We had a bonus day of trialing today at Spot On, because my work was closed. Our runs for the day were, Master Gamble, Advanced Standard, Advanced Snooker and Steeplechase. I was afraid after what had happened last weekend, this morning started of very cold, windy and rainy to top it all off!
Master Gamble started it off and Tink was under control!! Bonus! The gambles should have been pretty easy for Tink, but she didn't move laterally away from me to a tire and instead took the jump closer to me in the main gamble.
Advanced Standard was going well, some nice call offs! Throat's a bit sore ;) When we got to the table, Tink had one elbow on the table, but the elbow closest to the judge was raised, so we didn't get a table count until I begged Tink to put on on the table. The run was decent amd clean until the second last jump, she knocked the bar...
Advanced Snooker is my nemisis, but I was able to find a nice flowey course that got un enough points... 7 more the needed, which is a good thing, because Tink missed *another* contact (just to prove me wrong!), on the #7 dog walk at the end, giving us just the points we needed for our final Advanced Snooker qualifying run... eep, we're in Masters! Something I never thought we'd get to!
Steeplechase was last and the run went very well! A first and our 7th Q!
One more day to go! Hope it goes just as well!
Pictures to come!! (Finally, boring no picture blog!!) Thanks Shona and Brenda!
May 17, 2008
May 12, 2008
K9 Klubhouse trial
This past weekend was the very first outdoor trial of the season. I only live less then a 5 min drive from the trial site, so on Friday afternoon, I went to set up my shade tent and help set the equipment. When we were finish, we got to practise a bit on the equipment, I only worked Tink for a short while, but she was under control, and made great contacts, so I had high hopes for the weekend.
Saturday:
Tink had 5 runs lined up for both days, 4 with me and one Junior Handler run each day with Natasha.
Starting off the weekend with an amazing run, we had 63 opening points in Master Gamble, unfortunatly, we knocked the last bar in the gamble. So close, but yet, so far away!
Natasha's Starter Standard was not so promising, Natasha let Tink get away with murder, letting her break her stay and not hold her contacts. There were a couple faults, including Natasha sending Tink over the wrong jump!
My Advanced Standard run was next, Tink blew off holding her A-frame contact and ran towards the next jump, so I called her back to me and got her to lay down, assuming she got called on a refusal. We continued on out run until we got to the dog walk, where I thought I had seen Tink miss the yellow! Another down and off we were. By this time I knew it didn't matter what happened so I didn't tryat the end, and Tink took the wrong jump. Later I saw we only had 5 faults! Aw, crap, we could've Q'd... but it wouldn't have been a very proud titling run! I called Tink silly, and one of the judges, Claude Dionne, offered me $100 for her. (Jokingly... I think)
Advanced Snooker was a challange... I couldn't find a smooth enough course... we did a red jump, weaves, then I tried to call Tink off the tunnel to a red jump... but go figure, the tunnel was just too alluring! There goes the whistle and your welcome for the donation! ;) At the end of the run, Claude changed his offer to $120.
Last run of the day was Steeplechase, We had a great run, but the weaves and tunnel were in the same place as the snooker, and we needed another call off the tunnel... I got a little over anxious and called Tink out of the weaves too soon, earning a 20 fault non-completion. Claude upped his offer to $500! I was going to be rich by the end of the weekend! ;)
Not a horrible trial day, but we had another day coming up!
Sunday:
Another Master Gamble to start off the day! A great course with a fairly simple main gamble that Tink should have been able to handle with no problem... except for the fact that she didn't care what I wanted her to do, she just wanted to run around like an absolute idiot! We were able to the mini gamble once before the whistle blew (yesterday I ran out of pieces, and kinda stood around the main gamble, waiting for the whistle to blow!). I sent her over the first jump and to the tunnel right in front of her face, but instead she went way out to the tunnel way out to her left... A great sign of things to come.
Natasha's Starter Standard run was next. They did well and got a Q! Earning Natasha her Junior Handler Award of Merit - Starters Level.
