RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 All you guys out Canning Vale way... what is the chance of training being on tonight? I won't know what the weather is like out that way til I get home. But in the city it's all doom and gloom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emery Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I am skipping show training for the third week in a row :S first week i was ill and it was raining, last week i had no fuel and couldn't be bothered transferring funds aroudn to go get some and this week its so cold and hubby is away so that means having kids out in cold, so instead i am going to mums for roast chicken dinner :D here is a pic of squiddy today before she laid infornt of fire and hasn't moved since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 mirawee - assume you have had the plethora of emails re training tonight since you posted the question??? seems if no post saying it is NOT on by 5pm, it will be on. someone else said they had run their dogs there today and the ground is dry as. so assume it is on.... :-) RS - hmm my friend has a mini s - pretty sure similar in height to rosie who measures (at home anyway) as 400. Are they getting girl or boy? sooo cute, like the minis, we almost got one as that was our shortlisted breed of choice, decided on foxie in the end though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 mirawee - assume you have had the plethora of emails re training tonight since you posted the question??? seems if no post saying it is NOT on by 5pm, it will be on. someone else said they had run their dogs there today and the ground is dry as. so assume it is on.... :-) RS - hmm my friend has a mini s - pretty sure similar in height to rosie who measures (at home anyway) as 400. Are they getting girl or boy? eta - i just checked over some photos and no, you are right, rosie is taller :-) sooo cute, like the minis, we almost got one as that was our shortlisted breed of choice, decided on foxie in the end though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyTansy Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 it's ok emery - i haven't been to training for... weeks! soon, SOON poor Spartan can come out and play training with Aunty RV and then I might get Ari back into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 RS - hmm my friend has a mini s - pretty sure similar in height to rosie who measures (at home anyway) as 400. Are they getting girl or boy? sooo cute, like the minis, we almost got one as that was our shortlisted breed of choice, decided on foxie in the end though. A little black girl She's less than a week old. Hoping they send mum some photos soon. If they do, I'll share them here. They are naming her Pippa. I recall reading somewhere about how tall the girls are expected to get and then checked it against the agility heights and I think I worked it out that if she doesn't go oversize she should be a 300 dog, but of course I could be totally wrong! I'm pretty excited to get to have a play with a different breed without having to own it myself Mum is going to take her to obedience classes and she would do agility with her except she works Tues nights, so I am on babysitting duty Tues nights so told her I'd do puppy classes with her and then if mum's hours changes, she can take over the agility classes with her. Might just get mum into the agility thing afterall ;) And who knows, she might get the obedience trialling bug if she progresses through the classes Of course I will be totally tempted to do a bit of obedience with her too perhaps I did try to talk mum into getting a Papillon instead, but she had her heart set on the MS!! Bugger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 There are a few MS who run agility here and do really well and there is an awesome MS in Qld who runs agility and is really competitive in masters even against the larger breeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 naw, how cute! I wanted a black one too!!! hee can't wait to meet her :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 What height category, ness? Standard says bitches 33cm. What is the 300 height cutoff for ANKC agility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) I am thinking 300 but would have to double check. I don't know the height cut offs off the top of my head but 33cm would certainly be a 300 dog. The cut-off for 400 is somewhere around 365mm. Edited June 14, 2011 by ness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 just had email, training is on :-) will be ccccooold!! currently got a shivering foxy curled up on my lap as i type... i gave her the run of the house today (usually has laundry with dog door in to get outside) .. came home to find she had found the agility bag and had about 5 balls and 2 tug toys to play with all day. Hee My cat was in my walk in robe so didn't shut door, yep that is where i keep the agility bag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 ANKC The height of the dog at the withers is to be measured as follows: Height Category 200 Up to and including 270 mm 300 271 mm up to and including 365 mm 400 366 mm up to and including 455 mm 500 456 mm up to and including 545 mm 600 546 mm and over ADAA Toy - Restricted to dogs up to and including 300mm. This height class jumps 250mm in the International Programme and 150mm in the Combined, Junior and Regular Standards. This height class is not offered for Combined Open Pairs and Team events. When this happens the Mini class will be jumping 250mm height and Toy dogs are welcomed to compete in these events. Toy sized dogs are eligible to compete in Mini Classes, subject to the conditions of the competition. Mini - Restricted to dogs up to and including 400mm. The Combined, Junior and Regular Standards jump 250mm. International Programme Standards (Intermediate, Open and Advanced) jump 400mm. Dogs in the International programme are encouraged to enter their dogs in Midi classes (when entering Combined Programme events) where the bar height is 400mm to ensure good jumping style in maintained as the dog begins its agility career. Toy and Mini have more time (higher SCT) to complete a course because of their shorter legs. Midi - Restricted to dogs up to and including 500mm. This height class jumps 550mm in the International Programme and 400mm in the Combined, Junior and Regular Standards. Dogs in the International programme are encouraged to enter their dogs in Maxi classes (when entering Combined Programme events) where the bar height is 550mm to ensure good jumping style in maintained as the dog begins its agility career. This height class is not offered for Combined Open Pairs and Team events. When this happens the Maxi class will be jumping 550mm height and Midi dogs are welcomed to compete in these events. Midi sized dogs are eligible to compete in Mini Classes, subject to the conditions of the competition. Maxi - No restriction in dog height. This height class jumps 650mm in the International Programme and 550mm in the Combined, Junior and Regular Standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 At home i have measured rosie at 37.5cm.. but who knows what the official measurement would be... she may end up a 300 dog as it is close.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Quite a few of our Minis are titled in obedience & agility,one of the breeders here trials & mainly uses the dogs we breed They thrive in dogs sports,so intelligent. I was part of the Pal Auperdogs with one of our minis when i was a kid . Mind you the black Minis aren't as easy as the Salt/Peppers ,way more stubborn,destructive & can be barkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RosieFT Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Good to know showdog re the black minis.. love the black and silver too - what are they like then? also, if you clip and don't strip the coat, do you lose the colours? i mean, not completely obviously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirawee Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Training may be on but not for me - way too cold LOL. I love MS. Can't wait to meet your parents' pup RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Mind you the black Minis aren't as easy as the Salt/Peppers ,way more stubborn,destructive & can be barkers Not sure if I should let my parents know that part I find it hard to believe coat colour makes a difference though, why is that so? Is it fact or just one of those well known rumours like when people say choc labs are crazier than the other colours? I think it's absolute nonsense in regards to the Labs as it's just a coat colour.... but maybe they are right, Millie is a loon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 At home i have measured rosie at 37.5cm.. but who knows what the official measurement would be... she may end up a 300 dog as it is close.. You should get her measured one night at training. They usually have a measuring night on, so maybe just ask when their next one is. Gotta have Rosie's registration papers with you, though. Training may be on but not for me - way too cold LOL. I love MS. Can't wait to meet your parents' pup RS Yeah no training for me, either. Not only is it too cold, but I hate the 8pm "shift" too late And probably too slippery! Yup, I've well and truly talked myself out of going! :p Definitely need to go on Thursday night, though, as the girls seriously need some agility training as it really showed on the weekend with only a 25% success rate MS's have never done much for me, but now that it's drawing nearer, I'm actually getting a bit excited myself because playing with new dogs is fun! Clean slate to work with!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Here is the finished product of my weekend project :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mim Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Looks really good RS! Did you just use a free online pattern? I roughly followed this one to make a raincoat for Daina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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