=Nicolas' blog=
From Nov 3rd to 7th, we were in Kobe to attend two competitions and a seminar.
It is a 375-mile road trip, but my humans always enjoy delicious food at the rest stops and get into the various Onsens (hot springs).
Of course we doggies get yummy leftovers!
And recently Japanese highway rest stops are really dog-friendly, and most of them have small dog parks and sell some treats for us.
On Friday, Mom and I competed in the Novice Class of the Musical Freestyle division of the WCFO.
And woo hoo! We won first place!
Other furry pals' performances were so excellent that we couldn't believe we won 1st.
Mom said it was because of our flashy costumes, but I think it was because of my incredible cuteness!
What do you think?
Oh, noooo! Mom not this photo!
The next day, we competed in the Intermediate Class, single of the Musical Freestyle division and the Novice class, pairs of the Musical Freestyle division of OPDES.
Mom was really freaked out by the result of the previous day, and got very nervous.
Of course I kept a peaceful state of mind, but in spite of my condition,
during the routines, Mom gave me totally conflicting verbal signs and hand signs and I was really confused.
Not again, Mom!
We made lots of mistakes and didn't do well.
But luckily we qualified in both divisions.
Lucky us!
On Sunday, we attended a seminar given by Julie from WCFO in the US.
She is a really nice human and gave us lots of easy-to-understand information.
We learned a lot!
Her commands were much more understandable than Mom's!
Mom! Try harder!
I did lots of things in these three days and was totally exhausted.
But we had a blast!
Thanks to everyone who supported us!