LONG overdue post

Well I was so bummed out about my ankle I got into a funk, and no posts. Good news is the ankle is mostly better. My achilles is still a little tight, but running w/a brace I feel pretty darn good and comfortable doing FCs etc.

I took a few weeks off of class w/Spry because I didn't want to run her "funny", my ankle needed time to heal, and I didn't trust her not to bash into me while my weight was being supported by my bad ankle. But once I brought her back, WOW! Big changes. She and I are finally coming together as a team in class. She's keeping bars up, reading my decel cues, and doing MUCH better collecting in sequence. I need to remember she's not Panic, her collection isn't going to look the same.

We had our club's CPE Trial Dec 11-12. I had Panic in 2/day, Spry in 3/day, and dude man in 4/day. I wish I had entered Spry in more, but work (vending) has to come first! I also ran mom's dogs once a day. My ankle held up great, and the dogs did *really* well! Spry and Dexter qualified both days in Standard, so Spry moved up to L2 standard for Sunday w/teeter & weaves, both of which she does fine at. I think both days she was clean too, so no off courses or bars. Dexter did have an off course one day, but that's ok. He's still being a little too slow probably to Q in USDAA. When he runs he is fast, but he takes detours!

Our runs are here:
Dex's runs start here, and there are 8 of them.

Fullhouse was his best because I planned a nice short path w/enough points to Q, but didn't push it and stay out there longer for the "win". He was fast & happy. In his second standard class, he ran really nicely too, and even leapt the apex of the Aframe on the 2nd frame (no DW either day, just 2xAF).

Spry's are here, and there are 6 of them.

Her best ones were probably both of the standards. I think fullhouse was pretty good too. Her Jackpot run on Sun was a little nutso. Really the first run both days was a little crazy, but after those she didn't visit anyone!!!

Can't wait for the USDAA trial in Jan. I'm really hoping for some std legs, but will take whatever I can get :)