tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post30728427025539813..comments2024-01-08T01:20:20.736-07:00Comments on Days of Speed and Slowtime Mondays: Hot Hot HotElaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-13670277367514345232007-05-16T22:20:00.000-06:002007-05-16T22:20:00.000-06:00Actually, the 3 dogs in P22 with the fastest score...Actually, the 3 dogs in P22 with the fastest scores were dogs from the lower levels who I'd never heard of. Even Stacy & Able got shut out of the Q's despite a clean run (though maybe they had a refusal or run by, I didn't see their whole run). The reason the P classes are so competitive, esp. P22 and P16 (a little P16 Boston Terrier had the fastest time of everyone, P & CH, all heights), is because of the height cutoffs. There are a lot of people around here with fast dogs that don't want to jump 26" (or 16" for the little dogs). The 26" class and 12" class in CH are practically non-existant and the 16" class is pretty small. And of course that 6'-3" A-frame turns a lot of people off. That's why Lola is in P. I'm not sure they've lowered it enough to attract many people out of P, I suppose that remains to be seen.<BR/><BR/>As for Lola and the table, leaving the ring isn't really a downer for her and I did it in a positive way. Letting her continue with the run isn't solving the problem so I have to try something. I'm hoping that if I mark the down on the table with a reward right away she'll start to have a more positive view of the table. I think she doesn't want to lie down out of stress, maybe from pressure from the judge and/or whatever's going on outside the ring. If there's a mistake or I cause her to be confused on course she starts barking at me and getting wound up and that will lead to her not lying down as well. I caused a refusal a few obstacles before the table and started a barking fit which carried on well onto the table. I don't think she's refusing to lie down because she doesn't want to stop but who knows what goes on in her fuzzy little brain.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-50501792601623967542007-05-16T21:30:00.000-06:002007-05-16T21:30:00.000-06:00Both are based on the score of the 3 fastest dogs....Both are based on the score of the 3 fastest dogs. So any class that has one or two dogs who are much faster than everyone else can skew the results so much that only the top 3 dogs qualify. So, yeah, you start getting one or two former national champions :-) into performance, and they can really change the Q rate.<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-29394004037952824692007-05-16T15:29:00.000-06:002007-05-16T15:29:00.000-06:00The only thing I wonder about taking Lola out is w...The only thing I wonder about taking Lola out is whether--if she was happy and focused and loving the agility--letting her finish the run would have been a better reward. But I've never met Lola. If it had been Lucy, going to get food is the greates reward ever, so if that's how Lola is then yeah, I agree it was the best thing to do.<BR/><BR/>But I know some dogs for whom leaving the ring is actually a downer (lots of them don't like to down on the table, either!)<BR/><BR/>Also, I'm curious--I've never done speed jumping, only Steeplechase--is it harder to Q because there are just too many experience vet dogs entered?Lisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13396635060591062402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-5769156929059400252007-05-16T12:57:00.000-06:002007-05-16T12:57:00.000-06:00Lola looked pretty confused when I took her out of...Lola looked pretty confused when I took her out of the ring after the table but I think if I continue to do it she'll catch on pretty quick. I don't have a problem sacrificing an NQed run for some training, it's giving up the ones that are shaping up to be Q's that are hard to sacrfice.<BR/><BR/>My height in P3 has recently gotten really competitive since Stacy Peardot retired Able. Everyone's worried about Super Q's and Speed Jumping Q's. I don't worry about it too much, it's just more motivation to try to get better and not everyone runs clean all the time. But I have a friend who tried Speed Jumping then went back to Steepelchase after she had a run that would have taken first in Steeplechase but only earned 4th in Speed Jumping. This past trial she won the Steeplechase but wouldn't have even Q'ed in Speed Jumping (and might not have even made it through to the finals).Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734583197185810124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11345288.post-50213672274271586232007-05-15T19:45:00.000-06:002007-05-15T19:45:00.000-06:00I think you did the perfect thing on the table-dow...I think you did the perfect thing on the table-down; it's OK to leave the ring for a reward just like it's OK to leave the ring for a no-no if it's all part of your training. Especially if you've already NQed. I like to make use of my NQ time on course for whatever training purposes I have in mind, as you did. Good for you for keeping your head about that!<BR/><BR/>Performance classes are pretty tough sometimes! Last weekend had a gamble that almost none of the masters dogs got but most of the P3 did. Those wily older dogs and handlers...<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.com