York Dog Training Club - Dillsburg, PA Oct 16 & 17, 2010

What another nice weekend of weather. This was our first time at this site. Baron and Twist were entered. The building is a huge horse arena and barn. The footing is packed red clay which gets harder and dustier as the day goes on. I did not crate inside because of this. The dogs required a bath Sunday evening to wash off the dust and dirt. Both dogs did not seemed bothered by the dust or the footing. Baron got another 2 legs on his MXF with a 1st and 3rd. Just 2 more to go and the will have his MXF. There is an new AKC class called Time To Beat will be starting officially in January 2012. That looks like a fun class! Twist got her second Novice FAST leg with a 1st on Saturday. She was very distracted on Saturday but settled down nicely on Sunday.

Fredericksburg Dog Training Club - October 2-3, 2010

The weather was perfect for a weekend outside. Sunny and high 60s. Twist was very distracted on Saturday but listened well in the ring. She hasn't been to an agility trial since the beginning of August and has never been in a trial outside. So many sights and smells! The first class was Excellent B Standard. This was her first time competing in Excellent B and she was fairly wild. Missed the jump after the table because I pushed her too wide. The next class was Open Jumpers. She ran beautifully and was really paying attention. Unfortunately she ticked the last bar and it came down. What a heartbreaker! Sunday's weather started off nice despite the threat of rain. There were more clouds and it was chillier but the rain held off thankfully. Excellent Standard was first again and Twist seemed to be more focused and had settled down from the previous day. She ran a beautiful course and Qualified. She got 4th place and her first MACH points! 15 of them! Open Jumpers was next and I was really pushing to qualify so she could finish this title and move up to Excellent. She did! She ran a gorgeous course, Qualified and got 1st place! All in all a very satisfing weekend!