tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post5954617207787680213..comments2023-09-22T08:45:45.294-07:00Comments on Dog Training, Dogs and Life: YES, the 1/2 Day Agility Trial is Possible!Premier K9 Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02681124798878209662noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-31782198352416618192010-07-09T19:12:37.733-07:002010-07-09T19:12:37.733-07:00Good post. We usually have Excellent run first aro...Good post. We usually have Excellent run first around here, and I love having the rest of the day for chores, letting my dogs run in the woods, or whatever else needs to be done.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545617827996043666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-1824621284451636452010-07-08T10:02:57.279-07:002010-07-08T10:02:57.279-07:00Interesting post, esp because here on the west coa...Interesting post, esp because here on the west coast that is how our trials are done, excellent first then open, and last novice. I am new to trialing so when I did my first trials I got there at the first of the morning and had all day and hated that way of scheduling....but they are pretty good about giving novice and open a time to get there now, and now that I understand the whole thing ;-), it is nice to not have to get up at the crack of dawn to drive two hours and be at a trial in time....although I am going to be in excellent in the next trial or two and will have to be there early and I am not looking forward to leaving the house at 5 to get to the trials in time ;-(. Here on the west coast in the summer it is a HUGE bummer to always have to be the ones to run in the heat if you are in open or novice, usually it is still warming up and nice while exellent are running, although in the cooler months then I guess novice or open would be the preferred place to run because it will be warmer then the chilly early morning runs, guess it all has its good parts and bad parts!Kathy Mocharnukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029142726866533193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-2689523809972394622010-07-07T23:28:30.290-07:002010-07-07T23:28:30.290-07:00Great comments everyone! (Greg, see you next week!...Great comments everyone! (Greg, see you next week!)<br /><br />@Jenifer - don't let my post scare you away from agility. As with everything, things go in cycles and while it is hard to remember, you don't have to do every day of a trial. There are several trials I've only entered one day and was very happy with that decision.<br /><br />Also, there are some great things to hanging out at the trials, especially when we're using the RV or visiting with friends.<br /><br />I've just found that when it's my decision on how I'm going to use my time, I tend to volunteer more.Premier K9 Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681124798878209662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-30915390829674817182010-07-07T22:19:06.191-07:002010-07-07T22:19:06.191-07:00Lisa, this is EXACTLY why I'm seriously thinki...Lisa, this is EXACTLY why I'm seriously thinking agility may not be my "thing." It is clear that to excel, one has to devote her entire life, which includes all weekends, to the sport. As fun as the game looks, I really want to spend more quality time with Ky than the agility life allows. Maybe it's okay to play at it without competing and just enjoy the relationship. There's just more to my life and who I am than hours and hours at an agility show.....waiting...and waiting...Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115555552460384719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-3775289622847392152010-07-07T21:36:50.447-07:002010-07-07T21:36:50.447-07:00Most of the clubs around here (Colorado - see you ...Most of the clubs around here (Colorado - see you both in a week!) have gone to the format you speak of - running all the Excellent dogs first, then Open then Novice. <br />I think this works well for the most part, except that I currently run a dog in Exc. B and one in Novice/Open, so my dogs have to hang out all day, and my novice dog tends to not do so well with waiting 7 hours before his first run.<br />The group of people we train with are very supportive of each other and will typically stay through the last of the dogs that we run. Its a social event hanging out with friends, playing and watching agility, and we all have a good time of it!<br />GregGreg Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275468835940333887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-70137622131947512402010-07-07T21:36:50.448-07:002010-07-07T21:36:50.448-07:00Very very well said. I would add to this that if ...Very very well said. I would add to this that if trials all had general walkthroughs at the beginning of the day for excellent in both rings then there would be far fewer conflicts and far more volunteers.<br /><br /><br />In S. CA "Excellent first in both rings" + rotation groups is what is done and I love it. I get my walkthrus. My 3 dogs don't clash. I get to warm them all up and run them in the published order, knowing I won't be conflicted<br /><br />Elsewhere... Excellent intermingled with Open. Open or FAST first in one ring only. Different height orders each day. .... I get hugely conflicted when running 3 dogs and it is very hard to work out my dogs' run order ahead of time to ensure that it doesn't clash with a walkthru in the other ring. The gate has to "work me in" at the last minute (they know I am conflicted). I dare not volunteer until all my runs are done for the day.Angela Suttonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1340569154448408813.post-33726773141562500242010-07-07T21:10:36.171-07:002010-07-07T21:10:36.171-07:00My local club hosts CPE, NADAC, and USDAA. My oth...My local club hosts CPE, NADAC, and USDAA. My other local club hosts AKC. At the AKC trial, I would agree that is hard to come by volunteers, but in the other venues we usually have more volunteers than we know what to do with. I find that very interesting. I have even seen, at the end of a long CPE day, a competition break out among the volunteers as to who could set the most poles the fastest!Mikeynoreply@blogger.com