The weekend was scorchio hot hot HOT !
On both days we ran best of 5 in the morning, then in the afternoon switched to best of 3, so the dogs did not get over worked or over heated... this is the first time I have ever seen this happen at Flyball (because it is normally freezing cold and chucking it down with rain !)... and it worked a treat, races flew by, dogs kept cool and the pressure to not mess things up made it extra exciting !.
Saturday - Freya, Ruby, Lacey, Muttley and Maya teamed up knowing they had a seed time they could not achieve. But they produced some great team work. Muttley was dog 5 and stepped in while Freya was getting into the swing of things, and once Freya was up and running Muttley and Maya shared dog 5 spot so each could have a rest... the result?... we got 4th ! (same as in Basingstoke) and set a new seed time for the Champs of 22:20 (I think !). Nice team work, and well done Freya on getting your first Flyball points.
Sunday - Was a bit of a mix up as Chris put the wrong racing times on the instructions email :-)
With minutes to go before the Racers were due on we were a black lab short !... so Alfie stepped in to join Summer, Harry and Milly.
Racers lost their first race against the Bassets as they worked on their cross overs... but once they found their groove, there were some butt clenching close cross overs, and they won all their other races to come in 2nd overall (behind those darn Bassets !).
Raiders - Bruiser, Mist, Darcy and Tosca step up to the closest, and toughest, division of the 3 the Rookys raced in.
Three close nail biting heats later (including the drama of a re-race due to the box not triggering) the Raiders were 3 nil up... their last heat was against the only other team to also be 3 nil up... and it was another Basset team !... so winner takes all !... race 1... Bassets win, race 2... Raiders win .... this is it... last race... tension !... and the Raiders pressure the Bassets into getting an early cross over and cruise to a well earned win !.
And a new seed time for the Raiders at the Champs of 20:02... so all 3 teams can go to the Champs, put their paws flat to the floor, and race like the wind, without fear of breaking out, or, being accused of holding back... a perfect situation !
So 4th, 2nd and 1st... a great venue, the river kept the dogs cool... the tea room and ice cream van kept the humans cool !.... one of my top venues to compete at... if you can make it you should go in 2014.
Ruby watching Shannon and other humans swimming in the Thames:
Stockbridge next :-)
Andy
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