.... until Cenau's official debut in agility competition. AAAAAH!


In class, he's capable of doing sequences of 8-10 obstacles on Elite-level
courses. He seeks obstacles, can do 12 weaves at speed, no wires (still
needs work on angled entries, of course); has 2/2 contacts on full-height
dogwalk and A-frame (occasional pop-offs still, but has a solid
understanding of my criteria); understands that a verbal "walk it" means
"choose the contact obstacle" and that "sssssh!" means "choose the tunnel";
has a decent beginner's understanding of "switch", "go on", "here", "easy",
and "wait".
All of which is phenomenal, given that I've owned him for 8 months and he
had no training of any sort (other than to run away when off leash); he
gives every indication of being that rarity, a dog who's a "natural" for the
sport.

I'm not actually expecting any qualifying runs, but it's high time for the
team (e.g. Cen and myself) to get ring experience.

But still.... AAAAAHHH!

On Apr 9, 3:19*pm, "sionnach" wrote:
... until Cenau's official debut in agility competition. AAAAAH!

*In class, he's capable of doing sequences of 8-10 obstacles on Elite-level
courses. He seeks obstacles, can do 12 weaves at speed, no wires (still
needs work on angled entries, of course); has 2/2 contacts on full-height
dogwalk and A-frame (occasional pop-offs still, but has a solid
understanding of my criteria); understands that a verbal "walk it" means
"choose the contact obstacle" and that "sssssh!" means "choose the tunnel";
has a decent beginner's understanding of "switch", "go on", "here", "easy",
and "wait".
All of which is phenomenal, given that I've owned him for 8 months and he
had no training of any sort (other than to run away when off leash); he
gives every indication of being that rarity, a dog who's a "natural" for the
sport.

*I'm not actually expecting any qualifying runs, but it's high time for the
team (e.g. Cen and myself) to get ring experience.

But still.... AAAAAHHH!

you will be great!

best of luck

nessa
hannah
and
harley

On Apr 9, 11:19*am, "sionnach" wrote:
... until Cenau's official debut in agility competition. AAAAAH!

*In class, he's capable of doing sequences of 8-10 obstacles on Elite-level
courses. He seeks obstacles, can do 12 weaves at speed, no wires (still
needs work on angled entries, of course); has 2/2 contacts on full-height
dogwalk and A-frame (occasional pop-offs still, but has a solid
understanding of my criteria); understands that a verbal "walk it" means
"choose the contact obstacle" and that "sssssh!" means "choose the tunnel";
has a decent beginner's understanding of "switch", "go on", "here", "easy",
and "wait".
All of which is phenomenal, given that I've owned him for 8 months and he
had no training of any sort (other than to run away when off leash); he
gives every indication of being that rarity, a dog who's a "natural" for the
sport.

*I'm not actually expecting any qualifying runs, but it's high time for the
team (e.g. Cen and myself) to get ring experience.

But still.... AAAAAHHH!

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Awesome! Sounds like he's ready. Have fun and good luck. My young BC
Apache started competing recently also. Agility is sooooooooo much
fun! Love your tunnel command! lol

Lauralyn
Raw fed agility dogs
Shylo, Cheyenne, Lakota, Apache

In article ,
"sionnach" wrote:

. until Cenau's official debut in agility competition. AAAAAH!

cool bean - I want video!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"Janet Boss" wrote:

cool bean - I want video!

I'm hoping to get some - unfortunately, since it's Easter weekend and
indoors on Astroturf, a lot of my buddies won't be there.

"LL" wrote:

. Have fun and good luck.

HE will have fun. :-D I will too, once I get over the ring nerves.

You'd think, given that this is my 4th time "debuting" a dog, I'd be over
that, but noooo.
(I have only one other dog atm, who is 14 and mostly retired; one of the
others died 3 years ago, one last summer.)

Love your tunnel command! lol

As you most likely figured out, it's the first syllable of the word
"chute". ;-)

Appending (for once - LOL) our "official signature":

Sarah F.
NATCH-2 Brenin, Triple Triple Superior, EJC-400, TG-E, TN-E, O-EJS,
ECS,O-TGS-E ... mostly retired Old Man
Cenau Goch, Brat About to Debut... eek!!

gone, but never forgotten...

Vers-NATCH, NATCH-3 Morag Thistledown, Triple Versatility, Triple Triple
Superior, S-TN-E, O-TG-E, O-WV-E, ECC-400, EJC-500, EAC-700
Rocsi Cadarn, Novice & Open Triple Superiors, EAC, S-EJC, WV-E, O-TG-E,
S-TN-E; O-GTG, AG-I, AG-II, Jumpers Winner 2003 and 2005 JRTCA Nationals

On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:19:11 -0400, sionnach wrote:
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But still.... AAAAAHHH!

Good luck!

--Susan

On Apr 9, 12:01*pm, "sionnach" wrote:
"LL" *wrote:
. Have fun and good luck.

*HE will have fun. :-D I will too, once I get over the ring nerves.

You'd think, given that this is my 4th time "debuting" a dog, I'd be over
that, but noooo.
(I have only one other dog atm, who is 14 and mostly retired; one of the
others died 3 years ago, one last summer.)

Sarah F.

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Same here. Apache is my fourth dog and I'm still nervous at a trial
with him (he's competed three times), lol.

Lauralyn
Raw fed agility dogs
Shylo, Cheyenne, Lakota, Apache

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,
LL wrote:

On Apr 9, 12:01*pm, "sionnach" wrote:
"LL" *wrote:
. Have fun and good luck.

*HE will have fun. :-D I will too, once I get over the ring nerves.

You'd think, given that this is my 4th time "debuting" a dog, I'd be over
that, but noooo.
(I have only one other dog atm, who is 14 and mostly retired; one of the
others died 3 years ago, one last summer.)

Sarah F.

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Same here. Apache is my fourth dog and I'm still nervous at a trial
with him (he's competed three times), lol.

Lauralyn
Raw fed agility dogs
Shylo, Cheyenne, Lakota, Apache

I had way more butterflies than I anticipated, while racing Marcie last
weekend. Maybe that was more about not wanting to let down team
members than anything else, after they put faith in us. I've been
doing this for over a decade and still felt like it was all new. I
guess it really is, with each new dog.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

sionnach wrote:
... until Cenau's official debut in agility competition. AAAAAH!

But still.... AAAAAHHH!

How exciting! Have a blast!

FurPaw


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