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Agility ...The Dog's Blog - 2009
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December 13th
2009 Last show of the year…
did some alternate ways of running the classes. Some nice rear crosses
and a 4 obstacle start !! Being Me, I thought I’d
end the year with a pole down in each class…just
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December 13th
2009 Went to Woodside with the
boys.. but had to stay
in the car & just have walks with mum in out of way places. Apparently,
I’m “in season” .. not sure what that means but my friend graham Grouse
told me to run & hide when I told him !! So, 2 weeks off training;
then its xmas …. Nice little festive break for me then ! |
Decmber 13th 2009 Go Maccy,
go Maccy ….. 2nd place in a graded 1-2 Agility !!! And there was mum hoping I’d scraped a 7th to get the pink rosette !!! She forgets I’m a Gemthorne
mental boy !! Really getting the hang of this Agility now… hope I‘m allowed to win a G1 comp cos I know mum wants to progress from 1-7 with Dizzy… not fair.. she has to let me win once !!! |
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November 21st 2009 Did a Fun Show with mum @ The Dog House. Just her & I there (no Eric & Dizzy distractions!!) .. managed 2 great Agility results .. a 1st & a 2nd
!!! Well done us !! This is the start of
the Mac revolution..
watch out Eric…. |
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November 14th
2009 Penultimate show of the year.
Gleniffer.. The poshest agility arena outside of olympia/crufts !!! Quite enjoyed barking indoors as
its very loud and echo-y … they could hear when “Eric’s
in da house” !! Had our best run after lunch
in a whacky twisty turny, dancy
Jumping class. No idea how dad got round there
without being ill after his posh lunch & Guinness!!
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November 14th
2009 Spent the day in the car with
mum & Maya cos they didn’t go to the
show. We went to Dobbies instead
!! everyone
else had cake .. except me !! maya met Santa but I
wasn’t allowed into his grotto… shame cos
I could have chased his elves for a laugh !! |
November 14th 2009 Went to Gleniffer with Eric ; but as I wasn’t jumping Big jumps when dad entered; I was just there as a spectator !! Mind, it was nice in there.. cant wait till march when I can compete in the G1-3 show there. Met lots of nice Scottish dogs ; and plodged in the rain+mud…
good old
Scottish weather !! |
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October 4th
2009 2 shows this weekend & only 1 rosette! I think dad & I have to define a new strategy & I’m gonna have to work away more (apparently !! Does this mean I have to commute ?) Went in the Crufts team qualifier on Sunday… “The Pink Ladies” .. I was the only one not to get E’d .. so I think I may be looking for new team mates next year!! Enjoyed the weekend though.. but its quite tiring. I slept all Sunday afternoon
& night! Think I need a
well-earned winter break .. any
chance of skiing in |
October 4th
2009 Met lots of nice people at Eston on Satdy.. Back at training tomorrow night; cant wait. Roll on June 8th when I am unleashed on grade 1 |
October 4th
2009 Ran in any size again; but mum forgot to watch me & I missed a jump. Otherwise a great run & quite fast for me ! Looking forward to competing properly at H&H on 25th… hope I can get these weavey things sussed in time ! |
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September 2009 Not much competing this month ; mostly training ! Went to a show at a castle; had loads of great walks in the surrounding fields. It was my 1st G3 comp .. so dad nursed me through a couple of clears..but we only came about 15th with those. |
September 2009 More training with auntie Jacqui and up @ |
September 2009 Started full size.. quite like it, but its easy to fit under them init ?? !! Dad not happy when I do that! Mum has invented a new sound that makes me go mental .. so we are using this as the warm up !! Been doing weaves.. strange idea but quite good as I get cheese (& teddy) when I get passed the 6th pole ! Wonder what treats are instore after pole 12 !! |
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August 31st
2009 Just did the opening weekend of Northern Week.. 2 wins at Grade 2 in Agilty !!! Whey-hey !! hard to get placed at this show cos they're very stingy with rosettes & were only placing to 2nd !! Anyway, thats me finished at Grade 2. Managed about 300 points so far this year ... A good years work. Hoping for a nice steak this Xmas !!!
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September 8th
2009 Went to my first agility class last night. I was good !!! Mum was so impressed at my speed & aunty Jacqui likes the foundation work we have done. Just wait till next season Eric .. I'm gonna whip yer ass !! |
August 31st
2009 A clear round again in the Any size jumping !! Think mum is going to train me on full-size next week cos I keep jumping the fence round the caravan !! Its only a metre high !!! Think I may enjoy this agility lark but I wont be as fast as the other 2 ! |
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August 28th
2009 Back from Dashin Dogs. had another win in Jumping and a few top 4 placings in Agility. Dad wasnt well for the first few days so our competition was limited.. then he found his feet ... and some special "go go" juice for me ... its lovely & works a treat .. I even kept my feet up for a few of the runs !!
