Silver & Gold Test .... the future.

March 24, 2014
I don't know if I have posted about this, but Tilly finally passed her Silver Test, and went on to achieve her Gold a few weeks ago! Unfortunately, she injured herself at the Challenge by crashing into a jump. On further inspection at the vets, they diagnosed her with Arthritis in her hips and front right leg. This means that does get quite sore sometimes and has to have 'rest' days to relax. The vets told us that she could continue to train in Agility, as long as the jumps were put down and she was warmed up and down properly. She loves it too much to stop, and it keeps her fit. The Gold Test was her last run at full height.
It means that a competitive career is out of the question, but I really don't mind, all I want is for Tilly to be comfortable and happy. I am trying two new joint supplements, one called 'Yumove'  and the other 'Joint Aid For Dogs' which seem to be working really well. She also gets massages, Hydrotherapy and I am currently trying to get some more weight off of her. 
If you would like to watch her Gold Test, please click on the link below:
http://youtu.be/MZF_q1-sGNI
 

February 2014

March 22, 2014
February means .... Tilly's birthday!! 7 this year! Time flies! Can't believe I got her as a lanky, scrawny pup for my 11th birthday. She got lots of special treats and a new ball as presents. I was off of work so she got lots of cuddles, and everyone sung happy birthday to her at training in the evening! She ended the day with mince for dinner! Happy dog!



Nearly up to date! We took part in the first club Agility competition of the year in February, and by 'we' I mean, myself, Tilly and Betsy!...
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January 2014

March 21, 2014
I've started to include Betsy in a few more things as well, and one of my goals for this year was to really kick-start her training. She started Agility classes in September 2013, and took to it really well. The main obstacle we had an issue with was the tunnel, so I bought a child's play tunnel to practice with at home After a few weeks she really started to love and will now fly through it 99% of the time. Our major issue at the moment is cross-behinds and getting her to 'go on' on her own....
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December 2013

March 21, 2014
We had our Agility Christmas party this month (obviously!) it was a Barn Dance - something I had never done before! It was an experience and a lot of fun! This party was for the humans only, and the annual awards ceremony was included on the night. I couldn't believe it when I was awarded the 'Junior Progress Cup'. Tilly will never be the fastest dog out there, and she will probably never compete; but training her has been an absolute blast, and I hope to continue that into the future. She ha...
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November 2013

March 21, 2014
Tilly took part in the last Crystal Challenge of the year in this month It was a mixture of some good and not so good runs!! She had her 'silly' head on and only managed 1 clear round out of 3!! But she had fun, which was the main thing. Out of 34 dogs she got 27th place. I was happy with this placing as the club had mixed levels 1,2 and 3 so she was competing against dogs of a very high standard!!  


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July/September 2013

March 21, 2014
A few things went on during these months, but here are the most significant! Tilly got 3rd place in Best Crossbreed in a dog show;


And she also get her 'Novice Trick Dog Title'. This means that she now has letters before her name (NTD). It means that she has learnt at least 15 tricks of varying difficulty. She can now go on to complete her Intermediate title, if we ever get around to it! 


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Hello, hello ....

March 21, 2014
I haven't updated this blog in a long time! I have lots of successes and announcements to share with you! I will try and post them in date order .....


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Competition and Hydrotherapy

April 22, 2013


Tilly did very well in her first every Crystal Challenge competition on Saturday. She came 11th out of 27 dogs in the 1-3 levels combined. I was really proud of her. We were at the show for 6 hours, and she started to get really tired and hot just waiting around. Nevertheless, she ran well and had a great time. I've just got to work on her speed!
She went to Hydrotherapy the day before which she loves. I've started to do more training with Betsy and she is learning a lot very quickly. Here are...


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Up and about - Crystal Series

April 16, 2013

Tilly is a lot better now thankfully and is running around like a loon. I've booked her in for Hydotherapy on Friday just to give her muscles a work out and to relax her.
I have put our name down for an agility competition at the weekend. It's part of a 'Crystal Series' run by our club which we haven't done before. I'm not expecting much, but want to use the opportunity to run her in the outside arena - as next weekend we have our second attempt at our silver progress test.
I've been working ...


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Injury! - to the bench!

April 4, 2013
Yup - Tilly's injured herself! She was severely limping on her left front and back leg! This started two days ago after a very chaotic walk which involved her, Betsy, another Labradoodle, Rottweiler, Lurcher, Shih Tzu, Chihuahua and Collie!! I saw her slip in a rather energetic game, but it didn't phase her at the time. Only later on did I see that she was limping.
So I've rested her for a couple of days and apart from driving me crazy through lack of exercise (pacing, barking etc) it seems to...
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