Category: Dylan

  • Drax European Format

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    I did not really find this format confusing or tiring like everyone else apparently did. It was fun! Much better for the dogs as well, they had long breaks between racing and could therefore race fresh. It was baking hot so that was appreciated all round, I think. Both our teams came out as bottom…

  • Digley May 2012

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    Emma and I took Bailey, Dylan, Diva and Rio around Digley this afternoon, since the nice weather is continuing and the dogs could do with the swim! So much of the path is in dappled shade that we didn’t have to worry about them getting too hot, and it’s such an easy walk that even…

  • Summer Days

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    It has been too hot to walk the dogs during the day over the past week. They aren’t at all acclimatised to the heat, especially since last weekend I had a coat on Dylan between racing so he didn’t get cold (and we all wore hats and gloves to ring party, to prevent freezing). Rio…

  • Summer Training

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    Trained without being swamped by 300 layers of clothing this week, it was great. Forgot what naughty dogs I have though, both Dylan and Rio jump up at me all the time. My arms were streaked with sand by the end of the session, not really the look I was going for this summer. Really…

  • Swallownest May 2012

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    We stuck with our original lineup for Dylan’s team and it worked well, we were running more consistent times but not nearly as fast as I would like. Chip and Dylan were running just over 10s as a pair pretty much all day, which I was pleased about as a consolation. They’re running over 14″,…

  • Waiting

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    Maintaining the “optional working” rule is difficult, sometimes. I know it’s the right thing to do, but this week Rio started class by visiting all the other dogs. She got a second chance to work, but failed to take it, so she headed straight back to the car. That’s a very short training session. I…

  • Rest

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    No shows for me this weekend. Dylan did need adjusting, and two days of rest before five classes isn’t enough. I’m disappointed we can’t go, but we have five weekends in a row of flyball and agility coming up so missing one day will be better in the long run. He’s on full rest right…

  • A Plan

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    Dylan and I are in Grade 6 now, and I think it is unlikely that we will reach Grade 7. This is not simply a comment on Dylan or my physical abilities, but also our mental game. We compete once a month or less, so we have perhaps 3-4 classes – chances – of getting…

  • Perfect Timing

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    Our homework paid off! I had a pocketful of treats but my plan was only to use them if necessary, but it wasn’t. Rio was much more switched on to her tug, and much more focused overall. I also realised I don’t need to be treating her every 10s when the other dogs are working,…

  • Drax May Bank Holiday #1

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    We did not have a very successful day at Drax. Mollie’s team chose to go NFC rather than withdraw after super height dog Bails got injured this week. Unfortunately this is a problem with a team consisting primarily of Veteran dogs; if any one of them gets injured, then the whole team struggles. Obviously with…