It was supposed to be four days of agility at Arlon. On Thursday 15: competition, then training with Marine Tonglet on Friday, followed by competition on the weekend.

But on Saturday morning, I found my dog at the back of her cage, she didn’t want to come out. After a short walk, I realized something was wrong: she was behind me, didn’t run much with other dogs, and wasn’t walking properly.

Of course, I immediately decided that she was not going to compete. Fortunately, a physiotherapist was present, and she agreed to check Kaïa immediately. Turns out she had multiple muscle aches that needed rest and massages.

After a good massage and a full day of rest, my beloved Kaïa was back on her feet by the evening. She was able to run on Sunday.

15/08/2024

The judge was Tom Elsen from Belgium.

18/08/2024

The judge was Philippe Jeanclaude from France.

The judge was Tom Elsen from Belgium.

After 2 weeks of forced rest, no sports, no running, nothing. She released most of her frustration on the course. She thinks less and runs more.

On the jumping, I felt alone beside the weave pole…

The judge was Michel Liekens from Belgium.

It’s my first time at this kennel club. Nice and well-organized competition. Courses were on the “hard” side and challenging.

The first day we finished second on the agility, thanks to a fault at the weave pole. She was disqualified on the Jumping.

The judge was José Vandy from Belgium.

On Sunday, we won the jumping, with 2 faults, being the only one not disqualified.
After the competition, we visited a little dog pool to cool down after this hot day.
The judge was Jean-Pierre Verbesselt  from Belgium.

Last year, at LiHOS, Kaïa was running in large and in grade 1. This year, we are back, but in grade 2 (and intermediate). We managed not to be disqualified on two runs!

First place Agility! One more signature for the grade 3!

That was intense, I forgot to change shoes, and I was running with flat, slippery, shoes that are NOT made for this.

Jumping was less good, even with the right shoes.

Judge was Dominique Prin