I took Tucker to the K-9 Klubhouse Agility trial today. Our first run was Master Snooker, I turned him too tight on the first red jump and he knocked the Bar( inside "aaaah, o my god, think, think, ding, red jump, where the hell's the red jump) so we had to change plans and get another Red jump, then we got back on track OK, Frame jump, red jump, jump, front cross then oops he took the trap, tunnel instead of frame. and I heard that dreaded whistle. Next was Masters Standard it was going pretty smoothly until the lucky jump # 13, I needed to push tucker out to the Jump so I could get around another jump, he was going for it but I turned my shoulder a little to soon and he wasn't quite committed to the jump yet and he pulled off the jump to follow me ( good dog, bad handler) I need to work on reading tuckers commitment point of no return. I also need to work on his weave poles if I run with an upright body it slows him right down, if I get to far ahead of him he slows down, I need to stay back and lean forward like a speed skater.
Lastly was the Masters Jumpers coarse we had a great run he did all the tricky bits perfectly but when he slowed right down by the 4th tunnel I remembered and I stayed close to the exit so I could race him out of the tunnel and charge him into the next tunnel, that worked he came flying out of the next tunnel but I remembered to late and we had a clean run with 2 seconds over time. Over all I learned a lot today and came away with new things to work on. Diane and I might have looked like a couple of clowns fooling around out there but I had a lot of fun. Diane you might be faster but I still think I was right LOL.
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