Strategic Pairs Excellent Pass 1

Our first pass in Excellent Strategic Pairs was gained yesterday at the Agility Dog Club trial. We tried a new technique that KnK hoped would control our urge to play when we are competing. It slowed down the transitions, but we got a pass and in 3rd place too. The pic shows us with our qualifying cards and sashes.

I went first, up to the tunnel at Jump 6, then as soon as I came out of the tunnel, I dropped to the ground and lay still. Hannah then took off on the next section which finished on the Dog Walk (Hannah is good on the dog walk) and she dropped as soon as she was clear of the colour. I did the next section which included the weaving poles, which I nailed, and as I did the last jump and dropped, Hannah started her last part and she dropped as soon as she was out of the tunnel at the end of her section. That was my cue to start so I took off on the final section involving a tricky turn from the Scramble onto a Broad Jump and we finished with 10+ seconds to spare.

Our secret weapon was the drop at the end of each section. Usually, when one of us sees the other one running, the fun starts and we play chasey. Sorry to disappoint all of our fans that turned up for the entertainment, but this time we got a comfortable pass.

Murrumbidgee Again

We are home at last after our 5 weeks away. We stayed at Darlington Point on the way home, a little place at the edge of the Hay Plain, where I had stayed before in January 2010. click this link to see that post.Murrumbidgee in 2010
I took Hannah down to the river where I had a picture last time I was here, just to show her where I had been. The water was a lot lower this time and it was hard to find the original photo spot, but I think this was it.
The trip was great. We had lots of walks and plays with lots of dogs from different places. We ran in trials, only one pass each, but lots of fun. We have seen lots of places, been to the highest town in Australia, and now we are ready for home and a bit of a rest.