Trip

Progress

Posted by on February 17, 2011 at 11:02 pm

Well, I am starting to focus more on Trip and getting her ready for Nationals and World Team Tryouts. I’m trying to work on more international-style handling challenges, which Trip generally does well with if I remember what the heck *I’m* doing. I’m keeping a list of specific sequences we need to work on to […]

Finding the balance…

Posted by on January 23, 2011 at 8:20 pm

My runs this weekend got me thinking about my current handling dilemma. How do you find the balance between the super tight lines that are the most efficient path, and the pure ground speed that gets you through the course as quickly as possible? Somehow, you have to find the balance between the two, and […]

Looking back at 2010

Posted by on January 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Can’t complain about 2010.  Got a new house, with room for the agility yard.  And bonus, less then 10 minutes from work.  Final agility yard accessories (contacts) are arriving next week. Trip had a great year, awesome girl that she is.  Came back to agility competition 8.5 weeks after having puppies, and picked up right […]