tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post115448940384066085..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: ankle, alternate handler, boost contacts, first trial, last trialElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-1154736818931541742006-08-04T17:13:00.000-07:002006-08-04T17:13:00.000-07:00There are in fact quite a few CPEs coming up, but ...There are in fact quite a few CPEs coming up, but I'm not going to any of them. At the moment, I want to focus on USDAA both to try to finish Tika's ADCH and to feel like I'm really preparing her and myself for the Nationals the first week in November. This gives me 6 weekends of USDAA in the remaining 11 weeks (after this weekend's CPE), and that's way more than enough agility weekends for me. <BR/><BR/>Before the closing date for this weekend's CPE, I wasn't sure we'd be ready (although now I think we're pretty close), and even now I know we could really use the additional 4 weeks of work. And the Bay Team USDAA trial is local, so it seemed like a nice place to debut.<BR/><BR/>Ideally, yes, I might have picked a CPE at which to debut. But I don't think we need to wait until Thanksgiving to start giving her a couple of runs in a weekend to get the feel for competing.<BR/><BR/>Still, the thought keeps creeping in that I could maybe sign up for just one day of one of the upcoming 3 CPE weekends... although I hate making that 2-hour drive and all that setup for just 1 day. And I DO really want at least a couple of weekends at home. So many choices!<BR/><BR/>-ellenElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-1154733432428914242006-08-04T16:17:00.000-07:002006-08-04T16:17:00.000-07:00Since you seem to be active in both CPE and USDAA ...Since you seem to be active in both CPE and USDAA I'm curious why you'd choose USDAA for your puppy's first trial? Is it just because there are no CPE trials around the time you want her to debut?<BR/><BR/>CPE seems like a more laid-back venue for a dog to debut in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com