THE LONG AND WINDING ROADA while ago, Barney passed the silver award in the Kennel Club`s Good Citizen scheme which means he`s a pretty much well behaved dog, good in company, polite, eager to please - much like his owner.
After a few weeks away from the training ground, due to bad weather and the festive season, last night Barney took his place once more with his fellow golden retrievers in the pressure cooker atmosphere of a packed village hall, this time to embark on the long and winding road that might lead to the gold award. It`s a long haul and I foresee many pitfalls along the way but there`s no reason to suppose that, after the months of training that lie ahead, Barney will not make it. And after that, who knows where his journey will take him? Then he might face the challenge of the platinum award followed, I imagine, by the diamond award and so on until the ultimate goal - the dilithium crystal award. Beam me up, Barney.
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