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The facility I train at in the fall and winter months, has one to two agility fun matches a month. Spring and summer too many trials, no one around to work. LOL So today was the first one we have had for this "season".
It was a nested standard course, you get 2 minutes on the course and can do whatever you want. I decided to run Teddi on the excellent course, instead of learn two courses (one for Belle one for Teddi) Teddi was a STAR!!!! I was so proud of her. She stayed at the start line, I lead out past the 2nd jump, and she did the opening piece, two jumps to a left turn (HARD) to jump slice back over fence 2 again, and up the A frame, but I ran Teddi past the A frame since it was full height, and she is not playing at full height. Then I pushed her to a double, through a chute, and sent her left (WOO HOO) to the next 3 jumps while I moved right to position myself, for the next piece. I was SO proud of her and she was MOVING FAST!!! (feet don't fail me now) She was not on her best weave behavior but I was so thrilled with all the rest she did, I could not be upset. All green dogs go through a regression at the weaves, it may just have been her time. She did them fine her last run.
I did let her do the dog walk, and teeter and she nailed her contacts! She did sneak behind me once when I was doing a front cross, and ran up the A frame. :doh: Since she did not have enough speed, she started scrambling. I just walked over and lifted her down and off we ran the rest of the course. Such a silly girl!
I am so proud of her! I am hoping she can advance to the next agility class after the next session. This may show us she is about ready.
Of course I had Belle there too, I did two runs with her and she was wonderful as always! Someone told me I need her to see me as the reward, so she gets excited about playing with me. I wonder how you do that?
Ann
It was a nested standard course, you get 2 minutes on the course and can do whatever you want. I decided to run Teddi on the excellent course, instead of learn two courses (one for Belle one for Teddi) Teddi was a STAR!!!! I was so proud of her. She stayed at the start line, I lead out past the 2nd jump, and she did the opening piece, two jumps to a left turn (HARD) to jump slice back over fence 2 again, and up the A frame, but I ran Teddi past the A frame since it was full height, and she is not playing at full height. Then I pushed her to a double, through a chute, and sent her left (WOO HOO) to the next 3 jumps while I moved right to position myself, for the next piece. I was SO proud of her and she was MOVING FAST!!! (feet don't fail me now) She was not on her best weave behavior but I was so thrilled with all the rest she did, I could not be upset. All green dogs go through a regression at the weaves, it may just have been her time. She did them fine her last run.
I did let her do the dog walk, and teeter and she nailed her contacts! She did sneak behind me once when I was doing a front cross, and ran up the A frame. :doh: Since she did not have enough speed, she started scrambling. I just walked over and lifted her down and off we ran the rest of the course. Such a silly girl!
I am so proud of her! I am hoping she can advance to the next agility class after the next session. This may show us she is about ready.
Of course I had Belle there too, I did two runs with her and she was wonderful as always! Someone told me I need her to see me as the reward, so she gets excited about playing with me. I wonder how you do that?
Ann