Glad to hear you're enjoying yourselves. Tegen's going back for her first session for four or five weeks tomorrow. The woman who takes our lessons doesn't count missed classes so you get the full 8 sessions even if you can't go one or more nights. It does cost £60 but we always get 15 - 30 mins extra somehow and there are only ever three or four of us. Wasn't it Liz who commented that people at agility only comment on the positives. That sort of attitude means that you get a chance to put things right without treating the odd hiccup as a complete disaster. Helps to keep things in perspective when people make comments like your trainer did .
Helps to keep things in perspective when people make comments like your trainer did .
You are spot on with this comment, Eddie - you can have no idea just excactly how good that comment made me feel - not just about the agility class either. _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
Well we went back after the two weeks season quarantine and two weeks College holidays. It wasn't pleasant having to leave our cosy billet in the dark, but being a true Aberdonian I wasn't going to give up after paying the money up front. So off we troddled. Freckles was so excited she barked when the others were doing their turn. But we aren't allowed to reprimand, no negativity allowed, so I got a row for saying No to her. I have to distract her instead.
Anyway, they had progressed to the A frame at full height in the two weeks we were 'indisposed', and the jumps were higher, and the walk way was at full height too. In addition we were now on to the tunnel that is flat at one end so the dogs can't see where they are going.
To start with, Freckles didn't seem to realise what she was there for - she remembered the A frame but the wee soul struggled a bit to scrabble to the top, and as for the jumps she just turned to look at me instead of watching where she was going so invariably had to do a standing jump instead of having a run in.
She almost fell off the walkway she took it so fast.
However, when we had done a few practise runs she bagan to get the hang of it. We did a jump, then teh A frame, then the tunnel to change sides, then over the walkway and lastly two more jumps. At the end of all that Freckles had the biggest silliest grin on her face, and I was a little out of puff myself. The only problem I have is the same one I hda when i took her to the per obedience classes. The Trainer's treats are far more interesting than mine - even though they were only the new Pedigree training treats and mine were hard baked liver. How I overcome that one don't know - she is just desperate to get over to Sam as soon as our round is finished.
Anyway, that was it for this week - there is an Agility Show there on 7th December so I'll go and watch I think.
Annie _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
The Trainer's treats are far more interesting than mine - even though they were only the new Pedigree training treats and mine were hard baked liver. How I overcome that one don't know
Let me know the answer to that one when you find it _________________ Liz and the Brats
Ok, clever clogs - do you know something me and Liz don't? What else is it than the treats? _________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
_________________ Jan
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Pull [n or v] An equal and opposite force perpetrated on both ends of a lead that results in the inevitable tripping and falling of the human involved!!
Well if she looks at Sam that way again she will have interaction with my toe
_________________ Annie
Handle every situation like a dog, if you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away
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hiccup as a complete disaster. Helps to keep things in perspective when people make comments like your trainer did 
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