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Well, I'm finally home. I wasn't about to drive home at 3:30pm yesterday, through downtown Los Angeles and about 120 miles. So we stayed in BFE.
It was hot. High 80's, 15% humidity. I know elsewhere, like where many of you are, it's worse, but seeing as how it was 65-70 when I left my house, that's hard. Hard on me, the dogs, everyone.
Okay, this is what we ran. 6 rounds of Standard, 3 rounds of Chances, 3 rounds of Jumpers, Weavers, Tunnelers, and Touch n Go.
Let's just say I'm disappointed and proud of Koji.
The disappointments (the bad stuff first): he blew his dog walk contact almost every round. And therefore, blew at least 3 Q's. AUGH! I blew a serpentine, and missed a Jumpers Q. Touch n Go? Wow, he was all over the place. And of course, we totally failed Chances (which is like Gamblers). But that was expected. Out of 15 runs, Koji got 4 Q's.
The proud factor: He was absolutely awesome on the dog walk and A-frame. As in he did them, without hesitation. Remember, in April he was refusing them. We had a TON of "almost" clean runs. Where we got faulted only once. And in Chances, oh my. I was so proud. In one round, he took TWO tunnels past the line. In the second, he ALMOST made the jump (but I pulled him off due to the line) and in the third, he took one jump past the line. Hey, that's a lot for a velcro dog. So I was very very proud. And lastly, I was so proud of all his runs. He was crazy barky all day long, it was hot, it was windy and dusty. But he ran through it all, worked his hardest, and ran fast and I'd say, this was by far, his best trial ever!
My biggest rewards. 1. His NJC (finally - I figured he'd get it fast cuz he loves Jumpers, so I'm happy for this one). 2. 4 Q's (2 in Jumpers, Weavers, and Tunnelers).
Last notes: I've learned that Koji is absolutely AWESOME at rear crosses (prolly cuz he likes to pull into me a lot). The tunnelers course, was basically about 8 RCs. Even the elites had to to FCs to save themselves. But Koji ran it perfectly and FAST with RCs. We need to work on our dog walk contacts (my trainer said now that he's got more confidence, this is typical). I need to STOP doubting myself and run what I know will work, versus what other people are doing. Having an experienced handler there to give me pointers, and friends at the trial, makes it that more awesome. And lastly, 3 days is WAY too much. LOL. My dogs haven't moved a bit in the past 2 days. And I need some much needed sleep.
Last but not least, attached is a photo of Koji and all his ribbons from this weekend. The big teal and black one, is for "new title". I figured I'd get it since it's also his first title.
It was hot. High 80's, 15% humidity. I know elsewhere, like where many of you are, it's worse, but seeing as how it was 65-70 when I left my house, that's hard. Hard on me, the dogs, everyone.
Okay, this is what we ran. 6 rounds of Standard, 3 rounds of Chances, 3 rounds of Jumpers, Weavers, Tunnelers, and Touch n Go.
Let's just say I'm disappointed and proud of Koji.
The disappointments (the bad stuff first): he blew his dog walk contact almost every round. And therefore, blew at least 3 Q's. AUGH! I blew a serpentine, and missed a Jumpers Q. Touch n Go? Wow, he was all over the place. And of course, we totally failed Chances (which is like Gamblers). But that was expected. Out of 15 runs, Koji got 4 Q's.
The proud factor: He was absolutely awesome on the dog walk and A-frame. As in he did them, without hesitation. Remember, in April he was refusing them. We had a TON of "almost" clean runs. Where we got faulted only once. And in Chances, oh my. I was so proud. In one round, he took TWO tunnels past the line. In the second, he ALMOST made the jump (but I pulled him off due to the line) and in the third, he took one jump past the line. Hey, that's a lot for a velcro dog. So I was very very proud. And lastly, I was so proud of all his runs. He was crazy barky all day long, it was hot, it was windy and dusty. But he ran through it all, worked his hardest, and ran fast and I'd say, this was by far, his best trial ever!
My biggest rewards. 1. His NJC (finally - I figured he'd get it fast cuz he loves Jumpers, so I'm happy for this one). 2. 4 Q's (2 in Jumpers, Weavers, and Tunnelers).
Last notes: I've learned that Koji is absolutely AWESOME at rear crosses (prolly cuz he likes to pull into me a lot). The tunnelers course, was basically about 8 RCs. Even the elites had to to FCs to save themselves. But Koji ran it perfectly and FAST with RCs. We need to work on our dog walk contacts (my trainer said now that he's got more confidence, this is typical). I need to STOP doubting myself and run what I know will work, versus what other people are doing. Having an experienced handler there to give me pointers, and friends at the trial, makes it that more awesome. And lastly, 3 days is WAY too much. LOL. My dogs haven't moved a bit in the past 2 days. And I need some much needed sleep.
Last but not least, attached is a photo of Koji and all his ribbons from this weekend. The big teal and black one, is for "new title". I figured I'd get it since it's also his first title.
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