The wind picked up more and more throughout the day... I think it blew out Tink's brain!
Our last three runs were, Advanced Standard, Steeplechase and Master Jumpers. We got 3 E's in each and used to first to runs to work on contacts! Needless to say we had no further offers from Claude...
Next weekend we are at Spot On for another 2 day trial... we'll need all the help we can get ;) Hopefully there's no wind!
Saturday:
Tink had 5 runs lined up for both days, 4 with me and one Junior Handler run each day with Natasha.
Starting off the weekend with an amazing run, we had 63 opening points in Master Gamble, unfortunatly, we knocked the last bar in the gamble. So close, but yet, so far away!
Natasha's Starter Standard was not so promising, Natasha let Tink get away with murder, letting her break her stay and not hold her contacts. There were a couple faults, including Natasha sending Tink over the wrong jump!
My Advanced Standard run was next, Tink blew off holding her A-frame contact and ran towards the next jump, so I called her back to me and got her to lay down, assuming she got called on a refusal. We continued on out run until we got to the dog walk, where I thought I had seen Tink miss the yellow! Another down and off we were. By this time I knew it didn't matter what happened so I didn't tryat the end, and Tink took the wrong jump. Later I saw we only had 5 faults! Aw, crap, we could've Q'd... but it wouldn't have been a very proud titling run! I called Tink silly, and one of the judges, Claude Dionne, offered me $100 for her. (Jokingly... I think)
Advanced Snooker was a challange... I couldn't find a smooth enough course... we did a red jump, weaves, then I tried to call Tink off the tunnel to a red jump... but go figure, the tunnel was just too alluring! There goes the whistle and your welcome for the donation! ;) At the end of the run, Claude changed his offer to $120.
Last run of the day was Steeplechase, We had a great run, but the weaves and tunnel were in the same place as the snooker, and we needed another call off the tunnel... I got a little over anxious and called Tink out of the weaves too soon, earning a 20 fault non-completion. Claude upped his offer to $500! I was going to be rich by the end of the weekend! ;)
Not a horrible trial day, but we had another day coming up!
Sunday:
Another Master Gamble to start off the day! A great course with a fairly simple main gamble that Tink should have been able to handle with no problem... except for the fact that she didn't care what I wanted her to do, she just wanted to run around like an absolute idiot! We were able to the mini gamble once before the whistle blew (yesterday I ran out of pieces, and kinda stood around the main gamble, waiting for the whistle to blow!). I sent her over the first jump and to the tunnel right in front of her face, but instead she went way out to the tunnel way out to her left... A great sign of things to come.
Natasha's Starter Standard run was next. They did well and got a Q! Earning Natasha her Junior Handler Award of Merit - Starters Level.
The wind picked up more and more throughout the day... I think it blew out Tink's brain!
Our last three runs were, Advanced Standard, Steeplechase and Master Jumpers. We got 3 E's in each and used to first to runs to work on contacts! Needless to say we had no further offers from Claude...
Next weekend we are at Spot On for another 2 day trial... we'll need all the help we can get ;) Hopefully there's no wind!
May 04, 2008
Just one more...
Today we went to the Acton agility trial. We started off with Advanced Snooker. Something I never look forward to. Though Tinky did great and we ended up with 50 points, 1st place and a Q! Steeplechase was next, there was no off courses, but Tink got 20 faults in knocked bars. I was told she tucked her feet under, and to try training at 26" so she kicks her feet out behind her, I think we'll give it a try. Now we'll just pretend we never ran Advance Standard ;) We got almost every fault possible. Knocked bars, off courses, refusals, touching your dog. No missed contacts (Tink rarly misses the yellow), but she wasn't holding the contacts like I wanted her to do. The last run was Master Jumpers, I was kinda worried about how it would go, but Tink was amazing and we had a great run with a first and a Q. We have a 2 day trial next weekend, with an opportunity to earn a few titles. We need 'Just one more...':
-Master Gamble for Tink's MGDC (2 runs this weekend)
-Advanced Standard for Tink's AADC (2 runs this weekend)
-Advanced Snooker to move into Masters (1 run this weekend)
I am excited and I can't wait for the outdoor season to start!
