Next ,I saved all my videos from the trial on my computer but it makes it hard to transfer to youtube. So I will just do day one today. I had to have my ipad swiped clean and start over. So no videos on it.
I went up Friday afternoon so I could do the UKI trial that was running after the AKC trial. I wanted to practice with Java in the ring. Start lines and teeters and 2o/2o on the dogwalk. Didn't work out to well, except she did have nice startline stays.
Miley ran a Master series jumpers. The first three dogs that ran, went off course. Hmm. The dirt was soft, which is nice to run in but made big holes after lots of dogs ran. I noticed it but didn't really register in my brain. So when I ran with Miley, she took a jump and Im pretty sure she fell in a hole.
So after that, every time I walked the course , for the next few days, I went around filling all the holes with my feet and mashing it down. People probably thought I had a problem. I know its hard to get the dirt right at trials. People have complained about the dirt at our trial but Ive never had my dog take a spill like this at our trial.
Here was the excellent Jumpers course.
I should have read #3 as a lateral send, so I could get ahead of Java. But I didn't so I got behind and she didn't know where to go taking #5 and had to guess. She guessed wrong. After that we were good. You can see how much she is slipping on course.
Here was the T2B course.
I didn't know how to run this. I went with 3 front crosses in the opening. I walked it with rears but that didn't feel right. So I went with the fronts even though I knew I wouldn't make it. I didn't, and Java had to tell me about it. Ugh. We managed to stay on course even with that big mess.
The next day she had an awesome Excellent standard run. She had the best teeter she has ever had at a trial. Didn't do a 2o/2o on the dogwalk at all. LOL
Ill try to do Miley stuff tomorrow. She had some trouble with bars. Ugh.
2 comments:
That T2B course looks insane. I've trialed under that judge once before and he had the hardest courses I've ever ran. I guess it hasn't changed!
Nice runs!
I've fallen in a hole once or twice on the dirt floor where we train. It always catches you by surprise. My teacher is constantly out there with a rake smoothing it out. Dirt does require constant upkeep, so you were doing everyone a favor filling in those holes.
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