Photos from the CPE Agility Trial at Taking the Lead Dog Training. Summer and Monica cooling off their canine companions. Monica with Alta-Tollhaus Heike.
Kim LaSerra and her agility dog, Alta-Tollhaus Bogey
Monica and Alta-Tollhaus Heike
Gretta, a rescue GSD
Kim and Bogey
Kari’s Alta-Tollhaus Perfect Storm “Hurri”
Kim and Bogey
Monica and Summer
Compay and his fabulous jr. handler
Wheee!
GSDs Hurri, Bogey, and Greta
Macy
Rosie
Bogey, Macy, and Greta
This past weekend I entered Nikon in day one of Taking The Lead’s CPE agility trial. Nikon Q’d in two standard runs and a jumpers, earning his CL1-R title and winning with each Q. I am most proud of his second standard run. There was a tricky sequence at the end, but he ran it perfectly, WAY under time and also the fastest time all classes for his level. I am also very proud of how he handled everything. His first two runs were in a downpour with thunder, then his second two were in scorching mid-day heat and humidity. He was focused and on task for every run, made every contact, and didn’t drop a single bar. Thanks to Julie for letting me stay over and for the Taking the Lead crew for putting on a great event. Thanks to Monica and the judge’s granddaughter Summer for helping me with Nikon and taking these pictures!
Nikon during jumpers
Waiting anxiously for me while I walk the course
Cooling off
Fullhouse
A success!
Just when I thought we might actually be able to go from zero to Julie’s July agility trial with only two months of training, my dog gives me a lesson in humility.
On a positive note, he didn’t miss/refuse a single obstacle tonight (I do not consider knocking the obstacle over a refusal!), he made all the contacts, and he was invited to skip advanced beginners and move to intermediate/advanced starting next week.
Today I dragged Phil along to agility to take pictures of our class (I do the web site, photos, and promo materials for the training club). The Aussie and Border Collie have the most natural technique but Nikon has the most drive of all the dogs and is the most consistent. Today a woman said, “he will walk through fire for that ball, won’t he?” Ah, yes, the monster I’ve created! Luckily everyone else thinks it’s cute when he starts barking two dogs before his turn. We do agility mostly for fun and exercise, but also for socialization for me and for Nikon. I teach him most of the obstacles beforehand but being 20 months old his brain is still a million places at once. Nothing is better for proofing training and focus than a beginner agility class with over the max. amount of dogs! Also it keeps the training fresh without over-doing the Schutzhund obedience.
Starting his fit b/c Miss Gina is walking away with the ball
Running the jump chute (series of 5 jumps)
He runs the tunnel so fast I can’t keep up but I want him to drive out so I have an instructor toss the ball.
Dog walk
A-frame – up we go…
WHOA HORSEY WHOA!!! (he must touch the yellow on the way down)
We are like bowling pins when it comes to Nikon and his ball
It got more controlled better after that
Finally, the chute (Coke is so scared of this one, haha)
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