4/22 I judged rally at the Washington Poodle Club Specialty in Timonium, MD. The exhibitors did well in spite of the fact there were several vendors across a narrow aisle at the back of the ring. One of the vendors was selling squeaky toys and it was a bit of a distraction. I was also surprised that most of the entries were standards...only one miniature. It used to be the other way around.
I was back in Timonium to judge Baltimore County Kennel Club on Sunday the 24th and Catoctin Kennel Club on Monday the 25th. Both clubs provided exellent hospitality and wonderful stewards.
Having judged 5 rally trials in 2 weekends I still feel that not all exhibitors prepare as well as they should. There seem to be a number of excellent level people that just do not teach the Back Up 3 steps and novice and even some advanced people do not do the Stop and Down correctly. If you teach rally classes or if you are planning to do rally, check the exercise descriptions for what is required for each sign. The rules and exercise descriptions are available on the AKC website.
This last weekend we were back to running agility. Nori picked up another double q on Friday and q'd in standard all 3 days. In jumpers,she got an off course jump on Saturday and Sunday she was handler impaired but aside from that her runs were lovely.
We have this weekend off but Nori and I will be off to Palmyra, PA Monday afternoon for agility trials Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
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Wow... you have been busy.
I agree with you about rally; I think too many people still don't take their preparation and training for it seriously. In many ways I think its much harder than obedience, while in other ways its easier.
Sooooo - how many QQ is that for Nori???
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