The one bar wonder

Natasha picked up Tink on Saturday to bring her to SuperDog Central's agility trial. She signed up for all three starter games over the whole weekend (jumper, snooker and gamble). I had to work, but Tink helped Natasha get her second gamble Q. I was able to get there when they were setting up for the jumpers, and got to throw in Kessie. She was her usual self... prefering to herd me mostly. Natasha and Tink had a great run, but took down one bar along the way.

We both returned on Sunday. I was running Kes in Snooker and Jumpers, and Natasha added Tink into the Jumpers for that day too. We both ran the snooker, Kes made it through 1-7-1-7-1-7 and ran out of time. Natasha and Tink did 1-4-1-5-1 then knocked the bar in 7, she then got a bit frazzled, and Tink jumped another 1, but it wasn't one she had taken before, and the whistle didn't go, so Natasha went straight into the closing not knowing what to do... WHISTLE! Off I went to finish scoring in the trailer like I had been doing all day, and Natasha came running in saying we all get a re-run... the timer had been buzzing at 50 seconds instead of 60. So off we went again. I had decided to back to my original plan with Kessie (same thing Natasha had done with Tink). This time we did 1-4-1-5-1-7-2-3-4-5 then ran out of time. 6 was the weaves anyways, and she was just starting to get 12 weaves, so it would have taken a lot of time anyways. The 5 was the teeter, I didn't really want to do contacts with her yet, but I decided to try it... and she did it great the first time! The second time, I didn't say 'Bang it' so I think she didn't know it was going to move, and bailed when it did, but did it well when we tried again. Natasha and Tink's rerun went as planned and she got her second snooker Q!

All Natasha needs for her Junior Starter Games title is one jumper Q, jumpers has been the hardest for her, Tink knocks a bar in almost every jumper run. Kessie was first... started off a bit silly, but did well when there were sequences where I can send her into a tunnel! She did the tire all weekend! Starting to get over that issue! The last jump was really hard to get her over... Natasha and Tink had a really nice jumpers run... but dropped a bar... sigh...

The Dock Part 2!

Today was back to SuperDogs for our second day of dock diving. Tink started the day by topping her personal best from a couple days before by a foot and jumping a 17' 1" putting her in contention for the Amature finals. I was hoping for a teeny bit better to solidify another jump from our second wave, and Tink pulled out a 17' 4". We went into the Amature finals in 5th, Tink jumped her best yet with a 17' 8" and come out 4th overall in Amature. She exceeded my expectations for the weekend, she did great!

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay

Ok... so maybe not sitting... nor was in in the bay, but Tink did compete in SuperDog Central Fall Splashdown! We did 2 waves and a speed retrieve.

Tink first jump I did a place a send and she jumped 11' 7", I was expecting better jumps out of her, so the second time around I threw the toy for her to try and get a bit of a pop off the dock, but she only jumped 11' 1" so that didn't help. Tink got her 3rd Junior leg.

The second wave I almost forgot Tink's toy, so last second ran to go get it, and was a bit frazzled on the dock a threw my toy out really far, but her jump was over 14'! Which was her best official jump yet! Her second jump of that wave I threw it far again, this time on purpose and she jumped a 16' 1"!! Her first time jumping into Senior! Way to go girlie!

Tink had never attempted speed retrieve before, but I entered it anyways. She had a bit of a hard time in practise, so I wasn't sure how it would go. She was successful in both rounds, her times being over 14 secs and then over 12 secs.

Back for more on Sunday!

What a Challange!

Tink ran her first Challange class at Spot On today! Well... it didn't go so well... but the best part was when she held her frame contact even with a tunnel and chute screaming in her face! Wahoo! Tink's Master Standard run wasn't much better, but her Steeplechase and Master Jumper runs were really nice... except Tink rushed out at the 10th pole in the weaves and continued on into the next tunnel, and knocked a bar in the Jumpers, but it felt really good.

Kessie also ran Starter Jumpers, and was more drivey on the equipment, turning into me less. She avoided me at the end for the first time in a trial, but I think it had to do with not 'herding' me so much... which is the lesser of two evils?

Up for a poker game?

You might think twice if you are playing against an Expert Gambler!

Tink and I went to Campaign for a trial, we had 5 runs.

2 master jumpers, one super bad one, that we both messed up badly (me forgetting the course, and Tink running off for her leash)
A master snooker, where we, again, got through the opening, but messed up in the beginning of the closing (our specialty since the Canada Cup)
Master team, where Tink was paired with a sheltie named Braveheart. She pulled out at the 10th weave pole... twice!
and she got her 10th master gamble Q, earning her ExG Bronze!

We recently were at the K9 Klubhouse trial. Tink had 8 runs (including one snooker, and 2 jumpers, q's she needs) and we run 0 for 8!! She had some very bad moments, and some brillient moment, but tended to mix them evenly in her runs. Kessie ran 2 starter jumpers as well, her first run was half decent for Kessie, her second run she only got through 4 obstacles before I took her off the course for constantly turning into me and biting playing, just not paying any attention on course. Tink and Natasha earned a starter snooker q.