CAT CPE trial
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 Posted in Photos, agility titles, training, trials | No Comments »I took the girls to the CAT CPE trial in Ridgefield this weekend. It is SO nice to have trials only 25 minutes from home. And no need to set up a tent. It made lugging in the crates seem ...
ZAP NADAC Trial
Monday, August 16th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training, trials | Comments OffIt was 97 flippin' degrees at the end of the day on Sunday. Why I stayed, I'm not sure. Elly didn't run, and Dancer Qd in only three of 12 runs, but parts of the weekend were excellent. Dancer Qd in ...
Four Paws Fur Fun CPE trial
Monday, July 26th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, life with poodles, training, trials | Comments OffI'll just say that level one CPE has really low standards. Dancer Qd in 9 out of 10 runs; Elly Qd in 3 of 5. Elly had a pretty good weekend, feeling good enough that she did four runs with ...
Ten years?!
Friday, May 28th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training, trials | Comments OffA couple of months ago I heard an interview on the radio. Can't remember a lot about it (and can't seem to find it on Google) except... the interviewee talked at some length about the need for ten years of ...
My laundry room
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Photos, agility titles | Comments OffIt took me quite a while to figure out what I wanted to do with the ribbons, photos, and certificates that go along with doing agility, but I finally decided. I hang them up in the laundry room. That way ...
In which Elly shows off the poodle sense of humor….
Monday, April 5th, 2010 Posted in Photos, agility titles, training, trials | Comments OffDancer and Elly and I traveled north to the ZAP trial at Argus last weekend. It was far and away the most successful trial I've been to in months. Dancer got five Qs--and much more importantly, got her contacts EVERY ...
Lows and Highs…
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training, trials | 1 Comment »I train so much--too much?--and sometimes it seems it's all for naught. Yesterday, I was thoroughly skunked: 0 for 5. Elly took three obstacles and started going around jumps in standard, so I scratched her out of jumpers; Dancer did ...
I am so proud of Elly!
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 Posted in agility titles, training | 1 Comment »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 ...
Another title for Dancer…
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in agility titles | Comments OffApparently, I can't count. Dancer has her Novice Superior Weavers NADAC title! It was just posted on the NADAC site. Very cool!
Two new titles in one day…
Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in agility titles, trials | Comments OffThree day trial: day one: Portland Agility Club trial at Ridgefield. Dancer Q'd and took third in Novice Jumpers at 24", running a 112 yard course in 27.51 seconds, finishing her NAJ title in fine style. She had a brief hesitation ...