Well it wasn't the start I wanted but we got our first leg today in Novice B. Our score was a 191. We were third in the class. If am being perfectly honest I am a little bit disappointed. Just like any time that my dogs and I don't show to our potential. I haven't had a chance to see the video yet, but here is my take on it.
Heel on Lead, We entered the ring together and Ribbon set up great, did her nose touch to set her head in the correct position, first halt was great, on the left turn it felt as though she stopped (there was a large sun patch there and it was a little blinding) and then caught up. She was also a little wide. Everything else was fine
Figure Eight - was lovely - no complaints at all!
Stand for Exam - I warmed this up earlier in the day and she was great. She stood on her signal great, everything was fine with the exam and then on the return she started to turn with me, which she has done from time to time. We lost major points for that ! (3) This is was I am disappointed about!
Heel Free - I was working on keeping her up and making sure that I pushed through my left turn so that I didn't have the same error as on lead. However, I don't think I cued halt clearly enough, her response was slow and she ended up wrapping around me. On the left turn she hesitated again but in a very minor way and the rest was fine. We also had a little bit of bumping.
Recall - When I turned to face her, she was glancing around. This is very unusual for her. However her response was great when I called her name, she immediately looked at me and then came on her recall command. Front and Finish were both slightly off.
We are in the same ring tomorrow with the same judge. Trust me I will be working on my stand!
Now to watch the video.
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