Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Mika agility trial March 21 - Day 1



(Since I haven't made the video for Day 2 of the trial yet, I'll post it at a later date.)

I was really happy with Mika -- it was definitely her best trial in terms of drive and speed! 0/4 Q's, but oh well, I was much happier than I would have been if she'd Q'd 4/4 at a slower speed. She was crazy, even going off-course four times over the weekend!! For Mika, going off-course is a great thing, because it means that she's getting more confident in taking obstacles that are far away from me. She was really happy to be trialling again.

So, this run specifically -- Advanced Gamblers, our only run on Saturday. We tried the mini-gamble and we got it -- it even included a weave entry at 15' away, and Mika aced it both times we tried the mini-gamble! I guess her ability to find entries is better than I thought ;) I blew it for the main gamble...I sent her over the jump and then through the tunnel like I was supposed to, but then my body was telling her to go straight after exiting the tunnel and take a jump, even though she was supposed to turn to go over the dog walk. Oops :)

I'll post about the 3 other runs, which were on Sunday, when I make the video.

~Nat
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5 comments:

  1. MuttsandaklutzMarch 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM

    LOVE how she dives into that tunnel. Walter could have used some of Mika's tunnel enthusiasm for his Gamble on Sunday! Awesome that she got the mini, not only once, but twice. Well done!

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  2. BrittanyMarch 25, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    It sounds like you had a good trial! I can't wait to see more of it!

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  3. Chris and RickyMarch 26, 2009 at 5:50 AM

    Awesome send into the weaves! Looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos!

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  4. NatashaMarch 26, 2009 at 1:43 PM

    Thanks! Mika didn't use to commit to tunnels that easily -- if we'd competed in Adv. Gamblers a year ago she would have gone over the jump and then turned back to me right away. Oddly enough, now she loves tunnels -- she's not tunnel obsessed (more like jump-obsessed!) but she does send into them really well.

    I was really proud that she got her entry too, especially off my right (which has been the main problem lately). She was awesome!

    I'll post the Sunday runs on the weekend most likely :)

    ~Nat

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  5. Watch 'em RUNMarch 26, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    Mika did a totally AWESOME job. That was a super Advanced Gamblers run. Very speedy and Mika was spot on. Great JOB!

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