Happy Leap Day From Whiz World

 

AGILITY!!!

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.

Turkey!

I do live in the country.  Guess who came to visit.  Two huge Toms with a bunch of girls.

This is looking up the hill from my house.

As I was watching, a car came down the hill.  The boyz took it on.  They stood in the middle of the road challenging the car saying, "gobble, gobble."  The car just stopped.  All the girls continued across the road and once they were across and on the neighbors lawn, the boyz followed and allowed the car to continue.  Must be spring.

Worms

I had no idea.

 How much duct work was actually in my house.

When I look at the condition of these ducts I'm really glad that I'm getting them all replaced.

Motivation you ask?  Why Vici.  What could possibly make me replace all my duct work in the middle of winter (although you wouldn't know it was winter based on the wonderful weather we are having).

So, remember the rats that love me.  That like to come to winter at my house?  Well evidently they discovered the mysterious and wonder of the heating system with all the cozy nooks and cranies making themselves at home.  Tazz found a new sport, running from heater vent to heater vent making things scurry.  Totally freaking me out.

On a side note, 12 years ago I moved into this house and had it inspected.  Both the house inspector and PG&E told me I needed to replace the heater.  Funny how I can procrastinate for 12 years...but then how a furry little creature can motivate me to action.

Such is life.

And the beat goes on

Ahh the joy.  My knee is so much better.  I even worked out a bit today.

I am still unable to gracefully get up from the ground, but that will come.  Agility looks promising for the weekend.  Hike, no so sure...but absolutely a nice long walk.

Today I am incredibly grateful that I did not break something and that the contusion is showing signs of great improvement.  I'm grateful that my dogs don't care and just want to hang out and play with me whether I'm running or sitting on a bench in the backyard. 

I should be grateful that the heater people are here replacing all of my heater vents under the house and providing me with a new heater.  But honestly, I'm just cold.  I hold all of that grateful feeling once the heater gets turned on  (looking like Friday)!

Ouch

Today I'm looking at pretty flowers. 

Pretty flowers are better than talking about my ouch.

Got distracted walking back to my car, looking in my purse, talking, and didn't see the curb.  Hit my knee hard.  All my weight bang, on my knee.  Words that should not come out of my mouth, did.  My cousin was with me and he said afterward, he was more concerned with my swearing then my fall as he had never heard me swear before (Ha, little does he know about my sailor mouth!).

Oh look.  Another pretty flower.  So I've been icing it.  Taking Advil.  There is improvement. 

Today's agility trial did not happen for team Whisner :(  Next weekend we have a one day Saturday AKC.  I am hoping to attend that one.  I have a plan if I can't run.  Fin's back up handler will be going with us.  Today, I am optimistic about the weekend, but realistic about today.  There will be no hiking hills for a few more days.  Hopefully Friday.  We'll see. 

Where did this week go?

Interesting thing happened at the trial last weekend.  It was cold, I was exhausted, I did a good job of warming up my dog, but not myself.  Came home with tight calves that felt like they were in a permanent cramp.  No fun. 

No exercise for me.  Tues I did go to agility and I seemed to be getting better, but Wed the cramps were back so stayed home from class and just worked and relaxed.  I walked around the neighborhood so the dogs wouldn't go nuts, but stayed away from the gym and the hills.  Drank a ton of water. Did a ton of stretching.

Good news.  Feeling better today.  So off to the hills we went.

Just a beautiful day.  Got there by 8am (meant to get there earlier...but).  It was a crisp 40 degrees.  Fin and Tazz had a great time.  We were all by ourselves except for the start of the hike.  I do hate the uphill, but gosh do I love the nature.

Fin was her usual, "I want to go fast and if I can't go fast I'm going to sulk" mode.  Tazz just enjoyed the hiking.  His new thing is barking at the birds and attacking the newts.  I keep telling him that he needs to focus on the walking and stop all this extra curricular activity.  No one listens to me anymore.  Ah well.