I have to confess, I was not in the mood for this competition. It showed. Dylan and I lazed around all the courses, and won rosettes but only because the classes were tiny. I wasn’t really there to run my dog, I was there to support and coach some of our club newbies, who both had an amazing day. With hindsight, I should have trained all or most of my runs, but I wasn’t focused and didn’t really think it through.<\/p>\n
I think part of the problem was that the courses simply weren’t that challenging. The only one which I actually got animated about was Senior Steeplechase II, which had an interesting opening sequence. Everything else was well within our capabilities, and so I didn’t have to particularly think or focus to run. Not good!<\/p>\n
Senior Jumping was first thing. The weaves were on the old spacing, so Dylan popped out. Don’t blame him! We got E’d in that, on to Senior Agility … clear. Clear in Senior Steeplechase I & II, clear in Power and Speed, four wins.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure if he Q’d in Power and Speed, no faults but possibly out of the course time (I have no idea what it was). We didn’t get a Q rosette, anyway, just a 1st. Definitely Q’d in Steeplechase, another 12pts so we’re just 8 off Champion now. Need quite a few more Performance points, Dylan has … 6, so far, in Jumping. Might have to enter those Derby shows, which would also be nice for Rio next Spring. We’ll see!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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