Hello everyone!
This week we will take a look at Strider’s AKC Open Jumpers with Weaves run from the agility trial at Industry Hills Expo Center. This trial was on November 28 and the dogs and I had a blast! Both of them did great, adding Q’s and advancing in their title requirements. After this qualifying run in jumpers with weaves, Strider now only needs one more Q and he will be competing in the Excellent class! I am very proud of him and he is truly turning out to be an incredibly focused and fun agility dog!
In this run, I was very pleased with a few things. To start off, his speed was awesome and it truly shows how much fun he was having out there. When we first started competing, he definitely seemed a little unsure about it all and he definitely wasn’t the fastest. With this being said, I am so proud of how far he has come in just a few months and I can’t wait to see how much he improves in the future!
Another thing that made me very happy about Strider’s JWW run is the two rear crosses I was able to execute in the beginning and towards the middle of the run. Strider has always been okay at his rear crosses, but since we have been practicing them a lot more lately, you can definitely see how much he understands them now. Even though rear crosses seemed like they have to be intensely trained, a good rear cross relies on the handler, just as much as the dog. If the handler’s timing is off, the dog could knock a bar or totally miss the jump completely. With that being said, I am equally proud of myself for being able to time my rear crosses in order to make them the best they can be.
I hope you enjoyed watching Strider’s Open JWW run and hopefully you found some inspiration for your own training!
Happy training!
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| waiting for our turn at the agility trial |
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