Recent content by seashel

I was so shocked and saddened to hear this tragic news. Your wonderful tales of Sca were what made me join Sheltie Nation, I loved reading all about his adventures. Can only add my words of condolence to those already on here and hope they are some comfort to you and Spitfire. The video of Sca...

He's so handsome!! Love his name and many congratulations on your new family member :)

Wow, congratulations!! :biggrin2:

Well that looked like a run to be proud of - fast and neat!! My journey was similar to yours, first agility dog, out of G1 at first show, struggling (continuously!) to be a better handler for my dog.:lol: (Oh yes and our contacts are still hit and miss - literally!! :gaah) There are always rough...

It's great advice - have fun!! More specifically, I've found that if I'm focussing on giving my dog a fabulous time on course, then I enjoy myself almost as a side effect - AND it takes away any nerves.:wink2: I can SO relate to the measuring nerves!! The measurers were wonderful though, so...

Everyone at training tonight very pleased to see the demise of the chute and there is a new podcast from Bad Dog Agility on the subject (haven't listened yet - have to wait until I next go running on Friday!). http://baddogagility.com/episode-142-dog-agility-world-shuns-the-chute/

Here's a couple of photos (scroll down for a better one). http://agilitynet.co.uk/Qualifiers/animalhealthcompany.htm I believe that last year there were some (plastic) ducks in it LOL! On the subject of 'alternative' agility obstacles, this year I've also see a Wishing Well!! It livens things...

It's always good to question something PonyForever :smile2: I must be honest that until recently the chute never really struck me as being especially dangerous, anymore so than other pieces of equipment - at least for my own small shelties. (Having run a large BC for a while for my friend, it...

Really good to hear that these decisions being taken. I watched that video a couple of days ago on another site - just heartbreaking. There are so many videos being posted recently of dogs in the UK having issues with the chute. Crufts was one such where multiple dogs were getting tangled in it...

As far as I know, this is available anywhere in the world, for free! Fabulous to be able to watch folk I know and compete with and competitors from overseas running at the Festival in the main ring! This year there is commentary as well (not sure if that is every class but I don't remember any...

Wow, you're doing great! Some tricky stuff in there too! I'm also having envy over your friend's set up :wink2: Yes 2x2 weaves are not for every dog/handler. I used 2x2 for Epic and he was great at it AFTER we had the initial issues sorted (if you go back to about pg 14 of the Agility section...

I'm so proud of my two boys' achievements over the last couple of months. Epic has been getting some nice placings in G5 and I felt he was teetering on the brink but the three wins needed to take us to Grade 6 (Senior) have actually still taken me a bit by surprise. All have been at quite...

Fantastic, great result well done! Nice array of ribbons there :yes:

Yes had this problem but with Angus it is the left side which is his weaker...I know dogs like people can have right/left hand (paw?) preferences so maybe that plays a part. I was videoing the weaves and it helped to see if I was doing anything different on one side and not the other too. It is...

Lovely! Congratulations to you and Edan! Fantastic result and you should both be very proud. I enjoyed watching your videos! :yes: