Last Trial of 2010

This weekend Cosi and I traveled to Maryland to attend our last trial of 2010. It's called the "Kitty Litter" trial because of the combination of sand and gravel that they use to build the rings. The footing is awesome...and it does look like kitty litter.

We were close on both days in standard. But, alas, no Q's for us. It was our usual M.O.: Close but no cigar. Jumpers was good on Saturday but awful on Sunday.

Our list of things to work on over the winter include directionals, better front cross timing, and more tricks and games to play ringside.

Merry Christmas to all my agility buddies. See you in 2011.

Last Trial of 2009

Well, the "kitty litter" trial as come and gone. It snowed all day Saturday, a heavy, wet snow. We ended up with 3 inches of snow and an ice rink for a parking lot! The worst part of today's drive was going from the car to the building.

Here are the highlights of the 2009 trial season:

January 24 - finished our novice jumpers with weaves title.

March, June, then October gave us 3 Q's in open jumpers. On to Excellent in both jumpers and standard (finally!).

August was a good month with Open FAST Q's on the 1st, 29th, and 30th.

Things to Work On

Cosi and I need to build our consistency and team work. When we click, it's a glorious feeling. *I* need to be more aggressive on course and get those blasted front crosses in! That's my #1 goal for next year.

We're done with trials now until the second week in February. Time to enjoy family, relax, practice little drills, but nothing serious. Everyone needs some down time.