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Well this weekend was the ACT State Obedience trails, as the subject says it was the tale of two days.
Saturday: CCD was on after Novice and dogs were on after bitches. This meant we didn't get into the ring until 12.15. Not a good time for afghan hounds unfortunately. By this stage Faxon was over the whole deal. We seemed to forget what drop meant when we were heeling. the stand for exam was good the recall was, well non-existant. We heeled beautifully from the start peg off lead, unfortunately I tried to predict when the Judge was going to say halt and stuffed up the whole stopping bit. when we got to the correct position Faxon did a wonderful sit/stay. Unfortunately when I walked off, did the about turn and called him he continued to do a beautiful sit/stay. I tried calling him again, he sat there looking noble and regal totally ignoring me. So I simply waled back to him telling him that he was gorgeous. It seems that the Judge disagreed with my evaluation of the situation and informed me that "He is not gorgeous, he is lazy!" I simply smiled at her and left the ring. We didn't stay for the stays.
Sunday: CCD was on first, Dogs were up first. We were 3rd dog on. We started out well in the heeling after a bit of a false start where Faxon had to have a bit of a scratch. Unfortunately he then noticed a friend ringside. That was it for the heeling. All he wanted to do was go visit to say hello. We failed the heeling again. Although this time we did remember how to drop while heeling. He just didn't want to go in the direction that the Judge wanted us too.
Our stand for exam was again great - 9/10. Our recall today was excellent. 19/20. We stayed for the stays and performed two wonderful stays.
I left the grounds yesterday feeling a little discouraged but today was great. OK we didn't get a qualifying score today but we worked well together and had fun. We also learnt not to have someone ringside who he recognises and wants to say hello to!
Our next trial will be the June long weekend. We can only get better. :)
Saturday: CCD was on after Novice and dogs were on after bitches. This meant we didn't get into the ring until 12.15. Not a good time for afghan hounds unfortunately. By this stage Faxon was over the whole deal. We seemed to forget what drop meant when we were heeling. the stand for exam was good the recall was, well non-existant. We heeled beautifully from the start peg off lead, unfortunately I tried to predict when the Judge was going to say halt and stuffed up the whole stopping bit. when we got to the correct position Faxon did a wonderful sit/stay. Unfortunately when I walked off, did the about turn and called him he continued to do a beautiful sit/stay. I tried calling him again, he sat there looking noble and regal totally ignoring me. So I simply waled back to him telling him that he was gorgeous. It seems that the Judge disagreed with my evaluation of the situation and informed me that "He is not gorgeous, he is lazy!" I simply smiled at her and left the ring. We didn't stay for the stays.
Sunday: CCD was on first, Dogs were up first. We were 3rd dog on. We started out well in the heeling after a bit of a false start where Faxon had to have a bit of a scratch. Unfortunately he then noticed a friend ringside. That was it for the heeling. All he wanted to do was go visit to say hello. We failed the heeling again. Although this time we did remember how to drop while heeling. He just didn't want to go in the direction that the Judge wanted us too.
Our stand for exam was again great - 9/10. Our recall today was excellent. 19/20. We stayed for the stays and performed two wonderful stays.
I left the grounds yesterday feeling a little discouraged but today was great. OK we didn't get a qualifying score today but we worked well together and had fun. We also learnt not to have someone ringside who he recognises and wants to say hello to!
Our next trial will be the June long weekend. We can only get better. :)
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He looked gorgeous during the stays, he certainly has that "I am regal, you cannot but admire me" thing going on.
Bring on the June long weekend. May it be butt freezingly cold when you are in the ring and warm when Lucy is ;-)
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(I'm not planning to be within a radius of 5km on that weekend, unless you want me to take long-distance surveillance photos...)
:-)
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Oh, and thanks for stopping in to our place; I think like Smudge is marking over there now, but we don't always say much there.
Squrrl
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Mamma Mudge is right, Faxon isn't in trouble at all. If either of us get something wrong when we are doing obedience we just work out how to do it better next time. :)