The past few weeks, Zoey and I have practiced Freestyle using seven to nine discs, because we were going to participate in UFO and AWI events. The MNDDC is having a Skyhoundz format comp this Saturday, so I thought we should practice with five. Now I don't know if being killed in Crossfit over the lunch hour was a factor, but I basically stood in the middle of the field with Zoey, wondering what the heck to do next when I had no discs to work with!
It's not looking good for Cattail days...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Still coming back to reality after two great weekends of disc-doggin'. Huge competitions and perfect fall weather.
Zoey, Zac and I went to Naperville over Labor Day weekend for a UFO Major and the Ashley Whippet Invitational. Yes, I'd hoped Zoey wouldn't freak out and chomp one disc, but we might actually be able get through our oh-so-simple Freestyle routine. Despite my threats to drop her off at the Naperville Humane Society if she didn't cooperate, she still chomped and she is still with me. Well, we had fun anyway, and as a personal "victory", I didn't buckle under the pressure as I had in Colorado at the Quad.
Zac did good for Zac at Toss and Catch --- we did get one scorable catch, and a few non-scoreable ones. He certainly is top dog when it comes to being excited to be out there.
The MNDDC held its Minnesota State Championships last weekend. Zoey and I competed in Freestyle Saturday, and though we rocked it at the park the previous Thursday, she was once again a little chompmeister when competing. Zac and I did Catch 22 and Zac had three of five catches, which is a recent record. The practice has been paying off!
Ghost Hand Punch and Blurry rocked the campground Saturday night --- awesome bands.
Sunday offered some unique events --- UFO style longshot and fastest dog competitions. Zac and I led off the Women's division, and he made the 10 yard catch the first throw, so a great way to start out. With the Sofflites I use for him, I pretty much max out at a 20 yard throw, and we struck out that round. Jeff ran Zoey ---- they did quite well and hung into the final four.
For the fastest dog, Zac competed in the small dog recall event. He brought home some hardware with a third place. (There may have been only three teams competing.) Abby and Zoey competed in the small dog chase event, and Abby took third, while Zoey took second. I think that event did actually have more than three competitors.
Two very fun weekends, making it very hard to get back to the reality of school and daily life.
Zoey, Zac and I went to Naperville over Labor Day weekend for a UFO Major and the Ashley Whippet Invitational. Yes, I'd hoped Zoey wouldn't freak out and chomp one disc, but we might actually be able get through our oh-so-simple Freestyle routine. Despite my threats to drop her off at the Naperville Humane Society if she didn't cooperate, she still chomped and she is still with me. Well, we had fun anyway, and as a personal "victory", I didn't buckle under the pressure as I had in Colorado at the Quad.
Zac did good for Zac at Toss and Catch --- we did get one scorable catch, and a few non-scoreable ones. He certainly is top dog when it comes to being excited to be out there.
The MNDDC held its Minnesota State Championships last weekend. Zoey and I competed in Freestyle Saturday, and though we rocked it at the park the previous Thursday, she was once again a little chompmeister when competing. Zac and I did Catch 22 and Zac had three of five catches, which is a recent record. The practice has been paying off!
Ghost Hand Punch and Blurry rocked the campground Saturday night --- awesome bands.
Sunday offered some unique events --- UFO style longshot and fastest dog competitions. Zac and I led off the Women's division, and he made the 10 yard catch the first throw, so a great way to start out. With the Sofflites I use for him, I pretty much max out at a 20 yard throw, and we struck out that round. Jeff ran Zoey ---- they did quite well and hung into the final four.
For the fastest dog, Zac competed in the small dog recall event. He brought home some hardware with a third place. (There may have been only three teams competing.) Abby and Zoey competed in the small dog chase event, and Abby took third, while Zoey took second. I think that event did actually have more than three competitors.
Two very fun weekends, making it very hard to get back to the reality of school and daily life.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Freestyle Addiction in the Making
Life's been good. I've had numerous chances to demo Freestyle disc with Zoey in the past couple of weeks, including a gig at the Hennepin County Government Center, an agility fun day, and the Minnesota State Fair.
We've got a big comp coming up this weekend, lots of big names. Yes, I wish I had a few more weeks or months to get ready, but I'm feeling pretty good about it. We may come in last. That's OK. If I do my best, and work with Zoey through her one-disc chomping obsession, and both of us go on and off the field with smiles on our faces, we'll have been successful.
We've got a big comp coming up this weekend, lots of big names. Yes, I wish I had a few more weeks or months to get ready, but I'm feeling pretty good about it. We may come in last. That's OK. If I do my best, and work with Zoey through her one-disc chomping obsession, and both of us go on and off the field with smiles on our faces, we'll have been successful.
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