The judge was Marleen Haeneefstingels from Belgium.

14/03/2025

The first jumping was a mess, and we failed so many things.

The agility was a bit messy but better and it’s our first grade 3 were we are not disqualified. It’s something…

15/03/2025

That was a hell of a jumping, I got 2 miracles at the end of the hall, where she took both jumps (almost) only with verbal commands. But I was too late to help her clear the dead jump and she took it.

Believe it or not, this is one of my favorite courses of the weekend. It’s very challenging and requires a lot of precision and control to send your dog in the right direction. Of course, you have to do this with the dog being accelerated by the tunnels.

16/03/2025

This seesaw! Amazing control.
There is a lot of good behavior, I also noted that she controls her speed right before entering the weave pole.

We are disqualified on the last jump, I forgot to call her before pushing forward. I pushed forward and she obliged.

I said nothing about the tire… She did not take the tire…

08/02/2025

The judge was Hugo Santos from Portugal.

This is a weekend with four perfect weave poles!

We kick off the weekend with a challenging agility. We succeeded in some parts of it, and I got confused by a sequence that looked like a repetition but was not. I’m also happy that she understood that she needed to take the second jump as the position was not so obvious for the dog.

I’m disappointed by my performance on the jumping. It was too much run for me.
Some parts are good (the weave pole <3), but I was late on many difficulties, that killed everything.

09/02/2025

The judge was Gilles Welfringer from Luxembourg using Zsuzsa Veres (Portugal) course.
I was lazy and took the “in” option after the fourth jump, the “tunnel” command, throwing my dog in the tunnel in front of her. And she happily complied.
Don’t be lazy…

The judge was Hugo Santos from Portugal.
The Lux Winter Cup finale!
Just after the beautiful catwalk, I pushed her way too much on the “out” and that led to an impossible position. It’s still a fun run that highlights weaknesses to work on.

24/01/2025

The judge was Jeremy Manno from Belgium.
We did it! First run, first success, first place, and we get the last signatures to move to agility grade 3.

Almost one year apart, Jeremy Manno signed us up for grade 2 at Thalfang. This time, he signed us up for grade 3!

I was disqualified for jumping. There is nothing to say; I think I was still in the previous run.

25/01/2025

The judge was Jeremy Manno from Belgium.
For our first Jumping in grade 3 (excluding opens), this was quite a challenge. I was also quite a bit stressed by the change. I know it’s not rational since it’s not the first time we run at this level. It was a little bit messy.

Agility was better, the stress was gone, and I was more focused. We were disqualified for three refusals on a difficult weave pole entry, but the rest of the course was good.

26/01/2025

The judge was Jeremy Manno from Belgium.
Agility was full of “outs” and it’s one of our weaknesses. I have a really hard time negotiating them and it’s destroying the tempo of the run.

Jumping was a little better. I forgot to connect with her before the wall, and she took what was in front of her, guessing the course on three obstacles. I’m really happy that she finished the weave pole even if I was running in another direction!

18/01/2025

The judge was Jörg Zenner, from Germany.
I felt alone beside the 4th jump. I handled this jump poorly and she was just in front of the tunnel, my body aiming right at it!

Agility was fun and fast with many double tunnels. We finish faultlessly and in third place on the podium!
I’m proud of this run.

19/01/2025

The judge was Patrick Tunders, from the Netherlands.
On the jumping, we are disqualified by 3 refusals. Kaïa failed to take an S-turn before a tunnel and the line was borderline dangerous, I was worried and looked for too long. My sweater got stuck on the weave pole and I was late for the next jump.

On the agility, the big question was: can Kaïa run on the catwalk without me? We tried and failed.

Mendig is a beautiful place. They have a ceiling camera that films everyone, and you can download the films on their website. It offers a nice view of your run.

21/12/2024

The judge was Stefanie Semkat from Finland.
We won the Agility with a little fault. My fault of course since I’m too close to the frame before the last jump.
Disqualified in the Jumping.

22/12/2024

The judge was Seppo Savikko from Finland.
We finished second place in the jumping. Disqualified on the agility, I failed to recall and redirect her on a big discrimination and she took the jump instead of the seesaw.