fire and control

Worked on some freestyle with Spencer tonight.  It was 10:39PM and I had been watching some YouTube videos of disc dogs *coughbordercolliescough* and I got the itch to practice with him.  We worked “around” where he runs behind my back (to the right) and comes to the front of me on the left side so I can throw for him.  We did some long distance catches (as “long distance” as my living room can be considered).  Also some short distance/height catches where he’s right in front of me but he has to really jump for the catch.

In general he’s really improving.  We haven’t mastered leg weaves… or rather, we haven’t gotten leg weaves at all, ever.  He’s really good at “spin” and all of his other tricks (sit up, shake, wave, roll-over, bark) in exchange for the disc which is good.  What I would really like to get before our little demo in July is leg weaves and him jumping over my leg in preparation for a knee/leg vault.  OMG and we’re going to start work on a back vault.

In less interesting news Dad got me a new nalgene when he was in California this past week and I LOVE it, but I left it in my car yesterday the whole time I was at work.  So then today Mom made a big deal about me remembering to get it down at work, so I got it down at work… and forgot it there.  And I’m off tomorrow and Thursday.   Oh but Mackenzie did a really good Stand for Exam AND Stand in motion while at work.