Had our 3rd and last training day with Dave today. It was boiling hot again so not ideal as all the dogs really felt the heat and were not keen to work. I decided to take Chico again and leave Campbell at home as i am really pleased with how Campbell is going at the moment but feel i need help with Chico as he is hard to motivate and turns VERY VERY wide and sometimes just switches off.
Its started very well we worked on tight turns and crossing in front and behind and Chico put in some of the best turns he has ever done. Suddenly after about an hour though he just stopped jumping and refused to work anymore. He wasn't even that hot but he was having one of his switch off moments. Both Dave and i tried to get him going again but he was having none of it so i ended up putting him in the car for a break.
I decided to get Cai out for the rest of the session just to see how he behaved as he has been so good recently and loves his agility. I didn't plan to run him but he seemed very calm i asked Dave if it would be ok. He was fine with it so i did a few sequences with Cai and he was AMAZING! i love Cai so much he really is my one dog in a million. He did all the turns quite wide but went like a rocket and didn't bugger off after any of the other dogs. Im getting to the stage now where i think he will be able to compete regularly this time next year. I plan to do all the unaffiliated outdoor shows with netting this summer and then the indoor shows over the winter and fingers crossed he will make his outdoor KC debut about this time next year.
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