Flying Poodles

Official Results

EAT NADAC Trial January 23, 2010

Elly:

Novice Touch N Go 44.47 seconds, 179 yards
Elite Regular 50.16 seconds, 178 yards, SCT 52.22, 4th place NAS title!

Dancer:

Novice Regular 37.22 seconds, 127 yards, SCT 46.18 seconds, 2nd place
Novice Chances Q (only dog in 20″ or 20+” to Q)

I’ve been working contacts with Dancer a lot, and one thing I’ve been practicing is a leadout to the far side of the A-frame and just calling her to the contact. It comes up a lot, so I thought it would be a good thing to work on. Two hoops in a straight line to the A-frame for the Chances opening! So I led out, called her to the contact, took one step, and sent her to the tunnel on the other side of the line, then called her over the jump, turned her into another tunnel, and there I was, in perfect position to call her over the jump (not the other jump or the tunnel!) and take her down the line for her NINTH Novice Chances Q. One more for her Novice Superior…

In Open Jumpers, we failed to Q when she took an off-course tunnel at the beginning of the run. So I took it as an opportunity to test my training and really try distance and running silent. The rest of the run was a joy, as she flew around the course with NO hesitation or questions. It was better than a Q in some ways, because it gave me such confidence in our training!