was Sunday and it was a blast - Sally had ups and downs in about equal measure including one ROCKING gamblers class ... she smoked brody and thea and was the high score on our team I think
Brody ran like Brody - clear and steady - no brillance but he was happy to be back at the game
Thea got a little spooked in her first class but then ran better and better as the day progressed so I was very pleased with her
I finally got to get a little practise in at home too - the soggy fields got a partial cut and dried up just a bit - everybody Hank and Fitz included thought that was the BEST
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sally/Allergy
they sound a little alike don't they?
maybe Sally needs another name change as the allergies are certainly attracted to her
her food allergies are pretty much identified and manageable but this enviromental thing is making us all miserable
she is RAW .. hives and welts and scratches and so so sad
one eye is swollen and her ears are bothering and I just can't seem to help enough to make a difference
she is such a go go machine and so generally cheerful but this just makes me sad .. she's been through enough already for three or four dogs - allergies to Ontario in the late summer just SUCKS.... my poor honey
maybe Sally needs another name change as the allergies are certainly attracted to her
her food allergies are pretty much identified and manageable but this enviromental thing is making us all miserable
she is RAW .. hives and welts and scratches and so so sad
one eye is swollen and her ears are bothering and I just can't seem to help enough to make a difference
she is such a go go machine and so generally cheerful but this just makes me sad .. she's been through enough already for three or four dogs - allergies to Ontario in the late summer just SUCKS.... my poor honey
Sunday, August 03, 2008
on revisiting goals
dug up my January goal setting post to see how I'm doing...
here are the relevant bits with my current notes in italics:
Personally I'd like to continue to do my day job with accountability and compassion. I want to initiate new programs and contribute to those coming up in the ranks behind me.
did pretty well on that front this year - be interesting to how September goes - achieving this goal has earned me more staff to try to keep happy
On the home front I'd like to be a bit more domestic - keep a tidier and cleaner house and make time for the people and animals who matter to me...
still a work in progress
On the agility front
Thea - continue playing the game with the spirit of game in my heart - enjoy what I get but not pressure her for more - in CPE I plan to stay in level one until she's busting to move up
I will not over face her or be pressured into rushing her.
so far so good
Sally - take each day with fun and opportunity to grow. See how the trials go. I'd love to take her to the regionals but if that isn't the cards that's OK. Earn all her CPE Level One titles and her aac starters titles by year end.
HAHAHAHA - I don't think so ...was I on drugs when I was thinking this?
Sally has earned one q so far - and it was nice but still
Brody - attend CPE nationals, Ontario regionals. Earn Master Jumpers title and AADC title, get into masters snookers and masters team. Enjoy the journey not obsess about the results.
check CPE NATIONALS and add win our height and division
check regionals and add qualify for nationals, place 10th and 6th in two classes
haven't earned masters jumpers title yet - 2 Qs away from MJDC
check AADC title
check in masters snookers - 1 q away from MSDC
haven't earned one Q in advanced team yet - only thing stopping our AAGDC ... ack. 5 tries 5 cleans for Brody and I ...
certainly enjoying the journey - and not obsessing about the results -
have earned our MADC, and a steeplechase Q - which weren't even goals!
coolness ;)
those random thoughts really are my goals - at least at this moment ;)
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here are the relevant bits with my current notes in italics:
Personally I'd like to continue to do my day job with accountability and compassion. I want to initiate new programs and contribute to those coming up in the ranks behind me.
did pretty well on that front this year - be interesting to how September goes - achieving this goal has earned me more staff to try to keep happy
On the home front I'd like to be a bit more domestic - keep a tidier and cleaner house and make time for the people and animals who matter to me...
still a work in progress
On the agility front
Thea - continue playing the game with the spirit of game in my heart - enjoy what I get but not pressure her for more - in CPE I plan to stay in level one until she's busting to move up
I will not over face her or be pressured into rushing her.
so far so good
Sally - take each day with fun and opportunity to grow. See how the trials go. I'd love to take her to the regionals but if that isn't the cards that's OK. Earn all her CPE Level One titles and her aac starters titles by year end.
HAHAHAHA - I don't think so ...was I on drugs when I was thinking this?
Sally has earned one q so far - and it was nice but still
Brody - attend CPE nationals, Ontario regionals. Earn Master Jumpers title and AADC title, get into masters snookers and masters team. Enjoy the journey not obsess about the results.
check CPE NATIONALS and add win our height and division
check regionals and add qualify for nationals, place 10th and 6th in two classes
haven't earned masters jumpers title yet - 2 Qs away from MJDC
check AADC title
check in masters snookers - 1 q away from MSDC
haven't earned one Q in advanced team yet - only thing stopping our AAGDC ... ack. 5 tries 5 cleans for Brody and I ...
certainly enjoying the journey - and not obsessing about the results -
have earned our MADC, and a steeplechase Q - which weren't even goals!
coolness ;)
those random thoughts really are my goals - at least at this moment ;)
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the bad bad MAD Brody
well Brody and I are just home from a trial and he was truly beastly in a couple of classes - earning a whomping 12 points in a class he usually easily earns 22 or more in (then he misses the gamble).
it was hot
it was wet
i haven't done much agility lately
there are a million excuses but the only one that matters is that we blew it ...
we blew it in gamblers (not a strength of ours anyhow), snookers (earning 27 points when we needed 34 - GACK), jumpers (running so slowly at the start we couldn't make up the time at the rocking end- 4 seconds over time - ACK)
we had a lovey run in team clear and quick but our partner had 10 faults so our 5th time in that class was no charm for us
HOWEVER we did redeem ourselves with a very nice (if I do say so myself) masters standad run - 8 seconds undertime and the only trouble was the weaves - not terrible trouble obviously but a moment of OH GOD did he step backwards - I don't think so - did the judge think so??
Brody is now a Veteran Masters Agility Dog of Canada.. WOOHOO and something I hadn't even set as a goal - it seemed so out of reach!
better set some new goals soon
it was hot
it was wet
i haven't done much agility lately
there are a million excuses but the only one that matters is that we blew it ...
we blew it in gamblers (not a strength of ours anyhow), snookers (earning 27 points when we needed 34 - GACK), jumpers (running so slowly at the start we couldn't make up the time at the rocking end- 4 seconds over time - ACK)
we had a lovey run in team clear and quick but our partner had 10 faults so our 5th time in that class was no charm for us
HOWEVER we did redeem ourselves with a very nice (if I do say so myself) masters standad run - 8 seconds undertime and the only trouble was the weaves - not terrible trouble obviously but a moment of OH GOD did he step backwards - I don't think so - did the judge think so??
Brody is now a Veteran Masters Agility Dog of Canada.. WOOHOO and something I hadn't even set as a goal - it seemed so out of reach!
better set some new goals soon
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