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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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Trials and tribulations

No, not really, but I am having some trouble with the video from our two trials on the road, and we’ve been in two more since we got home that I haven’t talked about. The video from the trial in … Continue reading

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Dog friendliest city in the US?

That’s what the Asheville, NC tourist board would have you think. We found that almost all the shops welcomed dogs, there was outdoor seating at many restaurants, and lots of the street art involved, or revolved around, dogs. We started … 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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Three years

Today is the third anniversary of Chico’s ‘got ya’ day, the day he came to live with me. On that day I didn’t know he was going to be my dog. If you’ve read my first posts, you know I … Continue reading

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Video from November 15 Run Throughs

Run throughs are one of those mysteriously titled agility activities that Chico and I participate in on occasion. Run thoughs is a chance to meet a course and walk it, like one could at a trial, and run it, like … 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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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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