Category: Agility

  • Demolitian Derby

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    Rio was utterly wild at training this week. Since we have a lot of people on holiday at the moment, our final session was very quiet, so I brought Rio and Dylan down to the arena at the same time. Mistake! Apparently watching Dylan (or me running Dylan?) is way too exciting for Rio. When…

  • UKA Dig It July 2013 – Rio's debut!

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    Baby dog is all grown up! Actually, she’s very much not, which is why I’m taking things so slowly. Rio is an absolute puppy still! I am very happy with how she did in her classes. She held her wait, she jumped well, she picked up obstacles and had lots of drive down the lines.…

  • A Lune Valley Summer Sunday

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    My last show with just one dog to run, at least for a while! We only had one clear round, in the second G6-7 Jumping. No idea what our time was or if we got placed, it was still running when we left. I highly doubt we’d have been placed, it was a pretty fast…

  • Timely Thoughts

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    Denise Fenzi has a timely article up on motivators and motivation, which has left me thoughtful. This is a somewhat tangential post. Rio worked well for treats at our extra session at the arena this week, but she wasn’t fully engaged in the game. I had a mixture of food and a treat bag toy.…

  • Big Steps

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    Big steps in both directions with Ri this week at training. Backwards and forwards we go! Firstly, her tug drive has really diminished. It has been frustrating since she has always had tons of tug drive, but after her season she lost interest, and with hindsight, I have made it worse (albeit accidentally). Because I…

  • Weaves and Things

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    Rio is still learning to weave! I love weave training, I think it’s the piece of equipment which teaches us the most about our dogs (or re-affirms the things we already know). Weave training is reminding me that Rio is an Action Girl, she likes to just go, no waiting around! Dylan and Kim both…

  • NDDAC Osmaston 2013

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    I’ve been meaning to do this show for years, Osmaston is one of my favourite showgrounds for flyball! I’ll definitely try and go back again next year, it’s a really gorgeous show. Due to some weekend date swaps this year, it clashed with Otley and Wigan in the same area (plus the big Thames show),…

  • Training

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    Trekked up to County Durham again for some training. I really wanted to work with Dylan on his striding again, but he also really needed a down day after our busy weekend at Wigton and then a long walk on Monday. As we have a little houseguest in Alfie again for two weeks, I wanted…

  • Wigton 2013

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    This show is so beautiful. I can’t think of a more picture-esque venue for agility, it’s stunning. The weather this year definitely helped as well, although I got burnt to a crisp on Saturday and had to resign myself to wearing a jacket all day Sunday as a result. That wasn’t fun! First proper camping…

  • The Wigton Plan

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    A Letter to Myself. Aim for a happy, confident dog. Make sure he’s warmed up and relaxed before he runs; that means no staring in the queue, minimal barking, play Look at That and if anything is wrong, take him out of the situation. Push on every run, don’t be lazy. Don’t rush the weaves.…