Preparing for our first agility trial

The count down has begun. There are only three days to go... On Saturday Cinnamon and I are going to compete at an agility ribbon trial for the first time.

It's been nine months since we started agility training. When we started at the beginners class at Akarana Dog Training Club in September last year, both Cinnamon and I were extremely nervous. While most of our classmates became off-leash after a few sessions, I couldn't let Cinnamon off leash until the last couple of sessions of the course.



Then, there was a long break after graduating from the beginners class in early December and before getting back to the training again. When the non-competing class, which we attend now, started in February this year, Cinnamon was sick and not allowed to run around. So, we waited for her to fully recover and started agility training again in March.

Cinnamon did very well at the first session after she resumed training, but at the second session she behaved like a little devil and refused to do whatever I asked her to do. It was a nightmare. But, in the following week, we were back on track, thanks to our blog friends' encouraging messages and advice.

It's winter here and it is also a rainy season, so our agility class is often cancelled due to the bad weather. However, for us who have ambition to start competing this winter, it is very important to practice regularly. So we have set up an indoor agility course in the lounge by pushing all the furniture to the sides of the room to open up a space for it.


We don't even know how many times we can run at the ribbon trial. But, we will anyway give it a try. So, wish a good luck for us!!