For those of you who have met D'light you know he's a bit of a wall flower. Meaning he cautiously choses to hang back from most things, he doesn't engage much with the environment and he can quickly get overwhelmed which causes him to withdraw into himself. Because of this - we are constantly looking for ways to help him build confidence, cut loose and unleash his inner terrier! D'light has come out of his shell over the years and he continues to realize that he has lots of choice in his life and the he won't be punished for choices he makes. He's a very special boy and we love him dearly!
We've know for a good while that D'light has an intense prey drive - crazy given how mild mannered he is. So, we bought him a lure and you can see from this post that he loves it D'light LOVES Zippity Dog Z lure
The issue with our lure is that it's only 200 feet so by the time he gets going it's over. Of course he doesn't care as he just loves to chase the bag. But, our Nose Work instructor told us about a lure match that was coming up. I looked it up and found out that the course was 600 yards! For comparison, a football field is 100 yards. I knew D'light would lose his mind from excitement so we signed up.
So off we went leaving our house very early and getting in a good drive to the venue!
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| "What are we doing in this field?!" |
We arrived a bit early so time to walk around and check out the environment.
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| This event was out in farm country so lots of new smells! |
He hears something....
Watching & taking the environment....
He hears the generator turn on that runs the lure
And then he thinks he sees something....
He hears other dogs barking and is wondering what is going on
And then he see it...
The setting up of the lure and those plastic bags to chase...
It was time to go back in the car and wait as he started to lose his mind from excitement from watching the set up.
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| "Why are we back in the car!?" |
I need to get to it!!
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| "I want my turn now!" |
The first set of dogs was running for a couple of hours so, we walked over to watch the agility competition. I've never watched agility and talk about impressive!! Our Nose Work instructor and Seven's class instructor were both competing so, it was a lot of fun for us to watch.
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| Watching agility in the bleachers - this was great as it was shaded and not very many people in the stands. |
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| D"light had a good time walking up and down the steps - sniffing and watching all that was going on. |
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| Good looking boy! |
Then it was time to head back to the car and wait for his big lure run!
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| "Just chillin" |
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| "What's up mom?" |
Yes, D'light is on top of his crate. He's figured out how to unzip and get out of his crate!
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| "I hear something" |
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| "I see it!!" |
Stay tuned to see D'light and his lure run!
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