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August
28th 2009 Escaped lots again !! Its the only fun I get .. those lot keep locking me away & having fun .. what else am I meant to do ??? Roll on next season when I can compete too ... |
August 28th
2009 My first competition !!! I even managed a clear round !! Mum was very excited by this and celebrated with chinese ice-cream (or thats what it sounded like she wanted) ... I got to chew my fave teddy so I was happy !! |
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August 15th
2009 Well, what a strange weekend ! After a few weeks off; probably our worst competition this year. Both dad & I were rubbish frankly.. then .. we pulled a clear round out of the bag & won out of Grade 2 !!!! God knows how ! So, we're off to Dashin Dogs to try & rack up some points in G2 before we move up.
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August
15th 2009 Spent a girls night at home with mum whilst the boys were at a dog show.. Even got to sleep on mums bed !! lovely & comfy. Then, sadly, we went to the show on Saturday. I managed to escape a lot again... I have a new plan.. jump OVER the fence !! So I spent a lot of time in my cage !!! And we didnt even get ice-cream this weekend ! |
August 15th
2009 One of those agility competition things again !! Think I might get to like it ..but I'm still not sure. I went training last Thursday & did 3 jumps, then a tunnel .. I was quite fast too .... |
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July 19th 2009 The Weardale washout ! Both the show & my performance !! First show with no rosettes since mid May. I blame dad for 4 of them .. although he says that if I wasnt so precise in watching him (and let him get away with the odd mistake) then we'd do so much better! Only 1 fault in each class.. contacts on Sat, 1 pole on Sun .. but clear's are needed to get anywhere in Grade 2 !! Apparently, there's no more competition for 4 weeks now..just a fun show in 3 weeks when mum is running me (oh crikey !!)
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July 19th 2009 Boring weekend.. spent Saturday couped up in my cage as Eric went to Agility. Then went to show on Sunday and met lots of people who all think i'm gorgeous. What fools.. they dont realise what a manic typhoon I am .. cute on the outside ..mental on the inside! Mum says there's only 46 weeks till I can compete..and in 1 month I start pre-agility training.. cant wait ! |
July 15th 2009 Went to a big field on a farm & did some agility for the first time !! After about an hour I almost had the hang of it & did some jumps & tunnels. Even did an A frame. Mum was very happy at this.. think we'll be doing it again soon !!
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July 11th 2009 Also hit my 200 points for agility warrant .. whoo-hoo.. letters after my name !!! Should have won out on Sunday. Fastest dog in class by 4 seconds... but missed down contact on dog walk by 1" . Dad not happy. Maya was full of snot this weekend, apparently.. so there was green glue everywhere! |
July 11th 2009 Did some more escaping. Will they not suss it out & peg down the orange fencing ?? !! stupid parents !!! Didnt get up to much really ... no exciting walks there so just ambled about for the weekend and met a few people. Can't wait to start training for this agility lark ! Roll on December.... |
July 11th 2009 Another weekend of camping. Met lots of people and tried to pass myself off as Eric !! Did some ball chasing .. not as fast as those other two but I tried !! Had fun playing with Eric & Diz. Not sure whether I can be bothered with this jumping malarky ... |
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June 27th 2009 Managed a 3rd & 4th in Agility. Should have also had a 2nd place but dad dropped his arm..so I dropped a pole! Then, after a great jumping round, he forgot to make me go left after a soft tunnel .. hey, I was facing a jump when I came out..how am I meant to know its the wrong one !! Is his job to direct me !!! So.. we got E'd 2 jumps from the end ! Oops ! Did well in another agility class ..but the nasty judge said I didnt get my Up contact on A frame. We dont agree with her...so quite miffed at that one! Had great fun jumping into the canal & swimming for sticks. Dizzy managed to out-jump me ... not happy ! Dad said we need to get a few more points in the bag, then we can try to move out of grade 2. I , apparently, almost have enough for letters after my name !! Get me !!! |
June 27th 2009 Didnt escape much this weekend as I had Mac for company & I spent time chewing him. Had loads of fun jumping into the canal @ showground... managed to jump further than Eric..dont thinkl he was happy with that .. he wouldnt share his stick afterwards !!
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June 27th 2009 So, is this my life now then? driving around in a cage in back of car, then sleeping in a caravan ?? !!!! Eric had fun doing some interesting looking things .. jumping over hurdles, through tunnels & tyres ; along high walks & through some wobbly poles. I quite fancy a go at that and am hoping mum starts showing me what to do... then I can compete against Eric. I noticed that above my cage there are shelves of rosettes & trophies ... maybe I can win some ! That said, I did qualify for Crufts 2009 and Eric didnt .. so my achievements so far in life are on a grander scale !!!
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June 20th 2009 Competed at Hare 'n' Hounds show in Had a great day Saturday. No poles down, only two refusals cos dad sent me the wrong way then called me back !! I think I cheated us out of a win in the ABC cos I broke my wait.. then waited in the tunnel !!! Oops! Dont think dad was happy about that ! Sunday was just too hot again. Didnt get any clear rounds. Had loads of open space to play in when not competing.. and there were no smoggy yobs in the area so it was quite a pleasant weekend!
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June 20th 2009 Spent the weekend at home with my new brother Mac. Had lots of fun playing & disturbing his sleep !! Was left alone Sunday afternoon when mum took mac to the show to see Eric. had a nice sleep & dreamt of stealing toys + eating wallpaper ! |
June 20th 2009 Spent Saturday being pestered by that bloody mad merle .. Dizzy. Does she never stop? Does she not have an off button ? Went to see Eric on Sunday. Quite liked the attention I was getting.. this could be fun !!
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June 13th 2009 Competed at Otley show, Only managed 1 rosette this weekend! a 10th place in Combined Agility 1-3. Was top Grade 2 dog though so thats 1 positive thing ! Too hot for me on Sunday, I dropped a couple of poles in each class; dad wasnt too happy but hey, its hot & I'm black coated ... you try running AND jumping ! I think the real problem was that dad was too full of cake from Bettys to run fast enough ! |
June 13th 2009 Caused chaos ; escaped lots - will they never learn ? ! Had a day of in/out of the cage on Sunday as dad & Eric were walking courses & running. (No idea where mum was !) It was hot so I was happy of the cool breeze by my cage. Mum & Maya eventually appeared about 2pm.. with another dog !! I had to double-take cos it looked like a fluffy Eric.. but then I noticed his tail ! Apparently he's one of Erics brothers from a later litter. Mum is happy cos he still has his nuts. Dont know what that means, but apparently they have to keep us apart twice a year !!
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June 13th 2009 Hello, I'm New ! But I am shy at the moment! |
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May 31st 2009 Competed at Wigton in grade 2. Had a really good weekend & think I was doing everything right. Got all my contacts and my weaving was good. My dad managed to bring me too close to a couple of jumps so we had 1 pole down in Saturdays agility classes. We did get a 10th place though as fastest 5 faults dog .. I'm quite quick you know ! My mum ran me in the combined 1-2 Jumping & we got a clear round !!! She was elated as this is the first clear mum & I have had ... sadly we werent fast enough to get better than 6th place.. but a nice blue rosette anyway !! I think it was my fault though ... I didnt go straight into the tunnel !! Oops! On Sunday, I managed a 5th place in Doc's Agility (1-3 Graded) with 1 pole down. Dads fault again I think !!! Then, I did the best run of my life in the Graded 1-3 jumping. Working away, turning left & right on command; running VERY fast. Unfortunately, dad forgot to tell me to go left at jump 6 .. so I did the long jump and was eliminated !!!! but from jumps 7-20 I was top dog !! That was a definate win that dad did me out of !! |
May 31st 2009 Caused chaos ; escaped lots. Caused my dad lots of hassle by running round at 10000 mph and ignoring everything he said (There's a pattern here !) |
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May 9th 2009 My first competition in Grade2
..at Arrived in the pouring rain and it looked like the competition could have been cancelled !! But, it dried a little and off we went. Not much luck on the Saturday, but on the Sunday I managed a 2nd place in Agility graded 1-3 ... and was only beaten by 0.013 secs from 1st place. I think my dad was gutted as it was his fault! He got in my way by the A frame and sent me up sideways !! I managed to hang on & we completed the course clear .. but sadly just too slow ! better luck next time.. get your finger out dad ! |
May 9th 2009 Caused chaos ; escaped lots. Caused my dad lots of hassle by running round at 10000 mph and ignoring everything he said. He's not my mum .. so I ignore him ! |
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May 2nd 2009 Competed at Woodside Agility show ; had my best show ever !!! On the Sunday, I managed to WIN both my grade 1 Jumping & grade 1 Agility classes ! I did feel a little guilty when winning the agility title as I had already won out of Grade 1 at the Hare 'n' Hounds easter show .. but its not my fault the kennel club invoke a 25 day rule !! Anyway, it was Doc's course and I really enjoyed running it. I look forward to his next courses to see if I can win again !
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May 2nd 2009 Had a lovely weekend at home with mum & Maya. No dad nor Eric to pester as they were away competing @ Biggar. Lazed in the sun .. ran about far too much for a young puppy and generally terrorised Maya by stealing her toys, food, seat & anything else I could get hold of !! Did some obedience training with my mum. I am now proficient at Right Out & Left Out !! Cant wait to start that tunnel thing .. and those funny sticks in the ground that I wobble through ! |
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