Fin and I are playing again, albeit, carefully. Had a fun weekend with one day AKC and one day Derrett seminar. Learned so much both days.
Jumpers: The opening felt really great, it was smooth and fast. I was behind on the straight away to the weaves and we lost it there. Never really got our mojo back, but had fun getting outta dodge :)
Ah. Standard: Note to self. Practice leadout using a collapsed tunnel. Otherwise a fantastic run.
Things to take away from both the trial and my seminar.
- Work on my lead out pivots, success and failure. Success with jumps, failure with the collapse tunnel.
- Work my rear crosses, need to tighten those up and run through them, no more decell to set Fin on the correct line, move into it rather than stopping.
- Work around the back (my out cue) in a lead out pivot situation.
- Work independence on difficult lines (90 degree from weave to a broad).
- Contacts, whew, at least those are good.
- Continue weave independence training
Honestly, I'm just happy my knee is holding up. Mild discomfort still, but healing really nicely. I certainly dodged a bullet on this one.
2 comments:
OMG we had just that scenerio in novice standard last weekend and Cricket has only done a handful of trials. It was chute, pointed out the other way (toward the fence so not like she was going to keep going)then a long distance to a double and then the weaves that were staring into a tunnel. YIKES, I knew my dog was enough of a baby that she would go around that chute, but I also knew if I stayed by the chute I would have to be way behind to have her go over the double and she was on her own for the weaves staring into a tunnel, I was sweating that one. The chute as the first obstacle where you need a long leadout is definitely something we need to train too ;-). You guys looked great.
It is something you don't see everyday, but Fin should have taken it.
As I was leading out she sorta pivoted away and I should have seen that she was looking at me and not at the shoot.
Not much I could have done about it either way, but I've set it at home and she has nailed it every time :)
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