Category: Dylan

  • BAA Promotion

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    As I may have mentioned (once or twice maybe!), I’ve been anxiously awaiting the end of year BAA League Tables to see how Kim and Dylan have fared. I was always pretty confident that Kim would be promoted to Novice Jumping due to those 2nd places at the start of the year, and she has…

  • Wilton (Northern Week)

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    Heh hum, some shows you like and some shows you don’t. I don’t think I’ll be bothering with Wilton again. It’s too far away, the venue is rough, the show feels tiny and slightly “homemade” despite the 6 rings. There’s something about KC shows (not just Wilton) that just feels slightly archaic to me these…

  • BAA Finals Weekend

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    We set off very early on Saturday morning for the BAA Finals Weekend. Kim had qualified for the Grand Prix Primary Jumping Final on Monday, and I wanted to get some last points in for her in the hopes of being promoted in Agility as well as Jumping next season. Dylan was there for the…

  • Really Long Day by Dylan

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    Hi! I’m Dylan. My mum has been calling me 22″-at-the-withers-Dylan-arg today in a despairing voice, and this is why. Here’s a picture of me. I can’t remember what I was looking at but it must have been interesting! I was really sad and confused as my mum only took me across the road for a…

  • Flyball Training: Boxwork

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    Towards the end of last week I thought I should really work on reminding Dylan about his box turn, especially because he hadn’t flyballed for some time. It also occurs to me that I’ve talked about wanting Dylan to have a swimmer’s turn quite a lot on this blog, on the possibly wrong presumption that…

  • Contact Training

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    Had another fun session with Dylan on the mini dogwalk today, I’m really pleased with how he’s working. No creeping or stuttering, just driving forward to his 2o2o and then away on the release. Super confident and fast, exactly what I want to see. No self-releases today either! We did work on some quick releases…

  • A Short Update and on to Other Things

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    The dogs are all cough free and have been since Friday morning. Our vet had a long discussion with us this morning and he is of the very strong opinion that a dog is no more or less contagious in 7 days than they will be tomorrow, and that he can see no medical reason…

  • Crazy Dylan

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    Dylan is slowly beginning to go crazy! I’m beginning to get an insight into why people don’t recommend Border Collies to “normal” people, and I also didn’t realise how much like a normal Border Collie Dylan really is. I’ve always thought he was very laid-back and relaxed for a Border Collie, but then again ever…

  • Kennel Cough – Day 9,012

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    Hope is slipping away for the British Flyball Championships. We have to decide by this evening, and of course let our other team members decide as well. Dylan has stopped coughing entirely now. He coughed twice yesterday whilst he was on the lead but he was pulling and I think his throat is still a…

  • Kennel Cough continued

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    Ok, I’ve lost track of the days now. It feels like it’s been forever! The dogs are going stir crazy as it’s nearly impossible to take them for long walks where we won’t bump into anyone. They’ve been going out at about 9:30 to try and avoid other dogs but it’s very hard! I’ll cautiously…