Greenepony
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PVSSC had two trials yesterday (plus two more today) at Keepstone Farm. Since Olive is still adjusting to it suddenly being summer (May was pretty much Winter Part II for the DC Metro) we stuck one HT run and took a shot at PT.
HT was pretty non-eventful. Olive had fun, had nice changes of direction, and engaged almost right from the start (something we sometimes have problems with in lessons.) The judge told me I should stop obedience training with her, she's a thinker and training her to be perfect would ruin that. Olive's on board with that plan, she'd love for me to stop asking her to actually return the dumbell after I throw it.
There was a really nice working GSD in the class. DH and I agreed if it was actually judged, he would have won. Also, his huge ears were adorable.
Olive chilling (literally) between classes
PT... I think the judge was a little lenient. It was our first time really trying PT. We practiced a bit before but the only time we went in the PT ring at Keepstone was just to get Olive thinking before going to the HT field, the sheep were too light for where she is experience-wise. Well, yesterday we got fast sheep who really wanted to return to the pen. Poor Olive's little legs and my asthma+seasonal allergies meant we were huffing and puffing by the end. But we did it! Barely, but we did it. We have two more runs at the SSCGB trial in July. Next time, we'll work on Olive's conditioning more and I'll bringing my running shoes (and inhaler... I was sidelined today as my airways are still protesting.)
Olive once we were home
HT was pretty non-eventful. Olive had fun, had nice changes of direction, and engaged almost right from the start (something we sometimes have problems with in lessons.) The judge told me I should stop obedience training with her, she's a thinker and training her to be perfect would ruin that. Olive's on board with that plan, she'd love for me to stop asking her to actually return the dumbell after I throw it.
There was a really nice working GSD in the class. DH and I agreed if it was actually judged, he would have won. Also, his huge ears were adorable.Olive chilling (literally) between classes
PT... I think the judge was a little lenient. It was our first time really trying PT. We practiced a bit before but the only time we went in the PT ring at Keepstone was just to get Olive thinking before going to the HT field, the sheep were too light for where she is experience-wise. Well, yesterday we got fast sheep who really wanted to return to the pen. Poor Olive's little legs and my asthma+seasonal allergies meant we were huffing and puffing by the end. But we did it! Barely, but we did it. We have two more runs at the SSCGB trial in July. Next time, we'll work on Olive's conditioning more and I'll bringing my running shoes (and inhaler... I was sidelined today as my airways are still protesting.)
Olive once we were home
