I'm back and I'll try harder

I've really let this blog thing go. I'm going to try and keep up with it from here on out.

Let's see. This weekend we were entered in our local club's NADAC trial. Brindi and Darby ran this weekend. Cosmo is experiencing stress while practicing agility and shows major stress at trials so she is on hiatus from agility. We are working with having fun!!

This was Darby's first NADAC trial and she did GREAT. She and Brindi ran in Touch and Go on Saturday, and ran Touch and Go, Regular Agility Round 1 and Round 2, and Tunnelers on Sunday. Brindi did pretty AWESOME too this weekend. :)


Darby won 3rd place in Touch and Go Saturday!! Then on Sunday she won another 3rd place in Touch and Go, a 4th place in Round 1 of Regular, and a 3rd place in Round 2 of Regular. She had a nice Tunnelers run, but we (I) are too slow. :)
So all in all Darby did a great job this weekend. No qualifying scores, but I'm sure she'll get them next time :)


Brindi did GREAT this weekend and is showing more confidence in her agility ability every run. She is doing great at working away and taking the obstacles in front of her and if I could get over watching her and start running we might get some Q's :)
I really enjoy watching Brindi run, she amazes me. I end up watching her and then I get lost. So sad about Brindi's handler :) She did have some interesting things happen during her runs this weekend, that I'm not sure we could train for. In her Round 1 Regular agility run the first 3 obstacles were hoop, weaves, jump. As Brindi was weaving, the bar on the next jump fell. It kind of spooked her a little (me too), but I looked back at the judge and he waved me on. So as we were heading for the jump, the barsetter decided he should fix the bar. So we're heading for the jump and the barsetter is heading for the jump. Brindi got super excited about this guy coming towards her. Usually(mostly) the barsetters wait until the dog is past the obstacle before they head out on the course. So Brindi is jumping up and is super excited about meeting this person. I look back at the judge and he tells me that I can try again. So we waited until the end of her height class and gave it another go. She did a lot better this time.

We had yet another interesting experience in tunnelers. This trial is held at a 4-H pole barn, with a dirt floor. Typically there are mice and birds in the building. So, as Brindi is heading for the 3rd tunnel a mouse took off running from the tunnel and headed off the course. What could Brindi do? She went after it! I was able to call her off and we finished the course, but did not place or Q. Still, I am very proud of Brindi. She is so much fun to run with!!


Saturday my sister, Amanda, and my niece, Alix came to hang out with me and watch the show. It was very nice to spend time with them. Alix really enjoyed watching all the dogs run and she is pretty sure that she could do it too. I hope to get her running agility as she grows up :)

Wow, what a weekend!!

We were entered in a 3-day agility trial in our hometown this past weekend. I entered Darby all 3 days, Cosmo was entered Friday and Saturday, and Brindi was entered Saturday and Sunday. I split them up for a couple of reasons. #1 - I don't feel like Brindi and Cosmo are that into the idea of a 3-day trial. Darby is driven enough that I felt like she could handle it. #2 - I am not ready for a 3-day trial. Well, I'm not ready for a 3-day trial running 3 dogs! OMD!! I ran all 3 of them on Saturday, and they totally rocked, but it was hard on me.



So, here is our weekend recap. I'm still up in the clouds!!

Well, me and my girlz had one of those once in a lifetime weekends at the EOC trial this weekend. I am still suffering from a very big head!!
On Friday I ran Cosmo and Darby. Cosmo earned 2nd Novice leg in Jumpers with a 1st place Q.



On Saturday, I ran all 3 girlz in Novice.
Cosmo earned her NAP title with a 2nd place Q (she placed 2nd to Darby :)). And then earned her NJP title with a 1st place Q!!! WOW!!!
Then Brindi earned her NAP title with a 2nd place Q. And earned her 2nd leg in Novice jumpers with a 1st place Q!!
And then, Darby earned her 2nd leg in Standard with a 1st place Q!
My girlz Q'd 5 out of 6 runs on Saturday!!! I am so proud of them!!



