Rear Cross course practice, 12/8/11

Trip perfect as always on a JWW course. Ticket actually ran GREAT, and I'm super proud of her. First time was at 16" except the opening serpentine, the second try was at 12". We struggled a bit with the ending line, which had the type of subtle turn at the end that has gotten us in the past. With Trip, I can just run, and far enough ahead that her path alters and she sees the whole line including the finish jump. With Ticket, that just doesn't happen, and it turned out the only way I was able to do it consistently was rear crossing on a line that at first glance appeared straight, but really, from the dog's perspective, had a turn.

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Pets & Animals

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• agility
• sheltie
• trip
• ticket

[agilityvet]

@TTuffPaws Thanks--I'm SUPER proud of how she's doing. I do think we'll struggle a bit with bars at first, but I'm encouraged.

[agilityvet]

@rickandmary2 Definitely. I don't think I noticed them so much with Trip, because even though she's fast, I could usually still make it in time to run the line as a "straight" line. With Ticket, that's just not happening. I have video from the OVDTC show in Monroe where the JWW courses consistently had this type of ending, and it screwed us once (spin and an R at the last jump), and she *just* managed it on another. Then I can never quite recreate it in practice. Very happy with her last go

[rickandmary2]

Brittany, I see that type of line happen a LOT (ie appears straight to handler but not the dog)... from a course design perspective, I don't think it's deliberately designed that way, it just happens..... Dillon has a tough time with that type of sequence also :-) Ticket looks GREAT! It looks like she's taking up right where she left off :-)

[TTuffPaws]

Ticket's looking so good after surgery! I'm so impressed!