Early morning at 3:30 am, we went to Slovenia for a SAR exam for search in ruins with my friends Bruna, Sara, Tibor, Tanja and Tomislav. Moral and advisory human resource was again our team leader Ana Viller.

Wheather was terrible: it was raining all day constantly.

Ruin was about 5 minutes from Kennel Club where we got obedience and obstacles part. Obedience and obstacles estimated Mr Andrej Stanovnik while Mr Ljubo Meglic estimated searching . There was 10 candidates and even 60% were from Croatia.

Ruin was half-broken two-floor building. By left side of building run river. Near the river and the building, there was other small house which was conected to building with tunnel (there was outdoor also). Beneath building, it was dark tunnel. Technical support kept up fire all the time as distraction and sometimes did noise with wooden sticks. This distraction moments are moments like in real actions. Must say that noone dog showed any problem with it. Building had one stairs which led to floors and every dog must be very independent 'cause of it (handler didn't see stairs to second floor). All windows were broken and air was flowing everywhere so that was reason why that ruin was so difficult to dogs.

First, I passed the obedience and obstacles and go for a search. Since I went for an exam of second level, I searched maximum 40 minutes for 5 decoys. Gunna went to first floor where she found decoy and then left to lower part of building where she found second decoy. There was 3 decoys left. Since Gunna whined in one dark room before, I send her to it. Gunnas barking showed me that the decoy was found! The time was clocking... Again, I send Gunna to upper floors and bingo! The fourth decoy was there! One more decoy was hidden in the ruin and there wasn't much of time left. I was so tense while Gunna was searching. Suddenly: WHOW, Gunna barked and Anas and my face were full of smiles :-) Exam was passed and our happiness was huge.

The most difficult problem to me was decoy hidden on the edge of ruin in one hall. Beneath that hall was huge dark tunnel. You could see decoy only by directing light to him. Head lamp was very important in this case. Without it, handlers couldn's see the decoy, they could walk under him and not to see him. So, Gunna was found him but when I came I couldn't see him so I supposed that it was false marking. I was so wrong. Gunna barked constantly trying to show me the decoy, even showed me with her paws. Suddenly, I lift my head to the upper part and head lamp showed me a head of decoy.

Gunna was so good that day and learned me something: that I must have more trust in her when she bark :-))