And So It Begins

There is a USDAA trial being held over New Year's weekend up in CT. I've been debating entering Sadie. On the one hand 4 runs in one day (5 if I find a pairs partner) is mighty attractive. On the other hand, it'll be New Year's Day!

A conversation with my trainer tonight decided it, though. Over dinner, he asked if I was going. When I said I wasn't sure, he hemmed and hawed a bit, then said that if I was going it might be a good place to try Maxwell. That's right! He suggested entering Maxwell in one or two runs! I would treat it like a match. If we get a few obstacles and run out, that's just fine.

Now, does anyone sell gift certificates for entry fees? At $15/run, potentially 7 runs for the day, I see a serious market for this. What better holiday gift for that hard-to-shop-for agility nut in the family? Am I right?

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Here's another great training video, this time about working on leash reactivity. It's a bit long at 20 minutes, but definitely worth the time.

 

I need to get this disciplined about Maxwell around large vehicles. I know I mentioned it a while back, but his truck-chasing is getting worse. Though I try to feed whenever he notices them, it's tough when walking two dogs. Especially when one of them is a bottomless pit... er, Lab. Today he even tried to go after a parked, but idling, moving van. Eek! Sometimes he seems to do this out of fear, with his ears pinned and body swung away. But sometimes he perks up and just lunges, like tonight.

Scary.