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Hey, Robin! Agility.
I've been keeping a close eye on the FCI worlds (Maybe's mom and
aunt are doing very well) and saw this German team: http://fciagility2008.cleanrun.com/g...m-team-jumpers While the first is not quite a Min Pin, my first thought was: Zipper!!! Plustoo, watch to the end of the German runs, the last is very entertaining and very excellent. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
"Rocky" wrote in message ... I've been keeping a close eye on the FCI worlds (Maybe's mom and aunt are doing very well) and saw this German team: http://fciagility2008.cleanrun.com/g...m-team-jumpers While the first is not quite a Min Pin, my first thought was: Zipper!!! Plustoo, watch to the end of the German runs, the last is very entertaining and very excellent. Very fun to watch - especially that last one. What a cute pair! To my eyes, some rather ugly handling on the first two runs, though, especially going into the weaves, and so many front crosses.... the middle handler didn't seem to have anything to use BUT a front cross, which is a bit surprising for someone at that level. |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
"sionnach" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: To my eyes, some rather ugly handling on the first two runs, though, especially going into the weaves, and so many front crosses.... the middle handler didn't seem to have anything to use BUT a front cross, which is a bit surprising for someone at that level. Here's Maybe's mom: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=De2xlAuic_g -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
sionnach wrote:
"Rocky" wrote in message ... I've been keeping a close eye on the FCI worlds (Maybe's mom and aunt are doing very well) and saw this German team: http://fciagility2008.cleanrun.com/g...m-team-jumpers While the first is not quite a Min Pin, my first thought was: Zipper!!! Plustoo, watch to the end of the German runs, the last is very entertaining and very excellent. Very fun to watch - especially that last one. What a cute pair! To my eyes, some rather ugly handling on the first two runs, though, especially going into the weaves, and so many front crosses.... the middle handler didn't seem to have anything to use BUT a front cross, which is a bit surprising for someone at that level. Agreed on all counts. And U.S. wins Gold in Large dog (Marcus Topps and Juice) and Gold in Small (Marcie and Wave) |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
"Robin Nuttall" wrote: Agreed on all counts. I meant to add - the third handler has a *perfectly* timed rear change of direction at the weave entrance instead of the ugly RFP's the other two used (the first nearly failed doing it, and the second did fail), and a stunning blind cross between the last jump of the serpentine and the first of the threadle. I particularly noticed those because those two maneuvers are nearly always my choice, along with "switches". I tend to almost never cross in the strictest sense of the term; IOW when there's a change of side it's more often a matter of me pivoting without actually crossing the dog's path. And U.S. wins Gold in Large dog (Marcus Topps and Juice) and Gold in Small (Marcie and Wave) I'll have to look for those runs. BTW, Cenau & I start his first agility class tomorrow night - eek! I expect we'll mostly have silliness. |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
sionnach wrote:
"Robin Nuttall" wrote: I particularly noticed those because those two maneuvers are nearly always my choice, along with "switches". I tend to almost never cross in the strictest sense of the term; IOW when there's a change of side it's more often a matter of me pivoting without actually crossing the dog's path. The third handler was deceptive because he sort of flailed around a lot, his hands seemed to be going everywhere at once. Sort of like ichabod crane on speed. But he was always in the right place at the exact right time and his dog was blazing fast. Most importantly, the dog knew exactly what all that flailing was all about. And U.S. wins Gold in Large dog (Marcus Topps and Juice) and Gold in Small (Marcie and Wave) I'll have to look for those runs. BTW, Cenau & I start his first agility class tomorrow night - eek! I expect we'll mostly have silliness. Zipper was at a demo yesterday all day. On the one hand, he had good attitude and mostly good attention, with really no desire at all to go run off and play with other dogs. On the other hand, apparently weave poles are only weave poles if they're indoors. Outide in somewhat long grass? Acted like he'd never seen them before in his life. So...guess what we'll be working on this week! |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
"Robin Nuttall" wrote: But he was always in the right place at the exact right time and his dog was blazing fast. Most importantly, the dog knew exactly what all that flailing was all about. Yup! Zipper was at a demo yesterday all day. On the one hand, he had good attitude and mostly good attention, with really no desire at all to go run off and play with other dogs. That's definitely a plus. On the other hand, apparently weave poles are only weave poles if they're indoors. Outide in somewhat long grass? Acted like he'd never seen them before in his life. So...guess what we'll be working on this week! Heh. |
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Hey, Robin! Agility.
Robin Nuttall said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: And U.S. wins Gold in Large dog (Marcus Topps and Juice) Rear crosser extra-ordinaire. A well-deserved placement. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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