Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Friday, 27 July 2012
One New Trick A Month - July - Catch a Toy
Hi! It's Cinnamon.
I am doing a post for our One New Trick A Month Challenge again!
This month I learned to catch a toy with my front legs.
I am very good at sitting pretty. Whenever I want treats, I appeal by sitting pretty to show how adorable I am! So, this trick was not very hard for me to learn.
I hope you enjoy watching the video of my new trick "Catch a toy" :-)
I am doing a post for our One New Trick A Month Challenge again!
This month I learned to catch a toy with my front legs.
I am very good at sitting pretty. Whenever I want treats, I appeal by sitting pretty to show how adorable I am! So, this trick was not very hard for me to learn.
I hope you enjoy watching the video of my new trick "Catch a toy" :-)
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Friday, 13 July 2012
Finally back in competitive obedience after a long break!
Hi! It's Cinnamon.
In a recent post I wrote about agility and Rally-O competitions, but Mint and I didn't compete in Obedience for a long time. However, late last month we went to an obedience trial for the first time in the past half year.
Mum didn't take us to obedience trials for such a long time, because she thought that both of us had lost interest in obedience. Yes, she was right. I didn't enjoy competing in obedience, feeling bored every time Mum took me into the competition ring, as I had to do the same things all the time.
Although we didn't compete for a long time, we kept doing obedience training. I still get bored sometimes, but I am starting to enjoy it a little bit.
In the first obedience trial after a long break, I entered the Elementary class and Mint entered the Special Beginners and Elementary classes. In fact it was Mint's first Special Beginners round. The exercises in the Elementary class are Heelwork (on lead with about and right turns), Recall, Sit Stay (30 seconds), and Down Stay (1 minute), while those in the Special Beginners class are Heelwork (both on lead and off lead with about, right, and left turns), Recall, Sit Stay (1 minute), and Down Stay (2 minutes).
In the Special Beginners class, Mint did wonderful heelwork but broke the sit stay. However, as many of other competiters didn't perform as well as they usually did, Mint still got a fourth place.
In the Elementary class I did the heelwork pretty well, without sniffing the floor as I often did. My recall was so so. On the other hand, Mint's heelwork was not as good as what he usually did. In the stays which Mint and I did together at the same time, Mint lay down when we were doing the sit stay, while I did both stays without problems. After all, I got a 2nd place!!
Two weeks later Mint went to another obedience trial. I didn't enter this time, because the Elementary and Special Beginners classes took place at the same time. If I had entered too, Mum would have panicked.
In the Elementary Mint didn't do the heelwork as well as he usually does. But, he didn't lose points in the stays, and he WON the class!! As it was his second win in the class (He got his first win a year ago), he cannot enter the class anymore.
In the Special Beginners he did the heelwork pretty well but broke BOTH stays!! How stupid he is!! So, he didn't get any placing...
Now that Mum knows that Mint's stays are a problem, she has been practising stays with Mint every day!
In a recent post I wrote about agility and Rally-O competitions, but Mint and I didn't compete in Obedience for a long time. However, late last month we went to an obedience trial for the first time in the past half year.
Mum didn't take us to obedience trials for such a long time, because she thought that both of us had lost interest in obedience. Yes, she was right. I didn't enjoy competing in obedience, feeling bored every time Mum took me into the competition ring, as I had to do the same things all the time.
Although we didn't compete for a long time, we kept doing obedience training. I still get bored sometimes, but I am starting to enjoy it a little bit.
In the first obedience trial after a long break, I entered the Elementary class and Mint entered the Special Beginners and Elementary classes. In fact it was Mint's first Special Beginners round. The exercises in the Elementary class are Heelwork (on lead with about and right turns), Recall, Sit Stay (30 seconds), and Down Stay (1 minute), while those in the Special Beginners class are Heelwork (both on lead and off lead with about, right, and left turns), Recall, Sit Stay (1 minute), and Down Stay (2 minutes).
In the Special Beginners class, Mint did wonderful heelwork but broke the sit stay. However, as many of other competiters didn't perform as well as they usually did, Mint still got a fourth place.
In the Elementary class I did the heelwork pretty well, without sniffing the floor as I often did. My recall was so so. On the other hand, Mint's heelwork was not as good as what he usually did. In the stays which Mint and I did together at the same time, Mint lay down when we were doing the sit stay, while I did both stays without problems. After all, I got a 2nd place!!
Two weeks later Mint went to another obedience trial. I didn't enter this time, because the Elementary and Special Beginners classes took place at the same time. If I had entered too, Mum would have panicked.
In the Elementary Mint didn't do the heelwork as well as he usually does. But, he didn't lose points in the stays, and he WON the class!! As it was his second win in the class (He got his first win a year ago), he cannot enter the class anymore.
In the Special Beginners he did the heelwork pretty well but broke BOTH stays!! How stupid he is!! So, he didn't get any placing...
Now that Mum knows that Mint's stays are a problem, she has been practising stays with Mint every day!
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