March was a good month for us. Here were our goals:
1. Finish our level 3 title! We only have one shot this month, which will be this weekend. I would really like to just finally be done with this.
Yes! We got it. I'm so glad to have that out of the way. Of course, we're still behind in Colors, but hopefully we'll be able to get our chances in upcoming trials.
2. Aside from the colors Q, we'll have CPE attempts at 2 standards Qs, a jumpers run, a snooker run, a wildcard run and a jackpot run. I'd hope we would get 5 of those 6 Qs. Things can always happen, but I think we should be able to get 5.
Yes! We went 7/7 in our CPE runs this month. We're doing well.
3. We have our USDAA trial next weekend where we'll have a Standard, a Jumpers, a Snooker and a Pairs run. My goals will be to have an uneventful pairs run and at least 2 of the 4 Qs. The standard would be good since we need those and we missed our last one. If he managed to get all the games, he'd have a leg in each Advanced game and all he would need would be the Standards. It seems crazy that Masters could be on the horizon!
Yes. We got 3/4, only missing the Snooker thanks to my lack of ability to think on my feet when Jonah ran past a jump and got distracted. Oh well, though. I was going for too ambitious a plan. Next time I'll just try to get the Q (only needing 37 points, I think) instead of trying a 58 point plan. We also got our AD paper title in the mail yesterday, so it's officially confirmed :).
4. Put up the contacts! There's snow now, but in a week or so I'm thinking it should be safe to put them up for the season. Fun!
Yes. They're up and we've had some good practice. The A-frame especially is looking good. The DW may well be consuming our lives in the coming future, but it's good to have it up.
5. Continue to work on wraps and recall to heel. This is one of Jonah's weaknesses but I really don't think it needs to be.
There's always more work to do, but we did work on it.
6. Attend our first seminar! We're going to a gamblers seminar at the end of the month and I'm very excited! This was one of our goals for the year, and it looks like we'll get it out of the way this month.
Yes. It was lots of fun. We've now accomplished 4 of our 11 goals for 2012, and have others in the works.
So, now it's time to look at the month of April. I really want to make training more of a priority this month, so it's going to be more ambitious!
1. Start our running DW!! By the end of the month, I want to have worked through the carpet stage and the flat plank stage, and be starting to put it up to a ramp. This in itself will be a big goal!
2. It would be really, really amazing if we could finish our Level 4 standard title this month. That means going 5/5. It's unlikely, but would be a huge success, and would mean that our nationals runs for standard would all be at level 5.
3. Finish Jackpot Level 4. We'll have two tries.
4. Finish Wildcard Level 4. We'll have two tries at this, too.
5. Get Jonah to be able to tug away from home. I don't know if we'll get to tugging at an agility location, but at least at Willards or a field or on trails will be a start.
Mostly our attention will be on the running dogwalk. It's going to be a long, hard process, but I think in the long run it will help improve Jonah's confidence and get him running happy and fast.
1. Finish our level 3 title! We only have one shot this month, which will be this weekend. I would really like to just finally be done with this.
Yes! We got it. I'm so glad to have that out of the way. Of course, we're still behind in Colors, but hopefully we'll be able to get our chances in upcoming trials.
2. Aside from the colors Q, we'll have CPE attempts at 2 standards Qs, a jumpers run, a snooker run, a wildcard run and a jackpot run. I'd hope we would get 5 of those 6 Qs. Things can always happen, but I think we should be able to get 5.
Yes! We went 7/7 in our CPE runs this month. We're doing well.
3. We have our USDAA trial next weekend where we'll have a Standard, a Jumpers, a Snooker and a Pairs run. My goals will be to have an uneventful pairs run and at least 2 of the 4 Qs. The standard would be good since we need those and we missed our last one. If he managed to get all the games, he'd have a leg in each Advanced game and all he would need would be the Standards. It seems crazy that Masters could be on the horizon!
Yes. We got 3/4, only missing the Snooker thanks to my lack of ability to think on my feet when Jonah ran past a jump and got distracted. Oh well, though. I was going for too ambitious a plan. Next time I'll just try to get the Q (only needing 37 points, I think) instead of trying a 58 point plan. We also got our AD paper title in the mail yesterday, so it's officially confirmed :).
4. Put up the contacts! There's snow now, but in a week or so I'm thinking it should be safe to put them up for the season. Fun!
Yes. They're up and we've had some good practice. The A-frame especially is looking good. The DW may well be consuming our lives in the coming future, but it's good to have it up.
5. Continue to work on wraps and recall to heel. This is one of Jonah's weaknesses but I really don't think it needs to be.
There's always more work to do, but we did work on it.
6. Attend our first seminar! We're going to a gamblers seminar at the end of the month and I'm very excited! This was one of our goals for the year, and it looks like we'll get it out of the way this month.
Yes. It was lots of fun. We've now accomplished 4 of our 11 goals for 2012, and have others in the works.
So, now it's time to look at the month of April. I really want to make training more of a priority this month, so it's going to be more ambitious!
1. Start our running DW!! By the end of the month, I want to have worked through the carpet stage and the flat plank stage, and be starting to put it up to a ramp. This in itself will be a big goal!
2. It would be really, really amazing if we could finish our Level 4 standard title this month. That means going 5/5. It's unlikely, but would be a huge success, and would mean that our nationals runs for standard would all be at level 5.
3. Finish Jackpot Level 4. We'll have two tries.
4. Finish Wildcard Level 4. We'll have two tries at this, too.
5. Get Jonah to be able to tug away from home. I don't know if we'll get to tugging at an agility location, but at least at Willards or a field or on trails will be a start.
Mostly our attention will be on the running dogwalk. It's going to be a long, hard process, but I think in the long run it will help improve Jonah's confidence and get him running happy and fast.
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