Hello,
At last the snow has mostly gone and I have been able to train again. It seems like ages I was not doing anything!
This Saturday I am heading to North Derby for a training day, I am much looking forward to this and I hope that the weather stays nice, although we are indoors!
I have been filling up my Diary the last few days, with some judging and training abroad, the big UK shows and maybe even the odd football match! I have not been in so long.
Training is pretty much back to normal now, so anyone wishing to book a lesson please ring or email me.
Best wishes – Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Hereford Course Plan + Exercise
This is last nights course design, with two of the exercises marked.
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Ribble show report
Hello,
All being well I am training for the first time this evening in Hereford, as long as we don’t get any more bad weather I may be able to train at home later this week, although that is still a slim chance judging by the foot deep snow still on the course yesterday!
Went to Ribble Sunday, it was an okay show, although Accrington was fairly damp! The dogs had not done any agility since rugby show in mid December, so a few mistakes were not a surprise.
Jack however did get a 9th place in the Olympia qualifier; I would have taken that at the beginning of the day. A top ten place is always what you need, however this year the rules have changed and now it is only the top five that qualify! Never mind.
Jack was also clear in the 7 jumping class, however I mistimed a pull through and cost us time.
Scott was working very well to be fair, considering no training. Only one pole in each class, both turning before a pipe tunnel, so I can practice that now... or when the snow finally melts!
Bye for now, Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
All being well I am training for the first time this evening in Hereford, as long as we don’t get any more bad weather I may be able to train at home later this week, although that is still a slim chance judging by the foot deep snow still on the course yesterday!
Went to Ribble Sunday, it was an okay show, although Accrington was fairly damp! The dogs had not done any agility since rugby show in mid December, so a few mistakes were not a surprise.
Jack however did get a 9th place in the Olympia qualifier; I would have taken that at the beginning of the day. A top ten place is always what you need, however this year the rules have changed and now it is only the top five that qualify! Never mind.
Jack was also clear in the 7 jumping class, however I mistimed a pull through and cost us time.
Scott was working very well to be fair, considering no training. Only one pole in each class, both turning before a pipe tunnel, so I can practice that now... or when the snow finally melts!
Bye for now, Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Saturday, 16 January 2010
Ribble Show Sunday
I am off to Ribble tomorrow, the dogs have not trained or done anything (except run off!) since Rugby Christmas show.. Not really expecting too much if I am honest!
Lets see if no training works as a tactic to do well!
Lots of snow still, and flooding on the roads, have to walk up to the van in the morning, that will be fun at 5am!
I will post how we do at the show.
Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Lets see if no training works as a tactic to do well!
Lots of snow still, and flooding on the roads, have to walk up to the van in the morning, that will be fun at 5am!
I will post how we do at the show.
Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Thursday, 14 January 2010
Snow dogs in even more snow pictures!
Outside our house
These have been growing for weeks!
In places the snow has buried the fence. This drift across the track is taller than me!
Its hard to think that we actually drive up this track!
This shows the size of the drifts! How many days digging eh?
The dogs enjoy it at least!
Oh really? Im glad that sign was there to warn me!Wednesday, 13 January 2010
Snowed under..
Hello,
Nothing too much to report on the dog front at the moment, as we are surrounded by snow drifts that have now even stopped the land rover getting up and down the track.
We are totally snowed in, the local main roads are even in a bad way, meaning that even though my van is a mile away parked, I still cannot take it anywhere!
The drifts on our track are taller than me in one place, they will take ages to clear away. Am not sure about getting to the show at Ribble on Sunday yet, but hope I can figure out a way of getting my van to Shrewsbury and the main treated roads!
For now it is my dial up internet and maybe working out, I have got to do something productive I guess!
Best wishes – Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Nothing too much to report on the dog front at the moment, as we are surrounded by snow drifts that have now even stopped the land rover getting up and down the track.
We are totally snowed in, the local main roads are even in a bad way, meaning that even though my van is a mile away parked, I still cannot take it anywhere!
The drifts on our track are taller than me in one place, they will take ages to clear away. Am not sure about getting to the show at Ribble on Sunday yet, but hope I can figure out a way of getting my van to Shrewsbury and the main treated roads!
For now it is my dial up internet and maybe working out, I have got to do something productive I guess!
Best wishes – Lee
www.leegibsontraining.com
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Extreme Shropshire Snow Pictures
Hello,
Like the rest of the UK, we had a lot of snow. The roads are in a bad way around here at the moment, so I am not sure when I am next going to be able to get out!
Today Mum and myself decided to try and walk to the Co-op in Church Stretton to try and get some supplies, however after two hours of walking, covering about a mile, if that, we headed back home as walking was simply so difficult that we would have probably have still been there now!
Scott and Flynn were even pleased to get home it was that hard going!
Stay safe out there and enjoy these pictures, possibly the worst snow I can remember for many years!
The pictures are all taken along a road... although it may not seem so!
Lee
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Weather and training update:
A quick update about training.
Well 2010 has started with the coldest weather for how many years? I have been walking up and down the hill for the last few days, the snow and ice is very bad around here, with not much sign of a improvement.
The current weather conditions have forced me to cancel all training this week up to and including Sunday 10th January at least. If you are due to come, you will have probably heard from me, but in the unlikely event that you have not, please don’t attempt to come up. You will only get within a few miles of the house!
Our track is a foot deep in snow, the surrounding roads are impassable, the council are only basically maintaining the main road to Shrewsbury, and the course is buried. It is unlikely unless we get a dramatic increase in temperature that I can start training again for several days.
We are not very optimistic about making it to Wilmslow show on Saturday either, but my van is being kept away from the house, so I maybe able to get out at least... will have to wait and see.
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