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Monday, November 22nd, 2010

Another fun weekend with the “fur -kids”!

We packed up and headed to New Hampshire this weekend for the Middlesex County KC agility trial.  Both Bitti and Robbie Q’d in 3 out of their 4 runs, making the trip well worthwhile!

Bitti Q’d in Exc B Standard and Exc A Jumpers on Saturday.  She has officially earned her first MACH points!!!!  She followed up on Sunday earning her second MX leg !! She came home with 33MACH points for the weekend!  I can’t wait till we finish the Exc A JWW title, then she can start collecting Double Q’s too!

Robbie, Q’d in Standard on Saturday, and Double Q’d on Sunday with a Fourth place in Standard and a Second placement in JWW.  He earned 60MACH points and his 15th Double Q this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Enough points, only Double Q’s left…..
Today at the Schenectady DTC agility trial in Greenwich, NY Robbie had a lovely Excellent Standard run earning 19 MACH points and a 4th placement!!!! He now has over the 750points he needs for his MACH! Just the ever elusive Double Q’s left to go……..

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Monday, November 1st, 2010

A new title!

We went to the Granite State Shetland Sheepdog Club’s agility trial this weekend.  This was Bitti’s first time back after several months off for a breeding that unfortunately  resulted in no puppies.  She had a really good weekend, on Saturday she Q’d in Excellent Standard and won the class!  On Sunday, she Q’d in Excellent Jumpers earning 1st place, she also Q’d in Standard on Sunday. This Q earned a 2nd placement and completed her Excellent Standard title.  So she has a brand new AX title after her name now!

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Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Fourteen and counting……

Today at the Longshore Kennel Club’s agility trial held in Hamden, CT. Robbie picked up another 26 points while earning his 14th Double Q!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just 6 Double Q’s left and he will have his MACH!!!!!!
But, who’s counting?!?!

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Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Lucky 13!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This weekend was the Pioneer Valley Kennel Club’s agility trial, it was held outdoors at Dufresne Park in Granby, MA.  I only entered Robbie on Saturday and he really came through!  JWW was our first class of the day, I don’t think I was really awake when we were on course…..or at least my body was not moving like I had planned anyway <ggg>.  Walking the course I planned what I wanted to do, and 2 or 3 alternates depending on how things played out when we were running.  When time came to run, Robbie did….I felt like I was in slo-mo, so we didn’t go with plan A, or B, or C for that matter….it was a think on your feet and a “Hail Mary” call off of an off course tunnel that actually got the job done and the ”Q” in the end!  Thank you Robbie for “hearing” me when ou were so certain I was sending you to the tunnel! 

The afternoon Standard course was very a bit tricky, having to send the dog through a tunnel under the dog walk, and somehow get to the tunnel exit on the other side…well for all of my worry over that spot Robbie handled it beautifully and “Q’d” in Standard as well! 

That was our LUCKY 13, 13th Double Q……and counting :-)   It’s 2 weeks till our next trial, I can hardly wait!

 

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Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Qualified for Nationals!!

Robbie and I have been having a great time at the agility trials this summer!  This weekend we attended the Old Colony Trial held in Amherst, NH.  On Saturday Robbie won the Excellent B JWW Class!  Then on Sunday he placed in Excellent B Standard and Q’d in JWW too!  That was our 12th Double Q!!!!!!!!!!!!  With the addition of the points we accumulated this weekend, we have now qualified for the 2011 AKC National Agility Championship that will be held in Lexington, Va!

 

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Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

A New “Hat”…..

I have learned so much over the last few years training with Monique Plinck at Criterion Agility.  Her insight has been amazing, and has really helped Robbie and I to become a true team together.  Recently Monique asked me if I would be willing to help her teach an Obstacle Excellent class!  I am excited and honored to be working with her :-)  

Being one of the instructors at Criterion will definitly be like “wearing a new hat” for me, and one that I am really looking forward to as well!  Tonight was the first night of our class; we have such a great group of young dogs in this class,  I know that it will be a lot of fun to help them learn , and to watch them become true agility partners with their handlers!

There was a really beautiful trainers bio posted for me on the Criterion web page, click here to see it.

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Monday, July 12th, 2010

Starting her agility career with a bang……

Bitti and her Novice Ribbons

Bitti and her Novice Ribbons

Bitti completed her first 3 agility titles this weekend!  She earned all 3 titles, Novice Standard, Novice Jumpers and Novice Fast with placements!  She had 8 firsts and 1 fourth place.  Way to go Bitti!!!!!!!!!

She was moved up to Open Standard on Sunday, she Q’d and placed 1st as well!  This is the link to video of that class.

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Sunday, June 13th, 2010

WE ARE BACK FROM “MATERNITY LEAVE”!

OK, so I didn’t actually have the puppies….but, I was not about to leave them to go to an agility trial either.  As a result, today was our first trial in many months.  We traveled a little over an hour to South Glastonbury, CT to attend the Southern Berkshire Golden Retriever Club’s trial and I have to say the dogs gave me reason to be proud! 

It was Bitti’s first stab at an agility trial, so, I entered her only in the Novice Jumpers Class…..just to get her feet wet and see how she would do.  Well, she came through with flying colors…..blue that is, coming home with not only a Q, but, a beautiful blue FIRST place ribbon!  She earned her first leg toward her Novice Jumpers title by WINNING the 12″ Novice Jumpers Class!  She was well under course time, not only did she have the best time in the 12″ class…..there was only one other dog in all of the jump heights that had a better time!  That dog was a very fast 24″ Border Collie…..Bitti finished the course in 26.44 seconds the BC finished in 25.9 seconds.

Not to be outdone by his younger sister, Robbie put in 2 very nice classes and DOUBLE Q’D too!!  He came home with another 28 points toward his MACH!!

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Monday, March 8th, 2010

Three for three…..

Three new titles, in three months that is!  Robbie finished his MXJ in early January, and then his RN at the end of the month.  This weekend we went to the DCKC agility trial held at the Gloucester County Dream Park and he finished another title!

With all of the snow that we have had, it has been impossible to get outside to train.  So, we were a bit rusty and my timing was off (at times) but, he still managed to earn 2 legs in Open Fast to finish his title!  He also picked up another 16 MACH points bringing us to just over 300 points now!  But, who’s counting…..?????<ggg>

Robbie at the DCKC trial

Robbie at the DCKC trial

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