CACM AKC trial day 2

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Today was another good day. Wet and cloudy and drizzling when we started but it dried up as the day went on. The ground soil was very sandy so it didn't take too long to dry out.

Diva ran first thing in the morning in JWW. You can't really see it on the video but her hindfoot slipped(according to bystanders) and she dropped the 2nd bar. I didn't make her fix the weaves the second time. Diva gets quite frustrated with that so since we already NQ it wasn't worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tfWJGA_7HY

Ember ran next in Excellent A JWW. The grass was still a bit wet but not as bad as for Diva. We were one of the last Ex dogs to run and the turf was getting chewed up around the weaves poles. So many dogs were missed the entries and slipping around in the mud. I was pretty worried about that as Ember is not the faster weaver anyway. Not only did she find the entry but she had a CLEAN run and she BEAT course time for her first AXJ leg.:biggrin2: I am so excited! For those who don't know Ember has never been a speed burner. She was barely making time in Open last summer when she tore a ligament in her hock and had to have surgery. Not only is she running again. This was her fastest JWW run to date. WooHoo! Oh and she also got 1st place! I am so proud of her.:smile2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnv_qPhuNp8

Both girls where in Open Std in the afternoon. The ground was dry by this time. Ember did really well. She got a refusal at the table. I screwed her up because I was thinking of the table from table in which I was late giving the command to sit and she ran off. Today I was too early. Sigh. But she was clean the rest of the run and got her 3rd leg for her OAJ. Diva also Q'd for her 1st OAJ leg. She was clean except for a refusal at the weaves. I didn't shape it at all well and Diva was too green for that. She darn near went back over the previous jump when I turned her around. I hollered(read panic in voice) her name and she turned right around. Diva ended up getting 1st and Ember 2nd. Diva was 16 secs faster than Ember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZAZbPEFF4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9ewOTyWHA I have no idea who that woman is singing tomorrow. LOL

Rachel also showed her Malamute Kiva in Novice A Std and Novice A JWW. Kiva Q'd in both with a 3rd in Std and 1st in JWW and earned her NA. Rachel's first agility title ever. Videos below if you would like to see a malamute running agility.:wink2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0WwxpDtkgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDAuWbHt3w
 
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Congratulations to you all. What a weekend.

Just curious - Ember had that problem last year and had to have surgery. Do you think there was a problem with the ligament prior to the tear that was slowing her down?
 
Emmasmom said:
Congratulations to you all. What a weekend.

Just curious - Ember had that problem last year and had to have surgery. Do you think there was a problem with the ligament prior to the tear that was slowing her down?
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I have thought of that. There is a possibility that there was a partial tear in the ligament before it finally ruptured completely. I however, didn't see any lameness at all prior to the complete tear. It wasn't even swollen as I couldn't really find the injury until 2 hours later when the joint felt hot.

Ember was really nervous with making mistakes and sometimes i would accidentially shut her down because of how I handled. I think a big difference is I had to learn to handle for speed with Diva and that made me a better handler overall. I still have a long way to go. But Ember seems to understand what I am asking better and trusting me more. I think until unlike Diva who would just run amuck, Ember shuts down. I am hoping we still have more speed in there somewhere. I know less time in the weaves and contacts would help.
 
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