…yet, anyway. I’m referring to a discussion I’ve been having with my wife Becky about the effects of wardrobe on obedience scores. In Lansing back in December the first day we were second to last in Utility B with a 187.5. That wasn’t great, but what was worse was that the guy who got last place had a 187, and screwed up WAY worse than we did. Actually, he should have flunked for missing the drop. So why did he get the breaks and I get the shaft? Well, the only two differences we could see were that he had a golden while Molly is an aussie, and that he was dressed corporate casual while I was in jeans, flannel shirt and athletic trainers. Molly can rest easy - I have no plans to trade her in for a swamp collie. Now obedience is supposed to be about performance, not appearance, but the woman who came in second at the National Invitational last year scandalized the sport by competing at that august venue in *gasp* jeans and a baseball cap. So it is just possible that I was offending the wardrobe gods. So I did say that I would experiment with clothing. Of course I was thinking I would wear my regular khaki school pants with say a green shirt. For me that would be dramatic enough. Becky on the other hand, heard it as permission to “dress” me. Rest easy. That misconception has been corrected. I’ll keep you posted as to whether khaki is a more powerful dog show fabric than denim. If it works? Well, then Becky may just get her chance.