Tilda's first agility class went pretty good yesterday. We worked on parts of the course and then ran the full course. When we worked on the parts I did Tilda on leash and then for the full course I did Tilda off leash. Both on leash and off leash she seemed pretty focused. It is a small class, which is nice.
Tilda was barking at a dog, so the one trainer said to let them sniff each other. Tilda was wagging her tail while they were sniffing each other, but then the other dog wanted to play. Because she wanted to play, she barked (she had a very deep bark). Well, that barked scared Tilda. Tilda backed up and put her tail down, and the other dog only wanted to play. :)
After running the full course we still had some time left, so we got to work on anything we wanted to work on, on leash. So, I worked on the teeter because it banged more than our teeter. I also worked on some other equipment as well.
Tilda hadn't seen an a-frame as high as the one at class, but there was no problem with that, she ran right up it. Tilda has seen a chute, but it wasn't as long as the one yesterday. She also wasn't sure about the tire and she had a little trouble with one of the tunnels. It was a dark blue tunnel and I wonder if it was a little dark in there for Tilda.
Tilda did good though. We had two trainers and both of them liked how Tilda jumped over the jumps and onto the table. They thought that Tilda was doing really good.
Gracie was also in the class and did pretty good too. I would say that Gracie could use a little more tunnel practice. But she did pretty good.
Hey Tilda...
ReplyDeleteYou did great last night...you were really fast. I'm gonna have to really practice to catch up to you. You did better than me. You are right that blue tunnel was really dark. They tried to trick me by throwing treats in the tunnel but it didn't work. Anyway it sure was fun! I'll see you next week at our class and I'll be ready!!! Better practice on that chute. It's hard to keep up with the other Fistes. Buddy better watch out too. I plan on catching up. Have fun in Door County.
Your Cousin,
Gracie