Olga-ism #143 Never try to block the tunnel entrance, it just calls your dogs attention to it.

Last weeks Exc JWW course started with 4 straight jumps to a left turn.then left to poles. Parallel and in front of the poles was a big juicy tunnel. Bailey came flying over the jumps and in an effort to get the turn I held my ground and rotated my body , to my horror I realized I hadn't gone forward enough and was positioned with my back leg blocking the tunnel entrance. Well I guess "blocking" is not quite accurate as it didn't stop Bailey from going in, I have a nice bruise to show for it.

Olga-ism #144 Never try to out run your 70 pound dog unless you have a big head start.

The Std run featured a straight tunnel then out to a parallel jump to the left. In a momentary lapse of sound judgment i decided I could beat Kody to the exit and send him out to the jump. It happen so fast, I am not sure if I slipped in the dirt or if we collided but I landed flat on my face. I was up in a flash, as Kody was on his way over to sit on me. He has done it before. Must be a Service Dog thing." Human down, sit on them till help arrives.(VBG) We finished the course well under SCT, with a refusal because he turned away from the jump when I fell. RATS!!.

Olga-ism #145 Old people should have small dogs.

No way!! Ben-gay works just fine, thank you.

PS check out http://www.limecreek.com/fastlabs/ Thats my Bailey boy under Fast Labs Finishing 1st and 2nt.

Cheers,

Jean