TAG

Nice show, I've not done TAG before, don't know why as it's not too far, well 2 hours away.
The ground was muddy, but the rings had been moved outside the main arena which was great as there was loads of space
I helped on a ring most of the day with Deb and Dani, not many helpers that day :(

Ruger ran his first agility run, I was really pleased as I thought it was a clear, judge was clapping as we left the ring and a few people said Well Done, turns out he had 5f for the dogwalk contact, thought he had it, as he did stop but obviously just missed it!
He did manage a clear in the next agility class, not placed but I held him on the contacts, and he had 5f at the weaves in his other agility class with excellent contacts, so I think we are making progress. Both his jumping classes were tough, expected in 3-5 but not in 1-3. In the 3-5 he was brill and stayed, which I must admit threw me a little, but he worked the tight bit like a professional, really pleased, but the temptation to go in the tunnel instead of weaves was too much. In the 1-3 I overworked him, Ruger knew what I wanted, but the course was just one pull through too many, not a good confidence building course, tried it in training which was good, but not in competition at this level :( I was very pleased with his performance all day, he was a well behaved little Mali.

Zara did some lovely work, especially in the 4-5 Agility, fab run but knocked the last pole, aaarrrggghh not done that for a while. No clears today, but she enjoyed her 3 runs :)

Must go back to TAG, lovely show everyone friendly and a good atmosphere

Chippenham

We had two lovely days at Chippenham. On the Saturday both Zara and Ruger had clears, sadly not placed but Zara's was in a combined 1-7 jumping with a fab run. Ruger's was G3 jumping and he wasn't far off a place but we lost time as he spun round between the first jump and the weaves and didn't want to go forward. Zara ran a G4-7 Agility course that was quite tough and amazingly she got faulted on the weaves by coming out at no.10, but went clear on the rest of the course, typical. Ruger managed a 2on 2off on the dogwalk without touching the contact, aaarrrrggh, the judge looked at me and apologised when he marked it with 5 faults, but he was absolutely right to do so!!
On Sunday Zara managed 15f in the ABC agility for a pole and 2 contacts, then she got 10f in her next 2 classes. Ruger was consistent with an E in all 3 runs, but I must say his stay was much better, its coming back and he got most of his contacts.
Ruger and I trained with Lee Windeatt the day before the show, and I have some new ideas to move Ruger forward with. I have written myself a training plan for the winter which I need to stick to, as Ruger does not have many shows left now this year, just TAG and Clevedon, although I may do Dig It and train in the ring.
Zara is doing well although her rate of clears is dropping, she is fit and well and probably the best she has ever been.

Hare & Hounds Autumn Show

Had a lovely day yesterday at H&H, a bit hectic with 12 runs though, and 3 courses to walk first thing. Some very interesting courses, a little different. Zara's first jumping class G4-7 made you think, lots of choices for handling, she ran it brilliantly but I went for the gamble and took the shortest route out of the tunnel, Zara went left, I went right, resulting in her going back in, rest of the run was fab though! We had one clear in jumping but unplaced and a 6th in G4 Agility with a clear. Ruger just couldn't get his head around weaves though, he ran past every set, barked at me and then did them perfectly second time!!!! so no clears. He was very well behaved around the rings, so I was very happy with that. It was a great day for K9 Skool members yesterday. Katie had her first KC show with Barley the Cairn and did 2 lovely runs, 5r in jumping for running past a jump and 5r in agility for jumping off the see-saw, but 2 fantastic runs apart from that. Christine ran Amber for her first KC show too and they were really good, Amber stayed with her, not bad considering Amber is not her dog and Christine thought she would go looking for Helen, I was really pleased with their performance. Helen and Loki got 1st place in Agility, meaning that they go up to Grade 2 at their first KC show!!!!!! Sadly I missed the run :( Ali and Chewie and Dani and Jet both had 5th places and Deb and Lassie had an 8th place. A successful day all round, Well Done everyone!!!!!!

