Wunderbar! So, Next Wednesday Knight will have his first real agility class. From 2-2:30. I'm pretty excited haha. :D
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Let the Classes Begin!
WHOOOOOOO! Yessss! Haha! So, as you probably don't know unless you follow my other blog, I usually take Pre-novice/novice Agility classes with my Lilly-girl on Friday nights because they're free with our club memebership. Well, I was invited on the JOAD Elite team (an archery thing, I shoot recurve) which is on Fridays from 6:30-8:30.
My first thoughts were, No problem! I want to take a Monday class with Lilly anyway. Then I realized all the building block/sequencing/novice classes where on Fridays from 6:00-10:00 (3 different classes). So I could train Knight at home until he's at Novice level and just go to the class after archery, right?
Almost right, I feel like I need a bit of guidence when it comes to training my baby dog in agility. I'm sure if I did it all by myself he'd turn out just fine, but I'd prefer finding a class or two to get us in and work with competition sized equipment. After a bit of poking around, I think I've just found one.
It would be a 1/2 private lesson on Monday from 4:30-5:00. Which would give me an hour to get together back at home before I set out for Lilly's class. I still have my learners permit... so I have to get mom to tag along but she gave me the okay for a class next monday.
I just shot the trainer an e-mail, hopefully we'll be all set for a Monday lesson. Fingers Crossed :D
My first thoughts were, No problem! I want to take a Monday class with Lilly anyway. Then I realized all the building block/sequencing/novice classes where on Fridays from 6:00-10:00 (3 different classes). So I could train Knight at home until he's at Novice level and just go to the class after archery, right?
Almost right, I feel like I need a bit of guidence when it comes to training my baby dog in agility. I'm sure if I did it all by myself he'd turn out just fine, but I'd prefer finding a class or two to get us in and work with competition sized equipment. After a bit of poking around, I think I've just found one.
It would be a 1/2 private lesson on Monday from 4:30-5:00. Which would give me an hour to get together back at home before I set out for Lilly's class. I still have my learners permit... so I have to get mom to tag along but she gave me the okay for a class next monday.
I just shot the trainer an e-mail, hopefully we'll be all set for a Monday lesson. Fingers Crossed :D
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
He Got The Magic
Long time no update, horrible, I know. I last updated in.... woah, in June. Lots has happened since then. Not so much trialing/show wise, but quite a bit agility wise, and TONS goofing off wise xD
On the last day of my OWLES trip, Knight got to tag along on a small Rattlesnake hike. My entire group just fell in love with him. On the van ride back to camp he mirgated from lap to lap as we sang along to the overplayed songs on the radio.
Knight went back up to New Hampshire in August for a week filled with enjoying the glorious weather. It was warm enough to wear t-shirts, but not hot enough for it to be miserable outside. He went on a 7 mile hike, swam in the falls, ran around the feilds of camp, and even got his own scoop of ice cream at the local shop.
Knight is now 10 months old, while I've been lazy in the obedience department, we've worked a good bit on our agility foundation.
The other day I introduced Knight to the "Go" command. Meaning, "there is a straight line of obsticals in front of you, Just keep going until I ask otherwise". Right now I have a straight tunnel, a jump, and a tire, and he has a pretty solid grip of the idea :)
Here's a video of the agility training we did during August.
On the last day of my OWLES trip, Knight got to tag along on a small Rattlesnake hike. My entire group just fell in love with him. On the van ride back to camp he mirgated from lap to lap as we sang along to the overplayed songs on the radio.
Knight went back up to New Hampshire in August for a week filled with enjoying the glorious weather. It was warm enough to wear t-shirts, but not hot enough for it to be miserable outside. He went on a 7 mile hike, swam in the falls, ran around the feilds of camp, and even got his own scoop of ice cream at the local shop.
Knight is now 10 months old, while I've been lazy in the obedience department, we've worked a good bit on our agility foundation.
The other day I introduced Knight to the "Go" command. Meaning, "there is a straight line of obsticals in front of you, Just keep going until I ask otherwise". Right now I have a straight tunnel, a jump, and a tire, and he has a pretty solid grip of the idea :)
Here's a video of the agility training we did during August.
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