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Wonder Weaves
It’s an amazing feeling when you really find the partnership between dog and human, and achieve something you’ve been working towards for ages.
Radioactive Cat
Jaxon’s mate Oska had to visit the Dr this week for Hyperthyroid treatment.
Poor Oska has been suffering from hyperthyroid for a few months, and was severely allergic to any of the medicines the Vet prescribed for him. This meant a lot of throwing up for Oska, and lots of wishful looks from Jaxon at the sick (can’t I just sniff it, Mum? I promise I won’t taste it… yeah right!). Read the rest of this entry
It’s been a quiet week
The rains came down this week, and we had a tornado down the road, which luckily didn’t come near our house! Today is the first day of sunshine in a while, so Jaxon and I are itching to get out and do some training (well I am…)!
November is busy as usual, and Jaxon is busy trying to figure out what he’ll wear for the Christmas party this year. Any suggestions?
Also notice that we’ve started a YouTube channel to share all of our lovely tricks, trials & fun on!
Susan Garrett in Australia
Well, it was a bit late to find out, but we discovered this week that Susan Garrett was in Australia for a training camp. Can you imagine a whole week of training with her (well, if you had a pup old enough, and got into the camp)!?
We are really enjoying the 2×2 weaves method, and I can see Jaxon is actually starting to get faster and faster through the weaves. When we watched her DVD, we could hardly believe how fast Susan & her dog Encore went (well, really just how fast Encore was!). Encore was like a streak through the weaves, and hit the entry perfectly every time.
It really inspired us to try harder on getting a bit better, even though we’ll never be as great as Susan & Encore. I recommend if you’re struggling with weave training to check out the DVD, or even read Susan’s Blog
Bathurst Trial
It’s been a couple of days since we returned to Sydney, but we’ve both now caught up on our sleep & are fully rested from the big weekend. Which isn’t that hard for Jaxon as it’s been raining, so agility training is off the cards for now.
The weekend was well run by the Greater Western All Breeds Club, and each ring ran really well. The judges were clear & had a laugh at the lighter moments. Everyone was really friendly, and Jaxon managed to bribe treats out of many people thanks to his charms and good looks….
We’ve arrived
Well, we’re here. Bathurst was a hot and muggy 33.5 DC when we arrived this afternoon.
The room is good enough, and lots of other dog families are staying here, so we feel very welcome.
Our afternoon walk was a quick stroll around the block, then straight home for preparation before our big weekend.
I’m not sure Jaxon understands why I brought his crate to sleep in…
One small reprieve, the weather has changes & brought a very cool change and rain. The dogs will do much better in the cooler weather, and I’m glad I packed my long pants and shirt!
Travelling light
I’m not sure I’ll be able to carry all that to the car, mum… Jaxon ponders what’s going in the car for this weekend
Our First Trial
Well, we did it! We got through the first trial without too much trouble, and had lots of fun as well.
We joined the Agility dog club of NSW for their Tuesday night agility trial in Castle Hill.
We were second up in the 300 height category, after one of our friends from Paws4fun was bumped up to the 300 class from 200, after being measured. The course was good. Not too easy, not too hard, and our biggest fear was missing the weaves.
Weaves again…
Another day getting out in the yard and playing “weaves”. Jaxon loves food so much it’s taken a week to transition him from chasing a treat out of the weaves to chasing a ball.
Last week we started with Susan Garrett’s 2×2 Weaves DVD. While the DVD says you can get a dog weaving in just 12 days, we learnt quickly that Susan is training the dog 3 times a day.
No wonder Jaxon wasn’t up to speed – we’d only been training twice a day at most! Now we’re taking it a bit slower & watching the DVD in parts so as to keep up with Susan in the right places.
Jaxon can do 4 weaves now, but sometimes misses the entry. We’re working hard on that.
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