Category: Dylan

  • Gap Farm December

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    I was boxloading for Mol’s team so didn’t get to see much of their racing or times, but they did look good from where I was stood and lost some of their races by a nose, really unlucky! Mol had a great time anyway since she was running over 9″ with her partner-in-crime Bails. For…

  • Wyre Agility

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    Mission accomplished! I love Wyre. For whatever reason, this show just sings for me every year, and we have such a good time. I am fully prepared for next year to be a complete disappointment, but up until now, big thumbs up for Wyre. In contrast to last week, Dylan and Jet were in the…

  • Refocus

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    Dylan; Stay happy, relaxed and positive. Walk the course and look for the smoothest line, don’t underestimate his abilities and baby things. Make sure he gets to stretch his legs before each run, make sure he is fully warmed up. Look to keep him calm but focussed in the queue, minimum on barking if possible.…

  • Stick Dance

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    [singlepic id=332 w=320 h=240 float=none] Disclaimer: don’t play with sticks with your dog! Dylan loves dancing with sticks but the sticks are always confiscated as soon as possible.

  • Bromley Farm Flyball (with extra snow!)

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    It was -7 when we arrived at Bromley Farm on Sunday morning. That’s really very cold. Due to the cold and the snow, several teams pulled out and so Extreme re-organised the divisions from 4 to 3. Worked really well, even if it did mean two of our teams racing against one another. Kim and…

  • Hare'n'Hounds Xmas Show

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    Ok, remind me never ever to try and run 3 dogs at one competition again! I have no idea how people do this on a regular basis, they must be completely bonkers. I don’t suppose it would be too bad if they were all in the same classes, but I had one G6 Medium, one…

  • Training with a Plan

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    I actually had a plan for training this week. I know that every trainer I admire advocates having a training plan in advance, and that going and messing around on the equipment doesn’t actually achieve anything. I know this, and yet a lot of the time, I like just messing about running silly courses. (I…

  • Search

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    [singlepic id=329 w=320 h=240 float=none] It’s pretty cold and miserable outside, and I get as bored as the dogs do indoors. So we play games! Search is the absolute favourite game, where I hide treats in the other room. I hold my hand cupped around the dogs’ noses, and they take a deep breath, and…

  • Gap Farm November

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    Mollie was running in the second team. I was boxloading so have no idea what their fastest time was, I think something like 21.35? They all ran well; Mollie always loves running with her mini partner-in-crime Bailey, but the team was something of a last-minute jumble compared to the originally planned line-up. Really good racing…

  • Enter Stage Left

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    I’ll admit, yesterday’s photo was completely staged. Dylan’s just not smart enough to read a magazine. Actually, (don’t get too excited, Dylan really isn’t that smart!) it was a staged shot. I haven’t done many staged shots of the dogs, unless you count the biscuit shoot, and I really don’t. Mentioning that is just an…