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Cleo2014

Cleo2014

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Cleo only did two runs this weekend. Novice B standard and Open JWW. I was afraid of how she would react to the huge industrial fan on the ceiling. She completely ignored it. On her contact equipment in Evansville she freaked out on the A-frame. It was purple and yellow and I am not sure if that was the reason she would not go over it. In Indianapolis they had the standard blue and yellow and she went right up and over it. She hit all of her contacts except the teeter and we had an issue and it was my fault. I knew better but I tried to front her on it and it went on ahead and she decided since I was not right next to her she was going to get right back off. So we went on to the tunnel and something had her sniffing in it and I had a hard time getting her out (They checked it out after the run was done.) Then she was perfect on the dog walk. So my fear of her not doing well on the contact equipment was really for nothing. She NQ in standard but I was just happy she used the A-frame

So for JWW run she did everything great except the weaves. She started sniffing and missed a pole, then back weaved. That was an automatic wrong course and I received a NQ. But I am please with how she did since she has not practice on anything in a couple of months. I have a video from the JWW run. And to top it off this was the first time she has been to that venue and first time doing open. I think she did pretty good.


 
Cleo2014 said:
Cleo only did two runs this weekend. Novice B standard and Open JWW. I was afraid of how she would react to the huge industrial fan on the ceiling. She completely ignored it. On her contact equipment in Evansville she freaked out on the A-frame. It was purple and yellow and I am not sure if that was the reason she would not go over it. In Indianapolis they had the standard blue and yellow and she went right up and over it. She hit all of her contacts except the teeter and we had an issue and it was my fault. I knew better but I tried to front her on it and it went on ahead and she decided since I was not right next to her she was going to get right back off. So we went on to the tunnel and something had her sniffing in it and I had a hard time getting her out (They checked it out after the run was done.) Then she was perfect on the dog walk. So my fear of her not doing well on the contact equipment was really for nothing. She NQ in standard but I was just happy she used the A-frame

So for JWW run she did everything great except the weaves. She started sniffing and missed a pole, then back weaved. That was an automatic wrong course and I received a NQ. But I am please with how she did since she has not practice on anything in a couple of months. I have a video from the JWW run. And to top it off this was the first time she has been to that venue and first time doing open. I think she did pretty good.


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That was a very nice run! No worries, weaves are the thing that most commonly fall apart in a trial. She'll keep gaining confidence and before you know it, she'll be flying through the weaves like she does in practice!
 
she did look pretty distracted but you got her attention and got her through the course.
purple and blue are not significantly different to a dog- we see that difference much better than they do..........
 
Nice job! Glad she did so well in a new venue. And speaking of venues--we are at that one quite a bit! :)
 
corbinam said:
Nice job! Glad she did so well in a new venue. And speaking of venues--we are at that one quite a bit! :)
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Really? I'm going to be there again in February for the Agility Club of Indianapolis trial. I am excited about the judge that will be there. I am going on Sunday of that weekend.
 
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Awww, what a good girl! Those weaves are keeping us out of the agility trials, much harder than anything we do in obedience! Congratulations and keep up the good work with your pretty Cleo! (I love that name!)
 
2GoodDogs said:
Awww, what a good girl! Those weaves are keeping us out of the agility trials, much harder than anything we do in obedience! Congratulations and keep up the good work with your pretty Cleo! (I love that name!)
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Destin's weaves aren't the best- I haven't put the time in with him that I did the others but he practically has his novice std title- he would have it if it had occurred to me that we'd have a little problem on the table.....
 
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