A Penny For Your Thoughts: Goals for First Trial

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Goals for First Trial

I'm starting to get really nervous, so apologies if this doesn't make any sense :P but I just wanted to quickly outline my goals for me & Penny's first agility trial, which is TODAY (omg)

Have fun
Stay safe
Remember the course
Maintain control - independence and speed can come later. I believe that it will be easier for Penny to remember what my criteria are for contacts, etc if she doesn't get too far ahead of me.

I think that's about it! Will update later with how it goes :)

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About Me

My name is Mandy and I'm 24 years old. I have always loved animals and been involved in something with them for most of my life. Until recently, I was a very active equestrian. Unfortunately, now that I am a college graduate facing the real world with an entry level job, I can no longer afford to own or show horses, or even to take lessons. (I'm very lucky to be able to hop on my friend's horse Rusty every so often, at least!) However, my forced disengagement with the horse industry has led me to become more involved with my dogs. I am very thankful for that because I have learned so much about training, and about dogs in general. I hope to soon have a dog from a breeder than I can dabble in Conformation with! I am excited about all we have learned so far, and for what the future has to offer. I am lucky to have been exposed to positive reinforcement from the get-go. I will never use any other method, if I can avoid it. There is no greater reward for me than to accomplish something with your dog, and for both of you to have FUN doing it!