Northstar Working Group Association Agility Trial

At the Northstar Working Group Association agility trial on July 25 and 26th in Burnsville, Ace, Mellie and Ripley tried to get some more qualifying runs. Abby was in heat and thus, ineligible to be entered. We had a mixed result week-end with just a few qualifying runs and only two placements.

Mellie had some great runs, but a few errors on her standard runs, so she only ended up with 15 MACH points for the week-end. She did get a third place finish in one of her Jumpers runs. She definitely is picking up some speed, so that is a welcome change.

Ace qualified in one of his Jumpers runs, earning a few more MACH points. He had some trouble with his last Open Standard run. The first obstacle, a tunnel, proved to be too irresistable to rush through. He decided to lie down and roll around inside the tunnel. Terry wisely met him at the other end, and carried him off the course. No goodie bag of treats for that memorable run!

Ripley, in only his fourth ever day of trialing, managed a wonderful Open Jumpers run, not only qualifying, but taking first place to boot. He weaved all 12 weaves like a pro. I was not only speechless, but wondering… “who was that dog??” By Sunday afternoon, he returned to true form, making his Standard run a unique course. No contact obstacles, two chutes, bypassing jumps and generally “doing his own thing”. Back to the drawing board!

Overall, we had some good moments, but we did not need a trailer to haul home the ribbons!!