Lonya and I had 2 days of agility in Vero Beach this weekend. It was a new trial site for both of us, under cover on dirt. She hasn't run well on dirt so far, but did somewhat better this weekend.
Friday her JWW run had a REALLY nice ending but she had a couple of refusals and didn't get her weaves. She ran with me for the most part though, which was good. (She did have to go sniff the judge once).
Sat JWW was also pretty nice, she had some refusals, but did her weaves. No visiting though.
Friday Standard was a mess. She was not focussed at all. I struggled through it, but at some point I need to decide if pulling her should be an option...she never really settled in to work for this run.
Sat Standard was better, a little bit a least. I got a little more harsh with my voice when she started acting squirrely, and she settled a bit. She did her Aframe contact (both days actually), but totally flew off the teeter (coming out a tunnel to it).
I was a little frustrated on Friday after Standard. I know she can do this stuff, and that she just needs more exposure to trials, but I do wonder if I'm pushing too hard. She doesn't seem to be stressing, more just doing her own thing. I am interested in seeing if it's just the dirt or more than that...our next trial is on dirt, then a couple on grass.
We had our first motel stay, and she did pretty well. She was pretty clingy in the room, wanting to sleep ON me instead of just near me. But, Sparrow and Cheyenne are both pretty good travelers so I'm sure that helped.
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