Eleven dogs were entered in Nanango Kennel Club's annual Endurance Test.  Three of those were Staffords - so the vet nicknamed them Team Stafford.  The Foo crew stayed with us on Saturday night, so we all set off to the Kingaroy Showgrounds at 3.45 am on a very cold and frosty morning.   An extremely 'excited' Bruce, a 'find a lap' Rush and a 'relaxed' Two faced the vet check and got ready for the start.  After the willingness test, at 5.30 am it was on the bikes for the first leg. 8 kms.  When I went out to collect a competitor that had to resign - I did notice that the ice was a far as you could see.  Out to the TAFE college and back to the showgrounds for the second vet check with 15 mins break.  Enough time for Wayne to check Ebay, then on the bikes and off round town and the park for the next 6 kms.  A 20 min break and vet check, then the last 6 km leg.  Trin, Kelli and I hit the road for some photos and sight seeing.  Then before you know it they are back again for the final vet check and willingness test BRUCE, RUSH and TWO pass

Special thanks to our bike riders, Sally, Frith and Wayne, as well as all those people that helped with advice on fitness and diet.  Unfortunatly not all of the entries completed the test.  I was much less stressed this year, having prepared Curry in 2009 for the test, I was sure that Bruce and Rush were by far fit and strong enough to complete the test, I'm sure if the riders had been up for it they would have gone around again.   Great job guys see you next time.

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