MACH 4 Braddock

It's been an amazing February for Braddock and I in agility.  Last weekend was marked by his success at Westminster.  This weekend was not only 100% qualifying runs, but also MACH 4 with 2 first place runs.  He also got first in standard day 1.
Now is truly his time and a time to celebrate.  While I don't want to lose sight of that, there is a nagging sadness that this won't last forever.  I have another sobering thought as well, that there will never be another Braddock.
He ran brilliantly this weekend amd even though almost 8 years old, he was still 30 seconds under time in standard and 17 seconds under time in jumpers.  Little man hasn't lost a beat.

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