I had 2 dogs entered in 8 runs and we got 6 Q's! All first places!!! Iggy Pop finally finished his NJC (novice jumpers) title and his O-TN-N (outstanding tunnelers novice) title - which requires 6 Qs in tunnelers.
Very proud of my critters!
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Nice NADAC Weekend!!!
I had 2 dogs entered in 8 runs and we got 6 Q's! All first places!!! Iggy Pop finally finished his NJC (novice jumpers) title and his O-TN-N (outstanding tunnelers novice) title - which requires 6 Qs in tunnelers.
Very proud of my critters!
Monday, May 6, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Staten Island Trial
The good:
CC got her second Novice Standard Preferred leg! Clean and first place.
The Bad:
CC decided 12 weave poles in front of a tunnel was too much to ask. NQ in Open Jumpers and T2B.
The Ugly:
Iggy Pop fell off the A-Frame in T2B. :( But the rest of the run was great. I think he will be ok.
CC got her second Novice Standard Preferred leg! Clean and first place.
The Bad:
CC decided 12 weave poles in front of a tunnel was too much to ask. NQ in Open Jumpers and T2B.
The Ugly:
Iggy Pop fell off the A-Frame in T2B. :( But the rest of the run was great. I think he will be ok.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Yes I am back and alive.
What a whirlwind 2 months since my last post.
Lzzy is doing fabulous, she is 8 months old today and starting to look like a nice dog. She is so funny and smart and NAUGHTY. But in agility class she is picking up on things super quick. Havent been showing too much due to finances but hopefully soon.
Lzzy showed instinct when she was tested on sheep but not enough to pass...had too much puppy-ness. But we got a video anyhow.
Ryka: Also in training for agility and doing well. Need to get the weaves down. She passed her herding instinct test last weekend!
Here is a video of her herding with the farm BC.
CC also did awesome and was passed her instinct test with flying colors! Maybe we will do a clinic up at the farm.
Agility we are still doing - just very limited. Trying to get on my feet again.
Lzzy is doing fabulous, she is 8 months old today and starting to look like a nice dog. She is so funny and smart and NAUGHTY. But in agility class she is picking up on things super quick. Havent been showing too much due to finances but hopefully soon.
Lzzy showed instinct when she was tested on sheep but not enough to pass...had too much puppy-ness. But we got a video anyhow.
Ryka: Also in training for agility and doing well. Need to get the weaves down. She passed her herding instinct test last weekend!
Here is a video of her herding with the farm BC.
CC also did awesome and was passed her instinct test with flying colors! Maybe we will do a clinic up at the farm.
Agility we are still doing - just very limited. Trying to get on my feet again.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Win pics.
Catching up on scanning in pics from CC's conformation show career. Very proud of my Meech!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Our first CD title!
Obedience was never my forte, and it will never be. I love and appreciate a dog with higher obedience titles, and I know the amount of work that went into getting them. But I was a lousy trainer and I would stress beyond belief at trials that I dont do for Rally or Agility.
I had the bright idea of going right into obedience with Priscilla after getting her RE title (Rally Excellent). How hard can it be?
Very. Im a verbal person with my dogs I talk to them a lot. So now I cant talk to them - it was hard. Priscilla liked Rally because I could and did talk to her. But she was not the easiest dog to trial. She was too smart and figured it out right quick what she felt was "acceptable" in her world.
We got our first leg in our first attempt at Novice A...then it all went downhill...a year and a half before our second leg. Most people would have given up. I did, actually. I am a member of a local dog training club that hosts a summer indoor trial. I was working the trial all day this past July so I figured what the heck I'll enter Priscilla. She wont Q and we can really give up this obedience stuff. Well...she qualified. I can't let 2 legs dangle like that. Darn it.
I entered her in a trial in January. NQ - broke on the down. I saw an "All Novice" trial - 2 trials, one day at Port Chester Obedience Training Club. Ok, whats to lose - we have 2 shots.
First trial - Broke on the long sit. Ok, second trial. She sat, and then stayed on the down...I almost fainted. I returned to my dog...and the judge said our number was one of the 4 qualifiers for that day. I fell on Priscilla and hugged her tight and told her what a great awesome girl she was and cried.
We did it. It feels like I won a Best In Show. Our score was shit, but it was a qualifying score. We placed 4th out of the 4 qualifiers (9 entered, 7 showed and 4 qualified) but we got a Rosette, a new title Rosette, a Qualifying Rosette and a patch that says CD and a goody bag of treats.
Priscilla is my heart dog and is 7 now. I told her she can retire once we get a CD...and she is done. Its bittersweet. I love her beyond words. It took 3 years...3 years in which I gave up and got back in and tried again thanks to a kick in the ass from my friends and trainers.
Thank you for being my partner P.
I had the bright idea of going right into obedience with Priscilla after getting her RE title (Rally Excellent). How hard can it be?
Very. Im a verbal person with my dogs I talk to them a lot. So now I cant talk to them - it was hard. Priscilla liked Rally because I could and did talk to her. But she was not the easiest dog to trial. She was too smart and figured it out right quick what she felt was "acceptable" in her world.
We got our first leg in our first attempt at Novice A...then it all went downhill...a year and a half before our second leg. Most people would have given up. I did, actually. I am a member of a local dog training club that hosts a summer indoor trial. I was working the trial all day this past July so I figured what the heck I'll enter Priscilla. She wont Q and we can really give up this obedience stuff. Well...she qualified. I can't let 2 legs dangle like that. Darn it.
I entered her in a trial in January. NQ - broke on the down. I saw an "All Novice" trial - 2 trials, one day at Port Chester Obedience Training Club. Ok, whats to lose - we have 2 shots.
First trial - Broke on the long sit. Ok, second trial. She sat, and then stayed on the down...I almost fainted. I returned to my dog...and the judge said our number was one of the 4 qualifiers for that day. I fell on Priscilla and hugged her tight and told her what a great awesome girl she was and cried.
We did it. It feels like I won a Best In Show. Our score was shit, but it was a qualifying score. We placed 4th out of the 4 qualifiers (9 entered, 7 showed and 4 qualified) but we got a Rosette, a new title Rosette, a Qualifying Rosette and a patch that says CD and a goody bag of treats.
Priscilla is my heart dog and is 7 now. I told her she can retire once we get a CD...and she is done. Its bittersweet. I love her beyond words. It took 3 years...3 years in which I gave up and got back in and tried again thanks to a kick in the ass from my friends and trainers.
Thank you for being my partner P.
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Good Bad Dog Agility
So back at the agility trials again.
I was SO SO PROUD of CC - we tried for months to get her on the teeter and we worked very hard...and she got her first Q in Novice STD!
Iggy Pop decided weaves were optional...Darn.
I was SO SO PROUD of CC - we tried for months to get her on the teeter and we worked very hard...and she got her first Q in Novice STD!
Iggy Pop decided weaves were optional...Darn.
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