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[foggydogs]

We ventured down to Northern California for three days with the OMD pack. Most excellent seminar. I was really impressed. I worked with Mikko for two days and Tuulia for one. Unfortunately there were a few schedule changes because the flu hit the instructors so there were emergency fill ins but everything worked out. We asked Mikko where his

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[csagility]

This looks totally fun and amazing! I would have been dead after the first drill😏 How much weight did you lose?

[foggydogs]

Lots and lots of running, the dogs were tired by the end of the seminar and they only ran half as much as most of the other dogs.

[multisylldogs]

I, too, decided after the first paragraph, that I would pretty much be toast. Glad it was fun for you, tho!

[brisbeethewhite]

Sounds like a really fun weekend!

[penichops]

Ha! The Japanese turns! No way could I do that many of them in a row! Hilarious.

You're still my FC hero.

[foggydogs]

HA. Thanks. My mind was kind of blown by the front cross drill, but both Merlin and I did look better by the end.

[talesofmyboys]

What a great opportunity. Looks very challenging. Just what is the advantage of a Japanese turn? It is not intuitive. Is it instead of training a threadle cue? It does make a trained threadle cue look much easier. ;-)

[foggydogs]

Yes, meant to be a substitute for a threadle cue since the dog is pulled through the gap by the handler motion. I do think a trained threadle is SO MUCH EASIER.