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Where have I been?
I was surprised it had been so long since I was here. I've used this site to journal the long, long journey of rehabbing Dottie to her former glory and to write about agility some. I don't know if I'll keep writing here but for today a note about Central Point. I went there over the weekend for my first time ever. I'm sure the drive would have been ( Read more... ) -
Cool Trial in July
We lucked out. I was prepared for a hot, hot, hot trial in July and instead it was cool and rainy. Joy. Took Dottie to camp and didn't even schlepp the portable AC ( Read more... ) -
Weekend Agility in my hood
I just love it when an agility trial is so close. Four days of agility here in Eugene, although Bea and I only did three. Four would be too much for her brain and my knees. I pushed myself to try blinds when something else would have been safer or to try for more lateral distance. A great trial overall. Good to hang out with friends and get to know ( Read more... ) -
Wild Weekend
Over the weekend there were 3-days of agility right in Eugene, How I love that. Friday was drama day. While waiting to go in for STD, Bea grabbed a food roll off the treat table and tried to wolf it down. I grabbed it out of her mouth but a chunk broke off and lodged in her esophogas. Several people tried to pry it out. No luck. Then Bea started ( Read more... ) -
Late, late, late
Just finished three days of agility with more things to work on. Near the top are blind crosses. I get so wonky about them and start them late. L-A-T-E. I think I have blind cross fear ( Read more... ) -
Agility in the my 'hood
Three days of agility in Eugene. What more could you want? Hanging with agility peeps and running with Bea is so much fun. And now I'm exhuasted ( Read more... ) -
Dottie's Debut
Dottie had a coming out party at agility and I was successful in driving her through Portland. A bit nerve wracking but I'm hoping I'll get used to it. The gas mileage sucks though especially when I had a head wind ( Read more... ) -
Finally - Agility
It had been a long dry spell with no agility. Then a little CPE warm-up followed by AKC. Bea is such a trooper. I love that girl. So fun to run with. We've come away with some things to work on as usual. Like contacts and reading turns at speed and tunnel choices. I've gone back to doing FAST just to train contacts. Sometimes I don't even try the ( Read more... ) -
Agility blues.
I'm going through a long dry spell with no agility. My choice, need to be financially responsible. But geez, I miss it. So I looked around for something to do. I found an old agility plank I used to help Ceanna Rose learn contact behaviors. It was gnarly but I repurposed it to make a bench ( Read more... ) -
The End of a Year
The end of another year. How has it happened? No agility for me for almost three months. Horrors. Bea and I are using the time to work on proofing those contacts. She's always good in practice and I have such a hard time replicating the intensity of a trial but I think I found something. After the Desiree Snelleman seminar I bought myself a little ( Read more... )