No sure where the time has gone.......one minute I was keeping on top of my blog, the next minute it all goes to pot!!!!
If you have been reading Reno's bother and sisters blog you will realise that, thanks to his siblings, Reno has won his first KC rosette. 3rd in the Team Dash at Dog Vegas. Unfortunately Reno took a pole down on his run so the team wasn't clear but, non the less, it was a great achievement.
Nottingham ADTC show was the weekend after.
I always find our show incredibly exciting. It is amazing just to see the venue go from an empty field to a bustling show and then back to an empty field again. You really feel like you've achieved something and this year we felt was the happiest and most exciting show we've ever put on :-)
I did the manual timing in the Large Champ ring on Saturday (in my opinion the best job at the show - you get to watch all of the top class Agility). Jackie Gardner has to be one of the best Judges to work with. Her attitude is great - neither too serious or too flippant and unshaken confidence in her decisions - and her courses were really exciting. The end result couldn't have been better with Dave and Rusty winning their 3rd ticket making her Ag Ch Bonvivant Kallisto.
Ring managing the Team ring on Sunday wasn't without it's challenges but this was made easier by my amazing Judge, Martin Cavill, and Ring Party.
I managed a few runs with Reno and Kiros over the weekend but the results were quite poor. I even managed to get Kiros eliminated in his Veteran Jumping!!
I was looking forward to Hinckley Show and relaxing after our show. Unfortunately a combination of badly fitting trousers and Reno knocking me over meant that my first run ended in embarrassment and things didn't improve after that...............I'll let the video speak for its self!!
Oh well, onwards and upwards to the ABC show this past weekend.
Reno's runs on Saturday were actually not that bad. All E's but some great start lines and good attempts at the weaves and an "almost" run in the Steeplechase.
Sunday was a very exciting day as his Daddy came to watch him run. He got a bit carried away in his Agility and had to whizz off to see Daddy and his A-Frame was really naughty but he did a tricky jumping sequence very well and a great stop on his DW.
His 1st KC non E came in his first Jumping run with just 10f at the weaves. I actually thought he hadn't been E'd in his second Jumping until I realised I'd missed part of the course!!
The main highlight of yesterday was that Reno went straight in and completed 12 weaves in his Speed and Power and that he really enjoyed himself in all of the runs. He definitely went up a gear in terms of speed and driving on :-)
Kiros and Ronnie enjoyed themselves at the show.
Because it was quiet I was able to take Ronnie out for some nice walks around the exercise area, bless him.
Kiros loved the Veteran Jumping courses and won both of them. The Trophies are lovely and made all the more special because one was sponsored by Ann in memory of Scully and the other by Janet and Clive in memory of Skye - two very special Weimi's.
