Ticket has covered a lot of ground in the last week ... literally and mentally. Flying to Melbourne on Friday, staying in a strange place, travelling in different cars with different people, being in unfamiliar and changing environments surrounded by new people and dogs with two days of intenstive agility seminar work and then returning to Perth yesterday, Monday.
To my pleasant surprise she took most of it in her stride, showing little stress and adjusting quickly to her new environments, also taking a liking to a new friend, Donna, along the way.
I am pround of little Tick ... she worked well, tried very hard and stayed focussed all weekend ... mental tiredness creeping in on Sunday night. She adjusted quickly to her new routine and I'm sure she gained a little more self confidence in herself with the whole experience. Photo above "waiting for our ride".
Melbourne was the usual ...
sunny one minute ...
cloudy the next ...
The Action Dogs Club crew and seminar attendants were all very welcoming and certainly made us feel included. Ronda's seminar was well worth the journey and I enjoyed every minute of it. She is a demanding but positive instructor, full of suggestions and always with an explanation why, leaving you with many idea's and options buzzing around in your head.
Working in the indoor horse arena was new to us. The surface is compacted sawdust which took a little adjusting for me, Ticket didn't seem to care, however I certainly found muscles that I didn't know I had ... the people who train on this surface regularly would surely find it an advantage when they go out to compete at trials on grass. I feel the only disadvantage is that the weave poles are not pegged down and even with heavy bases they wobble about when the dogs are weaving, and the surface does need regular leveling where the dogs are consistently landing after jumps, etc.
Home now and well rested, Ticket is back to her usual self ... lounging around in the sun, conserving her energy for our next training session!
Notes on Ronda Carters' Agility Seminar to follow ...
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