Oh Yeah, You Blend

Judge Linda Kipp designed some really lovely courses for this weekend. We lost power yesterday for a while and ran standard in the semi-dark. Both dogs did great in the dark but didn’t Q. Nina got Jumpers yesterday and Zhora got Time 2 Beat today. Not a great weekend, but Zhora had some great NQ runs with the marked exception of Standard today, in which she was gripped by an attack of puppy ADD and went bonkers!

Zhora Saturday Jumpers (gorgeous run, thought it was going to be her first Masters Q, but a bar down):

Nina Saturday Jumpers (Q and 14 points):

Zhora Sunday Jumpers (another nice run):

Zhora Sunday Time 2 Beat (Q and 7 points, reverse spin, baby!):

Some really tough courses with weird angles and hard weave entries from Carolynne Rose. Zhora was the star of the weekend, earning her Excellent Jumpers (AXJ) AND her Open Standard (OA) titles on Saturday, she now can start earning MACH points in Jumpers, since she is in Master Jumpers, and has moved up to Excellent Standard! So proud of her! Nina got Standard on Saturday with a beautiful run on a really tricky course and won Time 2 Beat on Friday. Hoping to keep the mojo honed for the Invitational in a month!

Nina Friday Time 2 Beat (Q and 10 points for first place):

Zhora Saturday Jumpers (Q and AXJ title):

Zhora Saturday Standard (Q and OA title):

Nina Saturday Standard (Q and 25 points):

Zhora Sunday Standard (NQ but not bad for her first Excellent Standard run!):

Nice courses from Candy Nettles, with very tricky weave entries today. Zhora got three out of four weave entries on the first try this weekend, and earned her second Excellent Jumpers leg this morning. A bar down in Standard both days kept her from earning her third (and last) Open Standard leg. Overall I am thrilled with how she is doing, she is speeding up and reading lines really well. Nina had a Jumpers Q yesterday but bars down in Standard yesterday and Jumpers today, and I messed up her weave entry in Standard today.

 
Nina Saturday Jumpers (Q and 15 points):

Zhora Saturday Jumpers (no Q because I overhandled the tunnel AND she wanted to go visit the ring crew, but a nice run):

Zhora Saturday Standard (no Q but a really nice run):

Zhora Sunday Jumpers (Q for second AXJ leg):