What the freak?

No matter how many times I try to fix the videos blogger keeps changing it back. So weird. I checked all the videos before posting them and they were right. After reading Ashely's comment, I went on my ipad and all the videos were the same run of Miley. WTH???  Then I went to my computer and tried three times to put the correct video first and it would post it, the change it to Java's video. Ugh. I cant seem to fix it now. So how ever they are posted they are posted. You can always go to youtube and watch them if you are really interested. LOL  My youtube name is "doglimp".    Sorry, Ill try again later.

Im just going to add Miley first standard run here. This is saturday , Miley first run of the day, Excellent standard A.

Miley is a Masters dog

Can you believe it? We finally got our three excellent A jumpers Q's.  It only took us 3 1/2 years.  Maybe we are finally coming together as a team.  And even more exciting Miley got on the table on both her runs this weekend , so we Qed.  We get to be in Masters for standard too!  I just cant believe it. I really didnt think that would ever  happen.   We no longer have to be at the bottom of the running order for the 12 inch dogs.  They put the excellent A dogs at the bottom of the running order.  It was so annoying.  Every once in a while a club wouldnt do that but most of the time they did.
So now we can work on double Q's. OMG, Im still in shock.  Maybe , just maybe some day we will get the 4 double Qs to go to nationals.  (dont worry, I know next weekend will be a whole new ball game and things can go backwards).

It was freezing on Saturday morning. I drove up that morning. When I got inside the building it was freezing and I as well dressed.  I went into the ring for the briefing. I guess the dirt footing was good and the judges made the club redo the dirt. So They had to bring in the big farm equipment  and it left the diesel smell in the building so they had to open the big bay doors to air it out. So all the heat was lost. Holy cow my toes were frozen. Even after my walk thur. I wasnt sure I was going to be able to stay being this cold but soon the sun came out and warmed things up.
Its funny, when you look at a course map, it looks ok. Then you go walk the course and see all the off course traps and think, Hmm not sure I can keep her off of that. LOL That off course jump after the weaves, got a lot of people. Hardly any of the 8 inch dogs Qed. My only thought going into the ring was if she didnt get on the table, I was going to pull her. (the theme for the weekend was me being worried my dog was going to leave the startline when I took her leash off. You will see what I mean if you feel like watching the videos. )

Its funny, when you look at a course map, it looks ok. Then you go walk the course and see all the off course traps and think, Hmm not sure I can keep her off of that. LOL  That  off course jump after the weaves, got a lot of people. Hardly any of the 8 inch dogs Qed.   My only thought going into the ring was if she didnt get on the table, I was going to pull her. (the theme for the weekend was me being worried my dog was going to leave the startline when I took her leash off. You will see what I mean if you feel like watching the videos. )




I couldnt believe it, not only did she get on the table but we Qed. LOL   I was so happy , I didnt care what else happen this weekend.

Java's first time in open jumpers. I wasnt sure what was going to happen with the weaves but I wasnt going to worry about it. I was planning on front crossing after 4 but I just couldnt get there and then my rear cross was late and she missed the jump. Otherwise a very nice run.

 

 

 

 

We were on course and no dropped bars!!!  Two Q's in a row today. Whoohoo!!

 

I messed this up alot. I thought she got the dogwalk contact but the judge called it. Oh well.

 

 

Last up was T2B.

So this course didnt look bad but jumps 7 and 17 were side by side. I wasnt sure how I was going to keep Miley from swinging wide over the #17 jump after 6, then the off course trap after 8.  I wasnt feeling confident and didnt even let my friend tape me because I just didnt think it was going to go well. ( plus what were the chances of us Qing 3 times in one day) Then I figured she would go wide out of that tunnel and miss the jump.  But Heck No!  She was freaking awesome!!!  We Qed and took 1st place!!!  LOL, that will teach me.
3 Q's in one day, holy crap. I usually cant get one Q all weekend. LOL
I really thought about going home after this. How could tomorrow be better and what if is worse and I end on a bad note?   LOL  But I decieded to stay mostly so I could practice with Java. I really wanted her to get her dogwalk contact on Sunday. My hotel was nice. But why or why do people not pick up after their dogs????  I even picked up other peoples dog poop trying to aviod me stepping in it in the dark when I will probably have to walk the dogs. Nope, didnt help, I still stepped in it. Ugh!!!

