Bromsgrove

Cant find my lead to plug the camera into the computer so no photos will put them on asap. After arriving in the dark we soon got set up and started drinking lol. What glorious weather we had how lucky where we. Gemma has had a fantastic weekend and was well up for it and just had 5 in grade 3 agility jumping off her dog walk and went clear in the 1-7 funny that, why do they do that as she also had another lovely clear in the 1-7 jumping on the Sunday. She was running like how she used to if not quicker so that was very pleasing although she did seem very stressed this weekend and wouldn't eat any food so i had to put some pate in her tea and then she ate abit lol. Jessica went well but did seem a little distracted this weekend whether it as hot and it is hard work for her. It was nice to hear somebody ask me why she is in large so i explained. Diesel really wasn't bothered about agility at all this weekend and i must say i am slowly losing the will with her lol i don't really think shes enjoying it at the moment i think i need to put abit more effort it in again and get her fit again as she does just ponder along when she goes for her walks whilst the others are hooning around bless her shes still my lap dog!! Fingers crossed Gemma is back on form. This morning our walk had to be cut a little short as i could hear the hunt out cubbing and didn't think meeting them with 4 dogs would be useful so jessica has just had a fantastic game jumping out the back door hooning round the garden and flying back in the door and jumping on the sofa and do it all again with Gabby in tow but they are all quiet know.

Congratulations to Jo and Keisha for winning grade 4 jumping, Emma for 2nd in her jumping, Ellen and Hamish for 5th in there agility and to Anne and Crafty for there first clear round in agility.

New brother..

Yep its true were getting a puppy woop woop. After alot of thought and chats with people we/i came to the decision on getting a collie puppy. I don't want 4 dogs but at the same time i spend alot of money travelling and time training just to go to shows for clear rounds. As much as my dogs are fantastic and i adore running them and are really proud of them i am a competitive person. So i started looking into collie pups and found some of agilitynet. Apparently the mum doesn't switch off but the dad does. We went to meet the mum and dad and all the pups last night. As predicted Mum was fantastic and just kept bringing a ball to us reminded me off Maisy and Dad was much more placid and wanted a nice cuddle. Then we met the puppies so gorgeous, they had the run off a bedroom and there was 3 left and of course i was drawn to red and white dog. There was a puppy who was quiet and hid, don't want that. So in the end we picked the red and white and named him Stig, well my mother named him. I'm so excited and can't wait for him to come home although the breeder would let me have him this weekend im gonna wait till i finish work and have time. Now the training plan needs to be thought out. Its very scary as this is really the last dog im gonna have in a very long time so its gotta be right but so much can happen in 18 months but fingers crossed.
Saturday we went to wiccaweys agility show. It was a lovely little show and small ques. Jess did her 3 runs which was the most shes done in large and she was struggling in the helter skelter but she had no poles all day so i was really pleased. Diesel was rather slow but it was very hot. I ran her in her jumping and she got in too deep and had a pole and then she lost her confidence abit so i didn't do anymore with her. Gemma went really well and i could see abit of her old self again helped by such lovely flowing courses. Although she did get abit distracted looking at the judge in her jumping.
Congratulations to Emma and Maisy for a fantastic round in there agility you looked so confident and it all payed off and was fantastic to see.


Mum Canen Avanti

Dad Bluella Woodman

Boxer show...

What a fabulous day we had on Sunday. We arrived ans there was a certain buzz that my girls definitely picked up on. They were bouncing around very different from an agility show. We arrived early so we could have a practise and do those dreaded stays. Gemmma was rather confused in her prebeginners obedience bless her and wasn't great but my little Diesel worked her socks off and we were drawing with someone else for 1st place. I managed to get Gemma into her novice before lunch and she was really good i was so impressed and even in the retrieve the only thing she did wrong was drop the dumb bell at my feet but i was so impressed. Unfortunately Diesel went in after lunch and was bored so didn't work quite aswell as she had in the morning and her retrieve she decided that laying down and chewing the dumb bell was a much better option but i was still really pleased with her as i had no expectations. Then came those stays, hilarious we all sat our boxers down then came the "last command" and about 5 boxers got up and ran off it was funny i am pleased to say that, Crafty, Gemma, Diesel and Gabby where all still sat there wondering what was going on. Luckily the dog we were drawing with got up in his stay woop woop. All our dogs did perfect stays in the pre beginners but we did the novice straight after and unfortunately Crafty went down in her sit and Gabby did with only 10secs to go. So results as follows Pre beginners
1st Diesel
4th Anne and Crafty
6th Nicola and Gabby woop woop
Novice
2nd Gemma
3rd Diesel
5th Nicola and Gabby
6th Anne and Crafty (i think)

After we got the obedience over with we decided to go do the agility, nice little course but very tight with alot of draws for the long striding dogs. Diesel went first and she did a lovely little clear with no problem then Gemma who made me work for it but went clear in a good time beating Diesel. Unfortunately Crafty took all the draws but had a fab time. So Gemma won the agility and Diesel should have been 2nd as they were the only ones that went clear but someone else got 2nd although she is one off our boxer friends so i wasn't bothered i must say it wasn't very official but Gemma defiantly won as everyone kept coming and telling me she was still winning and how great her round was. Gemma also has a new title and was presented with, "Best agility boxer" and she has a massive rosette so we will have to hold onto this title next year aswell.

