Our show stress hit a new low this weekend. At the end of a run, Shane is now running off toward the dog getting ready to run or leaving the ring for the first dog he sees. I had such hope after our last show in San Marcos. Shane was behaving and we could walk around the arena with no lunging. He behaved at the end of his runs and downed on the table. I was flying high. Now, not so much.
Friday started out great. We attempted Masters Gamblers and if he hadn't jumped off the teeter prematurely, we would have been in second place with a Q. He got the dog walk contact twice in a row, did some obstacles on his own, and nailed the hard turn in the gamble. I was so proud. The rest of the weekend he exhibited this new ring behavior of running off and not in a nice way. The judge today said something to me, and I was so embarrassed and upset that I just came home. I'm sick of crying after agility shows. It's supposed to be fun, or that's what they tell me.
Not sure what changed in the last two weeks, but I'm on a mission to get this fixed. I have been working on his excessive prey drive for over a year now and I'm pretty worn out. If I can't get this fixed, we'll have to find another activity for Shane. Agility may not be his thing. It's going to be hard for me because my life has revolved around agility for 8 years. You'd think I would be better at it by now.
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