Justus and Flyer 2018

2GoodDogs said:
It was a hot hot hot day on Saturday. When I entered, I had heard we were in an all purpose building without air conditioning but with the chilly early spring we were having - never once thought it would be so dang hot!

Anyway, at least my pre dawn drive down there was good, no rain, no wrecks. :) Arrived an hour before class check in allowed me to get three crates set up, three shelties walked (I have a guest sheltie)

Justus was up first in Masters. I love this boy, only 1 bark!!!! Something went pretty wrong because we scored a 71. I know of 1 IP and should have asked Judge Pat Pierce what else I screwed up...

(I'll post video link in a minute)

Flyer was in Excellent and I was having a bad day. I think we had a 78...
Flyer in Advanced was 99 and 1st! :)

Then it was a grueling hot and dirty wait for the afternoon trials...

Justus in Masters for leg # 8, 87 or something like that. I cost him the 10 IP again, and he had one single bark. (I was so proud of him, keeping his mouth shut!)

Flyer and I got an 80 in Excellent, I think, and a 94 in Advanced, where I had a redo of an exercise... actually, in Excellent, I think I had 2 do-overs because that heat was working my addled brain, well, it could have been any number of things!

Anyway, the beat goes on! Entering Justus in July to hopefully finish up that Rally Master in 10 tries! Flyer will get a one day entry to warm up for Ohio, the very next weekend!!! Wheee!!!! We are going to Ohio!!! :) :) :)

Denise, wish you were here to give me a scruff shake every time I screw up the handling of a rally sign! I am the weakest link...
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we are all the weakest link..... wish I could be there to help you....
soon- in Ohio.
got our confirmation stuff today- RAE class did not fill- that must be how we got in.
Cran is the first dog in RAE group 2 which is good and bad- I won't be comparing us to anyone else before we go in but also don't get to watch everyone else before we go in...
 
Oh boy, it's June already and on the 27th it's Ohio or bust!!! I just entered Justus in a local trial we need Master legs 9 & 10, and the last preferred utility leg to wrap his his titles. :) Justus will do agility this fall.

Flyer is practicing his over enthusiasm and strategic marking. Grrrr... We are having a neuter celebration in July. :D

Oh, and his breeder just had a litter of sable merle! I want!
 
2GoodDogs said:
Oh boy, it's June already and on the 27th it's Ohio or bust!!! I just entered Justus in a local trial we need Master legs 9 & 10, and the last preferred utility leg to wrap his his titles. :) Justus will do agility this fall.

Flyer is practicing his over enthusiasm and strategic marking. Grrrr... We are having a neuter celebration in July. :D

Oh, and his breeder just had a litter of sable merle! I want!
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wish we had a trial to enter for practice....
we won't be able to do any more Master legs until maybe Aug.....
can't wait to see you guys:yes:
 
Saturday June 23, I took a 100 in Rally Masters with Justus ... wow! Surprised me!!! Then we NQ'd on Sunday... from 1st to worst... hmmm, that was an omen. :D

Then Flyer at the RNC missed the broad jump and our first round was an 89. I knew we were not leaving with a ribbon! But, I did not expect that i would totally screw up our 2nd run. Opps, IP here, IP there, and IP again, and... then, my final move - another IP. Oh well, I was over it as they say, my nerves were shot and I'll live to trial again another day! :D

I still have awesome dogs. :)
 
2GoodDogs said:
Saturday June 23, I took a 100 in Rally Masters with Justus ... wow! Surprised me!!! Then we NQ'd on Sunday... from 1st to worst... hmmm, that was an omen. :D

Then Flyer at the RNC missed the broad jump and our first round was an 89. I knew we were not leaving with a ribbon! But, I did not expect that i would totally screw up our 2nd run. Opps, IP here, IP there, and IP again, and... then, my final move - another IP. Oh well, I was over it as they say, my nerves were shot and I'll live to trial again another day! :D

I still have awesome dogs. :)
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you do have awesome dogs- it was so great to see you and Flyer in Ohio and to meet all your friends.:yes:
That second run was the hardest course that I saw that day............:pop:gaah
 
We've been lazying around, too hot to do much. :) So what do I do? Sign up for an online class. Flyer is in week two of Debby Quigley's online Open class. It's good stuff! I saw Debby in a seminar at the AOC years ago and adored her "larger than life" persona. And boy howdy does she have some awesome dogs! So we have been indoors doing homework. His Drop on Recall isn't as perky as I like, he drops, but really - I think more than one stride after the command is ugly. And the command discrimination exercise isn't quite up to par... so Justus is laying around and Flyer is getting all the work. :D I've also - for the first time ever, tied the scent articles to a peg board to teach Flyer that he's actually searching for the scented article and not just the first one he can grab. Three dogs have successfully (and easily) learned the scent discrimination exercises the way I do it, and then there's Flyer who is going to make me work outside my box! (he's not a boring dog, and although very smart and willing to please, he's um... different. :) )

Justus and I will go to Greenville this Saturday morning and if I can do my part right ... we could come home with his Rally Master title! :) Oh I hope so! I've had two NQ's now and my rally confidence is a bit shaken! Family is driving to watch us, gulp... no pressure or anything. eek!

Flyer is just along for the ride, he's not doing anything but studying for his Open debut this fall. He has his Preferred Open title, but we finished that before the new exercises.

Another neat thing, Justus has qualified and I'm thinking this is our last shot at being eligible for the Obedience Classic in Orlando. We just gotta go once, right? This dog has done so much for me, I want that experience with him!

hope you are all enjoying the summer and haven't been in the path of some rough weather, it's pretty crazy in places!

Ta for now...
Joan and Justus and Flyer
 
Greenville? the club with the awesome title ribbons? I looked at going back there but not in the current cards....
just remember to breathe and read the signs- follow the arrows.......:yes:

online classes are awesome- although we've never done obedience or rally online. might need to look into that...
we might need drop on recall tips- neither brown dog drops in that spot.......

yes- go to Orlando. we won't be there but if you've qualified you need to go......:fl

we do have a rally trial coming up in early August- will let you know how it goes.........
 
[QUOTE="Calliesmom, post: 375168, member: 14]rally trial coming up in early August- will let you know how it goes.........[/QUOTE]
Yes please!!!
 
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