Lightning Strikes Again!

Today was another super agility day, 5 entries and 3 Qs.  Rollo ran T2B first thing and although he didn’t qualify I was greatly encouraged that he was able to complete the course. The first time he did it the buzzer went off when he still had a few obstacles left to do.  The weaves slowed him down with 3 stops in the poles to hopefully check specks in case they were food.  He did complete the weaves without popping out though and everything else was spot on.

He ran open jumpers for his very first time today as I moved him up last night and darn if he didn’t qualify!  He was 5 seconds over time due to popping out of the weaves so his Q was an 85 point squeaker.  He was the only qualifier in his class and got a pretty blue rosette.

His open standard run was total chaos, he was distracted and acted like he had never even seen the contact equipment before as he wildly ran by everything.  I guess 2 long days of agility just overloaded his little doggie circuits so I carried him off the course.  He is happy enough, so it must have been sensory overload.

Chudleigh finished the day in grand style qualifying in 100% of his classes!  He finished his novice jumpers preferred title with a clean run and 14 seconds under course time.  Then he did open standard preferred and was so fast he sailed by the final jump so I had to circle it and redirect him.  Even with the side trip he was 17 seconds under course time.  I was very pleased that he stayed on the table, but I did use my big outdoor voice when I said STAY after softly commanding table. 

Chudleigh is a very VERY good boy.  As you can see by the tightly cropped picture he is rapidly graying.  He will turn 6 in May.  I am thinking I will keep him in preferred as jumping 20 makes more sense than having him do 24 with all his poor body has been though.

What a finish to the year.  Our next competition will be the Border Terrier trial the first weekend in January.