Category: Agility

  • Dylan at EMDAC & Waldridge Fell

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    So, what did Dylan do at EMDAC and Waldridge Fell? My little man was not exactly on fire this weekend. I’ll admit I was probably partly to blame for that, as I was so focussed on Kim that I just kind of assumed Dyl would be ok and would give me his all regardless. I…

  • Kim at EMDAC & Waldridge Fell

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    I said the real test of whether or not the acupuncture was working would be Kim’s attitude and ability this weekend. It seems pretty clear to me that something we have done for her in the past two weeks has worked. Her final run of the weekend at Waldridge Fell was a good run; smooth,…

  • Contacts and Expectations

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    Hmm, so I spent a lovely half hour watching back Dylan’s agility videos from the weekend. Creeping contacts = definitely my fault. I held his fast contacts for 2s+, but quick released his creepy contacts. I know why I’m doing this, and it’s because I keep thinking it will speed him up. And I know…

  • EMDAC April

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    Kim First time in a long time where we haven’t come home with any rosettes from EMDAC. It was just such a disappointing weekend; Kim was incredibly slow. She was responsive and listening, but she had no power or speed in her runs, and a few times she came to a dead stop in front…

  • Spring

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    It’s starting to feel like spring has really sprung around here. The weather is lovely, and everything is turning green again. The dogs spend all day in the garden, which apparently is much harder work than spending all day in the kitchen. And also more exciting; Dylan was the most annoying dog ever yesterday. And…

  • Waldridge Fell (Indoor)

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    Such an early start! This is probably the furthest show I’m prepared to travel to for a day trip, and I wouldn’t want to do it very often. Kim did not want to get up. Met up with Emma for our epic road trip at 6am. We set off in the ice and snow but…

  • Boxes & FlickFlacks

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    Both Kim and Dylan were ridiculously excited to be at training this week. And I was a very good person and made myself do the 2 things I don’t really like doing, boxes and flickflacks (or snakes, serpentines, flapjacks, whatever you call them). I even set the box up with “Medium spacing”, ie. minimum spacing.…

  • Quiet Weeks

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    It’s been a quiet week for the gang. Kim had a vet check on Tuesday, for two very specific reasons. The good news is that her heart murmur hasn’t deteriorated at all, and our vet thinks the best thing for her is to continue doing agility and flyball as it will keep her heart healthier,…

  • Training Day

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    Dylan and I went on his first training day this weekend. I learnt a lot, Dylan focussed for almost the whole session, and we both got a lot out of what we did. Dyl was occasionally lacking in motivation but it was my fault, I was concentrating a bit too hard on what I was…

  • Timing Notes (again)

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    I did this in September after reviewing my summer season videos, and since I actually managed to remember to take my camera to training (plus a few clips from EMDAC in November/January) I now have a new set of data. How exciting! Well, not really. Dylan’s dogwalk in particular was really improving but has slowed…