Introducing Koji, AKA......

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Yup, this weekend Koji picked up his AKC JWW and FAST titles. I am so proud of him. Honestly, he did really really well Saturday. Not sure what was going on today as he refused a lot of things (seemed very strange). If we had gotten 5 Q's, we would've moved out of Novice completely, however that was a long shot. BUT he did get 4/6 Q's (1 JWW, 2 FAST, 1 STD). I am truly proud of him.

I would say of me too but Saturday was rough for me. I'm not sure why, I think my head just wasn't in the game. I pulled him off-course, not ONLY on the STD course, but ALSO the JWW course :no: because I forgot where I was going. In my defense, I think it was the way they were handling it at the end of the day, I have no clue if it's normal for AKC or what. But, JWW Open finished up so JWW Novice started to walk. Next thing you know. the STD ring was done. So, we moved over there and since they have priority, we walked it then they were running tall to small (which means I have to wait awhile), then ran it. Then they decided to wait until STD was done to start JWW (tall to small so another long wait). I knew I should've re-walked the course, but I didn't. And I pulled Koji off-course. Sigh. "Great dog, too bad about the handler". That was so true in my case. One great thing, I'll have to post his weaves in STD video. Ohmigod. Talk about super fast!

Today, Koji was refusing everything. The chute, the teeter, the A-frame. Crazy dog. So, we didn't Q his STD run today, and honestly, if he did, he wouldn't have deserved it IMHO. I think I'll stop with FAST. I wanted to give it a whirl but for the money, I think I'll just stick to JWW and STD. Looks like Koji is now moving up to Novice B in STD (I didn't realize you had to do that, lol) and Open for JWW. I also noticed JWW was much more difficult than Novice. All I can say is....bring it on.

Lastly, the one thing I"m noticing with AKC, they like to "intertwine" the course. Where you pass by obstacles you did earlier. In NADAC, we don't really do that too much, nor do you pass through another line twice. I think that's why I got confused with where I was going. Time to work on some more intertwined, nested courses. hehehe.

I will leave you with this photo. It's of Koji and his two "new title" ribbons. The rest were green and blue....but that's because he was the only dog in his category (Novice A, 16"). hehehe.

p.s. he did good on his dog walk contacts, his 4 on is going well, but obviously, it needs a LOT of work (mostly because he didn't quite stop). Time for bed, I have work tomorrow. Yuck. Can't we do agility everyday?
 

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Cheryl-You don't move up to Novice B you go right into Open JWW.Novice B is for a person has who put a title on a dog .This is your first time with AKC so you had to start in Novice A.Congrts to you both on your title!!!!:smile2:
 
Way to go!!! That's awesome for you both.

I'm happy to hear that his contacts were good, too.

And don't worry about your pulling him off an obstacle. It happens to everyone, I think. I find that I tend to get confused on the courses that loop around several times. Masters Jumpers is known for that in USDAA, and it drives me crazy! I've definitely gotten confused because of it ("Haven't I already been here?") hehe.
 
Sharon said:
Cheryl-You don't move up to Novice B you go right into Open JWW.Novice B is for a person has who put a title on a dog .This is your first time with AKC so you had to start in Novice A.Congrts to you both on your title!!!!:smile2:
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Sharon, I believe she means that her Standard runs, which she still needs Novice legs for, are going to be in Novice B:
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Novice B in STD (I didn't realize you had to do that, lol)
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Cheryl -
Congrats to you and Koji! You've worked so hard to get here and it shows. Just look at where you were last year and you'll be totally amazed at how far you've come. I hope Edan will be able to join Koji with a few AKC titles come mid-September. (We need 1 more leg for both NA and NAJ.) I haven't been able to try FAST yet because only 1 club has offered it and I'm going to a CPE trial instead that weekend.

Do you have things to work on and retrain or improve on; sure, we all do. That's part of the fun of the sport, in my opinion. There is always some new challenge to take on whether its a new course difficulty level or a new skill to learn and add to your arsenal.
 
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Congrats!
You must be very proud, as well you should be!!

Don't be so hard on yourself... you'd never be this tough on others or your dog for that matter for making a mistake, lol :o

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Sharon said:
Cheryl-You don't move up to Novice B you go right into Open JWW.Novice B is for a person has who put a title on a dog .This is your first time with AKC so you had to start in Novice A.Congrts to you both on your title!!!!:smile2:
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I knew I should have wrote more. LOL. I meant I didn't realize I now move to Novice B for standard. Since I now have titles but aren't out of standard yet.

And thanks. I'm so happy, hehehe. In NADAC it takes a long time to get out of novice. I hope to get out of AKC Open soon too. Need to catch up in standard though. Lots of work to do.
 
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