Sunday was cold in the morning too but the building wasnt cold  inside. So that really helped.

Lots of off courses again after the weaves.  Most people front crossed after 6. I just didnt like that. I felt I would be pushing that line and Miley would think we were going to 16. So I just did an off arm cue and then rear crossed the weaves. Worked great.  I  was thinking that with the table in the middle of the ring, this would freak Miley out. But she got right on. I think I almost fainted. I was shocked to say the least.  LOL, we Qed again. Whoohoo Miley.  The only sad part is, I have no idea why she decided to get on the table this weekend.

I messed this run up too. I dont know why I cant remember the Java isnt Miley. She wont fly off course like Miley. I was so worried that after 10 she was going to take #3, that I pulled her off 10. Ugh. Her weaves were messed up but that's ok. We finished nicely.


Of course Novice standard and excellent jumpers were at the same time. Ugh. I was stressed. I really wanted to concentrate on Java's run. So I went over to the gate and asked if I could move up. ( they were getting ready to walk novice standard and I was at the bottom of the 12's with Miley) So they told me I had to run right now. Well I hadnt put her over the practice jump at all. But I ran.

I didnt get this on tape either. I didnt have time to go tell the person that I had moved up.  I was worried that Miley would take #3 after  #6, so I really ran ahead pass the double #7, well I was to far head and Miley took off early and drop the bars. Ugh. But we stayed on course and she was freaking flying.   Awesome dog!!!

Last up Novice standard.

Almost everyone was gone by now. I couldnt find anyone to tape my run. I asked several people but they said no they couldnt.  Oh well. 
She went right after the dogwalk. I wasnt sure why but someone told me I pushed into her so she thought I wanted her to turn right.  Otherwise great run.  I was so a happy. Then I found out a friend had taped it with her phone. Whoohoo, how great was that!!  I thought she had left for the day. LOL



Not sure we will ever have a weekend like this again but thats ok. It was just awesome!!

Hard playing dogs!

Someone at the trial said, "you can tell you have hard working dogs". I just laughed and thought to myself, "hard playing dogs".   (She was talking about how dirty they were)

AKC day #2

So Saturday night was a big football game between University of South Carolina and Clemson University. Its a big rivalry game.  We didnt stay near the trial site, which is near Clemson because the hotels were to much money. We stayed 30 minutes away. At 2:30am people are yelling, singing , honking horns and just being noisy. We cant sleep and my dogs keep barking. So finally my friend calls the front desk and complains.  They call us back a little while later saying the people just came back from a bar. And that if they start being noisy again, call them back and they will have the police come remove them. They were noisy once more and then it was quite. But of course now we are wide awake.  So I never really went back to sleep.  I was feeling miserable and achy.  I kept thinking, Im just going to go home in the morning, except all my stuff was at the trial site.  So I thought Ill just run my first run then go home.   Anyway, I stayed the whole day. LOL.

First up was Time 2 Beat.

You will see that I hand my leash to the leash runner. Ive always wanted to be able to do that, but never trusted Miley. Whoohoo, go me!! I didnt realized that she didnt stop on the a-frame the second time. I didnt watch the video until I got home. I dont like to watch the videos at the trial because if I feel like I had a good run and then watch the tape and it wasnt as good as it was in my  head, then it makes me feel bad. Anyway I did an almost two jump lead out. Normally I wouldnt go that far, she might drop a bar by taking off early to get to me but I needed  it  so she knew not to take the a-frame.  My next goal was to get a tight turn over 11.It wasnt as tight as I wanted it.  It was a really nice run. We took first place by a second.

