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areese
04-06-2008, 09:32 AM
We had another awesome agility weekend (well, Fri-Sat)!
A new judge we hadn't had before and she was nice and her courses were fun and challenging.
Laika did the teeter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Got three Standard Q's and three others although we did not get Jackpot, which we need for her C-ATCH 2. So now we just need two Jackpots....gotta decide what trials to enter... She went 6 out of 8 so came home with many more ribbons than last time :)
Owen got 7 out of 8! He was fast and so very cute...people comment on his wildly wagging tail while he runs. Also were cracking up over the way he leaps INTO the tunnels and up the a-frame-he is so strong in the rear he kinda gathers himself and leaps so cutely but I guess it looks really funny from the back.
Salsalita was the star I think...she q'd TEN out of TEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
And her jackpot run.... she was the only one of my dogs to qualify in jackpot and her run was so picture-perfect (wish I HAD a picture!!!! Wish I had VIDEO of that run...). Jackpot is complicated to explain but there is an opening and a closing (opening is 40 seconds and closing is 20 seconds for little dogs) and you run and do obstacles for points in the opening, then a buzzers sounds and you do obstacles for points with the handler having to stay behind a taped line and the dog has to work at a distance from you. Owen barked at me and tap-danced wildly in place instead of going out to do the obstacles but Salsa...she just ran out and did it and it was so perfect. She needed 40 points to qualify in level 4. She ended up with 62 and the only dogs that got more than that were a very fast border collie (a beautiful red merle named Isabella...I love that dog..) and this insanely driven malinois, Terry (another gorgeous dog but so fast it is NUTS). I couldn't believe it. Little Salsa...
We had so much fun. I got really tired though...I gotta unpack today and get some yardwork done cuz it's gonna be 60 degrees today, hurray!
I even took the ribbon pics already!
And here are some more by Ray Dutton, a photographer whp was there friday.
my kids weaving!
http://www.rayduttonphotography.com/gallery/4654162_Qda9D#274887907
O and Laika in the tire
http://www.rayduttonphotography.com/gallery/4654881_hzGWQ#274878289
Ok, I look like a doofus but Laika looks cool in this one coming down the dogwalk
http://www.rayduttonphotography.com/gallery/4654770_TVjSE#274871530
OMG cute tunnel pics
http://www.rayduttonphotography.com/gallery/4654492_P2vTB#274849536

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/scoutyreese/PICT1236.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/scoutyreese/PICT1234.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c396/scoutyreese/PICT1232.jpg

Frankie'sMom
04-06-2008, 09:54 AM
Oh my gosh, look at those beautiful, proud puppers! :congrats: to all of you! I can imagine all the hard work it must take to get to this point.

Tex
04-06-2008, 10:43 AM
Amy, you amaze me!!! Those pups of yours are awesome!!!

:congrats: to Owen, Laika, and Salsa!!!!

Azaren
04-06-2008, 10:54 AM
I'll echo the amazing comments! I'm in awe...and the pictures are so cute! Many :appl: :appl: :appl: :woonana: for everyone!

areese
04-06-2008, 06:57 PM
aww...thanks guys :) I AM so very proud of my little dogs.
Although Laika tried something new-she does like to bark at the ring crew and this time waited until she was halfway up the A-frame (tall obstacle shaped like an inverted "V") and then barked at the judge...then was left to try to scrabble up the rest of the way. I did not feel sorry for her! She always keeps me guessing....

Frzframe
04-06-2008, 07:19 PM
I so wanna see your gang run!!! I went to a dog show this weekend in Wichita and they had an agility course so we watch some of the bigger dogs run. Let's just say most didn't do very good. Some didn't even finish running it. It was fun to watch though. I laughed at the ones who were barking and then when it was time for the down didn't bark once until they were released!! :rotfl:

Congrats to all esp Salsa - she did soooooooo good!! :cheer3:

Opaleyz
04-07-2008, 12:00 AM
:woonana: :woonana: :woonana:

Good job everyone!

Patt
04-07-2008, 02:53 AM
:woohoo: :congrats: to all. :appl: :appl:

Thanks for sharing your wonderful pics.