Agility
Demolitian Derby
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.…
UKA Dig It July 2013 – Rio's debut!
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,…
A Lune Valley Summer Sunday
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…
Timely Thoughts
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…
Big Steps
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…
Weaves and Things
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…
NDDAC Osmaston 2013
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,…
Training
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…
Wigton 2013
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…
The Wigton Plan
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…