MACH3 ZHORA!
She earned her first MACH at the HABOC trial, and she earned her third there too!
Judge Laura English designed some tough courses, the Q rates on some were very low, but they were challenging in a good way and as I remind myself – it’s MASTERS, it’s SUPPOSED to be tough!
Jumpers today was quite demotivating at the start, and Zhora was extremely poky. She liked Standard much better and was happy to take a quick victory lap too! She got SPOILED afterwards, and her Aunt Sherry even shared her lunch with her.
She came into the weekend needing two, Friday I messed her up by talking while she jumped and cost us a double. But she was perfect after that. Our friend Zap (Saturday/Sunday videographer) multitasked and brought the ribbon to us while videoing, which looks like a “To Catch A Predator” sting on reality TV, which is hilarious.
Nina was wonderful, earning two very nice Standard Q’s. She will be 11 in May…I can’t believe it. And she still as fast as ever and loves agility more than anything.
There were very few 8″ dogs there this weekend and I only had about four dogs between them, which is quite unfair to the dogs, since you barely have time to stuff a few treats in their faces before you have to put them away and get the next one out, and the second dog doesn’t get anything like their usual warmup. I try to warm them up somewhat before we start running, but still…they cope very well with this stuff.
I am very very fortunate.
Zhora Friday Standard (NQ thanks to my big mouth):
Nina Friday Standard (NQ):
Zhora Friday Jumpers (Q, second place, 15 points):
Nina Friday Jumpers (NQ):
Zhora Saturday Jumpers (part 1 of QQ #59, second place, 15 points):
Nina Saturday Jumpers (NQ):
Zhora Saturday Standard (part 2 of QQ #59, third place, 27 points):
Nina Saturday Standard (Q, first place, 30 points):
Zhora Sunday Jumpers (part 1 of MACH3!! She hated this course’s opening, super poky, third place, 11 points):
Nina Sunday Jumpers (NQ, the bar down came down so late she was almost over the following jump!):
Zhora Sunday Standard (MACH3!!!! Third place, 27 points, the top three dogs were within like a second and a half of each other!):
Nina Sunday Standard (Q, second place, 28 points):