Agility Run Throughs

Last night we did some agility run throughs. It was a very nice night out. It was good to run Tilda on some nice courses for the training and practice. And it was also nice to get Tilda on the contact equipment, mostly the a-frame and dog walk since we only have a teeter. The jumpers course was tight and had a lot of different angles and turns. Didn't seem to be a real runners course, but still good practice. The standard course was pretty good. Although it's harder to run a course for the first time when you haven't really got it 'down' in your head :) There were some problems, but it's kind of hard to know what was Tilda and what was me. It was good to get Tilda on those contacts. And, it really isn't surprising, Tilda tried jumping up on the 24 inch table :) She didn't make it, but she tried. What I did was have her go down near the table. We had one clean run (at least as far as I know) on the jumpers course. She hit a bar, but it didn't actually fall. But throughout the night she did hit some bars and I worked a bit on her jumping.

5/18/2012 STD Run

Alright, I didn't post this video of our STD run from the trial on 5/18/2012. So here you have:

Tilda's 5/26/2012 STD and JWW Runs

Excellent A JWW

Excellent A STD

5/26/2012 Trial Results- 4 Qs out of 6!

Another day at an agility trial!!

This one wasn't so hot, in fact some of the time I was cold. There was a little rain, but not any while we were running.

Tilda:
Tilda had a very beautiful Jumpers with Weaves run in Excellent A. We had 1 fault, which was a knocked jump bar, so we NQ'd. But this run was much better than last week's run! She listened so good! I tried something different, I didn't do a start stay. I wanted to just go out and run; wanted to keep her moving. We made time on this one too, 37.42 out of 49 seconds.

Our Excellent A Standard run was a little rougher. We had 2 refusals and 3 faults (I think 1 knocked bar and 2 fly offs). We did make time on this one too 64.25 out of 73 seconds. We need to work on those contacts :)

Well, those were the two NQs, so you can probably guess who got the four Qs :)

Buddy:
In Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves he Qualified and took 1st Place!!! He was a little slow, so I think he didn't get the full 100 points.

In Excellent A Standard Buddy Qualified took 1st Place and got his Agility Excellent Title!!! 


Gracie:
In Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves she Qualified and got 11 MACH points!! Gracie has a total of 27 MACH points now! I think she came in about 7th place or so.

In Excellent A Standard Gracie Qualified and took 1st Place!!


Congrats to both Buddy and Gracie!!

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Hot Dog Sandwich

Tilda got the hot dog sandwich toy at the last trial we were at; 5/18/12 and 5/19/12 trial. It's always fun when they have toys for the dogs!


What it once looked like:

Looks like a fun toy, doesn't it? Note: It is all in one piece.  


Well, fun is what Tilda had!!!

Do I need to explain???

This toy is not Tilda proof. 

3 out of 4 of Tilda's Agility Runs

Friday Jumpers

Saturday Standard

Saturday Jumpers

5/18/12, 5/19/12, and 4/20/12 Trial Results: New, Old, and a Birthday!

Alright, we were at a trial Friday and Saturday; along with Buddy and Gracie.

What a day; both days were HOT! I was volunteering as leash walker Friday and Chute straightener Saturday. I am glad I didn't have to sit in the ring straightening the chute all through excellent! We got to the trial fairly early on Saturday; we weren't there long and it was already getting hot out!

FRIDAY: Tilda sure can be quite the character out there :) 

Tilda: 

In our Excellent A Standard run we had 3 faults, which means we didn't qualify. Tilda wasn't completely focused, but 3 knocked bars was all that NQ'd us. I guess 2 months of boot camp wasn't quite enough :) One thing that boot camp did do though, was give her a beautiful contact on the teeter. The dog walk and a-frame were close to fly offs, but the judge didn't call anything. Our time was 61.98 out of 76 seconds. 

In our Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves run we NQ'd. We had 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, and 1 fault (knocked bar). Time was 53.57 out of 47 seconds. 

Buddy: 

In Excellent A Standard I was leash walking so didn't see the whole run. I did see the video though. And. . . Buddy did Qualify and took Second Place!!!! Congrats to Buddy!

Buddy's jumpers run was a little rough. 

Gracie: 

In Excellent A Standard she NQ'd. I think the only thing that happened was a spin in front of a jump, which would be a refusal. 

In Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves Gracie Qualified!! I'm not sure what place she came in, but I know it wasn't a 1st-4th placement. She also got 7 MACH points. She now has 16 MACH points. Quite a few to go, but hey, you got to start somewhere :) 

SATURDAY 

Tilda: 

We again NQ'd in Standard. We had 1 refusal, 2 wrong courses, and 2 faults (2 knocked bars) Again, a beautiful teeter contact! Although, both days she didn't go 'down' on the table. Not that it's a rule, I just like her to do so. Time was 74.60 out of 76 seconds. 

Alright, Tilda's jumpers run also gave us an NQ. 3 refusals and 1 fault (bar). Time was 75.00 out of 50 seconds; over time again in jumpers. Oh well, what can I say? You win some, you lose some and there's always next time! :)

Buddy:

He had some trouble in the jumpers course, so he NQ'd. 

In Buddy's Standard he did Qualify and get First Place with 94 points!! (The 94 points was because he was slow.)

Gracie: 

She NQ'd in Standard. 

In Jumpers she also NQ'd. 

AND. . . Yesterday (May 19th) was also Gracie's birthday! Happy 3rd Birthday to Gracie!!!

Now, I know this is getting long, but there is something I need to post. I am behind and didn't post results from a trial Buddy and Gracie did back in April. So here ya are, I'm keeping them short:

Buddy: 

In Standard he NQ'd. 

In Jumpers he NQ'd

Gracie: 

In Standard she Qualified and took First Place!!!

In Jumpers Gracie NQ'd. 

So there you have it; the latest results. 

Happy Birthday Buddy!

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!!

{I don't have any recent pictures of Buddy, but I thought I still should do a Happy Birthday post for Buddy}

3/23/12 Trial Results - Gracie Gets MACH Points!

Buddy and Gracie were at an agility trial Friday.

Buddy: In Excellent A Standard he didn't qualify because of one refusal.

In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Buddy NQ'd because of one refusal again. So close to a Q :)

Gracie: In Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves she Qualified, came in 6th place, and got 9 MACH points!!! 


In Excellent A Standard Gracie NQ'd because she came out the end of the tunnel that she went in.

As for Tilda, she's in boot camp :) Jumping and contact boot camp that is and has been on break from trials.

Is This Tilda Proof? - Green Doggie

Before Tilda did any harm. . .

Now after some harm was done. . . 

There are actually three holes, the squeaker is gone, one ear is gone, and so is some of the stuffing. 

This toy is not Tilda proof.

Just Some Pictures. . .

Waiting for her ball to be thrown :) 

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Moon

At our last agility trial on 2/4/2012 every dog entered got a toy. So, I got Tilda the moon :)

He's kind of a fun looking fellow.

Buy your own moon here: Zanies-Celestial-Smiles-Dog-Toy or here: Green-Moon-Celestial-Smiles-Toy

Now. . .

. . .Two holes, some stuffing gone, and the squeaker gone.

This toy is not Tilda proof. 

Happy Birthday Tilda!!

Happy Third Birthday Tilda!!!!

Tilda 3 years old

Tilda's Birthday Cake

Tilda 2 years old. 

Tilda 1 year old. 

Tilda as a puppy. 

Is This Tilda Proof? - Oranges

Tilda got Oranges at an agility trial back on 10/1/2011. So, actually this toy has been in good shape for a while. Although, Tilda hasn't really played with it all that much.

Here Oranges is after the trial:

Buy your own toy here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Dog-Toys
Or a set here: Zanies-Bungee-Geckos-Set-Dog

The other day Tilda got into it:

Tilda got the squeaker out, but there is still one left at the other end.

He's not in awful shape, at least yet :)

Check out Oranges' relative after Tilda did some of her handiwork on him:  

In a little bit rougher shape than Oranges :)

Back to Oranges. . .

This toy is not Tilda proof. 

Equipment Run Down

This will be based on our last trial on 2/4/2012 with both courses combined.
Equipment Run Down: Let's take a look how Tilda handled the equipment; what went well and what needs work.

Jumps: As we already know, Tilda's jumping could use a little work :) After an interesting experiment done with Tilda and her jumping, we found out just how far back she takes off. I'm not going to tell, at least not now. I'm not ready to 'unveil' it quite yet; want to keep it a surprise for right now :) Anyhow, maybe not all her jumps are that way, but she does need some work on those jumps. At this last trial we had a total of three knocked bars (both courses combined), but on the positive side, think of all the bars she didn't knock!

