Video of our Runs:
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Day 2

June 26, 2004  Hayward, California

My First Agility Trial

Max's First Agility Trial

Setting up at start line

Running the course

Almost done!

Update: Max ran a perfect course the 2nd day and got another qualifying leg!  He got a
perfect score and ran the course in 27 seconds!

Max completed his Novice Jumpers (NAJ) title the following month at the Malamute trial in Livermore, CA.

8:15 am - Wow, look at all
the dogs here - let's play!!!

8:16 am - Why isn't she
letting me play?
8:30 am - In my crate -
where did she go?
9:00 am - Hey, let's play!
9:15 am - Hi guys, wanna
play?
9:30 am - Back in my crate

10:00 am - Let's play!  Mom
is so much fun!


10:30 am - Back in my crate

11:00 am - Play yay hey!



11:30 am - Woooooof!  
Wanna play with dogs!


12:00 pm - I love you soooo
much!  I love rolling in the
grass!  I love sitting here!

12:30 pm - Dad's here -
wheeeee!!!!!

1:00 pm - Dad is so much
fun.  Why does Mom look so
green?

1:30 pm - In my crate -
where'd everybody go?



2:00 pm - Hello?  Anybody?


2:05 pm - Wheee - other
dogs!  Wanna play???
2:08 pm - Oh hey, there's
agility here?  Cool!
2:09 pm - Let's go play the
agility game - wheeeee!!!
2:09:15 pm - Woof!  Woof!  
Woof!
2:09:30 pm - Over already?  
Hey, there's Dad, I'll go kiss
him!

2:15 pm - Back in my crate -
Mom says I have to drink
water now.

3:05 pm - What?  We get to
come back tomorrow?  Yay!

8:15 am - Look at all the
dogs here - do I know what
I'm doing?
8:16 am - Oh God, he's
going nuts.
8:30 am - Gotta go figure
out how to check in...
9:00 am - Walk dog
9:15 am - Find people we
know and move to their tent
9:30 am - Go watch other
rings and worry
10:00 am - Walk dog again
- I hope he's getting
exhausted so he'll behave in
the ring.
10:30 am - Back to
stressing out
11:00 am - Let dog have
some off-leash time running
around with friend's dog.  
Please let him get tired.
11:30 am - Watch other
dogs ringside with dog -
what was I thinking signing
up for this???
12:00 pm - Dog plays with
friend's boyfriend, rolls in
grass, enjoys relaxing under
tent.  Please let him get tired.
12:30 pm - Boyfriend arrives
to cheer us on.  Am I coming
down with the flu?
1:00 pm - They're building
our course - uh oh, I'm
actually going to have to do
something at this trial.
1:30 pm - Walking course.  
I'm going to puke.  Why is
boyfriend taking pictures of
me walking around in circles
on the course?
2:00 pm - I'm going to puke.  
I'm going to hurl.  No one is
Q'ing on the course.  
2:05 pm - I'm out of breath
and I haven't even RUN yet!
2:08 pm - Set dog up at
start line.
2:09 pm - Let's go - we'll
give it our best!


2:09:30 pm - OH MY GOD -
I have best dog ever!  A
qualifying run!

3:00 pm - 1st place in our
class with a perfect score of
100 points - wooooo!!!!!!!

3:05 pm - Oh God, we have
to go through all this again
tomorrow!

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