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Published On: Sep 01, 2007 03:49 PM
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Published On: Sep 01, 2007 03:49 PM
Zoe's fun at the NACA shows and trials
As always, I'd over-committed Zoe with too many
entries on the NACA weekend by entering her in both conformation and agility.
There was no conflict on the Friday but we were without competition in
conformation. Still, Zoe showed beautifully and looked very pretty.
The next day, we had two agility trials besides conformation and lousy weather to contend with. The first trial was first thing in the morning and we got soaked. It was the first time we'd attended an outdoor trial and the good news was that Zoe ran so well. The only problem was having off-moments on the table and the difficulty in maintaining her stay there meant we timed out and didn't qualify. I was thrilled with how she ran though.
In the afternoon, our conformation class was on at the same time as the walk through for agility. I'm not good enough to do this without several walk throughs. So I opted to just stick with agility (the fact that poor Zoe had looked like a drowned rat after the morning's run also played a part in the decision). Our second run was the most encouraging one since we had hit Intermediate classes. I was so happy with how she ran. The table was the source of us going over time again but it was so nice to know that she can have a great run at this level. Since there was no competition in conformation on Sunday, I decided to stick with agility rather than race back and forth. The day was much hotter and, while I really don't think that's the cause, Zoe ran slowly and seemed quite distracted. Definitely not our best performance. Of course, that's when the Top Dogs cameras were there to catch the action. Yikes. Preserved for the world to see.
I've got a lovely set of photos from the trials thanks to a new photographer that came to the trials (Gary J Hunt of Edmonton) and will be posting them on Zoe's page in our main website shortly. For now, here's a cute little one showing her face of determination heading over the solid jump.
The next day, we had two agility trials besides conformation and lousy weather to contend with. The first trial was first thing in the morning and we got soaked. It was the first time we'd attended an outdoor trial and the good news was that Zoe ran so well. The only problem was having off-moments on the table and the difficulty in maintaining her stay there meant we timed out and didn't qualify. I was thrilled with how she ran though.
In the afternoon, our conformation class was on at the same time as the walk through for agility. I'm not good enough to do this without several walk throughs. So I opted to just stick with agility (the fact that poor Zoe had looked like a drowned rat after the morning's run also played a part in the decision). Our second run was the most encouraging one since we had hit Intermediate classes. I was so happy with how she ran. The table was the source of us going over time again but it was so nice to know that she can have a great run at this level. Since there was no competition in conformation on Sunday, I decided to stick with agility rather than race back and forth. The day was much hotter and, while I really don't think that's the cause, Zoe ran slowly and seemed quite distracted. Definitely not our best performance. Of course, that's when the Top Dogs cameras were there to catch the action. Yikes. Preserved for the world to see.
I've got a lovely set of photos from the trials thanks to a new photographer that came to the trials (Gary J Hunt of Edmonton) and will be posting them on Zoe's page in our main website shortly. For now, here's a cute little one showing her face of determination heading over the solid jump.
Posted: Friday - June 10, 2005 at 10:09 AM