A new experience

Chris often talks about the sport of agility,

 So when she said there was going to be a competition at Moorabbin

I decided to go and check it out.

Gabe was to take Middi in the car and Jess and I would go by train and then walk.

The weather was perfect --- blue sky and no wind.

Agility shows the bond between dog and handler.

The only controls you have are your voice, and hand signals.

The dog must follow a course, over hurdles, through tunnels,

up and down an "A frame",

across a dog walk, [which is a very high bridge],

over more jumps and through a hoop,

all this is done at top speed, so the handler needs to be as agile as the dog!

Here is Jess's photo of one course.

I forgot, the dog also must weave very quickly through a series of poles.

Unfortunately the picture is not very clear, so you need to look carefully.  :-))

Jess was in charge of the camera for the day, that meant most of the photos were of Kimmy and Jai!

I noticed Kimmy spent a lot of time enjoying Indie's lap.

But then again, Jai liked my tray, easy to see mum,

when you are up high!

One of the reasons we went to the trials,   

was to mingle with a lot of very energetic dogs,

and to see how Middi behaved, when taken from me.

The next pictures show him interacting with Sarah,

[ mum of the whippets -- Banjo and Spice]

As you can see, there were no separation problems.

Another task completed for Middi's 

"Public Access Assessment"

Last picture -------

See, I can manage all the dogs!!

It was a wonderful day,so many friendly people, 

all interested in the progress of a 

BIG BLACK POODLE BOY.

Thanks Chris, for making the day so enjoyable for all of us.