Well, we decided to do a practice trial with Rafe (and, of course, Soda has a little video time, too).
http://www.facebook.com/v/574636586991
Rafe did very well on his down while Diva did her obedience routine. His heeling is okay, but definitely not the best he can do. A ton of people showed up that day, and random people were on the field (which he needs to get used to anyway), so he was a little off. Yes, I’m making excuses… 
I was happy with his sit and down out of motion and recall, though they all could have been a little faster. His retrieve on the flat is good, but obviously the retrieve over the jump and wall need more training. I didn’t try the wall because after seeing the jump, I wanted to do more training with some help before trying again. His send away was the first he’s ever done on the field (putting everything together), so I was really happy with that, even though it was short and a little hesitant.
His protection work is good overall. He’s just started doing the blind search, and he’s understanding (I started quite close to the opposite blind, not in the middle of the two like normal). He has a great out and hold and bark. The transport was bad, but that’s my fault. I should have done a little more training before trying it out (we’d done transports successfully before, but it had been a while). I’m sure that won’t be an issue after doing a little more training.
I’m really just having fun with Soda. She has a pretty horrible bite, and I don’t know if she’ll ever have a full bite, but I’ll still bring her out to play. She seems to enjoy it.
Overall I was pretty happy with the day. Thanks to Chris for his thumb action and putting the video together. 
