Teacup Dog Agility Trial Jan 9, 2010

Last weekend I took Star and Michelle to their first agility trial. My Dog's Gym in Salem was the site for the trial. It was our first time to see the scaled down equipment that is used for the teacup dogs (under 17" tall at the withers). The teeter and dog walk were much narrower than the equipment used in the other agility venues.

At the workshop, we did two games, Star managed to get a qualifying score in both of the practice games. Michelle did a fine job of entertaining the audience, but no qualifying scores. She decided she didn't really like how narrow the dog walk and teeter were, so she spent the rest of the day avoiding them.

Michelle had a ton of fun, though and brought lots of laughs to everyone. She completely forgot that sit and stay were skills she (sort of) knows. Instead, I had to hold her before the start while she stood on two legs jumping around.

After the workshop, there was a trial with on standard run and one game. I am so proud of Star, she qualified in her very first trial!!! She took second in the novice 8" class, which was the largest class at the trial. The dog that beat her in the class was faster, but didn't manage to get a qualifying leg.