Well the results are in from today’s NADAC Rainier Agility Team (RAT) Trial, and there is some good stuff to talk about. Both teams worked really hard today and luckily came away with ribbons! I think we found A LOT of things we need to work on, but overall I think it was a good day for the Gold Ears team – especially considering the heat/temperature we had to battle!
Indy & Chauncey (1/6):
1 Qualifying Run in Novice Tunnelers – placing 3rd.
Sydney & Bridget (3/4):
2 Qualifying Runs in Open Tunnelers – placing 2nd and 3rd.
1 Qualifying Run in Novice Touch’N'Go – placing 2nd.
Indy and Chauncey’s day wasn’t nearly as successful as Syd and Bridget’s but for only his 2nd trial, we will take it in stride and hopefully build on it for the upcoming AKC Trial. Rather than working on anything in specific, Indy’s problem was more the atmosphere of the trial and his issues with other dogs and distractions. Its also important to note that Indy would have qualified in his 1st Round of Novice Tunnelers if Chauncey had not made a handling error.
Now on to the better news, Syd and Bridget qualified in 3 of their 4 runs. They both did a really great job, and we can see some real improvement in Syd – especially in her sit-stays. Hopefully this is just the beginning and will translate into some great results at the upcoming AKC trial.
We updated our videos page to include the qualifying tunnelers for today, please feel free to enjoy!
That is all for now – you stay classy San Diego?
