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.