Have we finally turned a corner?

Porter & I had another good weekend in agility! Are we finally turning a corner in our trialing journey? I don’t know, and frankly, I’m not going to worry about it! All I know is that we are having fun, he’s running fast, & most of all, he’s doing his weaves! He ran like a well-oiled little corgi machine.

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Our Standard Run from Saturday

After struggling for so long with his weaving issues, it feels good to run a course fluently & smoothly. There’s no retreating to redo the weaves. No more of my hands thrown up in the air as he skips a pole. No more “Oh Porter” from my friends as he dribbles out of the poles. But… I know from past experience that we could revert right back to that.

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Our Standard Run from Sunday

And that’s why I’m reluctant to say more than we’ve “turned a corner.” I can still see the corner in my rear-view mirror. The dust hasn’t settled, I can still read the sign. Who knows, we may just be taking a quick drive around the block only to end up right back at the same corner!

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Our JWW Run from Sunday

So I’m simply enjoying this new trialing experience. I’m living one class at a time, 12 poles at a time…

But this all makes me sound a little too zen, because I am really f’n thrilled that we scored 2 QQ’s over the weekend! And it was under a Cardigan judge!