Gusto has no clue how to jump a broad jump. This is what I learned yesterday at my session with Rosanne. I did quite a lot of reps on it yesterday and was not totally satisfied with the results. I will need to do this again every week before I leave for Arizona. He is turning tighter out of chutes though so I was very happy with that part of our session yesterday.
I ran Gusto at 22 once and he was amazing so that gave me some confidence for Nationals. Jumping him 26 is definitely a challenge for both of us. He is doing much much better but there is so little room for error that I find myself constantly thinking about the bars and it takes my focus off of my handling. This is something I am going to need to conquer if I am going to continue to pursue goals in the 26 inch height class. He is an amazing athlete and I definitely want to give him the opportunity to reach his potential. I do not want to hold him back, he is probably my one shot at reaching some pretty high goals in agility.
Robbie, while super smart, is just not as driven for the sport - yet. He can cover ground nicely but he lacks the explosiveness that I see in Gusto and Seri. I plan to continue my training of Robbie, focus on the things he needs to learn and see what I have in about a year. If he is missing the IT factor, I will make a decision on another dog in 2 years. I was going to wait but I confess, running a dog like Gusto is a total rush. I will want that type of explosive, running on the edge type of dog again. It is an addiction - an adrenaline rush.
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5 comments:
Gusto's not your "one shot". You're only um, well, we know you're not THAT old! :-D
And you're not quitting when Gusto retires, so WTF would make you think you won't find another "it" dog? You'll get one.
(and maybe from me, who knows?)
I'm just saying that Robbie isn't it. And I am dissappointed about that so it makes me say things that sound final.
And you do so love adrenaline, right?
How old is Robbie? Give the boy a chance to grow up! Besides, explosive, running on the edge dogs are overrated! HA!
I'm an adrenaline junky! AS a side note - I'm actually doing some different play games with Robbie and he is responding very well. I think it will transfer to agility.
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