Winding Down

Wednesday at class I decided to drop Shane to 8" jumps. He still knocked bars. He doesn't seem to see the targets. My instructor even said it looked like he was going to run into the stantions. I made the decision to stop taking Shane to classes at the end of September, if not sooner.

The greatest agility dog that never was.

Shane can still catch a frisbee. He can weave. He can still see tunnels. I plan to buy another tunnel and set up a course in the backyard of just tunnels and weaves for him. He'll still be doing agility, just not jumping.

I can't believe that he will never have another ribbon on my bulletin board. He's only five years old.

Maggie is my bright ray of hope now. She's not fast enough for NADAC or USDAA, so we'll stick to AKC for now. A friend captured our run at class this week. I've watched it a dozen times.