This weekend I went to Glen Carbon with Mary, Polly and the kidlets for a weekend of agility. More time to work the baby dog :)
Dylan was a very good boy this weekend and we were SO CLOSE to getting 2 JWW legs. I was a horrible handler for his Fri JWW run and didn't tell him which end of the tunnel to go in... rest of the run was beautiful. Sat JWW he knocked the last bar (triple) and the rest of the run was great. Oh well... he did get an Open FAST leg on Fri... I think I confused him enough, but he finally got the send. Good boy! He wasn't feelin' Std so much this weekend, but as long as he was running and having fun, I was ok with it. He also got to room with his girlfriend, Rainey! They haven't hung out in ages and they were both very happy. She also really wanted to play with Rumor, but he would get scared anytime she would bark... it was pretty funny.
Rumor ran nicely on Fri, but no Qs for the kidlet. His contacts were pretty good in Std and we worked them again in FAST. Sat Rumor got his 1st JWW Q! He has started having a little trouble with the weaves... seems like he's SO EXCITED to be playing he can't take the time to slow down and weave... we will work on that. He tried killing himself in Std... his a-frame and tire were not pretty... so that is still a work in progress. Sun he got his 2nd JWW Q... he was a good kid. Some parts of courses come together nicely, but then other parts are still a bit chaotic. His Std on Sun didn't last long since he got pulled... didn't hold his a-frame and flying off the dogwalk... not allowed. But, overall, he did a nice job for a long weekend of trialing.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
So much fun in Michigan...
This was a really great weekend in Michigan... so much to do, so little time. At least the weather cooperated!
The boys and I had an AKC Agility trial in Buchanan, MI this weekend. It was outdoors so I knew Dylan wouldn't be all that thrilled, but I wanted a small trial with FAST (just to have an extra class) for the baby dog. Kelly and Mary were there too so we hung out most of the time and had a blast. Barb was there and Chris even made the trip to come hang over his 1 weekend off.
Dylan had some "no effort" runs and a couple pretty nice runs... I never expect too much from him outside when it's warm. As long as he is a happy boy and enjoys being there, that's all I ask of him. I was happy we did have a nice set of weaves in Std even with all the distracting smells out there.
I was very pleased with Rumor for the weekend. He had some really nice parts to every one of his runs. His stays were (for the most part) very good... his contacts were nice... he had some lovely weaves and I think he was getting the hang of things a bit more. No complaints from me... *I* could have handled a few areas better... but he was a very good pup.
The most fun part of the weekend was going to hang out at Colby's house in New Buffalo, MI. Saturday, we had 9 dogs playing on the beach! Everyone was getting along and when Dylan was bothing anyone too much... they politely told him to stop. Chris did a great job of tiring all the dogs out in the water. We all had a great time! Topped the evening off with a dinner at The Stray Dog. Sunday, Kelly and I took the "big dogs" back to the beach and then to an early dinner at Redamak's.
One of the most fun trial weekends I can remember... it really felt like a vacation :)
The boys and I had an AKC Agility trial in Buchanan, MI this weekend. It was outdoors so I knew Dylan wouldn't be all that thrilled, but I wanted a small trial with FAST (just to have an extra class) for the baby dog. Kelly and Mary were there too so we hung out most of the time and had a blast. Barb was there and Chris even made the trip to come hang over his 1 weekend off.
Dylan had some "no effort" runs and a couple pretty nice runs... I never expect too much from him outside when it's warm. As long as he is a happy boy and enjoys being there, that's all I ask of him. I was happy we did have a nice set of weaves in Std even with all the distracting smells out there
I was very pleased with Rumor for the weekend. He had some really nice parts to every one of his runs. His stays were (for the most part) very good... his contacts were nice... he had some lovely weaves and I think he was getting the hang of things a bit more. No complaints from me... *I* could have handled a few areas better... but he was a very good pup.
The most fun part of the weekend was going to hang out at Colby's house in New Buffalo, MI. Saturday, we had 9 dogs playing on the beach! Everyone was getting along and when Dylan was bothing anyone too much... they politely told him to stop. Chris did a great job of tiring all the dogs out in the water. We all had a great time! Topped the evening off with a dinner at The Stray Dog. Sunday, Kelly and I took the "big dogs" back to the beach and then to an early dinner at Redamak's.
One of the most fun trial weekends I can remember... it really felt like a vacation :)
Monday, September 15, 2008
AKC Agility - Grand Rapids, MI
This weekend was my first agility trial since June... Dylan was so happy to be back! His 1st run was Std and he had a very nice run. He got his 3rd Q in Exc A (and a 1st place) to finish his AX title. His JWW run on Sat was great except for 1 dropped bar. I was pleased he came back so strong after only seeing equipment a couple of times. Sunday wasn't quite as successful, but he still ran very nicely all weekend. I think this was his 1st time ever getting all 4 weaves this weekend... those were flawless! Definitely a tough feat for D-Dylan.
