Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Ben's twelve and I swear he's actually growing younger. I just started going to flyball practice again and this weekend they let us run with some other veteran dogs on the team. Warmups: Full runs - first Second "heat" Third "heat" Fourth "heat" This one is an "oopsie" - handling error, I called him a bit too soon and he dropped the ball. Last run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Devils Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Ben looks quite pleased with himself and he should be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seelie Fey Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Awwwwww - he looks like he was having fun. Don't you go deaf practicing indoors ? I'm jealous - our only practice area is outdoors and so we're always whining about the heat, the cold, the wind, there is a dew drop on the grass, gets dark too early, etc. I was wondering if it might be an option to set up the lane diagonally across the space to get a longer run back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted March 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Heh - there's not any extra room that way. There's a couple of large kennel spaces in each corner on the handler's right side of the building. You can see one on the video - there's an identical one in the forward area on that wall also. The building's main function is as a doggy daycare and we were very glad to get the use of it. Since my actual, regular flyball dog will be a hairless Chinese crested, I'm super glad we have indoor practice available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemsMom Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Ben looks great! I want to get my dogs into flyball this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepandakom Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Since my actual, regular flyball dog will be a hairless Chinese crested, I'm super glad we have indoor practice available! The photographer and the tournament took a wonderful photo of you and the little hairless pup. I was going to send you the link, but his website seems to be down. Emily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Peep Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Flyball looks really fun. I wish there were something like that around here for Usher. He's such a fast boy. I think your dog is doing great!!! Isn't it wonderful to have a breed that does so well in so many sports? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Wow, the old boy's still got it! We gave up flyball when we moved out here, b/c flyball in this area is SO behind. The team I was practicing with "broke" Wick b/c their dogs weren't focused and were going after Wick as she ran by, so my rock solid 4.0 dog then started cutting jumps. Anyway, so we concentrate on agility. Maybe one day we'll do flyball again, but not unless it's with solid dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted April 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Aww, I'm sorry about Wick. She was awesome! Maybe you'll get her going again sometime - and you've got agility. Yup, I think Ben's just getting better with age - he also still is a solid asset with the sheep. He's really Mr. Reliable - he's got huge issues but what you see is always what you get, no surprises. The team just moved practice to a time that is far more convenient for me so I am hoping to get Ben out there soon and Zhi well started. She's got about half the idea but training a crested is way different from training a Border Collie! And now PJ says he wants to train our mini-Leo Lynn. We'll see how long that works out, but I think she may actually do well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy Girl Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Very cool that Ben is having a blast still at 12 yrs! That is awesome! We practice outdoors as well and have the opportunity to practice indoors a couple of times a year but man does it get loud in the building...I do have to say though, it is nice to be out of the elements now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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