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I must be nuts...

Posted : 6/17/2011 1:23:34 AM

Maze and I have been actively training full time for about 6 months. Nightly we've gone to town and practised Rally O moves. I've been recording almost weekly to see any improvement. I must say I am impressed with how far we've come.

Now for the nuts part... There's a trial in July in the city. I asked my mom if she was able to drive Maze and I down for the weekend to watch and expose Maze to a show environment. She said sure. Then one thing led to another and I'm sending in Maze's CARO registration and the following week, sent in the registration for the trial!! Yes that's right. We're competing for our first leg! I signed up for all 4 Novice runs so that gives us 2 chances to walk away with a title but 4 chances to earn a leg.

Then it was on to the pet store! I needed a new soft sided crate for Maze. Done! New crate, new collar, special leash. *dies*

From all the video I've reviewed and had seasoned competitor's review, I really think we have a fighting chance! Big Smile Now who wants to see Maze go for an ice cream truck!? (Yes she knows what the song means..)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNvpTHi68V8

JackieG

Posted : 6/17/2011 9:09:54 AM

I'm glad you decided to enter her and hope you both have fun. :)

mjoy07

Posted : 6/25/2011 8:14:33 AM

hope you had a great time together :)

oranges81

Posted : 6/25/2011 1:12:06 PM

mjoy07
hope you had a great time together :)

Haven't gone yet. Lol. It's in July. But training has been fun.

FrisbyPI

Posted : 6/25/2011 2:05:12 PM

Sounds like a plan! Will your Mom serve as photographer, too? :-) Good luck in advance!

oranges81

Posted : 6/25/2011 6:22:25 PM

FrisbyPI
Sounds like a plan! Will your Mom serve as photographer, too? :-) Good luck in advance!

LOL! Yes she will be taking pictures. Everyone around home wants to see how we do. And my local petstore wants a picture of us to put up on the bulletin board.

miranadobe

Posted : 6/25/2011 8:19:49 PM

I'll copy paste my post from your other thread, since these are essentially the same topic.

"Get her working around a ton of other dogs. Lots of breed variety if possible, if not, then at least breeds or body features she's never seen (like big white fluffies or bushy tails or teeny tiny toys or giant Bernese or Leonbergers, etc. Dog shows are all about dozens and dozens of dogs milling around performing in the ring & warming up outside the ring, etc, etc. Get her proofed against more of that. Nice that the people and cars are distractions (and there will be plenty of both at these shows), now make sure she is performing very well around LOADS of dogs.

I am at a show this weekend inside a dirt-floor arena w/an open side to the race track w/horses pulling sulkies just 30' away from the ring. The metal roof was pinging so loudly with the rain that you had to shout to talk to the person next to you, forget about how the dogs will hear you. The birds fluttering under the eaves distrated more than one bird dog there. Know your dog's triggers for distractions because they WILL come out at a dog show, very easily."

oranges81

Posted : 6/26/2011 12:35:51 PM

Paige, I try and work her around as many dogs as possible, but around here, there aren't a large variety. She can handle little dogs up close, and medium dogs being near her but I have no access to large dogs. I'm hoping that I'm proofing her enough around the other dogs, that she'll just generalize (and I'll have hot dogs. LOL)