September weekend

Part 1: Saturday
We went to Delinquent Dogz for a nice relaxing day out. Bryn and Corker were both entered, so Amber got an intensive game of ball before we started competing to make up for No Agility. Bryn bogged off on entering the ring and did an okay round after that. His second run, though, was so fluent and fast - he won the class (equivalent of combined 3 to 7 Agility) by about 5 seconds!!
Corker was a start as well in the Veterans Jumping - he also won his class by about the same amount !! Bryn's Jumping round was less spectacular.....I got the giggles at one point, which really didn't help - no rosettes in this class!!
Had a lovely time chatting to everyone and enjoying some September sunshine. We are indoors tomorrow at Ribble. Wouldn't it be nice if we could get some simialr results there too?
Part 2: Sunday
If the sun shone yesterday it was seriously absent today! The motorway was a nightmare of heavy rain, fog, thick spray and huge areas of standing water - so dangerous. I'm so pleased the show was indoors; even so, everyone was in wet weather gear just for the trip from carpark to venue. Muddy dogs everywhere.
We had 2 jumping classes - one was Helter Skelter - and 2 agility classes. We didn't manage a clear round in any of them, though some bits were sublime from both Bryn and me - just never at the same time in the same ring.... :(
Bryn rolled the first pole in the first agility class because I set him up too close - indoors, so the start was right by the ring edge..... So I used the course to double-proof my contacts and weaves, throwing in superfluous front and rear crosses, and little unnecessary twiddles all over the place, much to the amusement of the judge. The other agility course would have been better if I had said ' back' instead of 'turn'...Bryn did exactly what I said and took an off course obstacle. Good boy Brynnie!!! (Bad Mommie!!)
The Helter Skelter was a linked series of tight bounce turns and Bryn, in common with many other dogs, knocked down about 4 poles. It was just too tight for him now that he is working faster. The standard Jumping later in the same ring was more widely spread and he was working really well BUT CHS* struck again, and I left it too late to turn him off the tunnel, so, uncharacteristically for him, he took the tunnel instead of the right angled jump. (Bad Mommie again!!)
So, we returned over the dismal wet Pennines into a somewhat drier Yorkshire and home! TV and wine tonight I think - for me anyway!!

*CHS = Crap Handler Syndrome

It's official!!

At last, Bryn's certificate has arrived from the Kennel Club. He is now, officially, Bryning Truly Special at Yettontop, Agility Warrant (Bronze)