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Pets & Working Animals => Dogs => Topic started by: Alistair on December 17, 2013, 12:23:59 pm

Title: My little superstar dog
Post by: Alistair on December 17, 2013, 12:23:59 pm
Lovely photo of mini-baby on Sunday,

Got dq'd on all agility runs and also jumping runs, came 4th in retrieve comp

Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: happygolucky on December 17, 2013, 12:32:23 pm
Arh bless, that's so cute, dogs love to do anything to please their owners, I love that, give a dog a ball and that's them happy...give my husband a Dyson and he's happy! (He has enough balls  ;) )
I bet you are thrilled.....I would  be! :yippee:
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: darkbrowneggs on December 17, 2013, 12:38:00 pm
Certainly looks pleased with that retrieve.  Lovely photo.  Thanks for sharing and congrats on the win  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Alistair on December 17, 2013, 12:57:46 pm
It was an independent comp, so not KC, so didn't really 'matter' - more a bit of Xmas fun really, had a great day out, agility runs went wrong because of contacts - again, disqualified first run on first dog walk for missing contact, ditto second run
Jumping first run was a unmitigated disaster, second run we went clear on the actual course but mini decided to add an extra tunnel in cos it's fun so another dq, would've got a 3rd with the time, possibly won if she hadn't added the tunnel in
Steeplechase was as usual hilarious disaster, I can't run that fast & mini can't read the numbers, that ended up with me crashing into her, she was fine, happens a lot, and rolling around on the floor

All in all possibly the most fun you can have with your dog, I love competing, but it's sooo much more fun when it doesn't matter what the outcome is
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: SallyintNorth on December 17, 2013, 03:12:09 pm
lovely pic and sounds like a lovely day  :thumbsup:

I was always sure I was invited to do agility displays with my boy because he was so fast and excited and I was so unable to keep up with him - always good for a lot of laughs from all, I was usually crying with laughter and unable to breathe by the end!
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: little blue on December 17, 2013, 07:18:10 pm
Aw! :love:
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Old Shep on December 17, 2013, 07:43:18 pm
what a little superstar!  glad you had a fab day - agility is so much fun if you don't take it too seriously  ;)
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Alistair on December 17, 2013, 08:05:09 pm
what a little superstar!  glad you had a fab day - agility is so much fun if you don't take it too seriously  ;)

She's grade 6!, that serious enough?
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Old Shep on December 18, 2013, 05:53:30 pm
what a little superstar!  glad you had a fab day - agility is so much fun if you don't take it too seriously  ;)

She's grade 6!, that serious enough?


The grade is immaterial - its the attitude I was referring to!, some take it far too seriously esp in the higher grades  ;)  .
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Alistair on December 18, 2013, 06:07:07 pm
I know, we try and do little in dependant shows just to lighten it up a bit from the KC shows
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: happygolucky on December 18, 2013, 06:14:40 pm
My dogs would be far too embarrassed of me, I am not very agile, a few of the pups of my older bitch do agility and are doing very well.....I love anything that involves the dog and owner working together!!  Your dog is a little star, if it were mine I would have had a little lump in my throat!
Title: Re: My little superstar dog
Post by: Mammyshaz on December 18, 2013, 09:14:45 pm
Great motion piccie.
  looks and sounds a perfect day to me  :trophy:  well done mini-baby and a pint in order for you Alistair for the effort ;D