In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular... sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice. -Ansel Adams 


That is a great analogy to how I feel about agility. Mental prep to actual practice. Yay! Training is so fun! And so tiring! I'm sore in a really good way, I'm sure Kate is exhausted. She's probably not going to like taking a day off tomorrow though. I wish I had her work ethic! 





So first, thanks again to Steve and Lisa for letting us come down to play all weekend. Such awesome hosts, and they have some aussome Aussies. Thanks to Tori for the analysis and pictures and the video - so helpful (these two pictures are Kaimen Miller from DOI). I am super proud of Kate, she worked hard this weekend, I know what our weaknesses are and we stretched them for sure. I chose methods of handling that would challenge her capabilities and sometimes we got a win, other times reinforced that I am choosing the right handling the first time. As much as I love competing, I love this stuff more. 





Not one of these courses had a double in them, so we substituted for the wall jump, of which, we did not have. Kate mostly did well with the double, I was pleased to see some definite improvement. Also I can see her slicing and overall jumping skill has developed in just a few weeks. Her dog walk was pretty nice, but her aframe needs work. And now we have broken a certain pull away in the weaves, but hey, not for lack of stuff to train, add threadles to the list! I am currently without weave poles so that one will have to wait. I would like to note, that while looking cool and not squinting, I am disappointed that I forgot to take my sunglasses off for the first course. 


Video is kinda longish, and you will have to pause for the maps (if you care), otherwise no song would have fit. This is a great one though, Silversun Pickups, Lazy Eye.





Now we'll take a few days off of agility, then gear back up for a local show this weekend. Then the following weekend - the Quadruped! 



(cool training bag - don't you want one? Tori likes to photograph feet...)