Black Acorn Dogs

Saturday, April 22, 2006

1st Agility of the Year

We had our first agility lesson of the season with Melissa on Friday night, and it went better than I could have hoped (minus the fact that we had to quit a little early due to rain). Indie, naturally, ran through straight and curved tunnels like he was born to them, and was a pro over the low teeter. Furthermore, he jumped like a rabbit, of course right after I told Melissa about how he's continued to have a tough time with his hips. I'm pretty sure he was working on solid adrenaline though. He was really excited to be up there again. Ebony hasn't had as much exposure as Indie, so she needed some reminder with tunnels, but she was able to consistently take the A-frame and tire with minimal direction from me. I can't remember if she's even practiced the tire before. She was also popping back and for over 24" jump in beautiful arched form. I do have high hopes that I can get her trialing by the end of summer. We have a heck of a start, that's for sure!

2 Comments:

  • Do you ever do the dancing with dogs?

    Thats becoming popular around here.

    By Blogger STAG, at 9:05 PM  

  • I haven't, but it would be something fun to try someday.

    Funniest thing... I was flipping through the channels one night at 2AM, and King of the Hill (which I love anyway) had an entire episode dedicated to dog dancing, where Hank and Bobby competed with their hound dog Ladybird and a neighbor's dog, respectively. I was so surprised to see it in such a main stream show, much less that one, I almost fell off the couch.

    Was a great episode!

    By Blogger Erica, at 12:51 PM  

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