piper Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I am sooo jealous of you guys who got to do the clinic!! We have a trial here in SA this weekend. I haven't entered much (bit hard when you are judging half of it!) but I am giving both of the girls a run on ducks. Piper will be having a go at advanced - the first time there has been an advanced duck run in SA. I am not expecting much from it and had never intended on tryng advanced as I didn't think her driving was up to it but at a training session a few weeks ago she really surprised me. The area was a little smaller than the trial area, but not so much smaller that I think it made much difference. I am a little excited about giving it a go (and very nervous) Jazz will have her first run in Intermediate, also on ducks. Her driving is getting there from very limited training opportunities (3 or 4 so far this year) and the ducks being a smaller area I thought might make a good training exercise for her and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Good luck for the weekend Piper. I'm sure you'll have a few brags. We also have a double trial this weekend with Cole entered in Advanced A and Inter B (for his last pass). We actually got to a prctice run on the B course yesterday and he was good so heres hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Good luck for the weekend Piper. I'm sure you'll have a few brags.We also have a double trial this weekend with Cole entered in Advanced A and Inter B (for his last pass). We actually got to a prctice run on the B course yesterday and he was good so heres hoping. You will have WAAYYY more chance of a brag than me. I have entered 2 dogs, up a level and not convinced either is ready. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Good luck for the weekend Piper. I'm sure you'll have a few brags.We also have a double trial this weekend with Cole entered in Advanced A and Inter B (for his last pass). We actually got to a prctice run on the B course yesterday and he was good so heres hoping. You will have WAAYYY more chance of a brag than me. I have entered 2 dogs, up a level and not convinced either is ready. LOL Maybe not - I'm trialling the ratbag Cole. On Sunday one of Coles daughters from the Kinlachaline litter came to try herding. She was Colins choice of the litter and she proved him right. The first time she wasn't interested but the second she turned on. She's going to be her fathers daughter - fast and strong but pretty as a picture unlike her father. I am waiting for the owners to email me a photo of her and Cole side by side watching sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 Was that the tri Janba? Good luck for the weekend both of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) Was that the tri Janba? Good luck for the weekend both of you! One of the classically marked tri girls - Tig. ETA the new owners (previous BC owners) had bought as a pet but decided after puppy preschool and living with her that she needed something to do so thought they would try herding. Edited August 24, 2010 by Janba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 She's going to be her fathers daughter - fast and strong but pretty as a picture unlike her father. I am waiting for the owners to email me a photo of her and Cole side by side watching sheep. Does this remind you of anyone Janba? I can't believe the resemblance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 OMG a mini Cole! Very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 She's going to be her fathers daughter - fast and strong but pretty as a picture unlike her father. I am waiting for the owners to email me a photo of her and Cole side by side watching sheep. Does this remind you of anyone Janba? I can't believe the resemblance Isn't he/she like Cole_ wouldn't be called Donald? I hope its not a pound puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vickie Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Isn't he/she like Cole_ wouldn't be called Donald? I hope its not a pound puppy. No not a pound puppy, it's Scapa, son of Cole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Isn't he/she like Cole_ wouldn't be called Donald? I hope its not a pound puppy. No not a pound puppy, it's Scapa, son of Cole. Thats Donald as his breeder called him. I knew he went to someone who does obedience but didn't know who. Is he coming to you for lessons? Edited August 25, 2010 by Janba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 She's going to be her fathers daughter - fast and strong but pretty as a picture unlike her father. I am waiting for the owners to email me a photo of her and Cole side by side watching sheep. Does this remind you of anyone Janba? I can't believe the resemblance OMG, Cole got cloned!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpette Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Zeph is entered in Herding Started A course this weekend and I am not very hopeful at all. He and I were absolutely shocking on the weekend :D I am hoping to just remain standing and not loose any boots to the mud. Good luck ladies for the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Zeph is entered in Herding Started A course this weekend and I am not very hopeful at all. He and I were absolutely shocking on the weekend I am hoping to just remain standing and not loose any boots to the mud. Good luck ladies for the weekend Good luck grumpette, sounds like you used up all your crap work on the weekend so the only way is up now go get em. Talking about MUD I'm picking the sheep up for this weekends trial in Adelaide it's done nothing