Category: Rio

  • Rio Contact Training

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    This was Rio’s third time on the board, and this is her whole session. She’s maybe done 10-15minutes total, at this stage? No luring, no targeting, no physical placement from me. I’m happy! I added a lot more movement in on this session, so we had a lower success rate, although I’m not particularly fussy…

  • Puppy Hello

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    Rio met Rave after training this week. She was very appropriate and gentle, which is a little weird to see in Ri! She wasn’t 100% convinced he was a real dog, mainly because he’s not allowed to run wild and free just yet. Puppy socialisation is something I wanted her to do – that’s socialisation…

  • Rio Recalls

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    Rio stepped up to two hurdles this week. You can see what a puppy she still is as she runs, but also what a different kind of movement she has anyway compared to the collies. Border collies (like Dyl) run with a much lower action, head down. Rio will flatten off as she matures and…

  • Miss Rio, 10 Months

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    I think skipping agility class for a few weeks is a good idea. I needed to scale back a bit, and focus on getting her working attitude when we’re working together in the park, or at competitions in the exercise area, and of course at flyball training. Well, she’s always focused at flyball, it’s all…

  • Return of the Summer?

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    I’m not holding my breath. Dylan and Rio got a short walk yesterday, I like to give the dogs a Down Day after a big hectic competition. But it was lovely weather out and who knows when we’ll get that again, so we had a 40minute wander. Both dogs were a lot quieter than normal,…

  • Growing Up

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    Ri seems to be going through a fear period right now, which is a little weird and a little frustrating for me. She is fine with other dogs and in different situations, but has decided that all strange people are scary. She does seem to have a quick recovery time once she has freaked out,…

  • Trips to Scotland

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    My lovely quiet weekend wasn’t so lovely and quiet, since I agreed to travel up to Scotland with Katie for her new puppy. Baby Rave (Capehope Rave On) is very very cute and tiny and naughty! I am puppy sitting him one morning this week, so I can get a healthy dose of Do Not…

  • The Team

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    Felt a little bit like I had my own personal team of flyball dogs this week at Thursday training. Kim and Mollie are both back to competition next weekend in Starters with another of our older but experienced dogs, Lucy, and two of our proper Starter dogs. Mollie was so excited to be back, she…

  • Sneaky Beans

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    Turns out Rio is an evil genius, who knew? She was flawlessly perfect at agility training this week. Crazy enthusiastic but uber focused and keen, choosing tuggy over distractions (even in the form of that mistress of temptation, Fly!) and working like a super puppy. We started with some recalls through tunnels, which is always…

  • Extra Agility, a Rio Special

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    Rio got some special Ri-only agility today. We had hired the arena for some extra training with the competition dogs this morning, but Dylan is still ill. He had lost some weight this month anyway (Dylan always does this at the start of the summer season when we go back to competing every weekend) but…