And I Wasn’t Scared at All

Hi friends! I’m so exited about taking another class with Mommy at Play Dog Excellent, or PDX for short. This is the class us pups take before we start something called agility. I know that Mable and Hazel at the Idaho Pug Ranch do agility, and so does Benji at Life of Benji, and I bet a lot more of my friends do, too. Here’s my second week at class.
 The filming on this one wasn’t great, but you can see that I was learning to run along a raised board. I think I did pretty good for my first time doing this kinda thing, and I wasn’t scared at all.

I could run so fast through this ladder, my legs are almost a blurr! I got lots of compliments on how good I did it. And I wasn’t scared at all!
I never did understand what I am supposed to do with these squishy discs. I guess that might be ’cause Mommy didn’t know, either, BOL!

Last Tuesday was week number three, and things get harder more challenging every week. At first I didn’t want to do the “V Ramp.” I started up it and when I slowed down, I started to slide backwards. I have to admit, that was no fun. Mommy kept encouraging me, and then my Guardian Angel whispered in my ear. She said that this was her very favorite piece of equipment when she was doing Agility, and if I just ran fast the whole way up, over and down, just one time, I would love it too. So do you know what I did? Well, let me show you. I do have to tell you, this video was taken at the end of the hour when I was exhausted. At the beginning of our training fun I was tearing up and down it so fast, Mommy could hardly keep up with me. I would get to the bottom, eat my treat, and turn around and run back up (and down) it. I was like that speedy guy from Marvel – I think his name is Speedy, or maybe Flash – yep, that’s it, Flash.

I guess that’s enough wowing you for one day. I’ll show you more videos again soon.

I am Xena the Future Agility Champion

 

34 thoughts on “And I Wasn’t Scared at All

  1. I bet you are just being modest, Dennis. There are two Vizsla dogs on the other side of our training space who are doing Agility, and they bark all the time when they are running the course. It gets pretty loud sometimes. Mommy said I am not allowed to do that!

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  2. hello xena its dennis the vizsla dog hay gud job on all the adjilitee eekwipment yoo shoor ar brayv not to be skayrd of all that stuf!!! wen i yoozed to do it bak in the day i wuz skayrd for a long time of all the things like the teeter and the a fraym but yoo handeld it with aplum!!! and also aplomb!!! ok bye

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  3. Xena, you are definitely a star in the making! Your mommy’s belief In you helps a lot to build your confidence but in the end it’s all up to you and you are a super-star. Be brave, believe in yourself and keep smiling and trying your best and you will many many awards. Good job, Xena. Luvz, Patzy

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  4. You are so lucky! I hated the clicker so much that I couldn’t imagine my dogs liking it. I’m so glad you and your mom have an agreement!

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  5. Mommy hasn’t figured out how to hold the leash, hold the treats, and use the clicker all at the same time. So she has given up on the clicker. She said Angel Lexi never used it, so we should be OK.

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  6. Oh Xena!! You are a natural for agility!! That is just the same things I got started with. Those squishy discs are supposed to help strengthen your core muscles and help with balance!
    hugs
    Mabel
    Hazel too

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  7. Whoa…Miss Speedy Xena…you are quite the competitor! I know you’re gonna tear ’em up once you start competing in agility. I’ll be rooting for you from the stands. I prefer riding in mom’s car than running around up ramps and through ladders. Mom just shakes her head at me.
    Your fur-iend,
    Sam🐾

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  8. Xena OMCs OMCs I’m in total 100% awe of your agility and you aren’t even a CAT.
    That ladder thing was AMAZING! WOW You go girl…hey may I have your autograph before you become famous?
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  9. Oh Xena you did such a great job. What a brave beautiful dog you’ve become. With head and tail held high and those prancing feet you look like you’ve been doing this for weeks. I can’t wait for your first competition…….I’ll be there smiling and crying at the same time.
    Granny T

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