Yesterday Amy and I had a fun show at Cheltenham Racecourse, neither of us really had the energy to go but I'm glad we made the effort, even if we only stayed for 2 classes. Maisy had a great agility round only missing the A frame contact which was the 2nd obstacle, but after that put in a very nice controlled clear, and followed it by getting eliminated in a simple Helta Skelta, I didn't give her the correct signal to go out over a jump and she ran straight past it! she followed that by taking a few poles off a corner where the striding pattern changed as did many of the other dogs. Summer ran a lovely agility round but unfortunately Ben was cheering loudly from the sidelines which just put her off towards the end! and she took 2 poles in the Helta Skelta, which shows she was in full "Monkey" mode and having great fun.
Before we headed home we took the opportunity to take Summer and Rupert for a run, I really should have given it a bit more thought as lately I walk Maisy and Rupert together, leaving Amy to walk Ben & Summer. As we took off their leads the two of them hooned off into the distance without a glance back at us! and then they just kept going!! OH DEAR! I gave a quick call hoping one of them would turn tail and head back but not even an ear flick! and I knew it was time to take control when Amy said if I called Rupert Summer would come! and there was me thinking Rupert was the baby dog and that if only Amy would call Summer Rupert would follow. Anyway after a couple of good loud "COME HERE" commands they of course turned and headed in our direction without a care in the world... so the moral to the story - Always walk Summer and Rupert with a responsible adult dog - now where am I going to find one of those?
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