Category: Agility

  • Reward System

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    Rio was a very good girly at training class this week, although I do have some quite major things to work on. We were training channel weaves, which Rio is very good at; she runs right through with me on both sides and varying distances ahead of her, and will pick up minor entries. It’s…

  • Expectations

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    The weather has been so bad all week that our training field is flooded, once again, so no flyball training today. That’s why I haven’t been able to take any photos recently either, I can’t take the camera anywhere because it’s always raining. It’s Rio’s first training day tomorrow, I’m quite nervous. Mainly because it’s…

  • Puppy Tugger

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    I’ve been remotivating myself this week, so Rio and I have had some specific goals to work on. Waits, and Tugging! Her wait training is going reasonably well; I find waits really boring to train which is probably why Kim doesn’t have one at all anymore, and Dylan’s has deteriorated to almost nothing. Oops. We’re…

  • Dylan Tyre Crash

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    This was a soft foam tyre on a metal base, which was pegged into rain-soaked ground. Equipment to this show was provided by Adams Agility. Dylan has never had an issue with the tyre and has never crashed it before. He took off early to this obstacle because I slowed down at the weaves and…

  • Easter at Duncombe Park

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    Five runs a day on not-so-flat ground has killed me, I am going to have to get my running shoes on and do some training this summer as well. When I am not flailing around behind Dylan, I can actually handle him well. This was as much a surprise to me as to Dyl! As…

  • Crufts 2012

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    As with every year, I really wasn’t going to go, but then I knew somebody competing … actually, I knew a lot of people competing this year! But whilst I’m sure they will all be qualifying again next year, Tori and Rev came the furthest, so I went to support them. It just happened to…

  • Rio's First Class

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    Rio attended her first Foundation Agility Skills class yesterday! She has been through a puppy-tunnel a few times, but has never seen the proper heavy duty pipe tunnel. She thought it was pretty easy though! We did a few recalls through a straight tunnel with lots of tugging, and then did some tunnel, wrap around…

  • Tailwaggers March 2012

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    I only entered Dylan at this show, and I only entered it as a whole bunch of people said they were going and then they didn’t. I’m not bitter. It was a good chance to see if Dylan really was ok though, since Novice+ courses tend to have a few more straight lines of obstacles…

  • Ribble March 2012

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    Resultswise, not such a good show. We didn’t bring home a single rosette. It also rained consistently. Apart from that, it was awesome. I entered Kim and Dylan, and didn’t know if Kim would want to play or if Dylan would be able to. Saying I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement; we were all…

  • Hare'n'Hounds Valentines 2012

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    No videos as I forgot the camera, oops. We ran on rubber contacts for the first time too; Dylan and Bailey couldn’t care less, it didn’t appear to make any difference to their contact performance. Also weirdly quiet to run on! I was surprised to see rubber contacts though, I didn’t remember seeing it on…