Category: Agility

  • Forwards and backwards all at once

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    Not even sure that’s possible, but it feels like what’s happening! Ri is definitely back to her super-sassy self. She got some extra training today as well as her usual session. She’s working really well, her forward drive is great, she’s picking up obstacles really nicely, we need to do a bit of homework on…

  • DABAD: Internationalisation

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    Yep, I get to say “internationalisation” with an s instead of a z, since I think I’m one of the few blogging on this from outside North America. I think there are lots of ways to approach this topic, and I wrote and re-wrote this post several times! For a long time, agility was self-contained…

  • Extra Bits

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    I managed to get the arena for a little while this week and do some extra work with Rio. My main aim was to introduce her to the dogwalk again, which we did, and perhaps do a bit of sequencing. She’s now comfortable strolling over the dogwalk, turning on the plank, and isn’t freaking out…

  • Shut Up and Drive

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    Dylan is sound as a bell now, although I didn’t push our luck by taking him training. He is still being lead walked and if he continues to remain sound, he’ll return to normal life on Friday. Now I’m feeling more confident that he’s not crippled, I’m rolling my eyes a bit since of course…

  • Unexpected Weekends

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    Dylan and I were supposed to spend this weekend at Ribble, getting back into our competitive groove and admiring all the excellent partnerships who had travelled north (and south) for the G6-7 Olympia Qualifier. However, Dyl came up very lame on Friday morning. Friday was a Day of Rest, but Rest did not help. Dyl…

  • Quiet

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    Rio is still being unnaturally quiet. She was very flat at agility training and then very distracted at rally this week. Agility was just a bit odd, she tecnically worked very well, did all the sequences etc, but just seemed extra sensitive and flat. It’s weird working her when she’s being quiet, I’m so used…

  • Level Unlocked: Weaves

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    Rio can weave! Well, she can do four upright poles, and that counts in my book. We’ll work on taking her to a full set of 6 this week, and then progress will slow down again as I don’t have room for 12weaves at home. Thus far, I’m pleased with how effective the 2×2 method…

  • Things to Do at Christmas

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    Rio did her first half-course this week and I was very happy. It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t clean, but it was awesome. I love it when things start to come together. It was also her first time out in the big-dog classes, and she was very very excited to be there. We lost a…

  • Rio Agility Training

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    This is more of a record-keeping blog post, I have nothing very interesting to say! Contacts are looking good, must be more focused about rewarding Must work more on driving ahead down lines/picking up obstacles Set point exercises for Medium/Standard required More turn work at Medium/Standard required Begin weaves and seesaw? She was introduced to…

  • Wyre 2012

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    I do like this show. I say this every year and it continues being true. All the courses this weekend were … easy though, except the C6-7 Agility. They all presented minor challenges but nothing really testing. That was sort of disappointing, but I don’t want to complain too much in case I get really…