Dig It

Well what a difference at Dig It. I was judging agility so only competed in the jumping and steeplechase. Zara ran one of her runs with 5 faults at the weaves, she got a lovely entry I said good girl and she came out :( rest of the run was lovely. Ruger ran straight past the weaves in both runs, and did a circuit round the tunnel, didn't go in it though and had 2 runs with 5 faults, both for weaves! His second run had a nice stay though, so well pleased with that. I couldn't believe it when I heard Zara's name being called out for 2nd place and then Ruger won the class!!!! The steeplechase course was nice, a proper steeplechase, fast and flowing. Zara went clear I was well pleased as it was a difficult course for her, as she likes tough naggy courses. Ruger shot off the start line so I stood in the middle and directed him more or less from there :) He went clear beating Zara by over 5 seconds. So another 1st and 2nd place. Lin and Ollie had 2 places too, in jumping and steeplechase, a 3rd and 2nd. Sharon and Ryan had a 2nd in agility. Lassie, Jet and Chewie ran some fast rounds, but just unlucky with poles down.

Dog Vegas

It was one of those shows were nothing seemed to go right. The ground was good and the layout fab, but I didn't really enjoy it. I walked Rugers first course G1-3 Agility and it was really good, the judge pitched it just right, not too difficult but not just straight up and down, we could have done well on this. Ruger leapt off the dogwalk contact so I asked the judge and put him back on for an E!!! He ran the rest of it nicely got his A frame contacts and the weaves 2nd time round but I did try distance handling. Rugers best run was 5 faults for weaves in jumping. Zara for some reason got 15 faults for contacts in agility, first time for ages she has been faulted on contacts, she even missed the up contact on the A frame :( so with a pole down too that was 20f, she's not done that for a long time! We had no clears at all probably our worst performance for a long time. Both dogs did some really good work but it was just a strange day. Deb was shocked she had 15 faults in jumping and came 2nd, 10 seconds faster than the dog that won!!!! Need more training, but the exciting news is we have a new indoor venue so we can train all winter :) :)

Love this picture of Ruger taken by Action Packed Photography, although I do need to get him to hit the floor rather than the air when he exits the see saw!

Holidays-Diamond and Devon Dogs

First time I have done Diamond Dogs and we spent 2 days there, it was a nice show. Zara had some really good runs but just unlucky with 5 faults. Ruger's best run was in Grade 3 Agility, I was a bit frustrated with his contacts as in training they are brill, so I decided to train them, he did a lovely 2o2o on the dog walk so I told him so but made him hold it for quite a while, same on A frame, he went clear and got 9th place, I was so pleased with this, looking at the times I don't think he would have made the top 3, but possibly could have got 4th, so very encouraging. The first day at Devon Dogs was very wet, so we took our time and didn't get there until lunchtime :( Meaning Zara only had one run and Ruger 2. Zara ran a nice clear but it was Combined 4-7 Jumping so she didn't get placed, but a good course lots to think about and she showed how good she can be :) Ruger had one E and a Clear in Combined 1-7 Jumping, they placed to 11th and he was 13th, so I am happy with this, his time wasn't that far off the winner. On the second day Zara had a clear in G1-4 Agility, and what would have been a clear in Jumping but she had time faults, its funny as lately some of the course times seem to be getting too tight, I agree not to allow too long, but when Zara is slow, she is still moving, I don't exactly get the chance to just jog alongside. Ruger managed 2 clears, in Com 1-3 Jumping he got 13th place and in Com 1-7 he was not placed. So a good start to the holiday with 4 days of agility, we then finished the rest of the week in Devon at The Woodleigh Guesthouse, fantastic dog friendly accommodation with an enclosed paddock for the dogs to play in. Weather was good to us and Simon's Mum and Dad joined us and my sister so we had a great time sightseeing. Then a week in South Wales. We finished our last day at The Welsh Kennel Club show, where I judged jumping. It was a lovely just one short shower, but the competitors all seemed to enjoy the courses, had some good feedback and I had the chance to judge some excellent teams and saw a lot of potential that day. Its a nice show, well run and I like having just 2 rings.

