Tag Archives: canine agility

Sunday at the trial, and after

Undeterred by our poor showing in competition on Friday, we went back for more on Sunday. In Standard, Chico went off course, had trouble with the weave poles and did something else “wrong” that I can’t quite recall, BUT he … Continue reading

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Trip to Eva’s and the Cape

Chico and I came down to Eva’s for the weekend. For the second year in a row, we’re competing in the Cape Cod Kennel Club’s agility trial. It takes place about an hour’s drive from Eva’s farm, and it makes … Continue reading

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You have to laugh

Looking for something on my computer today, I found the video of the very first time Chico and I tried an agility trial. This was a “B Match” – a chance to run a regulation course, in a trial setting, … Continue reading

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A week of adventures

Last Monday I made an appointment to have my vision checked and my eyes examined. They had an opening for Wednesday, sooner than I could have hoped for. I asked if they, like my orthopedist, are a dog friendly office. … Continue reading

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Agility trialing update

Chico and I have been competing at about one agility trial a month since last September, and in July we worked our way out of Novice level into Open level. Courses are longer and more challenging than in Novice, judging … Continue reading

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Cape Cod Kennel Club Agility Trial

Update: The professional photographer at the trial got some great pictures of Chico during his Friday standard run. See them in the gallery here. On the 15th and 17th of June, Chico and I competed in an agility trial at … Continue reading

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Agility trial March 31 & April 1

Chico and I entered our fourth or fifth agility competition at American K9 Country in Amherst, NH last weekend and it went very, very well. Agility work and trials (and, let’s face it, just about everything I do with him) … Continue reading

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Run Thoughs March 15, 2012

On Thursday the 15th of March Chico and I went to Run Throughs at White Mountain Agility in preparation for an upcoming trial (also because it’s fun and a good socializing opportunity). Here’s a video of our first of three … Continue reading

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A few obstacles

A couple weeks ago I took the Flip to agility class and asked one of my classmates to shoot a little video when we were working with a sequence of obstacles. Amusingly, Chico loves the tunnel so much he ran … Continue reading

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Weave poles

Weave poles are a set of twelve vertical poles, 2 feet apart, that the dog has to weave through. For the dog they most unnatural obstacle in canine agility. Jumping and climbing over things and going through openings has something … Continue reading

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