Flying Poodles

High Energy Dogs

Elly and Dancer and I had a lesson with Cheryl today, and I was stunned at the energy level of both dogs. The weather was nice today, and I was feeling pretty good, but the girls were manic. When I let Elly off the leash, she ran a complete circle around the arena at top speed, flying over a couple of jumps on the way. I did some distance work with her, then ran her over a long arc of jumps to the tire to the weaves–a difficult angle of entry–and she nailed the entry, even with me fifteen feet away. It was so pretty I just gave her a jackpot and got out a toy and played with her for a while.

Dancer was just as manic–she was jumping up and down in front of me, so excited she just couldn’t settle down. I did some distance work with her, too, playing with a toy, then sending her through the tunnel and then letting her play with the toy again. Or over a jump. She was so excited and having so much fun.

I am proud of myself, with both dogs I remembered to quit while they were still excited, not after they got tired!