Archive for category: Agility

DART ~ USDAA 09 ~ candids

Ella was pretty good….. but this is the trial that made me think we need to go back to contacts 101!!! Ella only had two runs each day so Aiden and I kinda took a little nap….. It was fun watching the finals of the steeplechase.

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2009 AKC Agility National

Categories:Agility, Papillons

This was my first time going to the AKC National…. and THANK GOD I was only spectating. It was so high charged I can’t imagine being there and competing this year….a year or two down the line…maybe! Masher and Daneen really made an impression. That little dog had 4 out of 5 clean runs and […]

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HDOC ~AKC 09

Daneen ran Ella on Sat and their Jumpers run was pretty nice until Ella got sucked into a OC tunnel.The Standard run was looking good until Ella got on the table and said "WAIT a minute… YOUR not my mom!!!" Then she ran out of the ring to look for me….. Sun I ran her […]

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Ella ~ DART USDAA 09 ~ AD Jumpers

On the AD Jumpers course Ella was listening and running fast. She knocked a bar…. which she hardly EVER does and I gave her a right when it should have been a left and I said OUT instead of GO at the end and she did just what I asked her to do…. she went […]

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Ella ~ DART USDAA 09 ~ AD Standard

Ella and I only ran three runs at the USDAA trial this weekend. Sat run was pretty awful…. she sort of flipped me off at the weaves so I carried her off the course.She HATES being carried off. On Sun we ran AD Standard first and it had some good stuff and a total flying […]

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Ella ~ DD ~ USDAA 09

Ella was a good girl…. We got an ADV Gamble leg!!                                                                                       photo by Karen Moureaux

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DACoV ~ AKC Jan. 09

Ella got an Open JWW leg this weekend with a First Place!!!! What a wonderful run. I was just trying to keep up with her and didn't even get half of my commands out and she was just moving!!No photographer AGAIN!!!! I just hate that!!! Well I am just going to have to have someone […]

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CPA ~ Dalmatians~ USDAA 08

I had been showing Ella in agility and we were having issues with our weaves so I decided that we would take a little break and just continue to train and start trialing next year again. Well entries closed for this trial as I made this decision so I only entered the bare minimum because […]

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SCLA ~ 2008 AKC

Ella ran GREAT!!! She was fast and listening!!!!! We got our first Open Jumpers leg and a third place too!!!! She missedher a Frame contact in the Standard run but got the weaves on the first try!!!!! I am happy. Good girl Ella!!! No photos 🙁

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USDAA Nationals ~2008

Categories:Agility, Papillons

This is the first Agility Nationals I have ever gone to. What an experience!!! I didn't take a dog to run I just went to support and watch. Scottsdale, AZ was a VERY hot low 90's. There were dogs and hanlers EVERYWHERE!!!! They had entries from all over the world to compete. There was dock […]

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