Novice Knock Out - Ivy

Ivy flew through Novice Standard and Jumpers and has qualified in both Open classes. She is thrilling to run and I could not be any happier with her.  I cannot believe I have not had her for even a year yet.

Here are a few qualifying runs from March and April.

Ivy's Agility Debut

I am pleased to announce that Ivy has made her agility debut.  She competed on 03-16-2019 and won both of her Novice classes.  I could not be any happier with her.

I thought there was a chance she might introduce herself to the judge and ring crew, but she was all business on course.

I typically take a year or more to start competing my greyhounds.  I like for them to be more than ready and to quickly work through the Novice and Open levels.  Ivy has quickly progressed in the last nine months.

*Side note - I just can't write as much as I used to.  I have carpal tunnel in my right wrist.  I had surgery in July.  It did great for 5 months, but the symptoms are returning.  Since I have to work on a computer, I am limiting what I do personally on the computer.

Up and Coming - Ivy

Ivy and I have been working hard at agility training.......... but also taking it slow.  We have been at it for five months and I think she is progressing quickly.

Ivy's weave poles are fantastic!  She learned them faster than any of my other greyhounds thanks to the 2X2 method.  Her footwork wasn't perfect, so I brought out my channel weaves just an inch or 2 apart to help her figure it out.  It was amazing because I did not need guides. She applied her 2X2 skills and progressed fast.

And despite what Susan Garrett says on her 2X2 DVD, you can absolutely use food for the entire process.  I used one sandwich cheese slice for each training session.  I cut the slice into 9 squares that were very easy to see on the grass.

I finally got some video of Ivy from a few days ago.  The first part is from my backyard and the second part is on a new field.  I thought she did great!