This was also a very big weekend b/c Rumor turned 15 months old and was able to play AKC Agility for the 1st time ever! I was so excited to bring him out.
JWW: He had a very nice stay and I led out just past the 1st jump (no need to go any farther). His jump, tunnel, jump, weaves were fantastic! He attempted to collect (still went wide) before the weaves... hit the entrance perfectly! I was thrilled right there. After that he ran a little crazy and ran around some jumps, but at least he was hustling and playing with me (for the most part) -- all in all, I was pleased with that for his first run.
Std: His stay was less than ideal... but tire, weaves, a-frame... he missed weave entrance, but got it on the 2nd attempt... his a-frame (2o/2o) was great! I don't think he was focused enough on the teeter as someone had a lovely flyoff! Oooops. He didn't read a leadout push I was playing with from the table... in fact, I think he wanted to take out my knees. But, we ended with a very nice 2o/2o on the Dogwalk. I was really interested in seeing his contacts and, overall, I was very pleased with those!
Next weekend is outside... that should be interesting. I'm excited to play with him again!
This was also a very big weekend b/c Rumor turned 15 months old and was able to play AKC Agility for the 1st time ever! I was so excited to bring him out.
JWW: He had a very nice stay and I led out just past the 1st jump (no need to go any farther). His jump, tunnel, jump, weaves were fantastic! He attempted to collect (still went wide) before the weaves... hit the entrance perfectly! I was thrilled right there. After that he ran a little crazy and ran around some jumps, but at least he was hustling and playing with me (for the most part) -- all in all, I was pleased with that for his first run.
Std: His stay was less than ideal... but tire, weaves, a-frame... he missed weave entrance, but got it on the 2nd attempt... his a-frame (2o/2o) was great! I don't think he was focused enough on the teeter as someone had a lovely flyoff! Oooops. He didn't read a leadout push I was playing with from the table... in fact, I think he wanted to take out my knees. But, we ended with a very nice 2o/2o on the Dogwalk. I was really interested in seeing his contacts and, overall, I was very pleased with those!
Next weekend is outside... that should be interesting. I'm excited to play with him again!
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
On The Waterfront - Rockford, IL
We had a great Labor Day weekend playing at Dock Dogs in Rockford.
Dylan was *so* excited b/c he finally got to come play again! After 8 weeks off of work, I entered D in 1 Big Air wave on Sat (he didn't put up any amazing numbers, but he had a blast!) and in Speed Retrieve on Sun. He was in the 8 sec range for SR, which is descent for him considering he hasn't done squat and has lost tons of muscle. He was just such a happy boy, I'm glad he was able to play.
Rumor did 4 Big Air waves throughout the weekend... no new personal bests, but he had some nice jumps in the 16 and 17' range... and Sun he jumped over 18'. I was very happy with his performance and he had tons of fun.
There was a great turnout... 3 dogs from Las Vegas came (Lisa, I'm so glad you guys made the trip!) and all did really well in BA, EV and SR. Rumor jumped himself out of the Amateur Finals on Sunday with a jump over 18', but I was fine with that... happy he ended with a good jump :)
Overall, I had an awesome weekend and am struggling a bit this morning at work... want to go play with the boys again! Unfortunately, that was our last Dock Dogs event until Nationals in October. Now it's going to be all agility all the time
Dylan was *so* excited b/c he finally got to come play again! After 8 weeks off of work, I entered D in 1 Big Air wave on Sat (he didn't put up any amazing numbers, but he had a blast!) and in Speed Retrieve on Sun. He was in the 8 sec range for SR, which is descent for him considering he hasn't done squat and has lost tons of muscle. He was just such a happy boy, I'm glad he was able to play.
Rumor did 4 Big Air waves throughout the weekend... no new personal bests, but he had some nice jumps in the 16 and 17' range... and Sun he jumped over 18'. I was very happy with his performance and he had tons of fun.
There was a great turnout... 3 dogs from Las Vegas came (Lisa, I'm so glad you guys made the trip!) and all did really well in BA, EV and SR. Rumor jumped himself out of the Amateur Finals on Sunday with a jump over 18', but I was fine with that... happy he ended with a good jump :)
Overall, I had an awesome weekend and am struggling a bit this morning at work... want to go play with the boys again! Unfortunately, that was our last Dock Dogs event until Nationals in October. Now it's going to be all agility all the time
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