Today we were at Portway competing in flyball. We have on past occasions always recorded a new time at this show so we had it all to work for. It has been some time since we last raced so it was always going to be a hard day for our two inexperienced dogs Dylan and Keisha.
We decided in training yesterday that we would be running in a new order, Keisha was to go first followed by Maisy, Ronny and Dylan.
The first race went brilliantly and we recorded a new fastest time of 19.93, we had kept the tradition going.
Even with a new quicker time the dogs were still not at full speed. Although Maisy, Ronny and Dylan were running quick we soon realised that Keisha was not at her best. We later identified that Keisha didn't like running first and this showed in her times.
We swapped the running orders around quite a few times in the day and can safely say that Keisha is at her best when she can run onto a dog and Dylan when he runs last.
Today was very encouraging and when we finally sort out the correct sequence this team holds a very promising future.
We have come away with 3rd place and a new personal best and still lots to work on.
Well done team, what can we do next time !!!
It's not all about flyball, we can do anything for a ball......
Ronny is now officially a proud dad of 4 boys and 2 girls who were born earlier today. 
With this weekend being one to not look forward too, i.e rain all weekend and the clocks going back making the nights turn in earlier, it seemed appropriate to make this evening one to enjoy, me and the dogs had a good game of football followed by a luxury dinner of chicken (well for the dogs anyway).
Lots of flyball training today, infact the whole day has seemed to revolve around balls. My new flyball box has finally arrived and what better way to check that it is in good working order than to use it. Ronny, Keisha and Kody all took it in turn to sample it, if it can cope with Ronny's rocket speed and him breaking on the box then that flyball box is more than capable of any dog!!!!!! 
All three of them ran very well and Kody looks like a true professional now, his first competition is hopefully a starters match in January and I think he is more than ready.
After speaking with Emma and Amy at the weekend I have worked out that there is just under two weeks left until the crufts flyball qualifier for the YKC team. Dad and me have been practicing hard in the garden and are quite happy that Keisha and Ronny are ready for the task, well definitely Keisha, it all depends if Ronny can maintain his patience and wait for the ball to fling out rather than him jumping the box to collect it.
This weekend unfortunately I'm on lates at work, on the positive side I will be able to attend agility training on Sunday morning with Ronny and Keisha, it must be a good few months since I have been.
Today we were at Portway competing in flyball. We have on past occasions always recorded a new time at this show so we had it all to work for. It has been some time since we last raced so it was always going to be a hard day for our two inexperienced dogs Dylan and Keisha.