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Tina's first show!!!! AKC Agility Trial - July 31st - Run-and-Done class

(go to Makaylas diary entry for this show and read about the Run-and-Done class)

Hi everyone!! Sorry i forgot to write a diary entry for Tina's first show!!!!!!

As you know, Tina was a little rescue dog. When she came to us she was scared of everyone and everything. She didnt know how to have fun and play and was scared of training. I didnt know if she would ever like doing agility but we worked hard. She is a FAST learner and she has had some MAJOR break thrus since January. I never believe she be ready to atleast get in the show ring this early. She got in the ring and did the first two jumps, happy and scared of nothing. The next obstacle was a tunnel and it was a REALLY dark tunnel(havent doen very many of these yet) and it scared her so she sort of just wandered around. So then i just skipped over the 2 tunnels in a row and went on to jumps with her. She had some speed and the look on her face was so happy. She was having a blast then she came to the teeter and ran up to it(by the way she LOOOOOVES the teeter more than ANYTHING) and then she saw the judge close to it and she sort of ran off. I just picked her up and took her out of the ring. I didnt take her out scared though, i know her and the look on her face was ssooo happy. I thought i could have cried...seeing her when she first came, not wanting to have fun and didnt know how, here she was 7 months later in the ring having the funnest time of her life. We came out of the ring and had a ''huge party''(tons of treats and praise) and i know she had a positive experience first time in the ring. Shes an amazing girl and i cant wait for our next shows together :)

~Tina's mom :)