Dog Vegas

We've never been to Vegas before but Zara and Ruger both qualified for the finals at High Peak, so we decided to do 2 days camping Saturday and Sunday. Camping didn't happen!!! as 2 nights in a tent in wet windy weather wasn't as appealing as a 2 hour drive across the M62!!!! Sunday was a lovely day weather wise and Zara ran fantastically getting 2nd in G4 Agility and a clear in G4-5 Jumping. Ruger had a bad day as on his first run, just as he entered the ring 2 dogs dived in towards the ring one from behind and one from the side, and Ruger went to pieces. Its dreadful that people don't realise the effect this can have on other dogs, or are they just too selfish to realise. I think more empathsis needs to be put on safety around the rings and maybe even just good manners. His agility run was not good and then his jumping run was affected by a gobby dog behind him :( Both runs may have been bad anyway but we'll never know! His second agility run was nice except for the 5f for jumping the contact on the dogwalk aaarrrggh!!!! Monday was finals day. Zara was first in the C3-5 Agility she did a lovely run but just knocked the second to last pole. She then went clear in G4 Agility to get 3rd place, so pleased with her, she is getting faster and more accurate. She also had a clear in Jumping but not placed. Ruger got E'd in agility, but then went into the finals in C1-3 Agility, he was manic, barking at me and had no stay whatsoever, I went with him and he listened and got his contacts and weaves and managed to do the jumps all in the right order for a clear round and 5th place, so pleased with him, he won a huge rosette, £10 and a T-shirt. He then went clear in jumping to get a 6th place. We thoroughly enjoyed the show it was relaxed and the showground was good, so we will be back.

Wirral Alsatian

Wow had a great time! Saturday we got there in perfect timing to walk the Adams Derby and Zara was running early and got through to the jumping run and had a lovely clear to give us 9th place. Ruger leapt off the dog walk contact but judge allowed me to put him back on and he did a perfect 2o2o !!!!!! Ruger went clear in the G1-4 jumping with some wide turns to get 12th place, if I can tighten his turns he will be in with a chance :) On Sunday someone congratulated me on my agility run the day before, I said no I had 5f but when I checked the results Zara had 4th place with 0.18 time faults, otherwise clear so what I thought was a refusal hadn't been marked, its unusual for Zara to get time faults and I know she was slow for her, but that was a tight time as I ran round that course, it was very hot, that refusal cost us some warrant points, oh well. On Sunday we had 2 clears one for Zara in C3-5 Agility giving her 20th place (well within the course time) and one for Ruger in G1-4 Jumping again to get 15th place, he's listening more now and getting his weaves. I was told to enter Zara in the Best GSD in Show, but checked it was ok as she is a cross, therefore I haven't entered her before. Because there are few GSD's competing these days I was allowed to enter her and was surprised that she won it, so she got the 2013 Withymoor Maximillion trophy , I will try to post a photo of her with it.

Lady Zara Arth Coch AW (B)

Its only taken 5 years but Zara now has her Agility Warrant (Bronze) so pleased with her. Funny out of my agility dogs she has done the most, but my expectations were very low when she started. She did not take to agility naturally as she can be clumsy, but now she's running at her best, she's lovely to run and doesn't have any hang-up's. Well Done Little Zara :)

Tuffsbury

Had a day competing on Saturday, beautiful weather but a bit too hot for agility. No results for either dog but some nice work and some not so nice!!!!! On Sunday I judged, the ring party were great, really organised and we were finished and packed away by 1530hrs. Had some nice comments about my courses which was nice. Lovely show, hope to do Tuffley and Prestbury next year, as my first time for both.

Ribble

After retraining Rugers contacts that week it was a shame to see his first course had a difficult start, tunnel banked up against the contact, in a Grade 1-4 course! Ruger started lovely but had to take the tunnel instead of the A-frame for an E. His contact was perfect and apart from jumping the dogwalk contact aarrgh, he did a stunning run from distance, so pleased with him. His jumping runs were not good he just didn't want to turn :( He ran lovely in the 1-3 Agility but I took the safe option and recalled him over a jump, I should have gambled and sent him on and round, rest of his run was brill even the weaves. Zara was only entered in a few classes and had a clear in the 4-7 jumping, but out of the places possibly because I forgot the course and took her a long, long way round a jump:( I ran little Ollie for Lin as the course was like a marathon and he was fab, getting 2nd in a C1-4 jumping class, even did his weavies for me :)

Contact training

Ruger had lost his contact behaviour at Wigan and has been dodgy for the last few shows. We haven't trained contacts though since last October, or not on a regular basis. Now I have the contacts back and painted, thanks to Deb, Danni and Ali :) I have spent this week training. Ruger is really over the top when it comes to toy focus so I decided to use food instead and reward correct, calm behaviour. This has worked well and after 3 days and various short sessions, I can now run on and he will stop, if command is used :) I am happy with this as I will move on to independent contacts later. Next thing is to put this into practice at Ribble tomorrow

