Sen AD JDX

In the post today! Very proud of my girl:

 

5 x 0 (Q) = Sen, WA State JDX Champion + AD + JDX titles!!!

Sen seems to have the ability to pull things off when most wanted. I might be frustrated with her inconsistency and passion for taking off at high speed, but there are moments of brilliance! I got to see a few such moments at this year's WA State Agility Championships. Sen's State's achievements:

 

-  2014 JDX State Champion (200) - TADAA! 

-  1st place Qs in all three JDX heats!

 

Here's the video for the first heat (speed 5.04 m/s!!!) and the finals run:

 

Great as these results were, the remaining 4 classes were are collection of DQs. Still I got a lesson in frustration - these all felt bad at the time, but when watching the videos later, each run contained some great work. Clearly things are going forward and that is the main thing, AND MOST WEAVE POLES WERE CLEANLY DONE (about time...). The States were only her third competition for this year, and lack of competitions certainly shows in her ability to concentrate. I noticed that she is better on tight courses than easier courses. Someone hypothesised that this is because she cannot get up a full head of stream on harder courses and enter the crazed zone - maybe this is true. At least the stats for this year are so far better than those for 2013:

 

There was one downside to the States. Our awesome agility pals Bob & Taryn made their competition debut! We were so proud :). Bob did fabulous work, but pulled up lame the next day. Fingers are crossed that it is not something too serious, but cruciate ligament has been suggested :( :(. Best wishes Bobby boy:

 

The following weekend we attended a normal ANKC trial, and by this time Sen was with the (concentrate) program. There were no crazy run-offs on this weekend, and in 10 minutes she finished her AD and JDX titles. The JDX title had been quick - 4 passes in two weekends and the other from Albany last November (her first JDX run). The AD title was ANOTHER story (two passes at last year's States and then the looooong wait.....).

 

I have to say that I am happy with her work, and once she gets more exposure to competition environments I'm sure she will settle down. Sen now gets to "rest" until the end of the year (+/- a run or two at the end of May). We started our relaxation with some Perth tourism, and the princess had much training in inner city life: