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lily cd re · 09-30-2012, 02:00 PM

We had a mostly successful weekend this weekend, despite terrible weather on Friday. Lily earned three more RAE legs (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). We came sooooo close to getting an open leg yesterday, but miss priss decided she didn't want to drop in the muddy grass, so once again drop on recall has bitten me in the ***. Other than that she worked really nicely, with good heeling and nice retrieves. She even held the stays despite the bad conditions. Nobody qualified in open A yesterday. My friend with a lab who qualified all the individual exercises NQ'd when his dog laid down with less than 15 seconds left on the sit. He would have been the only qualifier.

I am also proud to say that Peeves got his first rally novice leg today with a score of 92. Even though he is a German Shepherd dog we will all be proud since his GSD family is always very nice to Lily.

Chagall's mom · 09-30-2012, 02:24 PM

Congratulations to Lily, Peeves and you--good going all the way around!!

I don't blame Lily for not wanting to dirty her hair; such a bother to get it all fixed up pretty again!! All kidding aside, good for you all for weathering the conditions and doing so well!! Inspiring, always and continually inspiring to hear about your poods!!

sarahmurphy · 10-01-2012, 05:23 AM

YEAH!! Lily! (And Catherine!)

Sarah

lily cd re · 10-07-2012, 03:34 PM

This was an agility weekend. It was only our second weekend of AKC trials. We qualified in Novice Jumpers today and placed first in our jump height. It was very satisfying to get our first leg. Lily is very proud of herself.

Standard courses are proving to be very hard, no success there yet. We didn't even take our standard run today since it had started to rain heavily during open standard and I was ring crew in that class. I could see that some dogs were slipping on the dog walk. I didn't want to let anything happen that would have hurt or scared my dear girl. I also really didn't want to end up on the ground myself!

Minnie · 10-07-2012, 04:28 PM

Congrats!!!

murphys · 10-07-2012, 04:31 PM

Congrats Lily, Peeves and Catherine.

Quossum · 10-07-2012, 04:45 PM

You're on your way! Good for you for pulling your entry when the conditions didn't look good; no need to be penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to our dogs!

Congrats on the blue and much agility joy ahead!

--Q

lily cd re · 10-08-2012, 03:26 AM

Quossum, I know there are die hards in agility who will run their dogs no matter what. Despite the efforts of a friend of mine to convince me to stay (Her case being go for it since Lily did such a great job in jumpers accompanied by an offer to pay Lily's vet bills if she got hurt!), I am really glad I pulled her. I saw too many scary near disasters with dogs having unsure footing on the dog walk and see saw. Lily had fallen off the dog walk once during a class and even though she didn't hurt herself, she did scare herself and it took a lot of gentle work over a long time to get her back on it. A fall off it (or even a slip) yesterday would have been horrible in so many ways.

MaryLynn · 10-08-2012, 04:55 AM

Excellent work, you must be very happy!

You did the right thing pulling her on that wet day, no sense losing all that good work to a little impatience!

CT Girl · 10-08-2012, 11:14 AM

You made the right decision. In the long run one missed competition means little but a possible injury or confidence issue could have long term consequences. Congrats!