smile and run fast

[aardogs]

Every time I sit down and try to think about my actual GOALS for tryouts, my mind starts drifting and thinking about other things like how much candy I should bring for the drive up there. Uh, yeah. Not helpful. It's not for lack of excitement at going, I just can't come up with anything concrete. I just feel...chill about it. Extremely excited, but chill.  
I do have a few personal goals: 
1. Take lots of pictures
2. Don't be antisocial 
3. Remember to eat real food and not just junk (every day goal actually)

I think the most important thing is to try to be fully in the moment. This is the one and only time Panic and I will be going to this event, and I want to experience every second of it. So many of you have gone to tryouts before, anything extremely important I should know? 

Panic's advice: just smile and run fast. Solution to everything in life. 

Comments

[gumbypuppy.livejournal.com]

Don't overdo it with your dog on the practice day, and rip his feet up on that surface. It's like a green scrubby pad.

[aardogs.livejournal.com]

I AM worried about the surface. :( Panic doesn't do too well on turf. I do have sticky paw spray stuff. I think I want our practice time to be mostly play time. Definitely don't want to overdo it!

[gumbypuppy.livejournal.com]

you probably won't need sticky paw stuff, I didn't find it particularly slippy, just abrasive. Tess tore her rear pads during the practice session, and I think it was from tugging too much on that surface.

[aardogs.livejournal.com]

Glad to at least hear it isn't slippery. I'll definitely have to be careful though. Now I'm wondering whether or not I should trim the hair between his toes or not (he has very hairy feet!).

[rdrift.livejournal.com]

Some large dogs find it slippery, some don't. It's not a "great" surface and doesn't run like normal soccer turf.

Aside from that - all the competitors will be more bat-sh*t crazy than usual. There will be cheering. There might be crying. It's exciting.

[aardogs.livejournal.com]

Sounds very exciting! I guess we just won't know how the turf will run until we get there.