half way there...

we'll half of our figure eight is spot on, the other have needs work. it's not that she's out of position or would get points off, she's just not got her head up for attention. it's an aesthetic thing and not required. i'll need to revisit some attention work for the straight line heeling. it's really not fair that we have to heel through agility equipment, but it's a good distraction. her fronts are spot on, she was off on retrieve over high. the recall over jump and recall on flat we perfect - with a perfect finish i might add. we practiced using dinner. that seems to be the ticket for her. it will forever be the baine of practicing, you focus on one point in the routine and the other stuff slips a bit. this is just novice stuff! of course i'm not like most people and am striving for a perfect score. she has the open stuff in the rough, except the out of sight sits and downs. though we will be doing UKC first, i'll practice AKC as well.

there's a fun match this friday night in chicago ridge... that's now closer to my new house, but i don't think that trip will let me go. we have a bunch of stuff to move as we have to be out by the end of the weekend. maybe i can twist his arm and beg a bunch...

on another note, our agility is coming along very well. we tested our knowledge of walk the line last night and wow! does she know it! i don't have to use my hand to signal the turn or the rear cross. now we have to work on collection. need to go back to that one jump for that. it's just about time to bump her up to full height too. we'll have to do some drills at 20". next monday we'll mix the jumps. our contacts are great - they are just running for now. i'll have to start working harder on the dogwalk stop, we'll leave the a-frame running, and for now we'll leave the teeter running b/c she's still not confident on that. we'll address that later.

come see us at IKC in feb. McCormick Place, Chicago IL....