Wonderful weekend

We went to a trial this weekend. I wasnt sure I was going to make it. I took a 1/2 on Friday at work but it was freaking crazy. The nurse coming to cover me was late and all these kids just just kept coming. I was so stressed out by the time I finally left I couldnt get  my head together. I finally left  after 3 pm and had to turn around and go back home because I forgot dog food and someone, Miley, was stinking up the car. So I went home and washed Miley and got the dog food.  We finally got on our way. Lots of traffic but we made it safely.  
The hotel we stayed at was full and it was a 6 story hotel. There was a confirmation show going on close by too but not our our site.  So lots and lots of dogs every where. 
I signed Miley up to run ICS and when I saw the course, it looked tough.

Everyone else turned their dog to the inside of 2 , which was faster, but I felt like I need the couple of seconds extra to get down pass the tunnel to make a front cross.


My dog was freaking awesome.  This was my best run with Miley ever.   I felt like I saw every take off and landing. Usually Im just running to hang on.  I know she doesnt look that fast but she was only 2 seconds behind 1st place.   Most of her turns were tight too.

Next up was Excellent jumpers.

I just couldnt figure out how I wanted to run 5-10.   Most people FC after 5 or they post turned 6. I planned to serp 5-6 and then rc 7 and then front after 9.   After watching everyone, I just decided to go with my plan and see what happens. It worked. 50 excellent JWW runs and we finally got a second Q.

Awesome run. But then the timer, scribe and judge all went to the middle of the ring and started talking. I thought , Oh crap. I guess something happened to the timer. It started before  Miley took the first jump. She said I could rerun but I told her I was good.  They said they would take 2 seconds off my time because they think thats how much time went by before we started. Heck , they could have added 2 seconds to my time and I would have been ok with that. LOL

Standard was next.

Nice run but she jumped on and off the table. When she did that I said, "no" much harder then I meant to. I thought I would here "tweet" but I didnt.  I worked on the teeter the last two weeks but I guess I have more work to do.
Sorry I dont have time to finish this. More later.

Close

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. LOL.

I didnt go to my first run today. It was exc. fast and it was at 8am. My next run wasnt until around 2pm. That was going to be a long wait so I decided to skip the first run. I walked the dogs at the park this morning and trimmed some bushes so I can now see out the front windows. Then we got ready to go. My husband went with me to the trial. We left around 11am. Im not sure what was wrong but I got an upset stomach and we had to stop 3 times on the way there. Then once there I think I was in the restroom 5 times. My stomach hurt and it felt really hot in the sports center. I just felt sick. I part of me just wanted to go home. But I had gone all that way and wasnt about to leave. Our first run was open standard. No course map, they were all gone by the time I got there. So my plan was to call Miley to me when she came out of the tunnel with a "come front" but right next to the table.(Ricky's mom gave me this idea. Do something different then send to the table). She wouldnt have to get on the table but would have to stop. What I didnt expect was her missing the teeter. Totally my fault. I didnt do or say anything to cue the teeter. ugh! Then she got the zoomies and I felt I just need to move on. I sent her into the tunnel which was the next correct obstacle. I bagged the "come front " idea because of the first zoomies and just went on. She didnt do her 20/20 of the dogwalk. But her a-frame and weaves where very nice. When I came out of the ring, a little kid said to me, "I love it when she starts zooming around the ring". LOL, its all in your perspective.


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As soon as I finished my run , I had to go over and walk exc. jww.



I had a couple of things planned in case she was running faster or slower then what I thought. If I could I would front cross after #4 if not post turn with an opposite arm cue. Had to post turn. Then running #8,9,10 if she was speedy I would layer that jump marked #3 to be able to pull more and keep her from going off course over that #2 jump. It doesnt look close on the map but it was right there when they go over #9. Thats what I had to do and it worked. Then front cross after #12. But how to keep her out of the wrong tunnel entrance? I thought I could pull her and I walked it also layering that #8 jump. But I didnt do that and she went off course. Man, we were so close. But close doesnt cut it. Ugh. Then we missed the weave entry. ?? Over all a good run. I felt like I was really booking but you know those darn video cameras always make me look so slow. LOl She was really fast even with having to go back to do the weaves. I think it was 32 seconds. But I guess that doesnt matter if you cant run the course correctly. LOL
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So the good things this weekend: Hit her a-frame several times, got 4 of 5 weave pole entries,and only drop bars in 1 run of the 5 runs. So thats really good. We are so close to getting it together. I just know it.
I was feeling better when I finally ran JWW. But then going home we stopped at Trader Joes ( a food store) and I ate 2 oatmeal cranberry cookies. Ugh, we had to stop again on the way home. Im better tonight but now have a sore throat.

She really wanted to...

But she couldnt. Miley tried to get on the table in our standard run but she just couldnt do it. I should have just gone on but when I was in the ring it really seemed like she was going to do it and then things went to far and she started circling. Ugh, so I left the ring. When I watch the video it reminds me of when your kids are trying to put there head under water when swimming or using a snorkel for the first time. "ok, Im gonna do it. Wait, wait wait. Ok Im ready, Im gonna do it. Wait, wait, wait. Ok, Im ready". Well you get the idea. When Miley started circling the crowd started laughing and then when I walked off course they all went, Awwwww.. But I cant run her when she is circling. She did hit her a-frame contact and had nice weaves.
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Our first run was JWW. I really didnt feel like I had enough time to walk the course and people kept bumping into me and kicking my feet ( by accident). I never really walked it completely thur one time. Miley didnt read my rear crosses today. Im not sure why. If you can see what I did, let me know.

I was happy with this run because I was able to get her back without circling or taking a bunch of other jumps. I really thought I had saved the first mistake when she went the wrong way over #7 but the judge called a refusal. Im not sure why. Then we did go off course over #17, when we were to take #16 first.

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Last was exc. fast. When I saw this course I couldnt believe it. I really dont like when I hear people complain about courses but I'll admit I complained. How the heck where we suppose to get that send bonus(a-frame, tunnel, aframe) . I just couldnt figure it out. People were all talking and trying to figure it out.


So you had to stay on either side of those lines. When the judge came out to give the briefing, poor guy, got bombarded with questions. What he said was, you had to be on the outside of the line by the time your dog finishes the a-frame the first time. But really what did that help. If you pull in and then out, Miley would jump off the a-frame to come with me. LOL. Some people did run it that way,a few dogs this worked but it pulled most dogs off. It finally hit me to stay to the side parallel with the send line. It doesnt look like it on the map but I was about 15 feet to the side of her. We did a running start together and after the first jump I said, "climb". She took the jump and got right on the a-frame. Hit the contact and into the tunnel. When she was in the tunnel, I backed up so when she came out I could push her line a little but it wasnt enough and she took the tunnel that was under the aframe. But I was so happy I figured out how to do the send bonus without pulling her off. WhooHoo. So we didnt get the bonus but had an awesome run. She was fast and focused. We looked like a team.Sorry no video because I didnt think we would even get the a-frame the first time. LOL.