This competition is used to select the dogs from Luxembourg that will go to the Agility World Championship, but it is also open to anyone who wants to participate.

28/03/2026

The judge was Laura Grosser from Germany.

I loved this course. I feel like I took all the right options and executed almost everything perfectly, except at the end. We ended up in 6th place.

This jumping course was a lot harder than the agility. My handling was less precise, and we failed several sequences.

I was also a bit worried because she limped slightly after the agility. The limp disappeared soon after, but it was still concerning. I asked the judge and friends around the ring to watch for any issues and stop me if needed.

The judge was Marleen Haeneefstingels from Belgium.

14/03/2026

My stress level was unusually high, no matter what I did, and Kaïa, being an emotional sponge, was also nervous and stressed. The result was catastrophic: I didn’t handle her properly, and she didn’t listen anyway.

15/03/2026

I took the time to get rid of the stress and get Kaïa out of the car at the very last minute to warm her up and run so she doesn’t stay in the ambient stress. I don’t really like this process, but it’s better not to have her fully stressed in the ring.

It didn’t change the results, as we finished this first weekend with nothing but disqualifications. But at least it felt like a normal competition.

07/02/2026

The judge was Elpida Ismael from Greece.

There were a lot of misunderstandings on this course, but she performed the weave poles amazingly well.

I was pretty happy with the start up until the long jump. I didn’t handle that section correctly. Looking back, it was a poor choice, and I should have been to the left of the long jump.

08/02/2026

The judge was Zzusa Veres from Portugal.

My overconfidence cost us the double tunnel. It was simply too far and slightly in the dark. I knew it was a long shot, but I gave it a try.

A small handling mistake at a jump, and she took the obvious obstacle. The finish could have been cleaner. I don’t think I made the best choice there.