Recent content by sarah.oxford

We tackled our first champ yesterday at Wye Valley, and I am shocked to say that I really enjoyed it! We got 15f in the jumping (2 poles and a 5r), and amazingly had just 5f for the dw in the agility, leaving us 30th overall. Our goal was to get a non E in champ by the end of the year, and...

Arthur managed 2 wins in combined G6-7 agility at vision, and 2nd in the Grand National Qualifier which puts us in 6th place in the league at the halfway point. We also had some courses with bizarre lines, some of which I withdrew from, 2 occasions when he broke his wait and jumped the first...

One of the all time greats

Go for it! Might be worth it for that judge 🤞

We went to the kc G5-7 show at the dog training barn yesterday. Finally got our last win to G7. Can't believe it's actually happened. I've even entered my first champ, while I'm feeling confident.

He did not stick his wait. I removed him from the ring in our first run after 2 failed attempts at waiting. 6 hours to our next run and he did wait!!! Got E'd on a part I made a poor handling choice (still getting used to these 6-7 courses) There was going to be another hour or so until our...

We braved the ABC British Agility Championships today. Probably never been colder at a show. On paper we had 3 eliminations. In reality we had a fantastic day. One silly mistake in each of the first 2 runs. The last run was clear but I eliminated him after he broke his wait and I put him...

I am also entered on Sunday (and also Saturday for the ABC). Not trained for a month as all training has been canceled. Hard to get enthusiastic about it.

My mum's lurcher had an auto immune thing where the body attached it's own platelets She survived and lived to nearly 17 . Steroids were used with unpleasant side effects, but ultimately it worked. She had no further vaccinations in her life.

Me neither. The thought of how many Es we've had this year is terrifying. We have however, had 15 wins , of which 4 have been Grade 6, so we are nearly there. I feel like we have had a ridiculous amount of fastest 5f, usually with a pole down. I constantly remind myself that everyone has a...

Looking forward to watching the racing this afternoon and quite like the idea of having a couple of quid on to make it more interesting. Anyone got anything they like the look of. I assume the ground is going to be quite a test. Currently sitting in my van at a dog agility show in the pi##ing...

Thank you, I will pass these on. Unfortunately I think distance maybe an issue. Whilst my mum is physically very fit, she has reached the point where driving long distances feels too much, so she would be reliant on a lift. It's encouraging to see they are out there though. Much appreciated.

Her previous lurcher was greyhound cross collie and was definitely rough coated. I met the parents

To add to the difficulties she will only have a greyhound cross, must be a bitch, preferably rough or broken coated.

I think that would be the better option, as I don't think she would be prepared to make the compromises necessary for rescue. Her last 4 dogs have been puppies so she's used to a blank canvas.