British Flyball Championships SUCCESS. (self indulgent)

[Goya]

I am on such a high.

On Saturday the team Jess runs in WON their division at the BFA Summer Championships. It was all down to the last race in the division. If we won we would be first and if we lost we would be third.

we won the first leg (of 5) then I sent Jess too early and got a light.(which meant I had to re run Jess and we lost)

I was mortified but had to keep everything together, which we did and we won the next 2 legs so we were 1st.

I want to also congratulate Kat_B whose team also won at the weekend. Brilliant time.
It was good to meet you Kat.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Brilliant, well done to you both!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Bonios for Jess!!!

 

[Goya]

Bonios, cuddles and loads of "clever dog". Will post a link to official photos when I find out who the photographer was.

 

[CorvusCorax]

That was the next thing I was going to ask

And I will bite my tongue at the 'bloody collies winning at everything!!!'

 

[KatandBasher]

YAY, we had a brilliant weekend as well. We took 4 teams and 3 of them won their divisions and the other came 3rd. It was very nice to meet you as well Goya and well done on your success.
It was John from the Alpha Dogz who did the photography. I'll post the link to his website when the pics go up. He said it'd be tuesday or wednesday.

 

[Blue-bear]

Well done R, i saw B's update on facebook so guessed you had a successful weekend. Lots of pats all round!

 

[Goya]

Didn't know my dear offspring had posted on facebook!
Thanks kate and basher. I'll look forward to the link and congratulations again. Our other teams had 2 seconds, two fourths as far as I can remeber. It's all a bit of a blur as i am sooooo tired, thanks to the party on Saturday night.I was celebrating big time!

 

[Goya]

Oh. and a PS. Jess is only part collie!

lol.We had a GSD cross in our team as well.

 

[KatandBasher]

Monty & Sleet were the only 2 collies on that team who won Div15. The other 2 dogs were a springer spaniel and a doberman.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Yay! (Not that I am a bitter person with a slow GSD, you understand

even other sheps beat him...)

Well done all, was only kidding

 

[Goya]

I know you were but it's good to have a bit of harmless banter imo. We need to smile more.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Indeed, if I didn't laugh at Captain Slow, I would cry

Bless him, he does try his heart out though.

 

[Spudlet]

Hooray!

Including for Captain Slow

At least he is brave. And handsome

 

[MurphysMinder]

Many congratulations both of you

How cruel, mocking poor Captain Slow, he is just making sure he gets things right

When I was doing agility my bitch could never beat a collie (needless to say) but she was very accurate and was the lynch pin of the clubs Crufts team 2 years running, fast isn't always best

 

[Goya]

My Lab is called "slow Beau" as she is sooooooo slow but has achieved 85 points so far in flyball and used to nearly always get a clear round in agility,(as long as I got the commands correct!) often getting a place as those whizzy collies made errors. I used to call it the "tortoise and the Hare" situation.
A bit off the point of the initial post, but I do know what you are saying.
Thanks everyone.

 

[Dizzykizzy]

Congratulations!!
I saw your names in the Flyball newsletter as well so double congratulations!!
Our starters are still doing well, hope to run Pippa in division next summer season.

 

[Goya]

Thank you Dizzykizzy. Appreciated.
Thrilled to hear Pippa is going well. I'm having a few "training issues" with my new dog, Skye at the moment--she has got the bit about running up and down the lanes but seems to not understand the need to trigger the box! I'm sure she will get it soon, fingers crossed.
Where are you going next? I'm at Stoneleigh a week on Saturday, then Shackerstone, then Sutton Fields.

 

[Dizzykizzy]

Hi R, we are at Rotherham this weekend then Drax the bank holiday weekend. Our club don't do indoors so we stop in the Autumn.
Good luck with your next few tournaments x

 

[Goya]

Good luck. Keep in touch. Hopefully meet up again soon.