Sunday, 15 February 2009

Racing

At flyball today as well as having the separate box (with two jumps in front of it this week) and lane work we had two lanes racing each other, this meant we had more dogs in at once and each dog had longer training.

Jemma
In the two lane racing she was really good, going from a good distance back and not even looking at the other lane but she is always driving to me and never away from me. When it was her turn on the box she went back to her normal self and went over the two jumps and then saw all the other dogs racing and turned to look at them, saw the netting was in her way and tried to come back over the jumps to go and run over to them. Luckily because there were fewer jumps and it was in netting I was able to jump over the jumps and shout at her to get on the box and make her do it. She then did it every time after that but I wasn't convinced she wasn't looking at the other dogs, we shall see - this is her area that needs lots of work!!

Elliot
Well what can I say, what a star!! He ran in the lane without netting towards the end and wasn't bothered at all by the other dogs and he had a gorgeous box and recall back over the jumps. He is definitely a good flyball dog in the making - looks like I am going to have to find some pretty good reasons not to go to competitions once he is a big boy!!

Now we are off to be measured for KC agility - I have a feeling they are both going to be full height!!

6 comments:

  1. There are no reasons, once he is old enough you are NOT missing flyball!! x

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  2. Ill just have to hied from you instead, although with the rate and lengths of our phone calls recently that may be quite hard!! xxx

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  3. Grr no Nat, she will be at an agility show!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Now now girls there is no need to fight over me, I do also have obedience competitions to go to as well you know!!

    (By the way the previous post was supposed to say hide not hied!!)

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  5. U will be allowed to go to agility when there isn't flyball the same weekend, I can't say fairer than that especially as i'll be going to the agility with u! The obedience you can fit in on the other 2 weekends of the yr that ur not doing anything! Char don't steal my people ;-)!!!!! xxx

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  6. You did kind of give me to her Nat when you gave me her email address :P and anyway you have to sort my fat one out before I will come to flyball comps!! sadly i think you are right about my two free weekends of the year - good job I'm not doing a uni degree or anything!!

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