Synchronicity??

I think that it was supposed to happen this way; and this is why. 

Al and I met exactly 5 years ago to the day at the very same place and event that he earned his MACH at.
Heather and I had met AL's breeder at the Seattle Kennel Club Show to show him how Gracie was turning out as we had "rescued" her with him from Grace's co-owner. I just happened to mention that I was thinking of getting an IG puppy, but wasn't ready yet... Bill said I've got a little boy here with me that you might want to meet and pointed to a crate near his grooming table. At the grate were 2 pairs of eyes, but one pair was really jumping around and really wanted to see what was going on. I said sure. Bill opened the door and out popped Al who was then called Buddy, and he headed straight toward me and climbed my leg. I picked him up and Bill said take him for a walk if you want. I said sure and put on the leash and 15 feet later Al was mine and I was his!!  (Click here to find out how I Met Al)

While we waited for Bill Monohon (The breeder) to keep Al for the afternoon and for Bill to say his goodbyes to Al, I watched Agility for the very first time. In the same building that Al would earn his MACH title in 5 years later. .  

I'd never seen Agility before and was thrilled about it, and decided then that Al and I would try it someday soon!

Al earned his very first MACH points under the very same judge that he completed his MACH with.

The judge Kurt Matushek had only been here twice!!

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If you remember Al was given the first Zoe Memorial Achievement Award  at Thanksgiving (2004)!! Just before he got very sick.

Zoe who was so loved and mourned when she was killed by a raccoon, also earned her MACH with a "perfect weekend". That was her first and only perfect weekend, and this was Al's first perfect weekend too!!  I didn't know about this until later that night when I talked with Karla Kimmey, Zoe's owner, who was as astounded as I was to know that both Al and Zoe who have had so many similar things happen to them in their lives, could now share having earned a MACH on a perfect weekend!!  Click here to find out about Zoe!!

So this was meant to happen when it did!! All those double Q's that I messed up in the previous Fall because of handling errors by me were meant to happen so that everything could come together on March 12th, 2006

When I packed Al up after the trial and started to walk him to the van, I started to think of the events of the day and our history.  I had already realized that I had brought Al home 5 years ago to the day, and that the event was the first time I'd seen Dog Agility.  When I was walking out to the van with my crate, cooler and chair in my arms, I had an   Oh, My God!!  moment. I realized that Al's first MACH points and last Double Q were earned with Kurt Matushek. We had started and finished our MACH with him.   When I realized this I just lost it as I walked through the parking lot to the van.  I just broke down and sobbed. An observer would have thought something terrible must have just happened.  I'm still all emotional about it!!

It was supposed to happen this way!!

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