Wigan Alsatian

At last Wigan were lucky with the weather :) They used a new showground bit further away but only 40 mins so can't complain. We only entered the Sunday. Ruger was very consistent and got E'd in each class, he wasn't right though and not really concentrating. Zara was also consistent and only dropped one pole all day, got all contacts and weaves :) :) She started off with 11th in the Adams Derby, first time she has been placed in that, so a good start to the day. She then went clear in G4 Agility to get 3rd place :) :) :) her next run was G4-5 Jumping and although clear she was so slow and only just in the course time, which is very unusual for her, as although she isn't a fast dog, she's normally well within the time, so clear round rosette for the one. We put it down to the hot weather, but 10 mins later she flew round the other G4-5 Jumping course knocking one pole, but still getting 4th place :) Deb and Lassie had either 2nd or 3rd in G1 Agility :) and right at the end Chewie ran a stunning jumping course in the G1-3, but Ali pushed him into a jump so he knocked the pole for 5F, and came 2nd :) :) :) 13 seconds faster than the winner :0 All in all a good show!!!

Wye Valley

Really nice show, well organised and friendly. We had 2 days of lovely runs, but no clears, just unlucky really as both dogs were great. Ruger just has decided he doesn't do weaves on the first attempt :( He had a lovely G3 Agility run, great weave entry and left at no 10! so 5F, its quite frustrating as when he does them he's fab. Last run on Sunday was C1-7 jumping and Ruger ran well ahead but listening, so I shouted WEAVE from miles behind and he did :) for a lovely clear just sadly out of the places, I don't like 1-7's and can't understand why large shows schedule them, especially when they are then divided into parts 1-4, doesn't make any sense to me.

Hare & Hounds

Last H & H show we went to at Easter had snow, what a difference, the sun was out and the ground did not show the signs of flooding they had last week. We had some good runs I messed up twice on Zara's runs to get us 5f, but she did manage to go clear in both her 4-5 jumping classes, sadly not in the places though, but lovely work from Zara. Ruger was a bit wild in some of his runs, he enjoyed them but got E'd in most. His best runs were just 5 faults for weaves :( Deb & Lassie got 3rd in Agility with a lovely run. Danni and Jet worked well and would have been 2nd if in Grade 2, but someone had put her results in with grade 2 instead of G1, so she had to give the rosette back :( give them their due the organisers gave her a tuggy toy and a bag of doggy treats to compensate, it is a really friendly show, pity I can't do August!

High Peak

High Peak was at the Lever Sports Ground, which is relatively local (one hour away) and a venue I like. On Saturday we had some nice runs, but unlucky for Zara although she did get 5th place in the Dog Vegas 3-5 com Qualifier with 5 faults and she also gets a place in the finals YAH!!!! Sunday she had a clear in the G4-5 Jumping with a nice run but outside the placings. Ruger ran some excellent runs but decided that weaves are only for training AARRGH!! On Sunday he ran a lovely agility run in the Dog Vegas 1-3 com Qualifier just missing the down contact on the dogwalk (unusual) but ran at the 12 weaves and flung himself through at top speed for a 5 faults round which was 2 seconds quicker than the winner :( although he did get 4th place and a place in the finals :) Deb, Danni and Ali competed on the Sunday and had some nice but unlucky runs. Debs last run was G1-2 jumping and Lassie went clear giving them 2nd place :)

Warwick Races

Forgot to write in about Warwick races. Lovely day out and I got sunburnt. It was our first outing in the van :) how much easier it is in a van not a car, and Judy was able to travel with us. It was a funday for all the family, with rides for the kids and racing for the adults and AGILITY too!!!! Ruger had some nice runs but I was most pleased with the way he cleared the obstacles that he had not seen before, a gate, a brush hurdle and planks, he wasn't bothered by them at all. Zara was wild on her first run, then had some really good runs just with unlucky 5 faults, and then she got a clear in the com 1-7 jumping :)

Dig It

Had a great day out yesterday at Dig It. No clears for Zara but she got 4th in both agility and jumping with 10 faults. Rugers first jumping run was a bit wild, but second run was fab, until the last jump where he went round it and ended up backjumping for an E, could have been a nice clear. The agility course was quite hard, although it ran nice I think it was a little difficult for Ruger, although he coped well and did some nice weaves on the second run, his contacts were brill, he ran at them and I expected him to leap off but he stopped each time with a lovely 2on 2off :) Zara got E'd in the steeplechase as I forgot the course :( someone asked me why Zara had gone into the wrong tunnel, as its not like her, I had to say because I told her to! Ruger ran a lovely clear just lost a little time on a very wide turn as he wanted to say hello to the judge, but came 2nd

