Not nearly Wordless Wed

Sophie after a 1hr30min Agility class and a 5 mile hike.

Her crate is big enough for her, I swear! She just tends to curl into a ball and the angle of the picture is funny.

I finally signed us up for rally fun match on 9/16. I got the check and form out the day after it was posted so I am hopeful we nabbed a spot.

We had a wonderful weekend: agility,5 mile hike, flyball and another 5 mile hike.

I had not been to flyball practice in a few weeks. It was nice to get back into practice with my teammates. Sophie had a good practice. We were working on building her speed with handler runs. Handler runs mean another teammate releases her from the start line. I am a few jumps away, as soon as she passes me on the way to the box, I take off running in the opposite direction. It is supposed to cause the dog to push off the box faster so they can chase you.

When we used to do these, Sophie would run over to me and not understand why I was standing to the side and not playing. Now she gets it and races past me and then races to catch me. Usually she outruns me and/or nearly takes me out! My teammate was excited that he was able to run her. Up until now Sophie has refused to run for anyone else. She would stand there looking for me even if I was only a few feet away. Progress for sure!

Our hikes were good. We ran into a lot of dogs on narrow paths and she would sit to the side and wait for her treat. ::HAPPY DANCE::