Thames Day 2 - not so good

Hmm, the keeping the posts short thing didnt really work, sorry about that!!

Jemma
Graded 1-2 Agility
Doh - mummy set her up a long way back and so she knocked the first pole :( She then didn't weave first time and it took 4 attempts to get her too - she was after sniffing something on the ground!! I worked her contacts - she stopped just off the dog walk and then stretched her back feet back to get it right!!! Her a-frame was good but I think she went before I said go and he stopped just off the seesaw!! What a shambles!!

Combined 1-2 Jumping Part 1
Another beautiful round messed up by mummy - the cloth tunnel, second from the end wasn't straight to the last jump but I didn't realise this and so just said go and so she nearly ran past it so I paniced and then ended up sending her round and round instead of sticking my arm out or giving her a left command!! - lel got a video of this course so I can get annoyed at myselft when watching it - she was 2.355 seconds behind the winner though and finished 11th - I shall see how much better I could have done had I not been a numpty!! Lel said the person next to her when she was filming was commenting on how amazing her weaves were - two complements in one weekend, they must be improving!!

Combined 1-4 Jumping Part 2
Uft, silly mummy AGAIN!! I forgot to do my second front cross at the beginning and so had to cross behind and play catch up - however she did a really nice and long go on :) I then crossed behind her when she was in the weaves, which I decided when walking it was too risky and I would cross afterwards but I forgot this when running it and she came out of the weaves - not sure if this is why but I shall have a look if the two things coincide and if they do I shall be even more cross with myself - run the course how you walk it muppet!!!

Elliot
Graded 1-2 Agility
I was really twitchy about his waits and so I didn't push this one as far as I should have and so did crazy things at the bottom of the dog walk such as stopping when by the last tressle and so he ran off the bottom, I put him back just on the bottom and he still went a little early but he did wait a while, he then sadly couldn't get to grips with the 6 weaves and after 3 attempts I had to give up :( He then ran the seesaw again so I just calmly led him out the ring!!

Combined 1-2 Jumping Part 1
Another stupid mummy moment - he rocked pole number two and number 3 went splat but then I went completely the wrong way and tripped him up, anyway we made it back on course and did jump tunnel jump weave (with no pause because I thought we would try it after already messing up) and although he got his entrance he didn't get the second gap, I then went to take him back to just do the weaves again but he had other ideas and did jump tunnel jump weaves again but this time did all 6 weaves correct :D he then finished the course very nicely!! :)

Combined 1-4 Jumping Part 2
I pushed his lead out much more this time and he was fine, I also remembered my second front cross however he really struggled with the 12 weaves and so after three attempts I just took him by the collar and made him sit before the next jump, we then carried on and he finished very nicely, only knocking one pole because I was running really fast to give him a nice final blast!! :)

All in all a pretty good weekend, I just wish I had handled things a bit better today but hey ho we had a good day yesterday so we can't be greedy!!