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Watching AKC Agility Nationals and we're a couple dozen dogs ahead of Corsair's (lmfao) uncle's run so I'm just. Gonna liveplurk LMAO
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Starting with: DON'T GIVE YOUR DOG THE CALL NAME GIGOLO, PLEASE
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Also: huge props to anyone running agility Nationals with a husky.
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Also: weirdly reassuring to see A. the mistakes I'm seeing at this high level and B. the huge variety of pre-run behaviours in the dogs.
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This fucking doberman's jumps are like... floating through the air, though. It's like watching a dressage horse.
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I love seeing different dogs' styles of hitting the weabes
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*weaves
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I feel less like I have an insane chaos monster seeing some of these dogs before they go, LOL
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THIS DOG IS NAMED ZIM
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This Belgian sheepdog jumps like it's on springs
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There's a jump sequence here that is fucking up a LOT of dogs.
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I feel bad for the one poodle that went the wrong way over a jump, and then after going BACK over it, just... lost all momentum and sort of meandered through the weaves sdjkgasad
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In case anyone is wondering, by the way: mutts can and do run in Nationals! They're listed as, and I quote, "All American Dog."
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"Just some sort of creature"
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Dog (Presumed)
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Okay, the previous class (20 inch jumps) are finished... we have a bit before the 16 inch jumps are set to go. I will go exercise MY dog before that happens LMAO
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The very first dog in Panzer's group is actually an "All American Dog," though! Neat!
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I've been talking to Corsair while I watch and I keep telling him about "Uncle Panzer" because I think it's hilarious to describe dogs that way
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I know this is just a disability thing btw but it's a LITTLE embarrassing for me to see how many of these handlers are Old People and still be going. I could never do this. I would die, physically.
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The run itself is SO SHORT but I know from agility classes that even the EVEN SHORTER runs we do there are BRUTAL for me.
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Why the FUCK would you name your dog "Qui Est-Ce?"
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"Bl!nk" and "Hiyah!" also are here.
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Okay, did some obedience and then also some tug with Corsair, now he's got a cow's ear (his cue that this is the last activity today) to cool down on before bed
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This golden is a great example of why you want SOME level of higher arousal before the run. LOL. Off on an ambling morning jog through the course, no hurry at all.
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Lots of Goldens in this group.
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This one is named Mr. T and is so fucking fast he's got a Tokyo drift going on
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HAHA this rottweiler is trying to do the, like. Bouncing way some dogs do weave poles but he's so chunky I think it actually slowed him down. It was like watching Woodrow try to do that.
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"All-American Dog" oh no, that's so sweet.
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ISN'T IT
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"We dunno what this guy is but he's ours, we like him."
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It's such a good way of making mutt owners feel like they're not being... disrespected or dismissed
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Yeah, it's really a nice gesture.
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This dog is everything a dog should be
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Aka: a dog!
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(And all dogs are good dogs!)
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I lovee when handlers hit the end of the course with the dog and THROW THEIR ARMS IN THE AIR AND CHEER FOR THEIR DOG it's so good for the dog
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Another dog tricked by the immediate availability of that jump!
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This Portugese Water Dog is showing EXACTLY why the "poodle cut" is practical for a working dog
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Maidstrong
A ZIGGY SPOTTED IN THE WILD
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This Ziggy is an Aussie
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One of those dogs with a sprightly jump that then floats
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YAAAAAAAAY PANZER IT'S PANZER'S GO
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He was NOT tricked by the jump
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And it's interesting to see he does the weaves the same way Corsair does!?
Maidstrong
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HI
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I got really excited when I saw a dog named Ziggy, sorry
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I am done watching this now because I want to do other things today still but. That was cool as fuck to see.
MINun
I hope Panzer did good!
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He did!! I was really impressed. I did laugh, he was in a Sit+Wait before the run and even he did a couple little "pick up butt, put butt back down" movements where he had to try to resist the urge to scoot/start forward. Anticipation!
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I'm glad you did but Jiggy is Jiggy
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he is pretty Ziggy tho
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IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH
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Listen if I'd seen a JIGGY I would have stopped everything to take a thousand screen caps.
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