Teeter: Tilda did well this time on the teeter. She didn't go right off the edge. Her contact wasn't too bad either.

Tunnels: She didn't go in at the first try. Now, I'm not sure if she just decided not to do it or if it was my fault. The other tunnels were not a problem.

A-frame: Tilda did fine on this. She didn't actually stop on the contact with her back feet on and her front feet off. But it wasn't a fly off.

Tire: This was fine. Not sure if she took this early or not. The thing with the tire is, is that it is a jump height lower than what the jump bars are set at. So, instead of jumping the tire at 8" it is set at 4".

Table: I actually messed up and went to this before I was supposed to. I'm not talking about that time, I'm talking about the right time :) She did great on this. She did a very nice down. Even though there is no sit or down rule any more, I still like her to do a down. On thing though, she maybe jumped a little early to get up on the table, but she made it. You know Tilda with jumping. . .

Weave poles: Tilda went by them the first time, but did them the second time. The second time through, she either did or almost seemed to stop in them. Nothing was called though. But she did them the first time in the JWW course.

Chute: She did this just fine.

Dog Walk: No fly off, but not a stop. She maybe needs a little work on her contacts and I might teach her running contacts, we'll see.

The big things, equipment wise, are probably the jumping and contacts.

Is This Tilda Proof? - The Skunk

Meet Tilda's Skunk.

I got this skunk in November at Menards on Black Friday.

It isn't stuffing filled, so Tilda can't have quite as much fun :) But it does have two squeakers and they are actually still in the toy!

It does have some rips though.

This toy is not Tilda proof. 

Is This Tilda Proof? - Raccoon, The Forest Cozy

Here is toy #3 of the Forest Cozy toy bunch- The Raccoon.

As the other two, Mr. Paddle (Beaver) and Bear are not Tilda proof, you might happen to have a guess on this one :)

Lets take a look at the bunch. Notice the raccoon:

They are cute toys.

Now notice the raccoon:

The rip down the back, both squeakers are out, and so is some of the stuffing.

They all looked so nice in the first picture above. Now I only have one that looks that nice. But, that's because I have it in my closet; away from Tilda :)

Even though Tilda rips these guys up, I do like them. They're nice toys.

This toy is not Tilda proof. 

2/4/2012 AKC Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Run

NQ- 2 faults
Very good time: 37.68 out of 51 seconds
A good run, just two knocked jump bars

2/4/2012 Excellent A Standard Run

NQ- 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, 1 fault

Time: 69.12 out of 72 seconds

Even though we NQ'd it still wasn't too bad of a run

Video starts just a little bit late

2/4/12 Trial Results - Two Qs And A Title!

We were at another agility trial this Saturday! Two Saturday's in a row.

Tilda: In Excellent A Standard we didn't qualify. First of all, I'll just say our run wasn't all that bad. Part of the problem was me :) We had 2 refusals, 1 wrong course, and 1 fault. Here is what happened, in order: 1) The fault was a knocked bar/bars on the triple bar jump. 2) The one refusal was on the tunnel. I did a front cross before the teeter than did another one in front of the teeter. I didn't want to do the one in front of the teeter. Now, I'm not sure if that's why she didn't go in the tunnel or if she just decided not to do it. 3) This was completely my fault! I went to the wrong obstacle, therefore giving us the wrong course. 4) The second refusal was that she ran by the weaves the first time. See, it wasn't all that bad, only 4 problems. Time: 69.12 out of 72 seconds.

In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves we had an almost 100% run, just two knocked bars. Otherwise, we would have Q'd. We made time by a lot: 37.68 out of 51 seconds.

Gracie: In Excellent A Standard she had a very nice run, but for some reason she didn't like the chute.

In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Gracie had a beautiful run! She Qualified, got First Place, and got her Excellent Agility Jumper Title!!!


Buddy: In Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves he Qualified and took Third Place!! What a run; it was Buddy's first Q in Excellent!

From what I hear, Buddy's Excellent A Standard run was really close to a Q. The last two obstacles were a dog walk and jump. He did a fly off on the dog walk. I didn't see his run because I was volunteering as a jump bar setter in Open Jumpers.

What a day!