Resting after a busy day of agility
This week it has been cold and pretty wet as well. On Thursday evening, we went to a chilly training, although by the end I was pretty warm. Jackie sure knows how to keep us moving as well as keeping us on our toes! More practising different fence combinations and different turns. All looking good as long as I move and know where I am going! Still a lot of work to do on the dog walk contact, but we are making progress.
Today we went to the independent show at Keysoe run by Barking Mad, where we get 4 runs, 2 graded and 2 combined where grade 6 and 7 compete against each other. Not too many in each class - potentially 10, but in reality only 7.
Dylan was awesome following my every move, so much so that when we tried a pull in and then I moved to indicate the next jump too soon he didn't pull in .. need to work on timing at speed I think & give Dylan more space as well. That really was the only mistake on my part. Dylan jumped one dog walk, which I put him back on to wait which he did. Both those mistakes were in the same agility run!
So three clear rounds and fast as well - only a second or 2 away from the winner for the jumping & a clear win for the graded 5,6,7 agility run (which was quite difficult with a sharp turn in to the jump on the right after the dog walk, followed by a pull in - we had an awkward moment then but no faults. Very very happy with Dylan today. All this training is helping, just need to persevere with the stop on the dog walk contact!
Today we went to the independent show at Keysoe run by Barking Mad, where we get 4 runs, 2 graded and 2 combined where grade 6 and 7 compete against each other. Not too many in each class - potentially 10, but in reality only 7.
Dylan was awesome following my every move, so much so that when we tried a pull in and then I moved to indicate the next jump too soon he didn't pull in .. need to work on timing at speed I think & give Dylan more space as well. That really was the only mistake on my part. Dylan jumped one dog walk, which I put him back on to wait which he did. Both those mistakes were in the same agility run!
So three clear rounds and fast as well - only a second or 2 away from the winner for the jumping & a clear win for the graded 5,6,7 agility run (which was quite difficult with a sharp turn in to the jump on the right after the dog walk, followed by a pull in - we had an awkward moment then but no faults. Very very happy with Dylan today. All this training is helping, just need to persevere with the stop on the dog walk contact!
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