TerraNik

Cider is a very lucky girl, she has one of the best trainers/handlers around! I have a 3 year old who struggles with attention, so don't beat yourself up MM I just know that with my next dog, focus and attention is one of the very first key things I will be teaching! I didn't know it was so important back then :D You learn so much with each and every dog! Yep, like not to let your OH 'train' your new puppy when he said he wanted a dog of his own to train.... and then find out that he has hardly done anything with her (except create problems) and she's almost 4 months old!!! And then *someone* has to pick up the pieces! I'm STILL trying to get rid of bad habits he created and she's almost 2! Lesson learned - next dog he isn't allowed to touch!!

+1 I wish you all the best!

That was awesome to watch! What a natural!

I'll be there on April 1st with the lappies... Can't wait! We have roughly 20 entered! That's a record for us in Sydney! Oh yeah and I'll be there for the flyball... Friday, maybe some of Saturday and Monday.

I got my articles from there, Huski - they're good! I will have to get back into it too...

I half-started scent with Jedi but I've been sooo flat out that I just forgot and now it's been months! Since ness was here, actually! :rolleyes:

We swim our guys at the lake, too... Never had a problem, but we hose them off as soon as they get out of the water.

Wow, well done everyone!!!!!!!

My dogs are companions first and foremost... The training is just something the dogs and I both enjoy doing together. I think half of why they do well in their training is because it's fun for both of us and that involves a lot of mucking around! I don't think you have to treat training seriously to have well trained dogs - just as long as you're consistent and make time for training!

I do formal run throughs about once a month, sometimes more often and I get a friend to call some heelwork patterns every second week.

I play my dogs off each other, too... We do drop/sit/stand races

YAY DOVA!!!!!!!

They're working out the no sheep issue... just taking longer than they had originally thought.

Jedi's coat makes a good tear catcher too...

Jedi's vid, as promised!

Jedi's first pass in obedience... Horrrrrrahhh!!

Wow, sounds like Jock and Denver had a very busy day! Congrats!

Yay Kavik!! Oh and so Soaks doesn't miss out on the lime light... Her last 3 or 4 SFE's have been PERFECT!!! I think she's finally got it - she even did a perfect SFE in the show ring today and that involves a much more thorough exam including teeth! If she can handle that from a stranger (usually she bum wiggles in the show ring), she can handle an OB SFE!

Thanks everyone!!! I almost can't believe it! You hit the nail on the head! :cool: I know, I can't believe the difference between then and now. I never thought we would get to here! At least not this quickly! I think I owe Jedi's vet dermatologist a HUGE thankyou!

:D Congratulations!!!!! :cool: I have no idea how long you have waited, but it sounds like you are very, very happy. :D Well done guys! It's not so much how long it's been... More that I thought we would never trial again since he got sick (severe atopic dermatitis). So for him to be in a ring and not scratch and then to PASS! I am thrilled!

OMGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!! WE PASSSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool: 90/100 (dodgy dodgy fast pace and a few missed positions but NO SCRATCHING!!!!!!!) and as predicted... I cried. Haha!

Go Kenz!

WAHOOOOOO!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'll have to enter internationally more often!!

Awwww... more waiting!

I think the whole of Australia will hear the squeal of excitement I'll open my windows...