Marley had a fabulous Master Standard run on Saturday morning. Happy, running, got her weaves and was quick through them, got her running contacts, and then......she stopped in front of a jump to cough! Really Mar? You couldn't have coughed in the tunnel???? Regardless, it was a great run. Over to Excellent JWW where she got that elusive last Q with a 1st and finished her Excellent JWW title. I took Marley out to the woods and just let her run and be a dog! She had a big time.
Sunday morning in Standard, I thought I would try a blind cross after the A frame and that failed miserably. Caused her to get a refusal. Then Marley missed her weave entry because she came blasting out of the tunnel. A tunnel to the weaves isn't good for Mar. She loves her tunnels!! Over in JWW, she got her first Master JWW Q with PACH points.
After the trial was over, I cried on the way home thinking about how far Marley has come. Every run I have with Marley is a blessing. I don't care if she ever gets her PACH or how many PACH points she gets. I just want to run with Marley! Some people get so tied up and obsessed with Qing and getting points and QQ and they lose the real reason they started agility. To have fun with their dog. I try my best at trials not to moan about not Qing or getting QQ's. At the end of Marley's life I won't be thinking about those Q's, I will be thinking I was so lucky to have been blessed with Marley and having been so lucky to get to spend so much fun time with her.
A good friend told me "You have done Marley proud". I hope I have. I hope I have many more agility weekends to cry about!
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