Well as "We"!! had missed the closing dates for DIN, having only just got our new (second hand) caravan, thought we would give the UKA ago and lucky for me we had a 4 day show not 10 mins from our door, so couldn't really miss that one......I entered on line and paid by cheque by snail post!, seems rather silly to me when you can fill it all in on line, you'd think you could pay for it on line too......
I entered three days out the four, Friday/Saturday and Monday, entered Mindy in three classes (no games, far to complicated for me!) and two with Harry....the intention being, get Mindy doing the seesaw in the ring and proofing Harry's contacts and going for it in the jumping.........because I had joined UKA before Mindy had started competing in any KC shows, she was entered in beginners and Harry was Champ.
Well I don't know whether all UKA shows are like this as this is the first one I've managed to get too, but Tamije was extremely well organised, with great exercise area (although a little scary reading "Watch out for the 9,000 volt fencing around the field to keep the cows OUT!" or was it, to keep us in!) yummy food wagon, who did more than just burger and chips, not that I had to have any being only 8 mins down the road!
Anyway Mindy was fab and did all the seesaws shown her and in the practise ring too, she grew in confidence over these three competing days and it showed with her results 7 x 1st! and a 4th and 1 x E, yes I know it was beginners and she is now a KC G5, but they weren't all straight up and down courses, I was able to practise lots of crossing behinds whilst still driving her forward and actually learning how she works in the ring, she has gone up a gear in the ring, still not quite what I have at home here.....she growls loudly at me whilst doing turns around me, which now I'm not so fazed about........such a confidence boost for her
Harry won two classes, 2nd in one class , e'd in one and I trained the other two with his toy.......
Give it a go folks.
Choice wise....KC for me, as I'd love to take the "Puffs" to Crufts and Olympia and having had a "Sniff" at a championship ticket, I want that too!
But for young dogs and training in the ring work, it's the UKA every time..............
and on that note, as we got finished so early each day, Roy came over and got the cupboard in the dog room almost finished, what more could I ask...Thank you so much Roy
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Hiya
Glad you enjoyed your first UKA show, totally agree they are great for training young dogs or problems, however they also do lots of finals for various levels and classes and always make a big thing of them and the Masters class is excellent at getting you to go for a fast clear, hope to see you again soon. M x
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