CPA USDAA trial!

The trial had a huge entry, they ended up adding a 3rd ring and judge. First thing that happened at the trial was Venus had to get measured. 21.5" :( After months off of agility she is jumping 26", 5 runs a day, for her first trial since July! What was I thinking lol. With only one bar on the warm up jump she kept going under it. I finally worked her at 22", then 24", then 26". It finally clicked with her that she was jumping 26".
Saturday Results:
Snooker- NQ- She knocked the bar on the first red and was over the 2nd jump so we got whistled off
Gamblers- NQ/3rd- She knocked the first bar again, all other bars stayed up, I really didn't give her any information on the gamble so she didn't do it
Standard- Q/2nd- I forgot where I was going after the a-frame so we had a bobble before the weaves
Pairs- Q/2nd- Nice easy pairs run
Steeplechase- NQ- I was a horrible handler! I told her to go up the a-frame, that was not where we were supposed to go.
Sunday Results:
Gamblers- NQ/3rd- Took an offcourse jump during the gamble
Standard- Q/1st- Nice run for us
Snooker- NQ- My anti-weave dog decided to cut through the weaves on the way to the next red
Grand Prix- NQ- Took a jump the wrong way
Jumpers- NQ- 1 bar down, otherwise great run
Monday Results:
Snooker- Q/1st- Yay snooker Q
Gamblers- NQ/2nd- Just couldn't get her to do the gamble in time
Standard- Q/2nd- Messy run but got it done for her SSA!
Jumpers- Q/1st- Wonderful jumpers run!

Just need a gamblers Q for her AD

We are back!

All done with puppy stuff now so we are back. Venus did a show and go today and was a good girl. Very nice weaves, kept bars up, nice contacts. Not bad for being out of shape and having been off for 3 months.

Our first trial is USDAA Jan 9-11!

Link

There's a link the the right under Agility Blogs section to the blog with Venus puppy updates. Please continue to look there until January most likely.

The USDAA trial

We got no Qs all weekend, but that is because we didn't go. Venus came in season so no agility trials for her. What this really means though is no more trials until next year. She was bred this time so puppies are due late Oct and will go home the very end of the year. I'm going to keep in her as good of shape as possible so she's ready to go ASAP after the puppies leave, plus it will be easier on her for the whelping.
This blog probably won't have much else on it until next year. I may decide to do some Bacchus updates but right now he's just getting things figured out.
For puppy and Venus pregnancy updates go to http://doubletakesamoyeds.blogspot.com/

We will have a puppy cam!

We're going to go for it

Looking around online and on the USDAA website I can't find any Samoyed that has an ADCH. So I think Venus and I are going to push for it. I just have to keep my fingers crossed that she will measure under 21".
With that in mind we have a USDAA trial coming up August 29 & 30th. We have 10 runs between 2 days so we'll see what happens.

Weaves are still up and down and if she is going to do them and do them correctly or not. :(

Today's weaves

So I've come up with a plan on weave negatives and positives. We are working on both ends of the weaves here, entries and popping out.

1) No collection into the poles= lie down
2) Misses first pole and starts at 2nd= finish weaves with no encouragement & no reward
3) Entry good= "Yes! Go, go, go" to the end
4) Popping out of poles= lie down
5) No collection into pole 2 but continues at 3= no encourageent/reward
6) Perfect poles= "Yes, go, go, go" and big rewards at the end

I had a friend mention this and she may be onto something here, it makes sense that if Venus misses the entry etc, that if I pull her out of the poles it can increase our popping out issue. I also thing it makes her weave less independent and sh checks with me too often to make sure she is right. We will see if this seems to make a difference.

I finally got enough speed today to see the not collecting issue. It took until the 4th try for her to finally collect. We cross a big flat open field to get to the agility course. I left her in that field about 20 feet out from a jump. I called her over the jump and to the weaves and she had lots of speed. We'll try that again tomorrow.

The good and the bad

We've been working weave poles. Not a whole lot to update on that. Some days feel better and others feel the same. I'm nt getting much drive at all when practicing at home so I know there is no improvement when she needs to collect into the poles.

Videos from Concord like I promised.
I do love the twitchy excited move at the startline, she is ready!