NSWG Agility trial-Soccer Blast

On July 31-August 1 Team Alasera competed at the North Star Working Group agility trial. Only Ace competed on Saturday and his teammates, Mellie, Abby and Ripley joined him on Sunday.

Ace did not get those elusive Q’s this week-end, but he did have 3 out of 4 very good and fast runs, with lots of promising moments. Terry and Ace are soooooo close to putting it all together. The teeter remains a tricky obstacle, but he is getting more and more confident.

Ripley was…well…Ripley. A bit distracted and ever the socialite, he went visiting bar setters and judges. HOWEVER..he did return to me AND carried quite a bit more speed in his runs. He actually had some very nice sequences and he came right to me at the end of his runs. We didn’t get any qualifying runs, but he is progressing well. Stay tuned…

Mellie had two great runs. She was super speedy and nailed all her contacts and made pretty tight turns. She took first place in her Standard run and second in her Jumpers run. She earned 64 MACH points and another Double Q. She is just a joy to run these days.

Abby was STELLAR. She earned her first Double Q in 5 months. She took second to Mellie in her Standard run and took 1st place in the Jumpers run-beating Mellie! She earned 60 MACH points and looked like a pro. No one would know all the stress issues we have battled. Her teeter was perfect and I made sure to let her know how good she was. She was so happy running. I can tell you it is pure joy to work through these issues and see the fruits of that labor.

Very proud of Team Alasera again this week-end. Happy to be able to play the game.