Here is a video of our efforts on the Pinwheel exercise.  I thought Libby and Belle did very well.  Dusty's finish to the tire improved dramatically from last night (basically because I remembered to not get in so close at the first jump in the straight away finish that I had to move laterally to avoid the wing of the second to last jump).  However, I did have problems with Dusty missing a jump in the pinwheel because he came in toward me.

I had enough time to set the course and watch the first two videos and then go out and run all four of my dogs.  What a great way to build speed and enthusiasm in the dogs.  I started working with Max again about three weeks ago, just doing a little here and there with him.  It was very difficult for me to run Max when we were trialing because he was so easily distracted.  I decided to work with him again to see if I could improve my training skills.  This sequence contains more jumps in a row than he has done in three years, and he seemed to enjoy himself thoroughly.

Rose

I was hoping to see this run by one of my virtual classmates before giving it a try.  However, here’s what I came up with for Dusty.  I was extremely pleased with how easily Dusty read my intent from the panel jump to the weaves.

Rose

Hi, All:

I just wanted to post a little brag. We went to a NADAC trial last weekend and did pretty well for ourselves. The trial was held in a large indoor sports complex and there was a volleyball tournament going on at the same time, so it was extremely noisy. I resorted to Rescue Remedy for Dusty--the first time in a long time. "Soft" Libby seemed to take the noise more in stride.