Roxy has been doing agility training since she was 9 months old. We train at Magic Dog Ranch in Kiowa, CO. After about a year, she totally understood the concepts, and knew what I was asking her to do, and went through a phase where she seemed to lose interest. I gave her a six month break, and when we jumped back in, she was READY. We started going to Fun Matches, where she was doing perfect runs consistently. We decided to enter some trials, and her very first one in spring of 2012 (an Australian Shepherd Club event) we won 3 blue ribbons!
After that I figured we would focus on AKC trials. We have entered several over the summer, making "Q's" (qualifying runs) in each, and more first place wins in the Novice 8" class. We will hopefully get our final two "Q's" this month and move into the Open class.
It's so much fun to see her "working" at these events. The true Corgi nature really comes out, showing the ability to focus and get something accomplished.
Obviously I could rant forever on my little girl 🙂 I'll keep you guys posted on her upcoming accomplishments. Thanks!
Nancy Wardell
This is a link to a Facebook video...
Roxanne at ASCA Trial
~Update~
We just made it through the AKC Excellent class, and have entered the Master class. We are now on the road to getting our PACH (Preferred Agility Championship); will probably take years, since I have a day job too. But we sure have enjoyed the process. Here is a
YouTube link to our title run this past weekend.
~Update~
Here’s a short update on Roxanne's progress towards achieving her PACH (Preferred Agility Championship) title. To get her PACH, we need: 20 double Q's, which means qualifying/perfect runs in Jumpers and Standard courses in the same day. We have been in 12 trials since June, and have 3 Double Qs. 750 points. Points = the difference between the time allowed and the time we run the course in seconds (and it has to be a qualifying/perfect run). We have 76 points. Might take years, but we won't give up!