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Just a quick update today, video tomorrow.
I showed the girls at the CACM show in Clearwater MN. It was an overcast day and misty all day.
Ember showed in open JWW and Open Std. Diva in Novice Std and JWW.
Ember was doing really well in Std until we got to the table and I was late with my sit command Ember went right off the table. I must say I started thinking about the time and how we would need to push for time and fliched my shoudler and off she came again. Sigh. I then pushed her too hard into the weaves and she went in at the 2nd pole. All that drama and she was still only 1 sec over course time but an NQ none the less. The last part of the course I thought she did really well so though I'm disappointed, she didn't do too bad for a handler challenaged dog.
In JWW, Ember did really well, something spooked her in the weaves and she froze. Luckily she didn't pop out so I was able to start her again without needing to start over. She made it just under course time for a clean run on damp grass and her OAJ title and 2nd place. She will run EX A tomorrow and we will see how we do. No expectations.
Diva Q'd Novice Std B. She got a refusal for spinning just before the tunnel opening and barking at me. I believe I stopped instead of keeping my motion going and Diva got confused thinking I wanted her to come back. We got 2nd place but would have had 1st if not for the refusal as she had the fastest time. That Q finished her NA. Tom. Open Std.
In Novice B JWW, Diva again q'd with 24 sec and change on a 41 sec course. She was clean but had a little babble on my blind cross(should have just done the front cross) and totally did not see the weaves and ran pass them losing a couple seconds. I could have handled her a bit better but we have come a long way as a team. This is her 2nd NAJ leg.
SO day 1 Diva got her NA and Ember got her OAJ. Tom. I have 2 dogs in Open Std, 1 in Novice JWW and 1 in Ex JWW. Hopefully it doesn't rain and the ground is dry.
I showed the girls at the CACM show in Clearwater MN. It was an overcast day and misty all day. Ember showed in open JWW and Open Std. Diva in Novice Std and JWW.
Ember was doing really well in Std until we got to the table and I was late with my sit command Ember went right off the table. I must say I started thinking about the time and how we would need to push for time and fliched my shoudler and off she came again. Sigh. I then pushed her too hard into the weaves and she went in at the 2nd pole. All that drama and she was still only 1 sec over course time but an NQ none the less. The last part of the course I thought she did really well so though I'm disappointed, she didn't do too bad for a handler challenaged dog.
In JWW, Ember did really well, something spooked her in the weaves and she froze. Luckily she didn't pop out so I was able to start her again without needing to start over. She made it just under course time for a clean run on damp grass and her OAJ title and 2nd place. She will run EX A tomorrow and we will see how we do. No expectations.
Diva Q'd Novice Std B. She got a refusal for spinning just before the tunnel opening and barking at me. I believe I stopped instead of keeping my motion going and Diva got confused thinking I wanted her to come back. We got 2nd place but would have had 1st if not for the refusal as she had the fastest time. That Q finished her NA. Tom. Open Std.
In Novice B JWW, Diva again q'd with 24 sec and change on a 41 sec course. She was clean but had a little babble on my blind cross(should have just done the front cross) and totally did not see the weaves and ran pass them losing a couple seconds. I could have handled her a bit better but we have come a long way as a team. This is her 2nd NAJ leg.
SO day 1 Diva got her NA and Ember got her OAJ. Tom. I have 2 dogs in Open Std, 1 in Novice JWW and 1 in Ex JWW. Hopefully it doesn't rain and the ground is dry.
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