We only entered today of this trial. I need tomorrow to garden and get "house" stuff done. Roscoe went 0-2, darn it! Both mistakes were my simple mis-q's. He looked happy and ready, though, which is nice for outdoor attitude! Colby double-q'd and I think won her jumpers class. That's a pile of MACH points! So, now she only needs five more double-q's!! Yahoooooo!!!
**For you non-agility folks a MACH stands for Master Agility Champion. It's a pretty big deal in AKC agility. In order to get a MACH your dog must double qualify (double-q) 20 times, meaning run clean in both classes on the same day. That's pretty hard, unless your dog is consistent and flawless. And they need to get 750 "speed points". Speed points are for time under course time. Each course has a standard time allowed. You do must do the course in that time or less in order to qualify. When your dog does it under that time, each second under time is one speed point. You accumulate those each time your dog runs under course time. If you place first your dog gets DOUBLE speed points!!! Colby actually has all her 750 speed points needed. She just needs those double-q's. Five more for her MACH!!! Right now she seems to be running especially well, so that is probably something we can do before the year is up!! Wahooooooo!!! It's also quite fun when you do it because at the end of your last double-q run, everyone cheers and claps and carries on while you grab a jump bar and do a victory lap around the ring!!! I do look forward to that!!!! Colby has come a long way. She was so inconsistent for years, then suddenly it just all came together. Then she had to have knee surgery which set us back for at least six months. But, now she is back to her ole self, running really well and we are a team. That coveted MACH is in sight!!!
It was such a nice trial. Lots of shade, cool weather, done early. Perfect!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment