August 2005

August 8, 2005

New Title!


     U-CD Alta-Tollhaus Andiamo CD



He did four trials in two days, this time with

placements:  one first, one second, two thirds.  His

brain is fried:  he says no one ever asked him to do

this much per day before.  He is absolutely flat on

his side.


Don't tell him, but it is onward to Open.


Cheers!
August 1, 2005

MacMonster and Jumps


Just a quick question about Mac and jump training.  We

have started both dumbbell and jumps in his Novice

class (I like this instructor—he assumes everyone is

continuing to Open and probably Utility; last week

showed us the beginning of a retrieve training video

that was very good—turned out to be a TriTronics

tape, so I hadn't seen it, and he turned it off when

they moved to the e-collar part, so this was just on

take and hold exercises).  Anyway, he had the bigger

dogs in class starting with a 16" jump.  Mac had been

doing an occasional 20" at home.  But this morning I

forgot to change Rafe's arrangement, and the Mac

cleared 24" with no problems.  I suspect he could do

the old 36" requirement easily, but we don't have to.


After his quick lesson (much too hot to keep going) we

did a little tennis ball, and now I have to take three

balls out there.  For a while I could get by with two

and do the "trade" routine, but now he just carries

two at all times, so I need a third.  And he has

absolutely no sense about stopping when he is getting

too hot.


Cheers!