Anju Agility Show

last Sunday I took Jake and Max to the Anju Christmas Show.
I thought it would a good opportunity to run Max in a small show and especially as Leah allowed me to run him on medium heights. He still doesn't like full heights jumping.
Jake did quite well, in the first Agility run I forgot to send him into the tunnel again. Typical, my brain wasn't working....
He would have been clear, if I hadn't been such an idiot. Too early, my excuse anyway :)))
max was as usual so excited, that he was all over the place. He took a wrong jump in the Agility class and we were eliminated. But is contacts were really good and i was very proud of him.
In our second attempt Jake knocked a pole and max decided instead of going through the tunnel, he ran to the end to pick up his lead and tuck with it. When he came back he went the wrong way into the tunnel... Tough luck :))

In the jumping Jake was clear once. The other time he knocked a pole again.
Max was great in the jumping, but as the last jump was around a bend, just where the exit is, he waited at the gate to go, instead of completing the course. When I managed to get him back on the course he jumped the last jump the wrong way.
In his second attempt he was amazingly fast, till he passed by the exit gate again and the same happened again. Though this time he came back and jumped the last jump in the right direction. But I suppose we lost quite a lot of time through this and ended up with a course time of 24 seconds (even Jake was faster with 21) and I think the wining time was 16.58 or something like that. So we were far out.
But it was a nice show and a good experience.

I am looking forward to other events like this to get him used to work and not being so looney all the time.
I will try and enter him in "All sorts" classes next season to start with, to see if he can complete the course or head for the exit again ;-)

Max

Stubborn

Hi fans,

I went to another Agility lesson. Last time it was so wet that I didn't feel like doing much. Yesterday it was too cold.
I decided I don't want to work and even the nicest treats didn't work. I just turned my nose on them.
Then we moved indoors, well, that was different. I happily did all I was asked. Was actually fun. Then they had the strange idea to go outside again. STupid people, it was TOO cold!
So I thought I better stay at the gate and tell them I want to leave. Too bad they didn't give in to me and made me work again. HUMANS! What can you say???
Nevertheless I was lucky and could go home soon afterwards and curl up on MY sofa.

In the evening my mum asked to do the same things again we tried to do in the morning and guess what, I was happy to do them (I was very hungry by then, I have to admit)

This evening my mummy was mean and didn't let me go upstairs with her...
Oh well, I started singing a bit in the night, but gave up when nobody came to comfort me.... Silly people.

Lots of Love

Nina




Hi folks, (this is Max again)

well, I don't know what she is going on about. How can you not want to do anything? Silly sausage.

I went to classes yesterday and had loooooots of fun.
We did run around, jumping and in general all the things I like to do. My mum now wants to take me to a "sort of" Agility show at our club. I am already very excited and can't stop jumping up and down.
Nina doesn't know what she is missing out on. Well, she is a girl, what do you expect!

I am really looking forward to Sunday now.

Max

Rain

Yesterday I had another so called Agility lesson. Well, it was very wet. I didn't really feel like doing anything. I just wanted to go home to MY sofa.
But then my mum had these lovely treats, they smelled so good. So I decided to do a few things. But I stayed well away from the other scary woman who was there, I think my mum calls her Nancy.

Anyway, we came home soaking wet and I was quite tired again, but not as tired as last time :))

I slept for the rest of the day, except when it was dinner time. I love dinner time :)
I love my cuddles. I like to sit on my mum's lap, especially when the other dogs getting attention, then I just push in and move them away. And these silly boys just go then. Ha!




Hi, this is Max again. My mum bought a jumper for me. What does she think I am? Fortunately it was too small and she had to return it. I am not a girl am I? I can stand the cold.
My mum said it would be better for my body when we go to training days or shows and there is lots of standing around, to wear something. Pah, that's all I can say. When she makes me wear the jumper I just won't move. End of story!

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Hi, it's Nina again.
Yesterday I had my first Agility lesson. Well, I have heard before, that it is lots of fun with jumping and running around.
I think the others told me porkie pies. I was asked to sit, to lie down, to stand up again. Then I had to walk through something with holes. I really had to concentrate to step into the holes. That was hard work, I can tell you. Then I was allowed to twirl around. Once I knew what I was suppose to do it was great fun.
The best thing of all was that I got some food everytime I got something right. That was great. I looooooove food....
Anyway, afterwards I was sort of crushed out. No idea what they put in my food, but I slept for the rest of the day. Dog, I was knackered.
Let's see if this Agility thing gets more difficult and more fun, so far it was easy peasy ;-)

Yours, a very tired Nina :)

Introduction

Hello,

I am Nina.
I found a new home recently.
First I was very worried and was crying a lot, well, the whole night actually. But then I realised it is actually quite nice here. Nice walks, I am allowed to sleep on the sofa (I am small so I can sneak on ;-) ) and I get lots of cuddles. So all in all, not too bad.
Last week my new mum took me to a house where she left me for a while. They put me in a cage and then suddenly I fell asleep.
When i woke up I felt a bit achey and thought I let them all know and sang.... I like singing :-D
Well, anyway, my mum says I can't have any babies anymore now. Which is great. I already had so many babies, I think I need some "Me" time now and just enjoy life.
My mum said that she will try and take me to Agility training (whatever that is, I hope not more cages and sleeps) and she wants to see if i will enjoy it.
Well mostly I enjoy running around outside with my new mates. That's just fun.
My mum says as well that I need to lose some weight. How dare. She should start herself. What a cheek!

I do look really sweet and innocent, that helps a lot. I am a girl, so can stand up for myself. Though I am small, I know what I want.
Yesterday I walked around and nicked the bones of the others, they didn't even reaslise. Well, their problem if they don't pay attention :)

Now I need some more beauty sleep. Life is sooooo hard :)))



Hello, I am Max.
What a girlie Nina is. Really! Saying that, she is ok. Usually very quiet, except when my mum has to go, then she starts singing. I hope she will stop that eventually, it is quite annoying, though I like music, just not hers.

I already do Agility. She has no clue.
It is great fun. I can run around and jump over wooden bars. Saying that, lately I decieded to run underneath them. It seems so much easier. And if my mum wants to jump the bars, she can do it herself.
Mostly I like the tunnel and I could go through it over and over again.
But to be honest what I like most is that when we go to Agility is, that it is just me and my mum, none of the other looneys. And she has just eyes for me. That is the way it should always be!
I get lots of treats and she plays tug with me very often.
Last weekend we nearly did Agility all day, that was so much fun. I had my mum all to myself, lots of food and could still run around like mad.... Maybe that's why she calls me Mad Max????? ;-)

My mum says she would like competing with me, whatever that means, but she can't as long as I run under the jumps. Oh well, maybe she should provide better treats and I change my mind....

I better go and play with my Border Buddies now. Thanks for listening!

I'll be back, watch this space!

Max