but pelt down over the last three days the road up to where the sheep are has a HUGE rut from the water running down & the paddocks are one big swamp :D, so my girls better work thier little hearts out Sunday or I'm going to . If Trudy comes back to Victoria, or better still Adelaide, I'll be booking a spot ASAP I had the best time, learned heaps & am itching to put it all into practice , & double bonus my teacher has been away & learned a few new training tips as well, WOOHOO, on with the learning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Talking about MUD I'm picking the sheep up for this weekends trial in Adelaide it's done nothing but pelt down over the last three days the road up to where the sheep are has a HUGE rut from the water running down & the paddocks are one big swamp , so my girls better work thier little hearts out Sunday or I'm going to . Urgh, don't evny you having to get up there in this weather At least Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be ok weatherwise. I know how muddy it was up there in June in the yards so it will be disgusting by now. Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dova Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Urgh, don't evny you having to get up there in this weather At least Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be ok weatherwise.I know how muddy it was up there in June in the yards so it will be disgusting by now. Good luck!! Yep it's even worse now, thanks for the good luck wishes, lucky Bill's coming with me Saturday going to need all the help I can get, oh & a pair of rubber boots . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Ok, seems I do get to brag after all. My girls are gorgeous and beautiful and constantly amaze me:) Neither are trained for the level I entered them in and they both passed, taking out High In Trial and Runner Up High In Trial. Not great scores and they were um, interesting runs at times but I am thrilled to bits they both coped with what I have asked of them Jazz continued her run of High in Trials, I think only once has she missed out on winning it. She scored 83 in intermediate A course ducks. She was not at all my normal calm, quiet, controlled Jazz - someone gave her red cordial before we went in there. OMG!!!! I was exhausted after her run and it is not like I had to move much but commanding her and and watching her and trying to out think her were tiring. There were times when all I could was laugh - she was like a pinball out there. My saving grace is that she works so wide that her craziness did not overly upset the ducks. We had some issues with the cast - the devil turned in too soon but after that did a lovely job of getting them up and around C and into the Y chute, only losing 2 off the Y. She then had a perect run to the Z and was looking good for the hold exam pen but an extra couple of steps pushed 2 out and around. OUr biggest hurdle was getting them out of the pen which I expected, she has NEVER done a hold pen with ducks. The drive across the centre apparently left a few people gasping as the ducks nearly popped around it and she JUST managed to stop them and turn them back. It was then a smoothish run to the pen. Piper had a difficult duck in her batch of 5 in advanced. 1 kept splitting off which always bothers her and a few times we lost them offline as she would stop and worry about the 1 that kept wondering off. When she would try to bring it back it was not shy in pecking at her face. She had a beautiful cast, lift and draw losing just 2 points then none from the Y and the Z. The hold pen was our big problem with Piper too, I really batteld with getting them out and around it with me having to stand on the side of it. With a half point to spare we got them to 4 and then had a much better run across the centre than I expected, given that I have never attempted it with me stuck back at the hold pen. Piper also had a nice smooth pen to finish her run. Her round would have been much smoother had she remember that the word WAIT is 1 that she knows!! Luc kily she knows A course and could probably do much of it without me in there anyway. Oh and we did have some interesting commands of "WAIT, oh hang on, that worked, just keep going then." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janba Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Well done Piper. Wre have a small brag too. Got an intermediate B pass with a score of 93 with a very nice run even is some fool kept telling her dog to "go back" when she meant "come behind" on the drive from the handlers pag to the first gate. We only lost 1 point on the cast which really pleased me as the way the cast is set up at the moment it is a blind cast for the intermediate and advanced dogs. Advanced A we totally stuffed the cross drive loosing 13 points so NQed but still with a total score that would have qualified him if he hadn't lost over 50% on the crossdrive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 Well done Piper & Janba How did the rest of you go?? Wirey is you are around have a look in general, someone is asking the difference between a Belgian & Aussie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinaJ Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) Jett did her Instinct Test today and also got her 2 passes in HT t our very first title!! I am so happy with how she went and cant wait until next year to commence our PT (she is due to have puppies end of Sept so we are done for this year now)! Edited August 29, 2010 by TrinaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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