a mixed bag

This past weekend we showed at Dog On It's local 3-day USDAA trial...while we had some really good runs and some bits and pieces of brillance in other runs, we also had some not-so-good moments...

Friday night was jumpers, snooker and Grand Prix...Triumph had a great jumpers run with a Q and a 1st place...

Then we ran snooker earning our second Super Q and a first place...I could not breathe after this run but it was fun and worth it for that Super Q...

Third class on Friday was Grand Prix...I so want a Grand Prix Q but that didn't happen as I left the ring with him after he completely released himself from the aframe and dove into a tunnel...BAD DOG...this of course was after he had pushed his start line and I let him go anyway...ME BAD...I actually deleted that run off my camera!!!!

Saturday morning snooker was first and Triumph earned his third Super Q AND his master snooker title!  Master pairs was next - our pairs partner had the first half and went off course at the baton pass but Triumph ran clean and I was very happy with it - we can do half a course beautifully!!!!!!  No standard Q either day as he took an off course on Saturday into the weave poles and then got a refusal at a jump on Sunday. 

Saturday ended with a nice Steeplechase run earning a Q and a 2nd place with less than a second off the 1st place dog - who is a very experienced, very accomplished, fabulous dog - so I was quite happy with that run!  He definitely pushed the start line and hit the first aframe a little harder than I'd like - notice how I have to dodge the juge at the first frame - and he did over-jump the double coming out of the tunnel, but all in all, I thought his jumping was pretty good...

The gamble class was first Sunday morning...yeah I love that...sat him in front of a tunnel and lead out, turned around and there he was, so we left...boo I hate that!!!!  He gave me a lead out in standard but we got a refusal at a jump and then steeplechase round 2 started out pretty nice but he landed on the broad jump so I decided not to finish the course...jumpers was a very challenging and VERY tight course with very few clean runs...we took an off course at the 4th jump but again, I was very happy with his jumping.

This Saturday we get to go play at an agility fun day in New Smyrna.  It will be very trial-like - guess what we get to work on????!!!!!!! 

THE STARTLINE :)))

Below are some pics taken this weekend by Kristie Moser...so nice to see her and Hemi this weekend...and I found this little decal on my van when I left Sunday...thanks Marc :))



All photos by Kristie Moser



I love this shot!!!