We kick off the winter competition with a terrifying event, Halloween at Saarburg!

01/11/2025

The judge was Jörg Zenner, from Germany.

We kick it of with a jumping. I was worried the long jump would be too predictable, my recall was too weak, and Kaïa took it anyway, as she loves the long jump.

Agility went better, but I was thrown off by a bar left on the ground. This can be really dangerous if your dog steps on it. This brief moment of confusion set me back a lot, but Kaïa still followed directions correctly.
Unfortunately, I called her back too strongly and she took a jump the wrong way.

02/11/2025

The judge was Sabrina Schmitt, from Germany.

We started with an agility round with two faults. She didn’t understand a poorly handled jump, but I managed to get her back on track.

While looking at the jumping course, I didn’t really understand how to handle the part that disqualified us. Kaïa did her best to follow instructions that were unclear, even for me. Overall, we still struggle with “in” starts, and I still need to work more on that.

During this weekend, Yennefer was on her best behavior, hiding from everyone the fact that she is actually a demon in disguise.

I didn’t expect to be able to run this competition, Kaïa was supposed to be pregnant by now. But Mother Nature gave me some extra time, and I’m glad I didn’t cancel.

21/06/2025

The judge was Philip Müller-Schnick from Germany.

We kicked off the competition by successfully finishing this challenging course. We ended up in second place with 3 faults.

Disqualified on the jumping course, but so was everyone else in Intermediate.

22/06/2025

The judge was Mark Fonteijn from the Netherlands.

I failed to properly control the tunnel entry. She made a few mistakes, but she understood the right turn after the weave pole. She hesitated a little, but did it correctly in the end.

She handled every “out” on this course really well. I helped her a lot, but they all went smoothly. Unfortunately, we got disqualified because I didn’t control her properly again, and she took the wrong tunnel.

This is our second time at Canis, it’s even bigger than last year: 5 rings instead of 4 and 650 dogs.

We didn’t do a great job—plenty of things went off track. I often missed better ways to handle stuff and didn’t always see where the real challenges were.

29/05/2025

The judge was Becci Hodson from UK.

Disqualified on the first out, we failed to handle the weave pole and the long jump.

The judge was Thora Van Der Stock from Belgium.

A fun and fast course that we definitely could’ve handled better. I got a bit greedy at the weave poles. I should’ve just taken my time and let Kaïa finish properly. No need to rush it.

30/05/2025

Training with Mark Fonteijn.

Learning new techniques and trying out different approaches is always fun. This was super helpful, and I’m hoping to turn it into something I can actually use in competitions once I’ve mastered it.

31/05/2025

The judge was Ivan Amez Alvarez from Spain.

A great and fast course that we could handle way better. I got greedy at the weave pole when I could take my time and let Kaïa finish the weave pole, there was no need to rush it.

The judge was Tom Elsen from Belgium.

She was just not listening. I recall her multiple times, and she ignored me twice. I had to act at some point and show that it was not ok.
I also realize that my calls were really weak and not the usual ones. But still, if I use her name, she should come to me.

01/05/2025

Agility on Mark Fonteijn course could not be filmed, I was not aware that I suddenly moved to be the first dog to run. My camera was not ready, I was not ready…

The judge was Saskia Vansteelant from Belgium.

Nice jumping overall. I tried to fix a good weave entry and ended up confusing her a bit, but aside from that, she did great. I was happy to finish the competition on something that wasn’t a total mess. She did skip a jump and went straight for the tunnel but that one’s on me.