Agility class tonight was rather dull. The exercises were monotonous and not challenging. They were similar to those we had completed months ago. I don’t understand this, but the teacher I had signed up for has been doling out the leadership role to someone else, an assistant, who is a fine and upstanding human being, but not someone I would chose to take classes from, and didn’t. Is this not bait and switch? I need to shake this off, and figure out my next step. There is one more class, but next week we have a free run-through, so no class then. We will be working the RAD concept into reality. From there, I will figure out my next steps, but I really like the teacher I started with in June and am disappointed about these recent goings on.

Before I left for class tonight, I rushed to eat a chicken breast I’d grilled and chilled from the weekend. I was not in the mood for begging and told everyone so, but in walked the DoberDiva. She looked at me as I stood bold and told her to back away from the human, and she chopped me! She got sassier the more I told her “no!” She is 12 years old and is so able to push my buttons her way. Of course, I shared the chicken with her.  Some of us just have panache, and know how to work it.

Tonight, Leissl did fabulously!  She jumped, she weaved even.  Everything was on target for my girl.  She was the model student and agility partner. My dear Raven, on the other hand, ran out of the ring again.  The horns were up and out of her head.  She took her time about coming back, and when she did, she took a second outing.  Later, she stayed and did nice work.  Raven has this issue, and therefore, so do I.  She runs off till she is ready to stay there.  Perhaps my working her in obedience may help.  All I have to do on that note, is find the time to do it. That should be my goal.  Notice I said, “should.”  I can’t guarantee it’s going to be an immediate goal, but it’s out there.  So is a big beautiful nearly full moon.

Helen