A year later and back at the Outdoor facility, Lady is engaged and came in first in her Jumpers run AND Q'd. She came second in her Snooker run AND Q'd. I was so pleased. She's not completely "Cured", but, Lady is having fun and that is the whole point. I am so proud of her, she is showing signs of the dog I know she can be. Lady loves Agility or I would have pulled her long before I did. I think pulling her was the best decision I have ever made.
I am still coming up desensitizing plans because I believe we still have a long way to go. Additionally, I have a plan for myself as a handler as well. There was a huge difference in my handling going from the Indoor facility to the Outdoor. I am just as crazy as my dogs. I had so much fun at the trial and was so much more relaxed too. I still have long way to go to tighten up my handling; I realize I am a beginner, just like my dogs. I think I was concentrating too much on my handling and completely forgot about having fun and I was not fun to be around (the dogs are chiming in). Agility, like life is a journey not a destination.
Here is a video of our Jumpers run: http://youtu.be/ybPDGmNGYgo
Her Snooker run is on a separate post.
Ruger is still a work in progress and he too needs to be desensitized. I would publish his videos of his runs, but we don't want to embarrass the little guy. He'll get there. The better I become, the more relaxed he will be.