WBSDS Unaffliated Show

Had a lovely day at the WBSDS show last month. No clears for either dogs but some lovely runs. Ruger had decided that staying on the startline was for wimps, think Mawgan had told him that! So I kept putting him back, he did some fantastic runs after being E'd!!!! Zara was crazy on her first run, no change there, but again some excellent work just unlucky with pesky poles.

Dig It Winter Series

It was the last of the winter series last week, I missed the last 2, so really looking forward to this show, especially after last week!!! Zara was back on her normal form, knocking poles :( she's not done this for a while, it was a shame. Ruger did a lovely clear in the steeplechase to get 4th place :) His jumping runs were nice but too easy a weave entry so he went past both times :( need to get practicing straight entries. Everyone enjoyed the show, and Dani and Jet got a place in the steeplechase too :) Helen and Amber had their first show and did really well, I think they will have a good summer ahead. Back to training now that the weather has improved, can't wait to get going.

Devon Dogs

What a weekend!!!!!! Ruger had 4 out of 6 clears on Saturday, he was brilliant, really listening, it was a shame that there were so many combined 1-7 classes, so he didn't get placed, but he was not far out on the time, even with his wide turns, so that's good news :) Zara had 2 clears, one gave her 4th in G4 Agility, it was a tough G4-7 course and she was fantastic, really, really happy with her :) On Sunday Ruger had another clear in Combined 1-7, and some excellent runs but just a bit unlucky, but again I am well pleased with the little Mali boy. Zara had 5 out of 6 clears, she was on form, although a little slow, so no placings (as far as I am aware, it was hard work trying to get results :( ) Over the weekend Zara only knocked one pole!!!! Unfortunately due to a problem with supply there were no clear round rosettes available, typical, as we had 12 clears and came away with only one rosette :( We stayed in the Woodleigh Coach House which is a lovely dog friendly B&B, definitely would recommend them.

Hare & Hounds Easter

Arrived at H&H to a cold frosty day, got out the car and guess what? it snowed!!!!! Start of show was delayed, but lots of time now to walk my first 3 courses. It ended up a lovely day, a little cold but we were constantly on the move with 12 runs for me and 5 for Deb! Zara wasn't herself yesterday and waited until the last run of the day to go clear in G4-5 Jumping, but a slow run so no place. Ruger started off in G1-3 Agility, good wait and lovely start to the course, but ran past the weaves, I brought him back and then he went wide and missed a jump, so I carried on for an E, rest of the run was fantastic, even the seesaw, so very pleased with his performance. He ran a lovely clear in the ABC Agility getting 8th place, fantastic, especially as he was beaten by grade 6 & 7's, only one Grade 3 ahead of him. He was 3 seconds off the winner, even though he had some wide turns :) Ruger was unlucky in 3 of his jumping runs with 5R in each, one for weaves and the other 2 for going wide past a jump, but otherwise fantastic runs. Can't wait now for Devon Dogs next week, Ruger is settling now and listening, love running him. Fingers crossed Zara is back to herself by next week, as she has been flying round courses lately, although she did complain about the stupid o'clock start time yesterday morning, she had her breakfast and went straight back to bed lol don't think she understands British Summer Time, although who does? Deb and Lassie did very well yesterday, some good runs and 3rd place in grade 1 Agility :) only their 2nd KC show, they are working well together so well done

Wyre

Another snowy weekend, meaning a late start and missing both dogs agility runs, first thing. Zara had a lovely run in the G4-5 jumping, hindered by me confusing her at a jump which lost a second or two, but still clear. Really happy that she was placed fourth in G4, (and would have also been 4th in G5!) She had some good runs in the other classes but unlucky with faults. Ruger did some nice work but no clears, but it was good to see him so focused at a very busy show, can't wait to compete outdoors when he will be able to relax a bit more, with space around the rings. Deb and Lassie had their first KC show on the Sunday at Wyre, and Deb's handling was great even though she was nervous, Lassie was listening, and did some very good work, they will be a team to watch for the future :)

