Memorial Day weekend Quigley and I competed in Rally in two of the four Mission Circuit shows at the L.A. County Fairgrounds in Pomona. On Saturday our friends Bari and Carnegie came along to check out the show, and on … Continue reading →
Last Friday Quigley and I drove up to Redwood City for the APDT trial hosted by Just Rewards. The plan was to try for our last 2 legs for the Level 2 title, and the final leg for the Veteran’s … Continue reading →
We had it all at this trial today – sun, rain, wind (that blew over my EZ-Up, luckily no damage), a bunch of great people and (mostly) great dogs. Quigley was very sniffy today, so in the coming weeks we’ll … Continue reading →
This weekend Quigley and I competed in ASCA Rally again, earning our 2nd and 3rd RN legs. This is the 4th time going through a novice level in rally, so nothing new other than a few ASCA-specific exercises, but we … Continue reading →
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I added yet another rally venue, but just almost! Yesterday we started in Rally Novice again, which was a bit of a pain because loose leash walking has always been a challenge for Quigley. … Continue reading →
We had a pretty terrible trial on 2/19 – rain (first time ever we actually had the bad luck and it poured at an outdoor trial), freezing cold (for So Cal anyway!), show ground distractions including a petting zoo full … Continue reading →
I’m very excited to report on our first AKC trial this year. Things are going well, we scored 92 and 98 yesterday, taking 3rd place in both classes, and 95 and 97 today, with a 4th place in Advanced – … Continue reading →
Just back from 2 weeks in New Zealand, with Quigley staying at a friend’s house while we were gone, we didn’t have much time to prepare. Even worse, I came back with a cold that turned into a flu on … Continue reading →
Some of you may still remember our Rally Marathon last year. Well, I’m completely addicted to Rally so we did it again, and also some Obedience on top of that! The nice thing was that the dates were not quite … Continue reading →
Saturday: Quigley was especially amped up and bouncy, we had a few fits and starts, including a bungled back-up-3-steps that cost us 10 points in Excellent, some lagging and sniffing, and a typical “terrier moment” where it took several commands … Continue reading →