Category: Agility

  • Rolling On

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    Everything has started again for 2014; we’ve been back to agility training and done two flyball sessions now. Dylan and I also went on a Maintaining the Canine Athlete workshop with Veterinary Physiotherapist Hannah Michael, which was excellent. Would highly recommend! I learned loads and I’m trying to make changes now, which isn’t as easy…

  • December Flurries

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    I wrote my last post in haiku, and I make no apologies. Dyl and I had a good time at Wyre, we always do. I said Wyre would be the last one, but I’m going to enter Wilmslow as well. That really will be the last one. He enjoys Myerscough, for reasons I can’t explain.…

  • Wyre 2013

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    Dull motorway rain I’m worried about the tyres Car pulls to the right   Small arena Combined 5-7 Jumping I suppose it’s ok   A pull-through start Nine weaves into nowhere I got lost   Looking forward Graded 6-7 Agility Dogwalk approach sucks   I like your courses But not this one. I have made…

  • Shiny Rio

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    I don’t post very often about me; my blog is about the dogs, and I try to keep the non-dog stuff away. However, sometimes it falls together. Last week was very tough for me. Lots of things have been piling up for a while, but I ended up in a depression kicked off by Daisy…

  • A Plan Comes Together

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    I love teaching weaves. There’s always a part where I hate it, right around the bit where it seems like we’ve been working on them forever and nothing is happening. But then it all comes together and I remember why I love it. As you may have guessed, Rio’s weaves have clicked. She has beautiful…

  • Wilmslow Nov 2013: Unexpected Results

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    I always forget how much Dylan really loves running at Myerscough. It certainly helped that we were running on Adams equipment, so no aluminium contacts for him to worry about (just heavy seesaws, but the tipping point is standardised in the new year so I’m not worried about that). C6-7 Agility was pretty straightforward, but…

  • Time Well Spent

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    Dylan came to training and did some training, for once. It was nice. He’s so easy to run, even if he can’t turn or jump nicely. Comfy pair of socks, well washed and groomed this week, with his paws trimmed and nails cut. Does exactly what I expect when I expect it. His dogwalk(s) were…

  • A Long Wait

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    I don’t think I’ve ever gone a whole month without blogging before. Technically, I still haven’t, since I blog for The Phantoms and for North K9 as well, but I haven’t blogged here. My thoughts, my dogs, my blog. I spent 12 days dog- and house-sitting in Cambridge for some flyballing friends whilst they were…

  • All the Way Up

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    Only quick blog notes again, for posterity. In short, Rio was great at training this week! Second time on seesaw, confidence improving dramatically. Did 7-8 reps holding seesaw and lowering gently, feeding throughout, then running off and feeding again. Rio showing lots of enthusiasm and offering (relatively) calm, focused behaviour. SUPER focused all session. Continued…

  • A Mini Break

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    A mini break for Dylan, anyway. Since he’s retiring in a few months — just two shows left! — Dylan isn’t really training any more. He has all the skills he needs, and none of his behaviours are going to dramatically change over the next six weeks in time for Wilmslow. It does give me…