Meg and I are moving up to the Competition Level class! Penney doesn't want Meg to get bored and we've been doing great lately so she suggested we move up a level.
For our equipment at home we now have 4 jumps, a set of six weaves, a tire, and our contact/teeter board to work with. Meg does fantastic at home, even when I screw up. She's gotten very good at interpreting what I want her to do and is seeing the equipment itself as a reward, focusing less on the toy I'm carrying. Though my handling skills still need a lot of work, I am improving too.
I plan on adding six more weave poles, a couple more jumps and a pause table to our home equipment soon. I'd also like to start practicing once a week at Hoodoo if we can. I'm hoping to work on Meg's focus away from home. Sometimes I lose her to some new exciting scent or a dropped treat.
We are considering entering our first agility trial in November but I'm not certain if we're ready for that amount of distraction yet.