Springers

Well after having flu for 5 weeks I was determined to get to Springers! Especially as I was judging. Woke up Sunday to a good covering of snow, not good as it often means the car will not beable to get off the drive :( Called Deb and asked if the worse came to the worse could I have a lift with her and I would leave my dogs at home, as she has a 4wd. Car sorted and off drive no problem, Deb arrived but her Disco was making alot of noise, so change of plan again, Deb, Lassie and Jet would travel with me and Dani with Ali, but poor little Ruger would have to stay at home :( he was not a happy Mali. I love Springers show it is friendly. We had a lovely day there, my course was ready to go when I got there and the ring party all organised. Zara's first jumping run was all over the place as she had been in the car and just quick run on the exercise field, so we got E'd her second was good with just one pole down. Her agility runs were really good but in each one she missed the A-frame contact, if its not poles, its weaves or contacts, her time in the second run could have got her second place, main thing is we enjoyed the run, its lovely when Zara is listening and I get it right too. Dani and Jet ran a lovely fast clear in my Helter Skelter class to win, their first trophy, and a lovely jumping run, with sadly one pole down but got fourth place.

March Already!

Can't believe where this year has gone, although I have missed the last 4 weeks with flu, which has resulted in 3 whole weeks off work (not good) hopefully I will be back tomorrow. It also has made a mess of my plans to get fit with the dogs. This year started off with a Dig It show in January where Zara was unlucky with poles, although she was manic on a couple of courses too! Ruger did some nice work, got a laugh when he did a lovely set of 12 weaves, but self groomed through each pole leaving white hair everywhere. He got all his contacts, with lovely 2o2o :) and went clear in steeplechase to get 9th place. We did a days training with Lee Gibson on course walking, which was very beneficial, and has shown me I can take risks with Zara, and need to, to make up time. I also learnt that I am holding Ruger back, as I tend to distance handle him, but if i run I still can send him on but he is faster as I am moving too. Went away determined to be fitter for the next training day in March. I then did a one to one with Claire Bacon, and we worked on contacts with Zara, again if I run forward she does nice running contacts without jumping out to the side at me! Spent alot of time with Ruger on the see saw, as the one used at Lee's had the granulated surface which was coming off, and was obviously offensive to the sweet little Mali paws, he only did it twice (first time ok and the second time jumped off at the pivot) that was enough to put him off, he's so sensitive. Claire's aluminium & rubber see saw shouldn't have been a problem but he kept jumping off at the pivot, he's always loved the see saw, but it doesn't take much to put him off. He still wasn't 100% with the see saw at the end of the session, but will have to practice at home. It was a lovely trip to Gloucester and Bristol and I went away with lots of ideas to practice and was looking forward to my next show Wilmslow at the weekend. Bad start to the day, car was stuck on the drive with the snow, so I got to Wilmslow for the afternoon, meaning Ruger only had one run. He got E'd in the C1-7 jumping, as he broke his wait so I put him back, then did some nice work. Zara went clear in the same class, but not fast enough for a place and they had run out of clear round rosettes :( Her G4-5 Agility was a lovely run, she missed the down contact on the A frame by millimetres, just her long stride, but got the rest and had a good time, would have been 6th if clear, at least I know she is competitive. We then had C4-5 Jumping where I messed up by trying a dodgy front cross, resulting in Zara zooming past me, so I lost her for a couple of seconds, but then she knocked a pole too. I was so pleased with both dogs, but especially Zara, but 3 weeks to next show, so a long wait!!!! I didn't get to the February Dig It show as I was too ill, same with NW Interclub where I should have been judging so fingers crossed for the rest of March. The weather has been good lets hope it stays like this so that we can start training again.

Round Up of 2012

Well I got my wish, Zara eneded the year in Grade 4, we moved up on points which I am glad about, as she is running much better on the higher grade courses, as they suit her. She is getting a higher proportion of clears now. I got Ruger in the ring, first KC show being Wye Valley where he showed lots of promise. He had his first KC clear at Hare & Hounds in September, it was unplaced but I held him on the contacts for a long time, and his weave entry was wide, but he got it :) He had plenty of rosettes at Dig It, FAB and Delinquent Dogz for clears with places and some 1sts too. Once we both get our acts together he will be fab!!! Mawgan is fit and happy, not missing agility at all, and her back end has not got any worse :)