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First Herding Experience Posted: 2 July 2008

This weekend we went to the Bo-Gee CPE Agility Trial in Derry, NH where they had 900+ runs just the first day! Woo! The stress was high, and Sunny had some technical difficulties coping, but hit her groove the second day where we got 3rd in Wildcard, 1st in Colors, and 3rd in Jumpers.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
JumpersLevel class 2regular20"
Course104 yardsStandard Course Time35 seconds
Run time25.66 seconds
Faults5
(Q)ualified
JackpotLevel 2regular20"
Game time48 seconds(?)
Run time56.79 seconds
Points33
(N)on(Q)ualifiedOver Time
WildcardLevel 2regular20"
Course87 yardsStandard Course Time35 seconds
Run time33.05 seconds
Faults0
(Q)ualified
Standard (Rnd 1)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
Standard (Rnd 2)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Standard (Rnd 1)Level class 2regular20"
Course? yardsStandard Course Time? seconds
Run time48.69 seconds
Faults10
(Q)ualified
Standard (Rnd 2)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
WildcardLevel 2regular20"
Course100 yardsStandard Course Time45 seconds
Run time26.46 seconds
Faults0
3rd place(Q)ualified
ColorsLevel 2regular20"
Course80 yardsStandard Course Time36 seconds
Run time17.91 seconds
Faults0
1st place(Q)ualified
JumpersLevel 2regular20"
Course112 yardsStandard Course Time41 seconds
Run time24.13 seconds
Faults10
3rd place(Q)ualified
*Sunny was experiencing "technical difficulties"
Bo-Gee CPE Agility Trial Posted: 2 March 2008

This weekend we went to the Bo-Gee CPE Agility Trial in Derry, NH where they had 900+ runs just the first day! Woo! The stress was high, and Sunny had some technical difficulties coping, but hit her groove the second day where we got 3rd in Wildcard, 1st in Colors, and 3rd in Jumpers.

Saturday, March 1, 2008
JumpersLevel class 2regular20"
Course104 yardsStandard Course Time35 seconds
Run time25.66 seconds
Faults5
(Q)ualified
JackpotLevel 2regular20"
Game time48 seconds(?)
Run time56.79 seconds
Points33
(N)on(Q)ualifiedOver Time
WildcardLevel 2regular20"
Course87 yardsStandard Course Time35 seconds
Run time33.05 seconds
Faults0
(Q)ualified
Standard (Rnd 1)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
Standard (Rnd 2)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Standard (Rnd 1)Level class 2regular20"
Course? yardsStandard Course Time? seconds
Run time48.69 seconds
Faults10
(Q)ualified
Standard (Rnd 2)Level 2regular20"
(N)o (T)ime *
WildcardLevel 2regular20"
Course100 yardsStandard Course Time45 seconds
Run time26.46 seconds
Faults0
3rd place(Q)ualified
ColorsLevel 2regular20"
Course80 yardsStandard Course Time36 seconds
Run time17.91 seconds
Faults0
1st place(Q)ualified
JumpersLevel 2regular20"
Course112 yardsStandard Course Time41 seconds
Run time24.13 seconds
Faults10
3rd place(Q)ualified
*Sunny was experiencing "technical difficulties"
Sunny's First CPE Agility Trial Posted: 24 February 2008

This Sunday we went to our first agility trial at Riverside K9 Center in Nashua, NH. Hosted by CPE, we got "Q's" (Qualifying scores towards level advancement) in FullHouse (2nd place), Snooker (1st place), and Jumpers (1st place). We didn't qualify in Jackpot (we never heard the whistle!), but managed to get a 4th place ribbon for it anyway.

FullHouseLevel 2regular20"
Game time35 seconds
Run time37.12 seconds
Points30(We actually had 34 points, but they start subtracting if you go over time)
2nd place(Q)ualified
JackpotLevel 2regular20"
Game time46 seconds
Run time49.04 seconds
Points29
4th place(N)on(Q)ualifiedOver Time
SnookerLevel 2regular20"
Game time45 seconds
Run time38.70 seconds
Points51
1st place(Q)ualified
JumpersLevel 2regular20"
Course101 yardsStandard Course Time31 seconds
Run time19.52 seconds
Faults0
1st place(Q)ualified
Sunny's First Show 'n Go Posted: 20 January 2008

Today Sunny participated in her first agility show 'n go at the Riverside K9 Center in Nashua, NH. She did very well, considering she's never done much more than 5 apparatus' in a row! We did 17 apparatus' in a row, with only one missed weave-pole, one minor collision with Janis (handler error!), and one bar shaken loose. All in all, I think she did VERY well for her first time out. Not the fastest on the course today, but she proved to be under control and took direction well from me, which I (personally) think is more important, especially at the beginning of her agility "career."

Both of us are completely new to agility, but if it's like music (which I do have some competition experience in), slow and steady wins the race. We're learning proper technique and will worry about speed later once we have the fundamentals mastered. While I know she's a speed-demon (she didn't earn the nicknames "Thunder-Pup" and "Wild-Child" for nothin'!), I personally would be happy with clean (but slower) runs. We don't need medals - she'd just eat them anyway (she had a therapy dog tag once... until she ate it). ;-) But to say she did the entire course correctly would show focus and control, which to me is more important, and no matter what we do, she has fun. After all, 2 steps out the door, and she's trying to drag me back into the building to do more, More, MORE!