Kerrie and Brian had run-throughs of their obedience routines last weekend, and I’ve posted excerpts of Kerrie’s run below. She’s made excellent progress in terms of focused heeling for longer periods, and is not lacking for joy in the ring. All good! Things to work on are: continued focus work on her about turns and tightening her turn as she drives around me; more drive coming out of the outside turn of her figure 8; and especially her comfort level and focus on her stand-for-exam. The exam is not shown here, but I want her to be more confident and relaxed with that exercise.
She’s made solid progress on all these areas so far, so we’ll keep doing what we’re doing. There are a few more fun matches coming up this spring, and I’m currently planning to debut her in some summer indoor trials in June and August.
Meanwhile, she has a fun spring coming up, with her first barnhunt trial next month and some dock-diving lessons in May and June. She comes from a canine family of dock-divers, and she loves to retrieve and swim, so it’s just the question of her being willing to jump off the dock. Plus we’ve just videoed some solid freestyle performances that should finish up her Intermediate freestyle title. Lots to look forward to with this nearly-3-year-old girl!
The Spaniel Annals 
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