Judge Mary Mullen at the Cocker Spaniel National Show.
Friday ;
Novice JWW - Q/1st
Novice Standard - Q/1st
Saturday ;
Novice Standard - Q/1st
Novice JWW - Q/1st. NAJ.
Our last run was our 100th run as a team. I couldn't ask for a better dog. <3
Purina Practice on Tuesday.
AKC again in two weeks.
It's not that I *hate* soccer, per say... I just no longer care for it.
Basically, I wrote this in January, 2012, and it sums up my feels.
People ask WHY I quit, WHY I gave up. Well let me tell you that I didn't give up, I chose to leave for reasons only some would understand. After months of frustration and peer pressure, I basically just burst into a rant. Allow me to share...
Agility Sportsmanship;
We give applause; not a cold two beat clap as we introduce our competitors.
We congratulate those who beat us, rather than giving them a dull high five.
Why eleven when you can run as two?
No coaches yelling at you from the sidelines.
Only the cheers of fans and supporters as you cross the finish line.
You may have messed up, but you aren't scolded or punished.
The only back talk you receive are the excited barks as your dog runs the course.
Boy or girl, you aren't discriminated on which gender is better.
You and your dog are the team, and there is no such thing as a clique in your pair.
One mistake and you don't qualify.
Our teammates are extreme athletes.
Pivots, crosses, wraps, and precise timing outweigh running in a straight line with a ball with the occasional cut, turn, or pass.
We take the blame for all mistakes made on the course; we don't blame our teammates.
We train and prepare for competitions longer throughout the year.
We earn championship titles to hold to our names forever; not a plaque declaring that we beat a few schools for one season in high school.
We work our way up to the top, taking the time that we need.
The people we compete against are our best friends.
We never back talk our officials or judge.
You're recognized no matter where you are on the agility field.
Dogs don't talk behind our backs to other teammates and complain about us.
Agility is a sport. A sport that no matter what, you feel good at the end of your run. Disaster or not, our teammates are impossible to get mad at. Agility; my sport, my passion, and the rest of my life.
-Kelsey Kloeppel
Yeah. Lots of strong feelings. Keep in mind this was the ORIGINAL version. I had a lot of people take it and change it... Not really a polite thing to do.
Not to mention I also wrote...
"An extreme athlete is one who can work not only as part of a team, but do so with a canine."
Please do not steal, claim as your own, or modify my writings.
Okay... rant over. Goodnight.
Hosted by the All 4 Fun USDAA club. (They put on an awesome trial. My favorite trials).
Judge Leslie Bickel, the nicest judge I've shown under. Not to mention her courses are amazingly fun.
Saturday :
Starters Gamblers - Q/1st. (SG title).
Advanced Jumpers - NQ. Knocked the triple...
Advanced Standard - NQ. I messed up and he kind of jumped into the wing and knocked it.
Starters Pairs - Q/1st. With Judith Walker and Enid the all-American! (SR title).
Also ran another pairs as a fill in, but didn't count. Ace was outstanding speed wise.
Sunday :
Starters Snooker - Q/1st. All 7's, baby. (SS title).
Advanced Standard - Q/1st. Two dogs Q'd. A little slow after a wipeout on the new ring's turf in snooker. Held his contacts since he was being naughty previously.
Advanced Jumpers - Q/1st. Slower once again thanks to new slick turf, but he did good and didn't knock the triple on a turn. Wheeee!!
So fun! All out of Starters now and up to Advanced in everything. Woo hoo!!!
Ace's registered name now reads;
KK's Flyin Ace RJ-E JJ-E GJ-E CL3-R AD SSA SJ SG SS SR!
(Not all of his titles. Just his correct registered name with current titles.)
AKC next weekend... :)
Held in Springfield, IL. Judge Jerry Mckenzie. All level 3, but I went to level 4 standard on Sat/Sun.
Friday :
Jackpot - Q/1st
Standard - Q/1st
Standard - Q/1st. Fastest time all heights and CL3-R title.
Snooker - NQ/1st. Ran last out of maybe 50 dogs and I forgot my path and sent him to the wrong jump.
Wildcard - Q/1st
Saturday :
Fullhouse Q/1st
Standard - Q/1st
Standard - Q/1st
Snooker - Q/1st. Take that, Snooker.
Colors - Q/1st. fastest level 3 dog.
Sunday :
Jackpot - Q/1st. Ace was going nuts. He was barking and going insane. Both the judge and I were laughing. Such a goofy boy.
Standard - Q/1st. Fastest time all heights and levels (45C).
Standard - Q/2nd. Fastest level 4 dog, but we knocked a bar, which allowed the clean 20 second slower dog to take first. At least we can still Q with a bar though!
Wildcard - Q/1st.
Jumpers - Q/1st.
Photos belows ;
Our ribbons. All except the NQ 1st place ribbon. I refuse to take a placement ribbon if it's an NQ.
Ace chillin' in the hotel. :)
Videos will come soon and will be posted *HERE*.
USDAA trial is next weekend at Purina!
Back to novice.
Basically a little less stressy at the crate, but still stressy in the ring.
Standard NQ. I forgot what the frick I was doing and rear-crossed WAY (and I mean WAYYY) too late on the aframe, driving so lateral that it basically caused Ace to bail. Whoops... But he got the broad jump and that is what I was looking for.
JWW Q/1st. Yeah. Self explanatory. Short course. Still stressy (which you can see in the video), but he managed to pull off a first place.
My goal is to get him comfortable at Purina and reduce ring stress to get his actual speed.
Enjoy some fun pictures now.
