Videos are here!!

Wow, two months was a SUPER long time to wait, but I finally have my videos from the CPE Nationals back in June!  Here are some highlights...

Wildcard - This was our very first run of the weekend.  The course was tight and opened with a really odd tunnel entrance.  Many dogs cut through the weaves because the entrance was so close to them.  But Zoe did a nice job and did two sets of weaves.  Not a bad start to Nationals!

Standard Day Three - We had standard first this day, so the ground was pretty dewy.  Both of us took falls, but eventually recovered.  Thankfully, CPE has generous times, so we still qualified :)

Standard Day Two - This was probably our best standard run.  Zoe did great with the DW/Tunnel discrimination and I probably over handled it.  She missed her weave entrance, so I made an unplanned cross.  But thankfully she completed them beautifully once she got in!

Lastly, this was the gem of the weekend, and I will remember this run forever.  Zoe has great distance, but her confidence gets in the way sometimes.  So when we started the gamble and she needed to take two jumps, she just took one and came back.  We had a quick chat about it and finally the light bulb went off.  The ending was nothing but cheers and Zoe ate every last one up.  She LOVES applause and it makes her go nuts.  That was the best moment.  And the icing on the cake was that we just barely made time to make it a qualifying run :)

There is still no word on where the 2012 CPE Nationals will be, but I am very tempted to go.  My first Nationals experience was so great - friendly people, nice judges, and great courses.  I feel lucky to have been at a place in my agility journey where Zoe could participate - totally worth it!

These videos are courtesy of Agile-Images, LLC.