On Sunday I ran Brindi and Darby.
Brindi was entered in her first round of Open Standard. She did pretty good, but did pause halfway through the weave poles and looked at me as if to say that she was pretty sure she already did 6 poles. Open has 12 weave poles instead of 6, that are in Novice.

Darby earned her 2nd NAP leg with a 1st place Q.



What a weekend!! I am so very proud of my girlz!!!

Another GREAT weekend!!

This past weekend we went to Buckner, Kentucky for the Derby City Agility trial. We were entered Friday and Saturday. It's a 3-day trial, but I don't feel like we're ready for 3 full days of agility yet.

Friday started off great with Darby earning her 2nd Jumpers leg with a 3rd place Q!



Saturday Cosmo earned her first Jumpers leg with a 2nd place Q!! She did great! She came pretty close to earning her 3rd leg in Standard on Saturday, but came up short. She did great this weekend. She's been having allergy issues and hasn't really been herself for a very long time.




Saturday was great for Brindi also. She earned her 2nd Standard leg with a 1st place Q!! She was great!! And it was a tough run for her. It was thundering during her run and trying to get her to down on the table during a thunderstorm was difficult. She's not usually scared of thunder, but it's not something she's used to hearing while running agility. She did AWESOME!!



Darby had some very good runs both days. Her handler really needs some work. :) She might have done better if I would have been able to handle her better. I'm learning though :)

I'm so proud of my girlz!!

They were ready to go home on Saturday though!

Brindi's 1st AKC Q!

Brindi, Darby, and I had a great time this weekend. This was Darby's second trial and she did her best to make it memorable. :) She tried to weave through the jump wings. Not once, but twice. She pulled the wing on her the 2nd time. She ran the rest of the JWW course fine, except she didn't "see" the weaves. Darby did a good job all weekend and I'm having a lot of fun with her right off the bat.

Brindi was very good this weekend. She ran well for me Saturday in Jumpers and did really well in Standard, up until she had to do the teeter. She's not for sure about the new teeter. Sunday was a different story for her. She started off with a great Jumpers run. She was a victim of tunnel suck though, it got her twice in a row. After that though she ran a great course. Her Standard run was absolutely AWESOME!! She did the teeter (still with hesitation) and did great throughout the rest of the course. Well, until her handler did something weird right at the broad jump. So she ended up having to take the broad jump again, this time correctly. (Poor dog, shame about her handler :)). And after all was said and done she had earned a 2nd place and her 1st ever AKC Q!!!! We took 2nd to John & Monet (who also got their first AKC Q!)

Check her out, doesn't she look very proud of herself? What a girl!!

This first pic is of Brindi, Judge Rob, and me.



This second pic is of Brindi in our back yard.


It was a lot of fun this weekend!!!

Um, well except the heat!!!

Darby's Mother's Day gift

Mother's Day was Darby's first agility trial. She did GREAT!! Her first run was the standard agility course. She came very close to qualifying. We got a little tripped up in the weave poles. Those are tricky :)

Her second run was Jumpers with Weaves and she did AWESOME!!! She got a little tripped up in the weave poles, but we got through them. I was truly amazed at how well she did. Ended up she got a 1st place and her first AKC Q (qualifying score)!!! Wow!

Check her out!!




Brindi and Cosmo also ran on Sunday, but didn't have as good a turn out. Both girlz had moments of brilliance and I know they are very close to earning their Q's too. Poor little Cosmo was very distracted during her runs. Her allergies are pretty bad and she's now on steroids in conjunction with her allergy shots. Poor little girl!

Next trial will be our local agility club's AKC trial in Princeton next weekend. Can't hardly wait!!

Really HEAVY cookie!

I bought this Harry Potter cookie at the Vanderburgh Humane Society Dinner and Auction. Before I ate it I had Darby hold it for me.



Oh, and as you can tell Darby and I cut the grass that evening too :)

Never Welch on a Bet

That's Darby's AKC registered name. I applied for her Purebread Alternative Listing (PAL) number and her application was approved. She's a Border Collie. Of course! She's neurotic about balls, frisbee, and loves to try and herd just about anything! She's a great dog and lots of fun. This listing means that she can compete in AKC agility trials. Cool! So, I will have 3 novice agility dogs, Wow!