First "Nuts" of the Summer

The Doggies and me have just spent a lovely, sunny weekend at AgilityNuts.

I was judging all day on Saturday so didn't get much chance to run Kiros although Ann gave him a run around my Novice Agility.  He ran clear for her but wasn't very fast as he wanted to get to me all of the time. At the end of the day I ran him in the pairs (1st pole down) and the knockout jumping.  He was drawn against Indi in the Knockout and only got through the 1st round as Indi had a pole down.  She's soooooo fast!! In the 2nd round he was beaten by another Cocker Spaniel.

Here are my courses.

Veteran Agility

Elementary Agility

Novice + Agility

Starters Agility

I ended up altering my Jumping courses as I didn't get many clears in Elementary Agility so can't post them.

Reno had fun playing with Hazel's puppy Shadow and on Sunday had a really good romp around with another Mali, Barbara's Sam.  The problem I have at the moment is he is having so much fun on the excercise area he doesn't want to come back to me to have his lead put on!  Work to do I think.

Although Ann was judging yesterday and I was Ring Managing I found time to run both Kiros and Ronnie.  Ron was E'd in both his runs.  I think he is actually getting worse but he still thinks he is the best Agility dog in the world and I love running him as he has so much fun.

Kiros was a real star.  Clear in all of his 5 runs - 3rd in TFO Agility, 2nd in Jumping and 1st in Agility.  He started slowing a little in the Steeplechase and Helter-Skelter so was out of the placings but overall wasn't showing much sign of his age.

Reno will be 18 month old on Saturday and so will "legaly" be able to compete.  Unfortunately he is nowhere near ready so I'm not planning to enter him in anthing until he can do a clear round in training. The way we are going I can't see him competing this summer.

Don't get me wrong, I'm more then happy with how his training is going.  He is so full of drive and enthusiasm it is just that his drive is cannelled into tunnels and contacts with the jumps in between being totally unnecessary!  Weaves are ok as long as the channel is far enougth apart for him to whizz through, any closer and my bright boy thinks it is easier to go around them.

Good Luck to Zippy, Speedy and Megan at thier first KC shows at the weekend.