Then there was a lovely companion show and again Gemma had a fab time results below,
Gemma
1st Best condition
1st Prettiest bitch
1st the judge would most like to take home.
Diesel
4th in best trick
4th best expression
Jess
2nd in best gundog
2nd in best treat catcher
Tassi
4th in prettiest bitch
4th waggiest tail
Gabby
2nd in best white boxer
Crafty
3rd in waggiest tail
4th in vetran
So we all had a fantastic day just got to find some where to put all the rosettes. The dogs were so chilled it just shows how much they do get wound up by everything at agility and it was lovely to be able to walk past cars without being barked at or someone saying,"oh its a boxer" and letting there dogs carry on barking at them. I know this is a thing that is never going to change but boxers are very forgiving they can have a number of ocasions where dogs will go for them in a day but you will rarly see them really have a go at another dog. My brother has taken loads of pictures so as soon as i get them ill put them on the blog and can't wait for next year.

Dordale

This weekend we went to Dordale, due to Diesel being in season she was un able to compete boo!!!Poor Jess is going much better and alot faster but she can't help but have a pole bless her although she did go clear on Sunday in jumping woop woop. She had an amazing agility round just having a pole because i started to call her in and she dropped her back legs, for once everywhere i had planned to be i wasn't as she was in front of me so hopefully this is how she is going to be from know on. Gemma was rather horrible on Saturday and know you should never blame your dog but she'd chewed all her favorite balls and for some reason the judges always seemed to catch her eye and then she goes soo flat. So Sunday i made a massive effort to get between her and the judge and she was much better and she has the most fantastic weaves if she hits then right.
Me,Ian,Emma and Steve moved all my equipment yesterday morning woop woop so lots of practising can know be done. Going to try and bribe some friends that Gemma doesn't know and make them follow her around so hopefully she get used too judges. I must say the courses where lovely at the weekend.
Massive congratulations to Emma and Maisy for your first clear at KC and going on to winning grade 1 jumping woop woop!! Congratulations to Sandy and Henry for winning grade 2 agility!!

Great news..

I have got the paddock woop woop, and can run classes from it woop woop. Its all very exctiing and know busy trying to borrow a trailer to move my stuff. Can't wait to start playing with it all my poor doggies will get some pictures up when i move it all.

Chilled weekend!!

Over the past couple of weeks Tassi has been stopping with us but she has know gone home so we are all quiet again. The dogs are all having a well earn't rest and plenty of walks. Due to having a weekend off i know we all say it but we managed to catch up on some of those jobs that you really don't want to do when you get home from work. I went to visit someone where my Aunty used to keep her horse and i used to help. They are interested in us renting a paddock so fingers and toes crossed it all works out as it is close to Banbury with plenty of parking. Will let you know as soon as i find out.

Yesterday i handed my notice in at the yard as i have enough work walking other peoples dogs at the moment and i have someone waitng for me to walk there dog in the afternoon. After 6 years this is all qute scary but i am confident it will work and working for myself is going to be great knowing ive got weekends off unless i choose to work. So a quick bit of advertising, if anyone knows anyone who needs there dogs walked or day care or holiday care please let me know, im also willing to do abit of cleaning to make ends meet, kathryn.birch@btinternet.com.

Kennel Club show!!!

Lots of phots of this weekend we got abit camera happy bless the children. I have had a fab weekend enjoying good company good food and enjoying my doggies with no pressure. We got to the show early Saturday morning as Jess was still in medium although i had told the kennel club weeks ago that she had changed the muppets about an hour later i got Jess new running orders although not always the right numbers. We've never parked so far away from the show and as im sure everyone knows its quite knackering walking back to the car all the time to swap dogs especially if your competing more than 1 dog. I do wonder if the kennel club had really thought this through as i know my dogs go better if they have breaks between runs but there was no way i was walking back to the car everytime so my poor poches had alot of waiting around with no water as i can't carry that all the way to the ring?? Maybe that was cruel of me and there needs should come first but i felt that by the time ive walked back to the car i've got to walk back down again, although it did Gemma good hanging around the rings.


So Saturday was a lovely day all my dogs had a clear and then either 5 falts in there other rounds apart form Jess who managed to crash through a fence and even squeeled lol pick your boody feet up he he!! I was so pleased with my dogs that i only ran them twice as i didn't feel they needed to do anymore so i was doe by midday so we spent the afternoon with Emma and Amy, what a fantastic and relaxing afternoon one of those perfect afternoons, sunshine, beer and playing with our pooches!!

Sunday we managed to blag the people on the gate that we were camping and left our pass at our caravan so thankfully we parked by Jo's caravn which was much better. Jessica was abit naughty and has know decided if theres another way round thats easier shell take that although atleast she doesn't go under just round. So maybe i need to go completely back to square one and take one jump at a time and give her straight lines even if t means it takes me ages to get round. I am really chuffed with Gemma shes really comeing back she hasn't quite got the speed she used to and i don'e feel connected with her yet but shes showing promise again and she had some fantastic weaves in one class. With Gemma i have to be sensible and watch where the judge is as quite a few classes the judge was close to the weaves and i know people always say dont change your plan but if it means that Gemma piks up abit of conficdence then im all for that i just don't want her to get spooked again. Sunday afternoon we walked up the companion show as i felt my dogs had done enough for the weekend. I had entered Gemma in quite a few things and what a fantastic way off givig your dog confidence in the ring with no pressure. She stood really well at times and other times she'd sit but she did some excellent moving her around. She came 4th in the working and pastoral group which i was really chuffed about as she was really good and gave me confidence to maybe do abit more wih her. Tassi also got 2nd in scruffiest bitch, not quite sure if her owners will like that but he ho shes got her first rosette. Amy and Emma did really well and im sure it will all go on there blog and it was lovely that we ll got rosettes and what a lovely way to spend an afternnon playing with your dogs.
Congratulations to Ellen for winning grade 1 jumping, Anne and Crafty and another clear in jumping woop woop, Sandy and Henry for a 3rd in agility and i think it was a 9th somewhere and to Clare for a 10th in agility and for all off Jo's achievements over the weekend if i've missed anyone out i apologise and also Amy, Masiy and Summer for reserve best in show woop woop!!