Category: Dylan

  • Empingham 2013

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    Rio is getting her own post about this show later! Dylan’s chiro treatment last week seems to have worked, because he was back to ‘normal’ this time! We weren’t particularly successful in terms of results, but he was working much much better and his times were good. Even better, his contacts were fantastic, super confident…

  • Demolitian Derby

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    Rio was utterly wild at training this week. Since we have a lot of people on holiday at the moment, our final session was very quiet, so I brought Rio and Dylan down to the arena at the same time. Mistake! Apparently watching Dylan (or me running Dylan?) is way too exciting for Rio. When…

  • Melting Hot

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    There were times when I didn’t think I’d ever say this, but it is nice to be back to flyball! Dylan and Rio have done their first power jumping session at our new venue, and both looked good! I wasn’t sure Rio would be up for 8 jumps but apparently that’s not an issue. And…

  • UKA Dig It July 2013 – Rio's debut!

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    Baby dog is all grown up! Actually, she’s very much not, which is why I’m taking things so slowly. Rio is an absolute puppy still! I am very happy with how she did in her classes. She held her wait, she jumped well, she picked up obstacles and had lots of drive down the lines.…

  • Beach Trip

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    This is actually from a few weeks ago, oops! Before we got Daisy, we decided to take advantage of the good weather and take Rio on her first beach trip, ostensibly to teach her to swim. Hunmanby’s always good for dogs and the water is safe to swim in, so off we trekked. Things I…

  • A Lune Valley Summer Sunday

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    My last show with just one dog to run, at least for a while! We only had one clear round, in the second G6-7 Jumping. No idea what our time was or if we got placed, it was still running when we left. I highly doubt we’d have been placed, it was a pretty fast…

  • Big Steps

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    Big steps in both directions with Ri this week at training. Backwards and forwards we go! Firstly, her tug drive has really diminished. It has been frustrating since she has always had tons of tug drive, but after her season she lost interest, and with hindsight, I have made it worse (albeit accidentally). Because I…

  • NDDAC Osmaston 2013

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    I’ve been meaning to do this show for years, Osmaston is one of my favourite showgrounds for flyball! I’ll definitely try and go back again next year, it’s a really gorgeous show. Due to some weekend date swaps this year, it clashed with Otley and Wigan in the same area (plus the big Thames show),…

  • Wigton 2013

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    This show is so beautiful. I can’t think of a more picture-esque venue for agility, it’s stunning. The weather this year definitely helped as well, although I got burnt to a crisp on Saturday and had to resign myself to wearing a jacket all day Sunday as a result. That wasn’t fun! First proper camping…

  • The Wigton Plan

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    A Letter to Myself. Aim for a happy, confident dog. Make sure he’s warmed up and relaxed before he runs; that means no staring in the queue, minimal barking, play Look at That and if anything is wrong, take him out of the situation. Push on every run, don’t be lazy. Don’t rush the weaves.…