Spot gets his level 1 Fun Games title at All Dog's Gym

Today Spot was entered in the CPE trial at All Dog's Gym in Manchester, NH. He was entered in Jumpers, Snooker and Fullhouse-all level 1. This was my first trial at All Dog's and I have to say I think it is my favorite indoor trial facility. It it only 45 minutes from home, and is large and bright.

The first class of the day was Jumpers and Spot was I think the 4th dog. So we were a little excited!
Here is the Jumpers course map:
























We started out ok, but after the #5 tunnel, Spot missed the double at 7 and then the jump after at 8. I put in a rear cross between 9 and 10, and then the pinwheel was good, but in the ending, Spot got ahead and missed 15, so we had to come back around. Overall, the main issue was that he was very fast and I didn't get cues to him fast enough so he would run past the jump. But he was very obedient and I was able to call him back each time, without any backjumps, so we had no faults! Also I was very happy that he set up for me and did a nice rear cross, which have been tricky in class.

Here is the video of our run:


Snooker was not so bad. The course was challenging. Here is the original course:
























At the start, Spot saw himself in the mirror and ran over to see it. He came right back, but that used up time. I had a pretty good flowing course, but could have maximized points better. The course wrapped around itself a couple times, and both 4 and 5 were combo obstacles. Our plan was red, then a combo jump and tunnel (5), then red, then tire (7), but Spot decided to do tunnel, so I had to go along with it for 4 points, then red, then 4 again, then the closing, 2 and 3 and then the buzzer...We were 5 points short from a Q. I should have tried to use the 6 instead of the 4 combo, and maybe we would have made it. Oh well, other than going off course to 4, Spot followed cues really well and I was actually able to get ahead at a couple points.

Here is my intended course lined in red:




























Here is my actual course in green:


























The third class was Fullhouse. Here is the course map:

























Spot needed 19 points, plus one 5 point obstacle (in this case a 2-jump combo, double or weaves) 2 tunnels or tires, and three single jumps. Once again, Spot did a really good set up. He was distracted my the mirror, but I got his attention and held it and was able to lead out one jump. My plan was jump (1), combo jump (5), tire (3), jump (1), double (5), tunnel (3), jump (1), jump (1), tunnel (1), jump (1), tire (3), table. Spot did really well, doing a rear cross at the first tire, then he ran around the double and I had to get him back, and be careful since it was not bidirectional. That went fine and we coninued on, then he skipped the jump before the tire, but I kept going because I didn't need to points, and then he ran past the tire, but I called him back and then we went to the table before the whistle. Turns out we went to the table half a second before the whistle would have blown, so the timing was great.

Here is the intended course in red and our actual course lined in green:























Here is the video of our Fullhouse run:

Our runs weren't perfect, but we had good progress on things like set up and rear crosses, so I'm very happy with today.