Golden Triangle Obedience Training Club AKC Agility Trial
Cheswick, our favorite place to trial, even if it is a 3 1/2 hour drive! There’s a creek to swim in and tons of crating space, plus awesome fun hanging out with peeps!
Nina didn’t Q but I finally felt like we were connecting again, and Zhora! Got double Q #4 yesterday (on two tricky courses that she didn’t really enjoy) AND got jumpers today for a 75% Q rate! Good girl. (also Nina pooped in the ring today…I took her out just before she ran, but when you’ve gotta go…I was actually glad it was poop and not injury, since she slammed on the brakes before the second last jump and I thought she was hurt, but no…it was poop, I have included this video for your viewing pleasure).
Zhora at this point is a moderate-speed dog, not the slowest in her height, but nowhere near the fastest (plus 12″ has tighter times and is a more competitive height), I hope she will build speed as she gets more experience (I can see in the videos that she is having to think about things as she is running). It’s a nice change to run a dog where I actually have time to do some handling instead of just holding on by my fingernails, but nothing beats Nina’s balls to the wall style for sheer exhilarating fun! It’s nice to qualify once in a while though. Love my girlies!
Zhora Saturday Standard (Q and 17 points):
Zhora Saturday Jumpers (Q and 3 points, she was poky mcpokerson!):
Nina Sunday Standard (NQ but actually felt the mojo working again):
Zhora Sunday Standard (NQ but nice faster run for her, I think she likes standard better than jumpers):
Nina Sunday Jumpers (POOP! But a really nice run up until then…):
Zhora Sunday Jumpers (Q and 5 points):