Denise Wall Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I was very proud of her. She ended up tied for second out of 21 dogs. Moss did great too. Thanks to Robin for getting this nice quality video in really windy conditions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_k42Iqo_n4 Be sure to select the new high quality option below the video if it's offered. I'll do a May training update later in the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Great job! Holy cow, that wind! These are a lot of fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Wow. That was SOME drive. HOW old is she? Looks like she through you for a loop when it came time for the pen (as in it was so easy- the course, for her, it happened fast!!) It looked all very easy for her. I was very proud of her. She ended up tied for second out of 21 dogs. Moss did great too. Thanks to Robin for getting this nice quality video in really windy conditions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_k42Iqo_n4 Be sure to select the new high quality option below the video if it's offered. I'll do a May training update later in the month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 May was so awesome, and had one VERY HAPPY handler on friday. Here's the video of Moss' trial debut too -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPod3j9WZqI It was actually his worst run of the weekend, as he got tons better each time he ran - 2 PN and 2 Nursery runs. I wish we had video of the Nursery runs - full Open course minus the shed. He was really good and handled the course really well. There's a trial writeup and description of the runs in my blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Congrats to you and May! Great video too, Robin. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Great videos. Good job, ladies! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Wall Posted May 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Thanks to all. Mossy was really such a very good boy. He did well in the Nursery too, which was much harder than the PN course in the video. I was proud of them both. KP Julie, I didn't feel thrown for a loop at the pen. There wasn't much of a better option to do it right. We had to bring the sheep counterclockwise around the post at the end of the drive before starting to the pen. Most (all?) opted to stay at the post to help control this. These were big running Suffolks that could be difficult to pen. They didn't just stand around and wait for you to open the gate. There just wasn't room or time to mess around. There were actually two PN classes that day but we only videoed the first one because of the bad weather. On her second run, May ran nearly exactly the same except the sheep went on the wrong side of the post at the end of the drive. She still had a decent score but was just out of the placings. Moss had a much better second go, making all of the obstacles and placed 6th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 I went back and looked- didn't realize you had to put have them go cc around the post- as I have never seen the post mentioned in a n/pn run wrt to penning- so, it makes sense how you did it. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdarling Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Very nice! Thank you both for sharing these! Both dogs look great. What a nice field, too. Interesting to see how the classes differ from one side of the country to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted May 9, 2008 Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Frankie and Sage would like to congratulate thier half sibs on jobs well done. It has been great for me to watch the videos of them growing up and compare all the pups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Denise, she is coming along great! What a pleasure it is to watch these two good young dogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise Wall Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks, Jody, Liz and Eileen She's a lot of fun. And I think Robin's having fun with Moss too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson and Donna Posted May 11, 2008 Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 Congratulations to both of you. Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Peep Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Your dog handled your commands wonderfully- I only have one question- I don't want to sound snippy or anything, but from the video, were you required a cross-drive? Oh, BTW- you voice!!! I love the calmness in your voice, which probably contributes to the success of your dogs. I've been trying to master that for 20 years. From squeaky to growler I think I have almost got it. I know people I have worked with differed in approach. I'm trying to get a firm but non harsh lie down- maybe you could record your voice. It really is great!!! Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 In the eastern US, Pro-Novice is usually a single drive leg -- no cross-drive. Between Pro-Novice and Open we have a class called Open Ranch (or Ranch, for short), which is usually the Open course without a shed -- much like USBCHA Nursery, and like Pro-Novice is in some regions. I'm sure the gates you see to the right in the video that were not used were just sitting there waiting for a later class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo Peep Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thanks Eileen. I wasn't aware about how the classes differed from one side of the country to another. I love to watch the video's of May's progress!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted May 18, 2008 Report Share Posted May 18, 2008 Eileen - those gates were the fetch gates for Ranch, Nursery and Open. The drive gates were way the heck off to the right - it was a huge drive. Someone told me it was a 250 yard crossdrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileen Stein Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Eileen - those gates were the fetch gates for Ranch, Nursery and Open. The drive gates were way the heck off to the right - it was a huge drive. Someone told me it was a 250 yard crossdrive. Whoa -- 250 yards! And Moss got around in Nursery?! Pretty darn good for 17 months!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 He's a very good boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Wow, sign me up for the "impressed" club as well. Of course, Moss has such a nice level head on him. Both these young dogs are just coming along so well - it's fun to have the records of their progress for those of us who *sniff* are rather homebound lately. I used the HQ option by the way - it worked fine and let me watch it fullscreen in much better quality than normal youtube fullscreen (usually a waste of bandwidth). How do you offer that option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoofly Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Youtube just started offering it. I got a new camera that's HD and just upload videos like usual (I use the multifile uploader and let youtube do the compression rather than trying to stay under 100mb myself. What's impressed me is that they apparently stored older videos in the original formats because the HQ option is available on some of them too, even though they're just digital and not from the new HD camera. Thanks on Moss - i'm having a lot of fun with him. He was a good boy at the Bluegrass too - came in 6th in PN out of nearly 50 dogs the first day. Not bad for his second trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I'll have to fiddle with that some and see what I can get. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone week after next! I'm coming Sunday and staying over Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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