tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post9144865930975636067..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Haute TRACS, Here We Come!Elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-6129763165398916842010-04-10T11:09:05.458-07:002010-04-10T11:09:05.458-07:00I'd miss the social aspect of it if I weren...I'd miss the social aspect of it if I weren't doing it. And I miss the chance to run my dogs. But weekend competitions, even once in a while are SUCH a commitment. I can see why some people do AKC even at the price: Show up at 9:00 a.m. (because there are small local shows), run a couple runs, and be home by 1 or 2. But I wouldn't drive 2 hours to do that--I'd want my competition opportunities to equal more than my driving time. So, 4 hours of driving, more than 4 hours of competition, and there goes an entire day. I've really liked my couple of months off this time around. In the past, it wasn't like that so much--I missed the competition.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-71886828613954659872010-04-09T22:09:27.632-07:002010-04-09T22:09:27.632-07:00Your post makes me so miss agility and so realize ...Your post makes me so miss agility and so realize that there is life beyond it. Being WOAD (without agility dog) was a really tough thing for me initially. I really missed the social aspect of it... But now that I'm almost a year into it, it's amazing how my life has filled in around it. I will admit K9 Nosework has helped fill the gap I needed to have a training goal for Ren, but it's much less time intensive and not a "trial every weekend" kind of thing. I do hope to have another agility dog again and enjoy the social aspect of agility, but I do struggle with if I want it to be a full 3 out of 4 weekends a month kind of commitment next time around or not.... Luckily I have lots of time to decide.Wendy Krehbielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147361371789177626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-3430912916046068772010-04-09T18:21:18.968-07:002010-04-09T18:21:18.968-07:00Camping with the dogs sounds wonderful! Also all ...Camping with the dogs sounds wonderful! Also all the agility stuff, but the camping would be my favorite! Have fun and good luck!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-45956437117076139162010-04-08T16:48:19.803-07:002010-04-08T16:48:19.803-07:00Hey! I'm really glad to hear you're not o...Hey! I'm really glad to hear you're not only looking forward to it but even excited about it. Sure sounds like one big fun agility extravaganza. And yeah the social aspect is huge isn't it? Probably 99% of my facebook friends and real life friends I've met because of agility/other dogsports.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.com