Home, But Not Alone

My dogs are my constant companions. If not for them, I would be "home alone", heheh.

Below are photos of Joaqui and Jasper. They are my miniature schnauzers, my home-mates.

A Fine Day With The Dogs

It was a bright, sunny Saturday morning. I was satisfied seeing the flowers I have arranged. Then, I saw Joaqui walk to his mat where he takes his naps. It's cute just watching him in motion. These are the simple things that make me smile. 

I told myself then, "It's cool that I am not alone today and I have the dogs to keep me company." I went back to my household chores, but . . . with a big smile on my face.

Busy Bodies

It was a no-work day, so I had my son in the kitchen, busy cooking . . .

and lo . . . another busy bee . . . or should I say, busy dog . . . was Jasper.

This hairy critter is truly curious, especially when his nose spots something yummy.

Fly Ball Competition by PCCI

This held at the MOA (Mall of Asia) as spear-headed by the PCCI (Philippine Canine Club Incorporated).

Here's a peek of the Fly Ball competition . . .

Agility Training, Rain or Shine

 

The rainy season has come, but the rains will not be a reason not to go for agility training.

 Train, train, even with the rain, hahah.

We have the training area for ourselves, so we went ahead and proceeded to our "NO-LEASH" training. Great!

Not that easy, even the trainer should be fit, or else he would be getting tired ahead of the dog, LOL.

Weave poles are the hardest for us. One trainer advised us to focus on the long dog walk first then everything else will be easier. Of course the see-saw is a challenge because of the thumping sound when the plank hits the ground.

I guess the easiest to master would be the A-frame then the hurdles then the tire ring (though not that easy at first, and still with leash-on, take note).

The  tunnels are also great challenges because the dog can only hear your voice but cannot see you guiding him, especially the collapsed tunnel.

As I say, "just enjoy the journey", rain or shine.

Practice Makes Perfect

Hahah, we're far from that perfect state, the dogs, I mean.

Agility practice, that's where we are right now. We tried making available agility practice at home, even if just the hurdles and the weave poles for the moment (home-made, mind you).

 

It's good exercise for the dogs and for us as well, heheh. 

This is what I keep in mind, "just enjoy the journey."

Agility Competition Obstacles

Just a review of the obstacles included during the agility competition:

o A-Frame

 

o Dog walk



o Seesaw

 

o Tunnel

 
 
o Collapsed Tunnel

 

o Ring

 

o Hurdles



o Weave Poles

 

o Pause Table

It's Time To Gather

It was a day to be with other dog owners who are interested to take home added knowledge on agility training.

The event was more on socializing, both for the dogs and the owners. Seeing and knowing that you are not alone in the dog-lovers world is fantastic, heheh.  So there are others who go crazy over their dogs too, huh.

Most of the dogs present has zero or little training on agility. The event hosts just wanted to introduce the subject matter to the owners and the related equipment to the dogs.

Over-all, it was another fruitful day of "just enjoying the journey" . . .
BOW WOW WOW!!!