Venus NAJ!

Yay Venus! The runs were much better on Friday and I didn't feel like such an idiot running her, lol. We had a little bobble in JWW where I didn't give her enough information. She ended up with a nice time and 3rd place. In standard she had a very nice run, held her dog walk contact yay, and had a little bit of issue with the weave entry. She ended up with her first 100 and a 1st place in the Novice B 20' class! We just need on more leg in standard for her NA. Venus is 5 for 5 in AKC so far.
Look at her a-frame, I really hope she will keep that and it will stay her natural striding on there.

We have no more agility until March, ahh!!! March 2 we have a seminar with Silvia Trkman, March 3 a lesson with Ronda, and 8 & 9 an AKC trial!
Brandy

BTCA Trial

Ok, so we went and did the trial in Sanford yesterday after lots of stress. On Friday they were predicting 2-4 inches of snow here and worse to the south and east of us. Guess where Sanford is? So I was trying to decide if I needed to drive over while it was snowing on Saturday and get a hotel or just wait here and try in the morning. When I looked at the premium list there was only one hotel that allowed dogs. I figured it was probably booked so I stayed home to wait and see. The roads were fine in the morning so we drove down.
Our first run was jumpers. It looked like a nice course with a couple of front crosses. The problem was the very first obstacle. It was a curved tunnel followed by a double. In excellent several of the people that led out the dogs came to them instead of in the tunnel. Since Venus had problems getting in the tunnels at the show and go I didn't want to risk it. I had to start with her on my left but then quickly needed her back on my right. I didn't want to rear cross the double because I thought she might knock a bar. The plan was to do a front or blind cross after the tunnel. That didn't happen and I messed her all up.
Second run was standard. Another nice course where I decided to be a really bad handler and try to mess my dog up. Our goal was for Venus to hold her dog walk contact which she did!
So final results are better than expected. Venus Qed in both standard and JWW and came in 2nd in both.
Our next trial is this Friday!


Brandy

No Lesson but Practice

Our lesson with Ronda was cancelled this week. I was stressed about not getting one more practice in before the trial so Beth let me come out on Monday. She gave me a few sequences to work.

Venus held her dog walk contact well which is what I was worried most about. Bars stayed up, weaves were good, and she was paying attention. She is actually starting to look for obstacles so I was able to do have her do a pinwheel while I stayed to one side of it. I then worked her on just the serpentine part of it so that I could get either or out of her.

Sunday is our trial and I'm very excited. I had been so pumped for the trial back in Nov when Venus came in season and we haven't had a chance for an AKC trials since then. This will be Venus' first standard AKC run and her 2nd AKC jumpers run. Wish us luck! I plan on posting as soon as we get home and hopefully I can get someone to video.

And just for fun, Venus' newest trick:


Brandy

Happy New Year!

Venus and I went to a Show and Go on the 1st at Doglogic again. The course was hard and Venus and I struggled on it. I have a video of her doing one run on each course. She refused almost every tunnel that day which is odd for her. She had a hard time with the weave entry on the standard course so we worked that after it was over. Again she didn't want to hold her dog walk contact there. I am hoping it is just that equipment and that it isn't going to occur at trials. I was thrilled with the weave entry on the jumpers run!
Here's the video from the show and go.

We have a few things coming up this month:
Jan 14- Lesson with Rhonda
Jan 20- AKC Trial
Jan 25- AKC Trials

Brandy