Next was standard.

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My goal on this run was to get forward sends on #5 and #8 . Hey look, Im actually getting to set goals for my runs. Ive never been able to do that because of the contacts and table issues. She blows her aframe contact. Ugh. I didnt want to pull her. She hadnt stressed all weekend yet and wouldnt be able to catch her anyway so I let it go. I wanted to make sure she stopped on the dogwalk and make sure she knew not to go into the tunnel. She stopped. AND she got on the table 2 days in a row. WhooHoo Miley. I was so excited!!!  Once again, I need to learn to run. Get the lead out, what the heck is with me????
I really wanted to go home after this run. I had and really bad headache. I think from not getting enough sleep but I stayed.

 

 

I did a two jump lead out because I wanted to make sure she knew she was going to #4 and not have to guess and take #17. My front cross wasnt right and she missed #6.  Then I think I got behind on going to the weaves and tried to over handle it.  I dont see it in the tape but I remember her taking #14 and starting to turn the wrong way. She has distance skills , I should have used them instead of thinking I had to be right there to get her into the weaves. So I messed her up. Then I didnt finish the way I walked it. I was going to lateral send her to 17 and then front cross but I didnt do it.  So not a great run. 



In good news ,I won  one of the prices for the worker raffle. I didnt even know it. I was leaving and someone yelled up to me and told me I won something. That was a nice ending.

AKC trial

Went to an AKC trial up near Clemson.  I started up Saturday morning on my way I  took 85 north  and I was suppose to take 85 south. It took me 10 miles to realize I was going the wrong way. I remember thinking nothing looked familiar. Then I noticed the mile marker signs were going up instead of down. So I turned around. I wasnt late or anything, just annoyed. Then after walking my first course, I stopped at the bathroom. I thought I looked at the signed. I walked in and thought, why are there urinals in the bathroom. Ooops, Im in the men's room. LOL, good thing no men were in there.  I was telling someone about these two things. She said, "well lets hope those were your off courses for the day".  That's funny.
The only bad thing about the trial was that people were very emotional. Coming out of the ring crying. I thought maybe they fell or their dog got hurt. Nope.  People mad, kicking doors.   Then someone told me. It was the last weekend to get your double Q's for nationals.  So when someone did Q, people were cheering and screaming.  And then there is me. Just happy my dog got on the table. Or happy we stayed on course even though we dropped bars. LOL

First up was FAST.

This was our best run of the weekend and I didnt get it on tape. We ran the course exactly as I planned it. We Qed and took 1st place.  Even a couple of people came up to me and said that was the best they have ever seen Miley run.

I messed this run up. I front crossed (late) after the chute and then front crossed the teeter. So It think this blocked her from seeing the weaves. And then with the panel jump right before the weaves, she missed the weave pole entry.  Then 11 to 12. I took her to the right side of the jump (outside aspect). I fronted and then was going to rear when she got on the DW.  She just didnt read it and cut into the tunnel. Funny because we have done that a million times and she has always gotten it. I think you were suppose to wrap the jump to the left, but I was worried if I wasnt in the right position, she would take the tunnel. I guess it didnt matter because it didnt work. LOL

Next was jumpers.

Nice run. She dropped the triple. You cant see it in the video but I felt like I had pushed to far into her and  I pulled to the side right when she was on top of the triple.  You also cant see how many times she took off early for the jumps. She may just have been excited. I didnt know it until I went and looked at the photos that were taken. Man, I dont even know how she cleared as many jumps as she did. So took off way to early on  so many of the jumps.



I think I finally look more confident walking out after leaving Miley at the start line.  Miley's table was awesome.  I praised her the whole time she was on the table.  No stress in the ring after my mistakes.  I need to learn to run. 

My dogs had a good time playing chase out in the horse rings.

I finish day 2 later.