Gemma wins a class!!!!

Well what an amazing weekend i've had with my amazing pooches and friends. On saturday we went to barking mad which i was looking forward to as its a great venue and inside. I wasn't going to take Diesel as she has been poorly with a bad stomach and she went really lame on her back leg so i was going to leave her at home with Ian. Me and Nicola went training last thursday and i took Diesel up whilst i helped Nicola with Gabby and Diesel (by thursday she wasn't lame no more) was ragging on her lead and ever time i went to put a pole up or demonstrate to Nicola Diesel was off trying to get over the fences, so at the end i let her have a little run round and she was off!! So i took her with us just to see what she'd do as the past couple of shows ive only ran her once at a show as she doesn't seem to be enjoying it. Well i don't no whats chaged but she has flown round all her courses and dug in deep, i love running her when shes like this as she tries so hard for me, shes gone clear all weekend apart from one course she got 5 at her weaves so i'm hoping the new Diesel keeps going as she has a great time. Jessica was rather distracted by the smells of the in door venues but soon had a fence down and reminded her she needed to concentrate he he!! Shes had a fab weekend and only having 2 poles all weekend well i say poles actually wiping out the whole of the fences hopefully scaring herself and getting abit of respect!!
Gemma has also had an amazing weekend, she has flown round all weekend and i think the funniest thing yesterday the agility course went all the way round the outside up to the finish but then you had to come back in and do a jumping sequence well she was off and went all the way round the outside and then over the last fence and e'd but it was fab to see her with so much confidence and running on honing off the seesaw bless her!! We went into the time fault and out course and Diesel got i think 19 obstacles, Jess got to 20 so me and Gemma where the last dog in. She was flying and realy good as there was 2 tunnels together and she comleted the course once and then she as onto her second and she was off i pu her in the tunnel and lucikly there was nearly a straight line of fences after so i pegged it and so did she so she did 22 obsacles beating everyone at the show as the person in 2nd did 21 and even if shed have only copmleted 21 she was still quicker to the finish so would still hae won. Isn't it funny at the end of the season we get it together lol. No i prefer the smaller shows and i know the dogs certainly do less stressful for them and of course know Stigs here they've gotta pull there socks up lol.
Results
Gemma
1st in Time Fault and out
3rd in Beat the judge
Diesel
9th in Time Fault and out
12th Beat the judge
Jess
5th in Time Fault and out
Stig is know aloud to come out and play and is having a fantastic time although not at all tierd from his experiences. Hes had so many cuddles and watched all the other dogs. We even took him to the paddock thursday and he was aloud to run round whilst we put the equipment up. I was dragging the tunnel out and thought thats gone abit heavy, i look down theres Stig poppin his head out of it wagging his bum bless him. For my training class there all doing contacts on the floor so the planks where layed flat out there he is running up and down them like a pro on his own. Then when we were putting everything away we were squeezing the tressels back in and then next thing we know hes walking up the seesaw to me ahhhh. We couldn't move as all the equipment was packed round us and i didn't want him to jump off, luckily Nicola was at the bottom and stood on the bottom so it didn't tip and he walked all the way to the end to me and then i took him off phew!!! So we shall have to keep on the lead bless him he had a great time.
Congratulations to Ellen for winning jumping and agility and thankyou to Hamish for having a pole in tfo otherwise think he may have beat Gemma lol. Also Sandy for all your achievements and Amy and Alice for there fantastic results. Thankyou to everyone who has helped me over the weekend it was very much appreciated and saved my legs journeys to the car, thanks guys your all stars!!!

Stig/Dog Vegas/UKA

Ive been meaning to blog all week just no time to do it. Last weekend we travelled to dog vegas. It is one of those shows that were going to remember for next year and camp there, it was a lovely place. All the courses were really nice and Gemma and Jess had numerous clears just not quick enough to be in the placings although i was really pleased with how they worked. Diesel really struggled last weekend and i only did one course with her bless her somedays she just really can't be arsed lol!!

Then Monday came and we went to pick Stig up, hes been a very lucky boy as Ian has been off work all week due to breaking one of his fingers. We didn't hear a word from him on the way home as he slept woop woop! All of my dogs have been really good with him although he doesn't care about them, he potters under them and plays with all there toys oblivious to the others. So we've had a fantastic week with him and hes looking promising.


Yesterday me and Sandy went to our first UKA show and we really enjoyed it and can't wait for the next. We had to have our spaniels measured again and jess measured 0.7 of a cm over medium lol. Diesel was well up for it again and went clear all day shes a funny monkey. Gemma had a crap agility but then had a fab jumping round she got e'd about 10 times lol but she was jumping everything and having a great time which was funny ive never seen her in the ring like that it was funny. Then she had a nice clear in her steeplechase. Jess got a 3rd in her agility which i was really pleased about. She went clear in her steeplechase and in the jumping round you had to call them off the tunnel and i thought the boxers would go in but no they came back to me so i think i relaxed abit with Jess and in she popped he he. Unfortunately my car is blowing out black smoke and they seem to think it may be the turbo which is very expensive so it may be bye bye to my car and hence why i am not at the show today boo!!

Stig pics

Ahh the breeder has just sent me some photos of Stig enjoying the sunshine, trying not to get to excited but it is very exciting although i have so many questions that i am asking myself on the ways i want him to be he he!! Only another couple of days of calm. Last night i went for a lesson at Janes with Gemma. I feel she is starting to understand the word "Steady" on the dog walk and towards the end of the lesson she was walking off the contact woop woop! Her a frame is still hit and miss we used the ball rolling down to get her head down. She went really well and is getting quicker and i need to let her get on with the weaves and not be half hearted about it especially some of the weave entries she got at the weekend without me. Also we were trying to tighten the dogs up round corners which i must admit i never ever think about lol, and so i started doing some reverse turns and it worked really well she was much tighter and was always looking for the next fence so lots to think about for the weekend.

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!!