areese
08-19-2007, 12:52 PM
One run (aside from Laika's amazing fire in her butt run) was just so cool this weekend I hope I remember it always...
well it was three runs really...I entered them all in Snooker which is a really fun game...complicated to explain but really fun.
There are 4 "red" jumps on the course and 6 other numbered obstacles. You must jump a red before you can do another obstacle. You do that three times, then finish the closing which is obstacles 2,3,4,5,6,7, then the table to stop the clock. The beginning, which is red, obstacle; red, obstacle; red, obstacle, is your choice of obstacles, as long as you do a red first. (gets more complicated if you knock a red jump but hopefully that won't happen but tha'ts why there are 4 reds not just 3) It's set up so it isn't really easy to do of course. You need 36 points to qualify as well as correct opening (red, obstacle etc) If you mess up the judge says thank you and you leave. Or you could end up with not enough points depending on what obstacles you chose in your opening and how far you get in your closing before time is up. The obstacles are worth the same number of points as they are numbered and the red jumps are one point. We had 35 seconds.
ANYWAY, since Salsabug is now in level 3 in Snooker they were all running together. Thank goodness there were two other 4 inch dogs so I had one in between and I ran 1st, 3rd, and 5th. Snooker goes fast though. Esp. if the person before you messes up and gets a Thank YOU. I ran Owen, then Salsa, then Laika- my friends held my dogs by the entrance so I could run back and give the one who finished their treats, then pick up the next and go run. They all ran perfectly, fast, and pretty much flawlessly (O missed the weave entry and so did Salsa but they aren't faulted, it just takes up time and they started them over and did fine) and all got the opening and through 7 and to the table before time was up.
THREE FIRSTS!!! Since Laika runs as a veteran, her score is compared with the 8 inch dogs so she wasn't competing against Owen who measures for 4 inches regularly, as does Salsa but she was in level 3 not 5 like the weens.
SO cool. :banana: :banana: :banana: I can still remember the feeling finishing each run then getting to take 3 blues back to our pen was just icing :) 47 points each. I do have to run the same plan with each of them or I will for sure get messed up :)
well it was three runs really...I entered them all in Snooker which is a really fun game...complicated to explain but really fun.
There are 4 "red" jumps on the course and 6 other numbered obstacles. You must jump a red before you can do another obstacle. You do that three times, then finish the closing which is obstacles 2,3,4,5,6,7, then the table to stop the clock. The beginning, which is red, obstacle; red, obstacle; red, obstacle, is your choice of obstacles, as long as you do a red first. (gets more complicated if you knock a red jump but hopefully that won't happen but tha'ts why there are 4 reds not just 3) It's set up so it isn't really easy to do of course. You need 36 points to qualify as well as correct opening (red, obstacle etc) If you mess up the judge says thank you and you leave. Or you could end up with not enough points depending on what obstacles you chose in your opening and how far you get in your closing before time is up. The obstacles are worth the same number of points as they are numbered and the red jumps are one point. We had 35 seconds.
ANYWAY, since Salsabug is now in level 3 in Snooker they were all running together. Thank goodness there were two other 4 inch dogs so I had one in between and I ran 1st, 3rd, and 5th. Snooker goes fast though. Esp. if the person before you messes up and gets a Thank YOU. I ran Owen, then Salsa, then Laika- my friends held my dogs by the entrance so I could run back and give the one who finished their treats, then pick up the next and go run. They all ran perfectly, fast, and pretty much flawlessly (O missed the weave entry and so did Salsa but they aren't faulted, it just takes up time and they started them over and did fine) and all got the opening and through 7 and to the table before time was up.
THREE FIRSTS!!! Since Laika runs as a veteran, her score is compared with the 8 inch dogs so she wasn't competing against Owen who measures for 4 inches regularly, as does Salsa but she was in level 3 not 5 like the weens.
SO cool. :banana: :banana: :banana: I can still remember the feeling finishing each run then getting to take 3 blues back to our pen was just icing :) 47 points each. I do have to run the same plan with each of them or I will for sure get messed up :)