Poodles, Dog Agility, Dog Training… and Knitting

I am so proud of Elly!

January 23rd, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training

In the summer of 2004, while Jay was bicycling across the country, I decided to spend some time training in dog agility. I was fortunate enough that the only trainer I could find who had time during that hot August was Pritamo Kentala, who adores poodles and who has a strong grasp of the fundamentals of agility.

I took Elly to her first trial in November of 2005, where she promptly Qd in Novice AKC Jumpers and then didn’t earn another Q for months. Once she cleared Novice, we spent years and years and in Open. When Dancer came along and had teeter issues, and Elly’s hip dysplasia and IBD caused her issues, we started spending more time in NADAC. Elly got her first NADAC titles in June of 2006 (Novice Regular Agility and Novice Chances), her Open Regular Agility in January of 2008, and…

TODAY she got her Elite Regular Agility (Skilled (16″)) title.

AND her first Novice Touch-and-Go Q ever. (Contacts have always been an issue!)

  1. One Response to “I am so proud of Elly!”

  2. By Amy on Jan 23, 2010

    Way to go!!!

    Elly had her issues, Dancer had hers…but Tigger isn’t going to get a chance to overcome his till Gyver gets to the same levels Tigger is competing at.

    The one time Tigger worked for me eagerly at a trial was when Gyver ran right before him in FAST!

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