ME!!! RUNNING!!! AGILITY!!!!

Well…it wasn’t exactly a trial but I finally got to run agility somewhere other than in the yard. I really thought it was a trial because there were lots of other people and dogs. There was a course with numbers and everything.

According to The BFF, it was something called a fun match. I thought she would make fun of me because I didn’t know the difference but she was actually very nice about it. She got to run, too. It was so much fun to go somewhere with her and mom and be able to get out of the car and RUN. I know it didn’t really count but I felt special when everyone was watching me. It was held by the Central Wisconsin Vizsla Club (you know – the GOOD kind of red dog). It was so nice that they let the blue dog run. It was even better that The Red Dog wasn’t there. I bet he was at home feeling sorry for himself because The Blue Dog got to run agility and he didn’t.

There's even proof. I'M ON YOUTUBE! You can check me out at the youtube link on the right. There I am. Just a little ol' blue dog. On youtube!

I really did try my best to be a good boy. I might have gotten a little crazy a couple of times but I wasn’t stressed or anything. (Mom thought I might be worried about all of the strange people and sights but none of that bothered me at all.) I got to run twice. TWICE!!! It was so exciting to run twice.

My first run was so much fun. I held my a-frame just like we practice at home. I had some problems with the teeter. I’m not sure what was wrong but it just didn’t feel right. At the end of the run I got to take the dogwalk. There was a big tunnel just staring at me when I came down the ramp. Mom and I have worked on that A LOT at home. I don’t know what happened. For some reason I forgot everything that I knew and ran right off the dogwalk and into the tunnel. I just stopped thinking when I saw that tunnel. Can you blame me? Mom wasn’t mad. She said that I was a really good boy and my friends seemed to be pleased with how I did, too.

On my second run I tried to be a little better. I slid off the side of the dogwalk (it was really slick) but at least I didn' try to run off it. I got back on the end and held it just like in practice. I held my a-frame once and mom was so impressed that she tried it again. I don’t think she should have done that because I got so distracted by the man setting the bar that I completely forgot to stop. How could I do that? I know better. I hope I can remember all of the rules in case I ever get to try to run again. I took some extra obstacles but it was so much fun. I wanted to keep running and running.

According to what I heard mom say, she thought I was a really good boy. I’m so glad that she noticed how hard I was trying. I didn’t do my weaves on the first try but I got them on the second try for both runs. I got a little sassy and started barking but I just couldn’t help myself. Running agility is so exciting!

I sure hope this means that I’ll get to play agility some time when it counts. I want to have ribbons and letters just like everyone else. Please keep your fingers and paws crossed that I'll get to run again someday soon!