The Blog
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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See Me Learn
Rio is continuing to surprise me at flyball training. She was introduced to the hit-it board for the first time this week, and was pretty fab. We initially introduce the dogs gently and don’t ask for a turn, just build…
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Sometimes we play
I didn’t expect a lot from Rio on Tuesday; she went back for her first class in nearly 7 weeks, and I fully expected her to overload as she did last Friday. I put her in the Foundation class and…
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North of the Wall
K and I headed up north on Friday to train with Cat. We’ve been talking about venturing up to do a little flyball training for ages, so we did! I took Dylan and Rio, although Ri was an afterthought. She…
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UKA Dig It May 2013
Really went to this show for Dylan to practise running on rubber surfaced contacts. Dig It have Contactacoat sprinkles on their equipment and it is actually looking wrecked right now. Dig It either need to re-cover or buy some new…
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A Quiet May
May is usually my extremely busy flyball month, so of course this year I forgot to get my act in gear and actually enter any agility shows. I’m taking Dylan to UKA Dig It this weekend, mainly to support some…