It certainly has been a weekend of emotions for me !
I have been, excited, nervous, worried, sad, annoyed, happy, elated,& proud.
DAY ONE : , Morning trial, Kort was awesome, but, on his long sit he laid down to chew his leg as I was walking back toward him!!! Seriously, he couldn't wait 5 more seconds! I thought it was just a fluke, he's never had a problem with stays.(score would have been 190)
Afternoon Trial, he was a good boy, worked well, sat for his stay & got his 1ST CD LEG with a score of 179!! He was also high scoring collie & got a special prize :))
Kort has never liked to sit when I stop, even in rally, we have been struggling with this, so his score does reflect quite a few, "no sits"
DAY TWO:, Morning trial, again, awesome work, but laid down on his long sit. This time I told him he was a naughty boy!, but then I had a meltdown, I cried, I was mad at Kort, but upset at myself for being mad at him! I am grateful for having such great friends. Everyone tried their best to comfort me, but I was questioning myself & whether I was cut out to do dog sports. I take everything so seriously! Amanda had me go walk around until I could bring myself to "talk" to Kort without feeling annoyed. She then went & got him out of his kennel & took him for a walk to visit with people to make him feel better. When I was ready she brought him over to me & I hugged him & told him he really was a good boy.(score would have been 183) Thanks Amanda, I still feel like a bit of a fool for reacting so stupidly!
Anyway, moving on to the Afternoon trial, Kort pulled it all together, sat most of the time, did a perfect recall, chewed on my pant leg on the heel free :)),& stayed for his long sit!!!, even though he shifted onto his hip & I was having heart failure! He passed earning him his 2ND CD LEG!, with a score of 187.5, & a High Score in Novice A !!!! Yeah for Korty!
I am a little worried though about his hips now. Our agility club is bringing in a specialist that does dog evaluations, laser therapy, acupuncture etc. & Kort is going. I will be very interested in what she has to say about him.
We have another trial in 2 weeks in Calgary, with any luck Kort will have his CD before the end of the year.
Kort & I would also like to congratulate all of our friends & their Q's this weekend.
Amanda & Pixel , 2 Novice Q's
Sarah & Kaleb, 1 CDX Q , 3 Rally Excellent Q's & his RE title
Vicky & Claire, 1 Advanced Rally Q
Liz & Lupine, 3 Rally Excellent Q's & her RE title
You all rock!
Last but not least, I would like to thank Dianne ,who owns Kort's litter brother. She came up here from Edmonton for support!! Now how is that for a great friend! We had a blast together & tons of laughs! Someday I will repay the favour & come up to Edmonton to watch Duffy in the obedience ring!
6 comments:
OmGosh Jolene, Congratulations! You are all wound up! I have some stories for you about how long it took me to get my first CD on Kiita. She not only had severe skin itching she also had a mind of her own. Rolling around making silly noises in the long down and disturbing other dogs, chewing on my leg on the heel free, then humping my leg on the finish....it goes on. But she did go on to get a CDX and nice placements at the CCA.
When you determine he doesn't have hip problems, maybe try clicker training him for FUN, FAST sits. My dogs loved that and they were speed sitters. Kaia was FAST, and SeaB is still fast, even though I never do anything with him or re-enforce him.
I'm glad Dianne came down. What fun!!! More photos?? Glad all your friends were there to help you make up with Kort.
Congrats on your success. Ive been annoyed at my dog, once, before too. I hated feeling that way. Its funny how we know we shouldnt feel that way but cant seem to stop it.I now always try to remember that she is doing these things because she truly doesnt understand what I want. She wants to please me and I have to remember that. Im glad you had great friends to support you and help you out. Diana
Congrats Jolene you did great. It was sure wonderful watching you and Kort in the ring.
Congrats to you and Kort on getting 2 CD legs! Maybe being displeased with him after he broke the long sit in the early trial was all he needed because he sure did well in the afternoon...and with a nice score.
Congrats Jo!! you and Kort looked great out there in the ring!!! Very confident!!
I was more than happy to support you and Kort, as always!! I had a great time with lots of laughs, some tears, good eats and the best of friends!! I still chuckle about the guy opening his car door and spitting on the ground and you saying,"He should swallow it like the rest of us do!!!" I sure hope there will be an occassion for you to be there when Duffy and I are in the ring!! That would be awesome!!
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