BAA Stuff

Sooooo … apparently Dylan has qualified for EMDAC’s British Open Championship class in July! I didn’t realise but MCCS was one of the qualifying shows. The top scoring dogs from the show qualify, and Dylan was obviously one of the top scorers. That is slightly terrifying, I’ll have to do some proper training. I think I’ve found an agility paddock for hire nearby, which will give us a chance to practise outdoors and in a different environment.

I also got confirmation of Dylan’s BAD-Bronze and Kim’s BAD-Bronze. Dylan got his first, but Kim doesn’t like being outdone, she pulled off her TFO win to make sure she keeps up.

They’re both in Novice Plus at Bakewell, which will make life interesting! I could have left Dylan in Primary for the rest of the season but I think he can handle the harder courses. Our training issues are always about having fast contacts, and a more difficult course won’t change that. He also has no chance at the Primary DOTY, and moving him to Novice means we’ll have to work a lot harder to qualify for the Finals in August, so it all seems to be win-win. (I might take that back if we don’t qualify though.) We need a bit more pressure to do well at BAA, and this could be it.