airbear Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Yesterday, Rex went in his first agility fun match. As a "home-schooled" agility dog, I was hoping that he would maintain his focus and not be overwhelmed by all the noise and activity. He did great! He didn't take off to get a hug from ring crew, or to play with a small dog, so I was pretty happy. This is my tough little sheepdog who ran in the CBCA and USBCHA nursery finals in 2009. I'm still trying to reconcile that intense little stockdog with the happy-go-lucky agility dog whose tail never stops wagging. At fun matches, you can use food, toys, you can stop and pet your dog - it's a nice way to introduce a dog to the trialling experience. His first sanctioned trial will be at the end of April. Here are his four runs. Warning: obnoxious Wham! song is used for background music, to cancel out all the chatter from the peanut gallery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq4mCc4kJw8&feature=youtu.be&hd=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brndlbc Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great Job to both of you. And if the chatter in the background was worse than "Wham" then super props to Rex for not leaving the building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I love Wham! . Such good memories. All of our cheerleading routines were done to Wham! and/or George Michael songs. Hate me even more? Actually, some of the peanut gallery comments were pretty funny. In the gamblers opening, for example, Rexxy earned a lot of ooohs and ahhhhs with his weaves. Remember - this is a fun match and most people there were newbies with their first agility dog, and they are still doing the 'weave pole shuffle' (hip check, lure back, hip check, lure back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Wham? Really? Kill me now. p.s. Rex looks good! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Et tu, Laura? Sheesh!!! It's not like I pulled out the really good stuff from the 80s. <goes to find Duran Duran CDs> p.s. thanks! I'm having a lot of fun with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Now Duran Duran I could listen to. I'll wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdoggie Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 What a good dog! Very nice...love the wagging tail. and yeah, Duran Duran is way preferable to Wham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Even aha is better than Wham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I say A-Ha in concert. They were very bland. They only had one song, and they didn't speak any English. But George Michael ROCKED IT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 I much preferred the hair bands anyway. Rex told me he wants to rock and show his bad boy side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Awesome! A force to be reckoned with. Jovi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alligande Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Great Job, and yes I will take Duran Duran over Wham, but I prefer my 80s music a little harder.... I saw Duran Duran as the opening act for a punk band "the undertones" before they had a record out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura L Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Looks like you and Rex both had a great time. His tail is wagging all the time! Wham is ok, but I'd rather have Fleetwood Mac for an 80's group. Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brndlbc Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 But George Michael ROCKED IT. Wasn't that why he got arrested??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brndlbc Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 ZZ Top! Great agility dog theme songs. Frankie's is "Sharp Dressed Man" and Zen's is "Leggs". Crank them tunes while training... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbear Posted April 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Wasn't that why he got arrested??? I think the problem was that he rocked himself. In a public place. If Lou did agility, he would totally get ZZ Top music. Sharp Dressed Man is a no-brainer, as he's always wearing a tuxedo. Wick gets girly pop stuff (Avril Lavigne, stuff from Glee, Pink). Rex is a work in progress. Right now, he's still very bouncy and puppyish, so maybe something from The Bieb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I loved George Michael and Duran Duran, but the latter lives on in my heart. Anyway, I already told you, but Rex is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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