Spot On... at Spot On

Off to Spot On today. Tink was having a bad weave day, never doing weaves right the first time all day! The day started off with Steeplechase, Tink's total time, with 5 faults for a knocked bar was 37.72, and she needed 38 or better to Q. So we made it by a mear .28 secs! That was our 10th Steeplechase Q and with that Tink earned her Master Steeplechase Dog of Canada (MSCDC). Master Standard wasn't pretty, but there were some great points. Natasha and Tink ran Advanced Standard, there was an off course chute that Tink just had to take. Tink was in Team with her classmate, Cinders. During the run, Tink hit the entry on the weaves, then went out, then we started it again, and finished fine. I saw the judges hand go up for a refusal. The rest of the run went well, and Cinders' run was clean, so after the run, I approched the judge abount the weaves, because in Advanced, weaves are not faulted as long as the dog makes the entry. So the fault scratched. Thankfully, because otherwise we would have been overtime. So the girls got their final Advanced Team Q, and Tink earned her second title of the day, Advanced Games Dog of Canada (AGDC). Master Jumpers was last and though I almost got lost, the run went very well until the second last jump, when I tried to rear cross, causing Tink to spin, and take down a bar. I was still very happy with the run.

Costume Contest

On Facebook, there is an Animal Photo Contest group, where you post pictures of your pets reguarding a certain topic. Last weeks topic was pets in costumes. I had 3 great pictures of Tink wearing costumes, but I decided on this one;

and Tinky placed 3rd!

To see the 1st and 2nd place dogs, go here;

http://animalphotocontest.blogspot.com/

Here are the other 2 pictures of Tink, just for fun!

Up for a game of Frisbee?

Well the girls were! Well, technically Kessie didn't use a Frisbee, but she did pass her RPT with a tennis ball at D.O.G. Sports Centre.

Back to their original stomping grounds, (D.O.G. is also home to HiQ Border Collies, Kessie and Tink's breeder) Tink was 11 for 11 in throws and catches, despite the windy day!

She was 8 for 8 in novice single disc, catching all 8 over the 20 yard line, earning 41 points (her best score yet) and a second Q towards her Basic Disc Dog title. I would have gotten lots more throws out, but Tink developed a new quirk of running all the way around me instead of bringing the disc straight to me, wasting a bunch of time!

Tink also caught all 3 of her Furthest Catches, with a personal best catch of 108' 5", her second bronze catch, and just short of placing.

When the official classes were over, there were 3 unofficial games. The first one was 'It's raining cats and discs'. This was a handler only game, where you had to throw stuffed cats, and frisbees into upside-down umbrellas. Natasha and I played, and only got one item each!!

The second game was 'Disc o' Ducks', the dog is sent out to a pile of toys, and have to bring them back to the handler. Tink rocked it, earning 19 points and a 1st place!

The last game was 'Monster Disc', it's played with a giant disc, with, or without your dog, and furthest throw won. Tink didn't care for the disc... and my throws were sucky. It was a fun day, but back to agility next week. I miss it!! Thanks to Shona again for more pictures!!

Regional Pictures

Just posting up some of Tinky's shots from the Regionals. The shots are courtesy of Harvey Mackenzie.

Tinky taking a leap at the Steeplechase competition.

Tinky on the line in a Jumpers run... trying to get her to stand!

Heading up the frame in Steeplechase.

Tink always thinks a good bark now and then, is necessary

Super weave machine!

Headin' towards a tunnel!

Dog Days of Scugog

The girls and I went up to Port Perry, with my friend Tiff and her Chihuahua, Gus, for a soggy day of doggy fun. Well, the rain made it not so fun, actually! Tinky did compete in one wave of Dock Diving, and had a personal best jump of 12', earning her second Junior jump.
Kessie met up with her mom Ceilidh, and her littermate Bree. She was more interested in the nearby bone instead of her brother though! She'll probably see him next weekend again, and hopefully she'll actually play with him!

June 29 2008 Spot On Pictures

Tink and Junior Handler, Natasha

Thanks to Brenda for these pictures, and the ones from K9 Klubhouse!

Super Agility Weekend!

This past weekend was a big agility weekend for the girls! First up on Friday, Kessie had her first taste of agility when we headed up to Spot On for a workshop with Brandi Jacques. We worked on some foundation and motivation work.

Then Saturday and Sunday we drove around the corner from home to the K9 Klubhouse trial! Tink had a good first day. The day started off with a Gamble. And a very hard one at that! Nobody ended up getting it! Tink was a bit nuts in the opening... she tends to know she can run around in gamble like an idiot, because that's where she is always the most uncontrolable! Advanced Team went very well. There was an uneven amount of dogs so Tink got to run twice. Her partners were Quinte and Pyro. Tink ran both halves clean! Earning a Q with Quinte, and helping Pyro earn a Q! Natasha and Tink ran for their first time in Advanced Juniors, and even though there was 2 weave refusals, in Juniors, refusals aren't faulted until Masters, so they got their first Advanced Q!





Tink's Master Standard run's contacts were horrible, so we spent some time trying to work on it. Steeplechase went well, we had some nice call offs, and even though we had 5 faults, Tinky earned her 9th Steeplechase Q. One more until another title! It was also Tink's 30th overall Q!

Sunday didn't go so well. Snooker was messy... I kept going the wrong way, and messing up! Master Standard, Jumpers, and Natasha's Advanced run, weren't much better. Steeplechase had no faults, but Tink kept messing up on the weaves and we were a little over 3 seconds over time.

Tink had an odd weave weekend. She nailed the weaves everytime the entry mattered, and messed up everytime there were no faults involved... what an odd child!

Kessie starts agility classes tonight! She'll have a lot of fun, especially because food will be involved!