Friday we made the three hour drive down to College Station Texas to go to a USDAA trial at the Louis Peirce Pavillion at Texas A&M. I had only entered Deets, thinking that despite being air conditioned inside, Landon would still refuse to run in the heat of Texas summer. When I got there and found myself shivering and teeth clattering in the arena, I wished I had entered Landon after all.
Saturday, Deets just didn't seem to be on the same page as me. He was running ten times faster than he usually runs, but wasn't listening to me, either. We NQ'd in Standard, and in Gamblers, and by our last run of the day he was finally listening again. He got his first Snookers leg with a first place and a really nice time. Unfortunately, I do not have it on video.
Sunday, Deets was in a better place and he and I had a great time running. He got his second Gamblers leg with a 1st place, and got his third and final P1 Standard leg for his P1S title... the first title to his name. He also got a blue ribbon in that, class, as well.
His P1 Jumpers run was fantastic, but he dropped a bar because I called him to me too soon. Even still, it was one of the most fun runs I have ever done and we both had a blast doing it! He finished in 16.89 seconds.
Monday night I took Landon to class in Deets' place since Deets ran so hard over the weekend. He had fun but was so hot he wasn't really into class.
Mimzy, on the other hand, had a GREAT class and is really starting to show potential and demonstrate that she knows what her job is. She is moving fast and deliberately, and is learning to really listen to me. In other words, she's learning handler focus instead of obstacle focus. She's finally getting her contacts on the A-frame and the dog walk, and doing so well. I have a few things I really want to get her working on, like getting her to hit the down-side of the A-frame hard and fast and clearing the apex. I also want to work on her go-outs, so she really knows that when I say "go" I mean for her to run as fast as she can away from me. Her weaves are looking good but are not accurate, which is simply my failure with working on them lately. Either way, she should be ready to try her hand in the standard ring at the trial in College Station in August.
Landon and Deets have an obedience practice trial this weekend, as Landon is ready for the Open ring and Deets is ready for Novice... or so I believe they are. This weekend will demonstarte to me if they are or not. If they are, we will be going to an AKC obedience trial in Longview in a few weeks.
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