-Master Gamble for Tink's MGDC (2 runs this weekend)
-Advanced Standard for Tink's AADC (2 runs this weekend)
-Advanced Snooker to move into Masters (1 run this weekend)
I am excited and I can't wait for the outdoor season to start!
May 03, 2008
Birthday girl!
Today is Tinky's 4th birthday! Man, how times flies! It feels like I just got Tink, but at the same time it seems like I've had her forever! We've had a great 4 years, and are looking forward to many, many more! Also a Happy Birthday to Vashies!
April 28, 2008
On a roll!
Yesterday we were off to the last Rat Pack trial of the season. At this trial we sat with our friend Andrea from Serenity Canine Massage, and her Standard Schnauzers Harley and Quinte.
Kessie also had a visit from Catharine, who own's Ceilidh and Brie, Kessie's mom and brother.
The first run of the day was Steeplechase. When I took Tinky out to warm her up, she was very anxious to get out there... too anxious! I was worried that the run was going to be CrAzY, but Tink held it together and we got our 6th Steeplechase Q.
Next we had an Advanced Standard run, which Natasha was really looking forward to us Q'ing to get us closer to our title, so that when she gets her final Q in Junior Starters, she can move up too. We got another Q (our second in Advanced Standard).
The third run was Advanced Snooker (our hardest challange by far), We completed the opening and got to the weaves in the closing and Tink kind of hesitated before the entry and was called on a refusal, we got up to 27 points, so as far as snooker goes, it was a good run!
The last run was a difficult Master Jumpers run. I had made a mistake, and wasn't where I was supposed to be, and had a refusal on a tunnel. There was also a serpentine, which I haven't worked on as much as I really should have. So the was a knocked bar, and a refusal in there too, but it was nice run. And that was the only knocked bar of the day!!
We have a busy May ahead of us! 3 trial weekends, and finishing up with Tink's first showing at the Regionals!
Kessie also had a visit from Catharine, who own's Ceilidh and Brie, Kessie's mom and brother.
The first run of the day was Steeplechase. When I took Tinky out to warm her up, she was very anxious to get out there... too anxious! I was worried that the run was going to be CrAzY, but Tink held it together and we got our 6th Steeplechase Q.
Next we had an Advanced Standard run, which Natasha was really looking forward to us Q'ing to get us closer to our title, so that when she gets her final Q in Junior Starters, she can move up too. We got another Q (our second in Advanced Standard).
The third run was Advanced Snooker (our hardest challange by far), We completed the opening and got to the weaves in the closing and Tink kind of hesitated before the entry and was called on a refusal, we got up to 27 points, so as far as snooker goes, it was a good run!
The last run was a difficult Master Jumpers run. I had made a mistake, and wasn't where I was supposed to be, and had a refusal on a tunnel. There was also a serpentine, which I haven't worked on as much as I really should have. So the was a knocked bar, and a refusal in there too, but it was nice run. And that was the only knocked bar of the day!!
We have a busy May ahead of us! 3 trial weekends, and finishing up with Tink's first showing at the Regionals!
April 19, 2008
April 14, 2008
Escape Artist!
This morning I had went out with a friend, then I went out with my Grandma. So, like I usually do with Kessie when I leave her home, I put her in her ex-pen then close the door and off I go. I returned home later to a puppy at the front door! She had climbed over the ex-pen, pushed open the door (it doesn't close properly) and hung out upstairs. I have yet to see what the second floor is like (I'm afraid!) but the basement and main floor have surprisingly little damage! She's also having an 'awkward ear day' so I had to take pictures (which was a challange all in itself!). Now she looks like her mommy! (Just the other ear)
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