Marley had a great weekend at Tulsa. She earned her Rally Advanced Title. 3 times in the ring with 3 legs! She did the same with her Rally Novice Title. so proud of her!! She also earned another leg towards her Companion Dog Title in Novice Obedience. She maintained her sit stay even when a dog fight broke out in the ring.
She had success in the agility ring also. She got the Gamble both days in Open but had some errors. Mainly her A frame contact. She doesn't seem to remember to hit the yellow. I am probably late in my command of "Easy". Will have to work on that when class resumes this coming week. Marley ran so well all weekend. Paid attention and did her job. Marley got an Open JWW Q with a 1st. I felt like I won b/c Marley and I worked together so well all weekend!!
I no longer look at success as the Q's only. Previously I felt that if you didn't Q then you didn't win, but over the course of the year with my training group I have come to realize that it's the journey that is really important. My training group is phenomenal and I have learned so much from each and every one of them. I am enjoying my journey with Marley. She is my 'work in progress'.
I have decided once Marley finishes her Open AKC titles, we are done with AKC agility. We will continue to concentrate on USDAA agility. I like the versatility of the events and enjoy it way more than AKC. Someone from a different training group couldn't believe it when I told her we were going to quit AKC agility. She seemed shocked that I have absolutely no desire to pursue a 'MACH'. It just does not interest me in the least.
What does interest me is my journey with Marley! She has taught me so much and I love her to pieces!
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