Spree's first games trial, and her first try at Tunnelers and Weavers. First course was good but the second was perfect :) She had the fastest Novice time from all the dogs. I think her running 20 ft ahead of me to do the weave poles helped our time a bit!
11/24/2007 Weavers 1 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 33.68/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 4.36
11/24/2007 Weavers 2 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 27.40/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 5.44
11/24/2007 Tunnelers 1 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 19.72/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 6.09
11/24/2007 Tunnelers 2 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 21.62/30.00 NQ/3 YPS: 5.55
11/24/2007 TouchNGo 1 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 40.81/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 4.12
11/24/2007 TouchNGo 2 20/Std/Novice P
Time/Faults : 42.44/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 3.63
Her Touch n Go rounds were at the end of the day and I noticed her slowing a little. I'm also sure that she doesn't really like contacts :( I've run out of ideas on how to fix this!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Winter Training and Trialing
Looking back at the records I haven't been to many trials lately :( That must be why Spree is doing better - more time training!
She has gone from slinky and scared to fast with confidence... it seems many of her issues have packed up their things and left quietly in the night. One of her biggest issues (where is my TOY) has improved two fold. Between Kathy Keats' immeasurable Border Collie insight, and a simple "leave it" command - who would have thought!
Oct 7/8th Calgary Canine Centre - NADAC
We only entered four runs a day and it turned out well. She became obsessed after the first run with Randy, our judge for the weekend. By the third run it was no longer possible to keep her away, she just had to run over and get it all out of her system. Each run she became more confidant (and used to the rubber contacts). Missed a couple contacts which we turned back for, and he weave entries were great. Tripping over her and falling on RR4 is something I wish to forget... but people won't let me! Yes it was embarrassing and painful, but I learned my lesson :)
Overall she ended up with her NAC title and one each in Jumpers, Chances and TnG.
Chances 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : Gamble: N E/
Regular 1 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 31.62/0.00 Q-10/2 YPS: 3.95
Regular 2 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 33.00/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 3.79
TouchNGo 1 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 42.09/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 4.04
Chances 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 40.00 Gamble Type: Y Q-10/
Jumpers 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 22.38/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 4.51
Regular 1 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : 25.59/0.00 Q-10/1 YPS: 4.61
Regular 2 20/Std/Novice P Time/Faults : / E/ YPS: 0.00
Oct 20/21st Training Troop - AAC
Her first full trial! She started the weekend just great with Advanced Gamblers and her first Starters Standard :D Our next Standard saw a missed a-frame contact (thought she would run through...Nope!) and an off course. We opted out of Masters Jumpers - didn't know how she would be running and it's just not fun to struggle through her first masters q.
Sunday we had Steeplechase first, she amazed me with this run! Very very fast including 12 poles :) At the very end sequence I rear crossed a tunnel to early and she ran off. Good try! Starters Standard 3 we were doing so great... until the damn table thanks for jumping off that! If there is anything I can say that I trained "wrong" it's the damn table! When we first started with it she would get on and I would throw the toy for her. Say hello to a dog that jumps on and off as fast as she can - not the point LOL. We worked hard on that tonight and it seems a lot better. Advanced Team saw our partner put in a terrific effort but a small refusal at a jump took us out of cleanville. Spree ran very smooth - showing off for the family mostly :)
Last run was Advanced Snooker and I wasn't very good at planning a course. If it comes down to it I'll have to beg Chris Luce to visit a few trials and plan some courses for me ;)
She ended up blind crossing me (bad dog!) to take a jump and we started running on the fly with a new course - didn't last long! Overall I was of course pleased with her efforts (and mine!)
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