Tunnels! I love tunnels!We hauled up the coast on Thursday 8/16, spending the night in ridiculous luxury in Mendocino. Then on to Eureka for 2 days of competition interspersed with visits with friends I don't get to see nearly often enough. Miko the WonderDog had an excellent trial -- Q'd (qualified) in 4 of his 5 classes, with 3 first places and a 2nd. It was my fault, totally and utterly, that he wasn't 5 for 5. We ended up taking the Moxerati with us at the last minute. He barked and whined some at the trial, especially when other dogs were being exercised in the field behind our tent, but he wasn't nearly as bad as I'd thought he would be. When I took him out to work, he focused on me pretty well. All in all, I think it was a good experience for him.
This was my first experience competing in agility games (as opposed to standard and jumpers type classes, where there's a set course that everyone runs). I tried "snooker," "colors" and "wildcard," fully expecting a complete mental meltdown as I tried to work out the best/fastest way to sequence the obstacles. To my great surprise, all went smoothly and Miko Q'd in all 3 games.
Here's a little video of our weekend. It was made with the Canon Elph; I couldn't find the battery charger for the real and actual video cam :-( Not great, but maybe you can get the idea...
