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Location: Kent, UK
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Originally Posted by
colliemad
lovely pics! If it makes you feel any better a tyre as the first obstacle is quite tricky for inexperienced dogs as they can have a tendency to go under it, they just don't seem to see it? He looks like he kept checking with you to see if it was all ok, again totally normal for an inexperienced dog. He has lots of power and potential and once you have gained a bit of ring experience together you will both get more confident and he will go even faster which will bring it's own set of problems for you to deal with
of course being a merle means he is superior to all other colour BC's anyway so of course he is perfect...........:smt002
p.s I have a grade 6 dog here that has the same sort of power that yours has, he can take off from miles away and land long, scarey sometimes........... just a thought........
Thanks colliemad, I must say I was suprised with the tyre being the first jump, especially as it's grade one, but it's all experiance, and Chris says thank you for the advise on what Jack may be like in the future, (he thinks
) they'll learn together, it was the first time for both of them
Originally Posted by
nero
Great pics, thanks for sharing.
Thanks nero
Originally Posted by
MistyBlue
fantastic pics!!
Thank you MistyBlue
Originally Posted by
rachelsetters
Thanks for sharing - loved it - well done Jack - he does seem to enjoy it all doesn't he!
Wonderful - loved watching him!
Thanks rachelsetters
glad you enjoyed it
Originally Posted by
Westie_N
Excellent pictures and video, CLMG. Looks like you all had good fun! Having fun is the main thing for both dog and owner.
I did notice, however, they when Christopher and Jack got to the jump that was nearest the video camera (the jump which he back jumped) that Christopher's arm and hand signal was being displayed as if he wanted Jack to jump that way (when he back jumped the jump), so, effectively, Christopher was telling Jack to back jump the jump.....If you get what I mean!
Just something I picked up on as hand and arm signals are important, I believe, when doing agility.
Thank you Westie_N, we all had great fun
as soon as Jack saw the jumps he started to get exited, pulling and squeeking
Chris totally agrees with you about his command with the back jumping, he said that as Jack jumped it backwards he knew he had told him to do that, but he (Chris) was already mentally at the weaves and wasn't really concentrating on that jump, but still a great learning curve for both of them
We've got a club Agility Demo tomorrow