The EO 2016 tryouts were held this past weekend in Middleton, WI at Canine Sports Zone. Luna and I attended trying to earn our way on for a 3rd year in a row for a chance to compete in France at the end of July 2016. If we’re fortunate enough to earn a spot on the team, I hope the 3rd time is the charm for us at the European Open event. As for the […]
I had some high personal expectations going into the 2015 Cynosport World Games. After 2 straight years of attending the European Open as well as further refinement of my handling as well as more experience overall I thought we could do really well at this event. So, with that, I had some goals that I wanted to reach. Goal #1 was to make at least 1 final. Goal #2 was to place in at least one final. […]
I started a new blog that will serve a specific function. My wife and I just bought a new home a little over a week ago and I wanted to track all the changes we’re making to our new home. We are doing a lot to fix it up and make it what we want. We are, of course, also buying all the agility equipment as we will now be able to walk out into […]
It’s been a long time since I posted on here. My last post was right before I left for Germany to compete at the European Open which was the middle of July. Since then I’ve started quite a few posts, but haven’t finished them. I start writing on a topic, but inevitably don’t finish it because what I have been thinking about and started writing about with regards to agility probably will piss some people […]
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written anything here agility related. The last time I posted about agility it was a few days before heading up to Minnesota to attend the AKC World Team Tryouts. That was all the way back at the end of April! Since then I started writing new posts, but never could seem to finish them. So that’s how I get all the way into the middle of July without […]
As almost all of my friends know, we lost our Rottweiler, Abby, suddenly almost a week ago. I wrote a little bit on my Facebook about her, but thought I’d collect my thoughts and expand on them a little bit here. Though she never ended up being a “sport” dog like I had hoped she would grow into she held a special spot in this house that ended up being way more important than any […]
In less than 24 hours Luna and I will pile into the car and set off to drive to Minneapolis for our 2nd AKC International Team Tryout event. Last year was our first time going and we did well enough to be selected to join the 2014 EO team that traveled to Hungary. Since the EO, my perspective on agility has changed tremendously. As I get ready to head to ITT, I wanted to write down […]
This past weekend Luna and I attended the USDAA North Central Regional in Naperville, IL. It was our first big event we have attended since the UKI U.S. Open back in October and only our 2nd trial since Luna’s injury scare. Coming into the weekend I vowed to myself that I would not look at the scoreboard until after the whole class had run. For the most part I stuck to that plan, but on […]
It has been said that you get the exact dog you need in your life at that moment. That each dog comes into your life to teach you something new. Well, despite being just a little over 2 years old, Onyx has taught me a ton in a short amount of time. The main lesson she has taught me is that I’m a horrible dog trainer and that I need to become a better trainer […]
This upcoming weekend will mark our return to competitive agility after a 3 month break from trialing and almost 2 months from agility anything. I had been looking to incorporate a multi-month agility break for Luna for some time now. Since she turned 15 months old it’s been non-stop with hardly any breaks for her. Granted, we’re not trialing every weekend, but we do practice an awful lot. We usually have at least 1 class a […]