The Cupcakes Were Not the Only Thing I Forgot

My hypothesis could not be tested this weekend due to a critical error on my part. I forgot to bring the cupcakes.

I will say that Tazz was the better athlete this weekend, so cheese at the end worked for him. All I had was a spinach salad on Saturday and an old chinese chicken salad on Sunday (but I didn't eat the chicken as it looked bad -should be filed under vici's weird food phobias). So perhaps my motivation was a little lacking.

First run on sat was a gamble run. He was amazing. Fast, happy, sure of himself. But the gamble was really tough so I forgave him.

Second run was his standard run. He had a little "judge issue." In his opinion she was too close so went around the teeter. I brought him back and he did the teeter and so I ran out of the ring and gave him cheese.

His steeplechase was BEAUTIFUL! He never missed a beat. 44 seconds! that was super for Tazz. He was .5 seconds out of qualification because the other dogs were faster, but I didn't make a mistake, and he was a really good boy.

Sunday started with his standard run. He was zooming! Got his contacts, did the teeter, got right on the table and did a down! Then the third to the last obstacle he came into me instead of taking the jump (most likely my fault) and when I tried to bring him around to take the jump, he back jumped it. That Q was flushed. I must say there is a little bit of evil in Tazz.

We did get another Snooker Q, but didn't get the "super Q" we need, The last obstacle was an impossible weave entry and I forgot to front cross so we had a refusal. It was a fun course and I think I did a really good plan for Tazz so I consider it a success.

So, I had a last run of the trial. Master Jumpers. I had to wait until two classes were finished. Should I go or should I stay? I decided to stay. I worked, played with Fin, played with Tazz, ate my nasty chicken salad without the chicken, drank water, drank diet coke, wished I had my cupcakes, watched a bunch of agility. Then finally it was our turn.

I forgot the course.

Tazz was good. Zooming around the course and having a great time. I on the other hand really needed those cupcakes. I lost my concentration and sent him the wrong way. He didn't know it, nor did he care. He just wanted his cheese.

Essential Agility Food

I have to thank my agility buddy for introducing me to food that will make me fast. There are some rules that she recently communicated to me, too bad she didn't give me the rules in the beginning as now I may need an intervention and rehab.

1. Eat only ONE pack for a snack during a day. (well there are six packs in a box, who would have thought you should only eat one.)
2. Don't eat them everyday. (Ok so if you notice in the lower right corner, the packaging puts pressure on me to eat these quickly "eat by March 26." March 26 is right around the corner.)
3. Eat them slowly. Rather than poping them in your mouth like grapes, take 3-4 bites each. (Seriously!)

I must say these are tasty little snacks.

I'm packing for a weekend dog show. I have a spinage salad, a chicken and greens salad and "TWO" packages of cupcakes! Oh yeah, I also am bringing carrots, celery, and greenbeans. But the only thing I'm really excited about is the CUPCAKES!

When I run Tazzy, I have cheese that I leave at the end of the run. He always gets cheese (as long as he stays with me - he isn't allowed to "cut and run" during the course to get cheese). So I'm thinking I'm going to put one of these cupcakes at the end of the run for me! Why should he get all the treats. I'm doing more than half the work, I deserve something too.

I'll let you know on Monday if my runs were faster knowing that I got a cupcake at the end waiting for me :)