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Dauntless Agility: January 2014
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. I don't care how many negative people there on Facebook, I am *excited* for AKC Nationals. I don't care if I have to pay to get into the parking lot. It won't be the first time (or the last). Time 2 Beat 2013. I don't care if there are 1640 dogs entered. More competition, more excitement. I don't care if I only get 1 run per day per dog. I can watch and hang out with people I don't see very often. I love big events! Entry was online, and relatively easy, and my reg...
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Dauntless Agility: February 2014
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. I am starting a paid blog/journal site to detail Ven's upbringing. I will still include very generic normal sort of updates here, as i might usually do, along with a slew of pictures of course. But if you're interested in following Ven's training from start to "finish" (meaning up to his first trial anyway), then you'll want to sign up here: www.dauntlessagility.com/RaisingVen/. Getting to be a habit. And I'm routing through Denmark in order to pick up this guy, wh...
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Wynnes Journey with their Dogs: Agility Dreams.....Agility Champion OBay Tiz Wild
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Wynnes Journey with their Dogs. Sunday, 17 August 2014. Agility Dreams.Agility Champion OBay Tiz Wild. I needed a boost very much. The process of working towards Zev's agility title had become harder than I though it would be. I was beginning to doubt myself, even with the prestige of being on Agility Team GB. Too many times there was 'if only' scenarios this year, the competition has gotten tougher and I wondered would all our improvements would ever be enough? Sometimes Agility Dreams Do Come True. .
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Dauntless Agility: October 2013
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Busy October, finished. So yes, haven't been on the blog much. After Kiba finished her AKC Nationals qualifications the first weekend in October (when it was SUPER HOT, by the way), I started my busy time. First I flew to Ottawa to teach for the weekend. My hotel was very dog friendly, and I got a bonus microwave/fridge I didn't know I would have, which made me happy. Kiba rather enjoyed the mirror. Sorry I can't remember), but our combined time placed us 2nd overa...
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Dauntless Agility: Preparation
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Strafe and I leave in only FIVE more days for our big European summer adventure trip. We're flying into Munich because it was the closest relatively affordable direct flight, then stopping to sight see briefly in Salzburg before driving down to Hungary. We're in Hungary at the Team Hotel for the European Open, coming up SO SOON! Strafe got a brand new fancy ID tag this year, the first time I've sprung for such a thing! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Dauntless Agility: July 2015
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Obviously I am not really blogging anymore, and I'm enjoying having some private offline time, since much of my agility life is lived fairly publicly via the interwebs. But today I have something to say. There is a stigma in the dog agility world. It falls on those competitors who choose, for one reason or another (or multiple reasons), to give their dog a new home. This means that as a handler and trainer who has many dogs over many years, you will encounter some ...
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Dauntless Agility: November 2013
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Rain cold. pictures. puppy. The last two days were rainy and cold. We cancelled classes in case the roads got bad and because teaching in the cold damp the day before a holiday is just unpleasant. Got my pictures from Cynosport. Here's a quick selection. The rest are on my FB page. Yes, Strafe. It is you. Strafe is even faster at 22" than he is at 26", and at 26" he is nothing to sneeze at! This photo amused me, taken by an auditor. Pic by Katie Pladsen. And then a...
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Dauntless Agility: March 2014
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. We leave in a little while for the AKC National Agility Championship. This is the closest we've ever had a National agility event - only 2 hours drive. It seems quite strange not to be packing for a long drive or a flight, but it sure is nice. Last year Strafe did really well, getting into Challenger Round and placing 3rd. I hope to do at least that well this year, but of course dogs are dogs, and not entirely predictable ;). I am also running my mother's dog Trig ...
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Dauntless Agility: July 2014
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Strafe and I leave in only FIVE more days for our big European summer adventure trip. We're flying into Munich because it was the closest relatively affordable direct flight, then stopping to sight see briefly in Salzburg before driving down to Hungary. We're in Hungary at the Team Hotel for the European Open, coming up SO SOON! Strafe got a brand new fancy ID tag this year, the first time I've sprung for such a thing! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Dauntless Agility: June 2014
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Pursuing Agility Excellence: a journal. Strafe and I just got home from a long but fun trip out to the Pacific Northwest. We started out by going to the AWC Team Practice last weekend, which was great. Held at a great facility in Washington, and I think we have a really good team of dogs and handlers this year, despite quite a few new faces to the FCI team (including myself! Be sure to buy a shirt, the funds go directly to supporting the team! Great photo by Carrie DeYoung! If you'd like one! Meanwhile, ...
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