Busy with Agility

Mr. P Minding His Qs

Polo had a good second day at the USDAA trial, Q'ing in both Starters Gamblers and Standard courses. Gamblers requires the dog to do obstacles at a distance from the handler (you can't cross the line on the ground). We practiced a little distance work the weekend before the trial and Polo did well that day but he did it perfectly at the trial and took 1st place.

In Standard, Polo just made it at a second under course time. He was a little slow at the start and on the dog walk, but he picked up speed and did not run off to sniff any spots or check out another dog walking by like he did last year. That's progress in our book!

For Rudy, the obstacle contacts were his nemesis!! Not his best day, but we sure know what to work on.

Great Start to the Agility Year!

Sub-freezing temperatures this morning kept us by the fireplace instead of outside running the Standard course at our first agility trial this year. We remembered that we do agility for fun - and standing around in 30 degree weather is not fun for our Vizslas!

But we went to the USDAA trial for the afternoon for the Jumpers course. Rudy cruised through his first Advanced Jumpers, taking first place with a Q! Polo followed his brother's lead with first place and a Q in Starters Jumpers!!

Both were happy to come home and lie by the fire again tonight.

Happy Valentine's Day!

FROM: Ch. Tivoliz Now Be Mine (aka Rudy)
TO: All the LoVe Bugs (aka 'Q', Arrow, Riley, Kelso)

The Love Bugs 3 years ago!!

A New Year of Agility

2008 was a spectacular year for our agility super-stars!!

We started off with the goal of competing in at least one trial - and finished with multiple titles!!

Ch Tivoliz Now Be Mine OA NA NAJ ... aka Rudy
(plus USDAA Starters Jumper)

Ch Tivoliz CPR CRK Hungarian Gold NA NAJ ... aka Polo

And even had the opportunity to run with Kayla (Polo's sister's sister) while her parent's were on vacation:

We'll see what we can accomplish in 2009. Maybe our goal will be to kick some butt at the Vizsla Nationals this year in Charlotte!!

Snow Day!

We got to stay home from work today and enjoy our first big snow in years here in NC - 6 inches of snow!

The boys played in the snow and chased each other around the yard.

If only Polo would run this fast on the agility field!

More Agility Success!!

Polo earned his NAJ title with his best ever Jumpers run. He Q'd with a 100% - clean and under course time! He also took home a second place ribbon.

Rudy took first place and his first Q in Open Standard (the only dog that Q'd in all of the Open class), making the contact on the A-frame that Gary's been working so hard with him on. But in Jumpers, Rudy decided that the tunnels were the way to go whenever they were in sight. So now there's another focus to his agility training - tunnels!

Rudy loved the open pastures for retrieving his favorite toy.

Polo just wanted to check out the things with wings.