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Now I’ve got my rant for the week over with (see previous post), I can go back to thinking of fun things to do with Rio. Our goal this week is to go back and do some more motion sensitive…
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Flyball Starter Tournaments
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in FlyballThis has sort of been a pet peeve of mine for a long time, but I’m now facing returning to Starter Tournaments with potentially 2 dogs (one young, one old) in the next 12 months. So I thought it was…
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Waiting
Maintaining the “optional working” rule is difficult, sometimes. I know it’s the right thing to do, but this week Rio started class by visiting all the other dogs. She got a second chance to work, but failed to take it,…
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Training in the Park
I decided today we needed to get out and do some agility training elsewhere, so I loaded a jump, Kim, and Rio into the car. It’s finally feeling like May, no rain! No sunshine either, but it’s warm outside, enough…
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Rest
No shows for me this weekend. Dylan did need adjusting, and two days of rest before five classes isn’t enough. I’m disappointed we can’t go, but we have five weekends in a row of flyball and agility coming up so…
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A Plan
Dylan and I are in Grade 6 now, and I think it is unlikely that we will reach Grade 7. This is not simply a comment on Dylan or my physical abilities, but also our mental game. We compete once…
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Perfect Timing
Our homework paid off! I had a pocketful of treats but my plan was only to use them if necessary, but it wasn’t. Rio was much more switched on to her tug, and much more focused overall. I also realised…
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Drax May Bank Holiday #1
We did not have a very successful day at Drax. Mollie’s team chose to go NFC rather than withdraw after super height dog Bails got injured this week. Unfortunately this is a problem with a team consisting primarily of Veteran…
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Joint Care Challenge Update
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Mollie has just started on Week 3 of her Joint Care Trial. She has one treat every day, usually at lunchtime. She does get other supplements, a squirt of Salmon Oil every few days and 2x Yumove on competition days.…
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Fetch #1 & #2
After all procrastination about whether Rio would even want to play fetch, she did. I used her mini Space Hopper (her puppy present from Emma!) and she had a great time. She will fetch dead toys and will actually retrieve…