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This weekend was the Three River Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh's annual AKC trial. Only Edan was entered because CJ still struggles with 12 weaves and we just can't see throwing money away.
There were three classes on Saturday - FAST, Standard and Jumpers with Weaves. Our Excellent FAST run started out great and we were working well together. Unfortunately we NQ'd the run because Edan popped the weaves at the end. That's OK, I didn't expect to get the distance challenge anyway and was just using it as a warm up.
Saturday's Masters Standard run was a nice run until two obstacles from the end when he, again, popped out at the end of the weaves resulting in yet another NQ. This behavior on the weaves, especially with a straight line from the weaves to the final jump is COMPLETELY unlike him; he normally has fantastic weave poles. We went immediately over to see the Doggie Chiropractor who was on site for the day.
No sooner did the doc put his hands on Edan then his left hip cracked and moved. His lumbar and left side of his neck (and one other part I can't remember) were way our and tight. Well, that might explain a few things.
Next up, Masters JWW. Nice run! No problem with the weaves... until three jumps from the end. Edan is way ahead of me and all of a sudden all I can see in my head is him taking the off course tunnel on the other side. So, what do I do? Call out "Edan here" and, good boy that he is, he turns toward me... BEFORE the jump.
Congratulations, you just killed your good run by calling your dog off the third jump from the end.
So, Saturday - 0 for 3
Sunday... well, Sunday before the trial started our BADLY. The place I stopped for breakfast really botched my sandwich order and I had to drive 10 minutes back from the trial site to the store to get it fixed. Then, I get back to the trial site and spill my coffee . NOT the best start to the day.
At least I didn't miss my walk, and somehow the lid didn't come off my coffee, it just sprayed all over the place. Well, the day could only get better from here, right?
First up, Masters Standard. There are a few 'gotchas' on this course but we'll go and do the best we can. We finished the course WITH 22.something seconds to spare! 21 PACH points! And first place.
Next up, Masters JWW. This was a NICE course - flowy with a number of challenge points like a serpentine and inward spiraling center segment. The run felt slow, especially compared to Standard, but it was clean. We finished with 13.something seconds to spare and earned 12 PACH points for the run... 33 points for the weekend. More importantly we got our first Double Q!
So the day that started out badly turned out GREAT!
Video of all five runs can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ecfC5jRauzv8VdxFukgmU4Jje-rNNxQ
There were three classes on Saturday - FAST, Standard and Jumpers with Weaves. Our Excellent FAST run started out great and we were working well together. Unfortunately we NQ'd the run because Edan popped the weaves at the end. That's OK, I didn't expect to get the distance challenge anyway and was just using it as a warm up.
Saturday's Masters Standard run was a nice run until two obstacles from the end when he, again, popped out at the end of the weaves resulting in yet another NQ. This behavior on the weaves, especially with a straight line from the weaves to the final jump is COMPLETELY unlike him; he normally has fantastic weave poles. We went immediately over to see the Doggie Chiropractor who was on site for the day.
No sooner did the doc put his hands on Edan then his left hip cracked and moved. His lumbar and left side of his neck (and one other part I can't remember) were way our and tight. Well, that might explain a few things.
Next up, Masters JWW. Nice run! No problem with the weaves... until three jumps from the end. Edan is way ahead of me and all of a sudden all I can see in my head is him taking the off course tunnel on the other side. So, what do I do? Call out "Edan here" and, good boy that he is, he turns toward me... BEFORE the jump.
Congratulations, you just killed your good run by calling your dog off the third jump from the end.So, Saturday - 0 for 3
Sunday... well, Sunday before the trial started our BADLY. The place I stopped for breakfast really botched my sandwich order and I had to drive 10 minutes back from the trial site to the store to get it fixed. Then, I get back to the trial site and spill my coffee .
NOT the best start to the day. At least I didn't miss my walk, and somehow the lid didn't come off my coffee, it just sprayed all over the place. Well, the day could only get better from here, right?
First up, Masters Standard. There are a few 'gotchas' on this course but we'll go and do the best we can. We finished the course WITH 22.something seconds to spare! 21 PACH points! And first place.
Next up, Masters JWW. This was a NICE course - flowy with a number of challenge points like a serpentine and inward spiraling center segment. The run felt slow, especially compared to Standard, but it was clean. We finished with 13.something seconds to spare and earned 12 PACH points for the run... 33 points for the weekend. More importantly we got our first Double Q!
So the day that started out badly turned out GREAT!
Video of all five runs can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ecfC5jRauzv8VdxFukgmU4Jje-rNNxQ
