Some coursework and some weave work. We also worked her running dogwalk but I needed Sue to toss the reward so no video!
I am learning I can trust her and she is learning to be responsible for her obstacle performance. I can’t get over how awesome her attitude and work ethic are!
Some videos from today. Worked on some accel/decel work, weave entries, etc. She’s so much fun.
Alice’s first time in a two ring trial environment and she did great! Some zoomies, some slow runs, but overall really happy with where she’s at. Plus she earned her Open FAST Preferred title today!
Nina was Nina, every run is a blessing. Some almost Q’s.
Zhora was awesome, 5 for 6 with a triple Q today (QQ #102). Especially considering we had a huge ring conflict at the end of the day today and I basically ran Alice in Novice Standard and the other two girls in Mast Jumpers in a space of like 10 minutes. Two ring trials are so stressful when you have dogs in different levels.
Zhora Saturday Master FAST (Q, second place):
Alice Saturday Open FAST:
Alice Saturday Novice Jumpers (OMG I AM SO THRILLED WITH THIS RUN! I wish the start had been videoed, but holy moly I could really feel some mojo happening here!):
Zhora Saturday Standard (Q, first place, 3.72 YPS, 27 points):
Nina Saturday Standard (NQ):
Zhora Saturday Jumpers (NQ):
Nina Saturday Jumpers (NQ):
Alice Saturday Standard (NQ):
Zhora Sunday FAST (QQQ, third place):
Alice Sunday Open P FAST (Q and OFP title, zoomies but came back and worked and how about that distance?):
Alice Sunday Jumpers (NQ but weaves on first try! Focused = slow with this baby dog):
Zhora Sunday Standard (QQQ, third place, 3.723 YPS, 28 points):
Nina Sunday Standard (NQ):
Alice Sunday Standard (NQ but some good stuff):
Zhora Sunday JWW (QQQ, second place, just a few minutes after Alice’s Std run, 4.283 YPS, 15 points):
Nina Sunday JWW (NQ, handler error after the blind cross disconnect):
I am thrilled to announce that, if all goes according to plan, Zhora will be bred to Ollie (Kingscrest New Year’s Mr. Right FDC CGC TKN) this year. Ollie is OFA Good and SV Retinopathy Clear (Zhora is OFA Good, SV Retinopathy Carrier). Ollie is a lovely, sweet, stable and handsome boy with a great working drive and we are very excited! Fingers crossed! Both parents are grey with tails so we expect grey, tailed puppies (Ollie should be an excellent match for Zhora, so while we wish he was a natural bobtail, he isn’t one). Watch this space!
Judge Oksana Syrkin is a perennial favorite. Zhora earned her very first MACH under her after all, and she was the judge last November for my mini puppy reunion at which Nina earned her last QQ and then got really ill. So it’s fitting that Nina’s first Q whatsoever since then was today, under Oksana again! Nina’s been running great, and I put her in Preferred very recently to see if it helps her Q. Well today, she Q’d!
Zhora QQ’d yesterday but a stupid handler trick today cost her a double.
Alice ran WONDERFULLY yesterday, and picked up her second Novice P JWW Q. I am really happy with how she’s running, and I can tell you it was a huge relief to see her run fast and happy and drivey after she was so not-herself at the Anna Eifert seminar! She’s driving lines, taking distance (I think she actually prefers more distance than I’m used to).
Love my girls!
Nina Saturday Jumpers (NQ):
Zhora Saturday Jumpers (QQ # 101, second place in a BIG class, 21 points, 5.082 YPS):
Nina Saturday Standard (NQ)
Zhora Saturday Standard (QQ # 101, second place again in a BIG class, 32 points, 4.076 YPS):
Alice Saturday Standard (NQ but really happy with this run):
Alice Saturday Jumpers (NJP leg #2! Driving lines! Running fast!):
Nina Sunday Jumpers (NQ):
Zhora Sunday Jumpers (Q, second place, 19 points, 4.694 YPS):
Nina Sunday Standard (FIRST PACH POINTS! FIRST Q SINCE NOVEMBER! First place, 33 points, 3.704 YPS):
Zhora Sunday Standard (NQ):