Weekend Candids

Here are some pictures I took on Sat. at the trial, I didn't take any Sun. due to all the rain.
I like to be comfortable wherever I go, & I like the dogs to be too, it might have been a bit of overkill, but we sure did have an awesome set up :))......
My boys inside the larger ex-pen inside the tent......

Kort in the "front yard"...I added an ex-pen to the front of the tent....that way when Tate & Kort weren't enclosed in the big ex-pen they could wander inside or hang out outside :))....
can we say spoiled ! :))......

The boys relaxing inside the nice cool tent while waiting for their turn to play ! ......


Last but not least !....say hi to Wendy !!, the photographer from the weekend..I thought it would be funny to take a picture of her with her kick ass camera, & honkin huge lens, with my little pawn shop camera!...Hi Wendy !......

Videos !!

Here is my 8 year old Superstar making his debut in Veteran's !......

Here is my 2 year old Superstar in the making !......

Agility Day 2 !

Even though it POURED BUCKETS the ENTIRE day!!!!, we still had an awesome time.

At the risk of sounding like an Academy Award speech, I would like to thank some people first before posting a few pictures :))

To Amanda, Sarah, & Kim for being truly awesome instructors & helping all of us newbie/keeners all weekend even while busy running the trial & their own dogs! They were there watching all of us students, cheering us on & making us feel good about how we did even if we didn't Q.
Also to Amanda on being such a good friend & understanding when I ALWAYS challenge her advice :)), thanks Amanda!!, I still think I know it all, don't give up on me ! Thank you also for video taping every run of both Tate & Kort !!!

To Wendy, who gave up her weekend to come out & take pictures of all the dogs in almost every single run! Today she sat outside in that horrendous rain & cold to capture pictures, I for one truly appreciate this, Wendy you rock !!
Thanks also for the "earlybird" pictures of Tate, it sure pays to know the photographer :))

To the judges who will probably never read this but still..... Kiersten Lloyd & Christina Sanders, two of the most friendly, fun, & unintimidating judges I have ever had the pleasure to run under! These two ladies made us new comers feel relaxed & at ease by their good humour & happy attitudes. Thank you !!!!

And lastly to all of my fellow students who came out to watch every dog & every run for support! It was so wonderful to hear the cheers when crossing the line !
KEENERS ROCK....WE ARE LOUD & PROUD ! GO GO!DOG!GO!!!!!!!

Now for Pictures!!!
I just have Tate right now, many more of both dogs to come :))
These are from Tate's Qualifying Standard Run......

I love this shot of Tate's butt going through the tire......

Here he is coming out of the tunnel...I'm sooo happy says Tate !......

This is my favourite so far!, just look at the joy in his face!......

Climbing the teeter......

Jump!......

This is where the "go on" command comes in handy! You can see Tate is ahead of me, I indicate with arm as well as my voice to keep going until I say otherwise, or catch up ! :))

Stay tuned for more pictures!

Can't Wait!

I can't wait for pictures or video to post tonight as I am so excited!

Today was the first day of our agility trial here in Lethbridge. It is the first time I have done AAC agility & I can tell you it is much harder then CKC!! The courses are more challenging & you are not allowed any refusals or it is an NQ. In CKC you are allowed 3 refusals in novice & 1 in Intermediate, but must be perfect in Excellent. In AAC it is perfect from the get go!, plus there is either 6 or 12 weaves at the Starters level!!

I'll start with Kort...Kort made me so proud today, with limited class time, or even jumping at full height, he entered his first ever trial. We did Jumpers as he is not yet weaving or doing the teeter, the course had 17 obstacles....13 jumps, 3 tunnels, & the tire. Kort ran clean up to obstacle 13, for some reason he stalled in front, which earned him a refusal & an NQ. I got him back running & he managed to do his tire, a fairly tight pinwheel & get all the way to the last jump clean!! He ran past the last jump but Amanda said it was totally my fault as I dropped my arm & didn't tell him over...my bad!
I could just squish him I'm so proud !! :))

Tate was amazing, he brought tears to my eyes ! This was Tate's first Veteran's appearance & he just rocked ! He was fast!!, I even had to use my "Go On" as I couldn't keep up to him on the straight away!. He missed his weave pole entry in the first Standard run, I brought him back but he did not like that at all, he HATES to be wrong ! He gave the ground a sniff & I knew he was upset so I just said ok, let's go, & he turned & weaved through the last 6 of the 12 poles ! The rest of his run was clean.
The 2nd Standard run was rock solid, he hit the weave entry on his first try & just rocked the entire course! His time was 61.87 out of a possible 73. This was Tate's first Standard Q !
Then on to Jumpers, what a dog!!! he was perfect!!! A Q with a time of 30.35 !!!! Not bad for my 8 1/2 year old couch potato!!

Also an interesting fact about today. On Sat. Aug 28, 2004, Tate entered his first agility trial at the age of 2, & earned a Jumpers Q.
So I think it's pretty amazing that 6 years ago TO THE DAY!, I was in my first ever agility trial with my first agility dog. Tate was 2yrs, & Kort is 2yrs, & also in his first ever trial, & Tate is now in Veterans....how's that for cool !!!

What a day!, I probably won't be able to move my aching body tomorrow, but I'm looking forward to competing, just hope the rain stays away!

Just Because

I felt like a smile :))......