I only got one round for each of them on vid, here is the link, I will mumble about the rest below :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVZyqn3gv_Y
Jemma
Jumping Graded 1-2
What a shame about the weaves, this is obviously something that needs to go on our list of things to work on - weaves in a straight line!!! Bless her though, she got really stuck in the tunnel, I am wondering if there is something we can do training wise to stop her from running up the side of them and not along the bottom of them - I am sure I will be informed if there is or not!!
Helter Skelter Combined 1-3
I am not sure why I entered that class with her, I didn't see on the schedule that there were two large grade one jumping classes!! Anyway, we got eliminated in this because I took my eye off her, before the tunnel I just called her name and then turned to check I wasn't going to run into a jump in which time she went in the tunnel, I forgot that I also needed the command here!! Sorry bear!!
Agility Graded 1-2
What a shame this one wasn't on vid, it was our first beautiful clear round with no dithering bits or anything, she even did 12 weaves with me front crossing before them!!! Sadly there were two dogs speedier than her so she finished 3rd with a time of 30.960 and the winner a time of 28.835, hmm rocket fuel for breakfast next time!! Seriously though I was really pleased with her, and as pointed out, the more rounds like this we can have the more likely it will be we get our red one!! She could however now go up to Grade 2 on points as she has 84 but I am going to hang out as long as I can for a win because she has shown she has got it there!!
Elliot:
Jumping Graded 1-2
I was really pleased with him in this one, his wait was brill which was really good for saying it was the first class of the day. He also didn't go under the jump before the tunnel. It was a shame about his weaves but he still isn't really ready to do them in a course, and we have been practising them a bit more on the left as well. He always goes a bit loopy after the weaves and I think it was the tight angle in the top corner that meant he went under that jump and he went round the jump at the bottom because I forget that he focuses really far ahead and so he was looking at the end jump and I left it too late to turn him!! The end was really nice, although I think we could do with some working on after the cloth tunnel as he always comes out at a really bad angle, although just the command go made him look for the next jump and turn himself back in :)
Helter Skelter Combined 1-3
This was lovely to run with him, it flowed really nicely although I was really careful on all the corners and bits I needed to sort of pull him off other jumps/tunnelsas I so wanted him to get a clear round, which he did, with a time of 24.32 and 4th place (winners time was 23.09) - not bad in a combined class I didn't think - definately need to sort our weaves out!!
Agility Graded 1-2
I didn't take him in this class as he is still not ready and his waits had been really nice all day so thought it wasn't worth it - was very annoyed again I didn't see the second jumping class otherwise he would have been in that!!
All in all a good day I think, with still a few bits and pieces for us to work on - Elliots weaves and contacts as normal, jems weaves still, elliots cloth tunnels and long jumps and possibly jems tunnels.
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