Category: Dylan

  • Wyre 2013

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    Dull motorway rain I’m worried about the tyres Car pulls to the right   Small arena Combined 5-7 Jumping I suppose it’s ok   A pull-through start Nine weaves into nowhere I got lost   Looking forward Graded 6-7 Agility Dogwalk approach sucks   I like your courses But not this one. I have made…

  • Wilmslow Nov 2013: Unexpected Results

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    I always forget how much Dylan really loves running at Myerscough. It certainly helped that we were running on Adams equipment, so no aluminium contacts for him to worry about (just heavy seesaws, but the tipping point is standardised in the new year so I’m not worried about that). C6-7 Agility was pretty straightforward, but…

  • Time Well Spent

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    Dylan came to training and did some training, for once. It was nice. He’s so easy to run, even if he can’t turn or jump nicely. Comfy pair of socks, well washed and groomed this week, with his paws trimmed and nails cut. Does exactly what I expect when I expect it. His dogwalk(s) were…

  • A Long Wait

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    I don’t think I’ve ever gone a whole month without blogging before. Technically, I still haven’t, since I blog for The Phantoms and for North K9 as well, but I haven’t blogged here. My thoughts, my dogs, my blog. I spent 12 days dog- and house-sitting in Cambridge for some flyballing friends whilst they were…

  • A Mini Break

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    A mini break for Dylan, anyway. Since he’s retiring in a few months — just two shows left! — Dylan isn’t really training any more. He has all the skills he needs, and none of his behaviours are going to dramatically change over the next six weeks in time for Wilmslow. It does give me…

  • I Only Blog When It's Going Badly

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    I have a tendency to be naturally suspicious of anyone who writes glowing, exciting blog posts when their training, handling, or competing is going perfectly, and skips over anything that isn’t fitting in to that. Especially those who then say things like “It didn’t go well, I’ve learnt a lot” and then utterly fail to…

  • Agility Nuts Sept

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    I’ve been meaning to do this show since it started a couple of years ago, but there’s always something else on this weekend. I could have been judging in Cheshire for UKA, instead I trekked 2hrs to Nottingham and spent the weekend reading and playing with the dogs and occasionally running some agility. C6-7 Agility…

  • Flyball Training

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    Flyball is a lot of fun at the moment. We’re focusing on individual skills work rather than teams; this is mainly because our dogs all need skills work, but also partly because not all our dogs are team-ready yet, and we haven’t made any decisions regarding lineups for next season. That will happen soon (I…

  • UKA Sutton Weavers

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    This show was really for Rio, who obviously sliced her pad and therefore couldn’t go. Next year, she’s wrapped in cotton wool pre-Champs. Very very nice show, great setup at one of my favourite flyball venues, Sutton Fields. The ring plans didn’t quite work out (one ring was finished at lunchtime, another didn’t finish until…

  • Positive

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    I should probably stop late-night-blogging, I’m not sure it’s that coherent. Since I finally realised that Rio’s issues are threshold related, so I went back and re-read Control Unleashed, and immediately felt better. I formulated a plan, and it’s already in action. We’re worked through the Take a Break exercises and she’s already improving in…