Wow, this is a blast! We came to practice Week 9 drills... Mary and Molly, Karen and Cosmo.
We used the Richfield HS tennis courts. There were already courts being used. As we were finishing the second attempt and filming the actual test, the high school arrives and started drilling in the adjoining courts. We also have a few UTV's pass by, lot of teens on bikes, cars and construction. Quite a few distractions. Listen for the UTV and watch how Piper hears it and DECIDES to stay with me. Truly priceless!
The first video is the actual test, with Mary calling out commands. The sound didn't come through very well with all the surrounding noice.
Mary and I both considered the first test so successful, that we decided to make a run through without the leash. There was one point when we were going into a SS when the Music and PA blasted next to us. You can see Piper lose focus for a moment and forget to sit, but we recovered nicely and continued. I'm super pleased with my magical girl! Side note on this video... it is uploading with an error "Copyright - Visibility partially blocked". Don't know what that means or how to correct it Actually, it's probably because the teams was blasting a popular song on their PA. Hope you can see it!
Week 9 test & Week 10 pretest both uploaded!
ReplyDeleteWell, dang!☺️😁🤗
ReplyDeleteThese were soooo fun to watch, Kellie. You visibly gained confidence, despite awesome distractions, you remained CCC, kept your composure and laughed, outlook, at some if the things that were happening. Never mind how great Piper did, Kellie YOU were an awesome handler. Wowzers!! The first video is a wonderful Pass, the 2nd video there are a few places for Jessi to critique, but looking good! And what about Mary dancing💃 in public? I literally laughed out loud.
ReplyDeleteMore layer, from Jessi, but wow!!!!
Sheer joy watching the two of you.
Roxanne