended an offer to a beach house for bar-b-que and martinis while listening to the crashing surf in the upcoming storm. That sounds pretty good right now! :)
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