Another Agility Nuts, Remembrance & 2 weekly poll update

Today we went to our second Agility Nuts Agility Competition of the Winter league 2013. We had a superb day! We received the Judge's Special Award (which we were presented to in rosette form), won 1st in ABL Jumping along with a medal, rosette and clear round rosette, and one more clear round rosette for our last run! We also met and talked to Tracey and Oscar from Your Dog Dog Diaries, and we watched them compete! They also recommend Cani-Cross to us, and said Border Terrier's excel in the sport. So we may be having a look at doing a little of that in the future!

An amazingly proud Earl! (The funny neck position shows his sniffing the dinner air by the way!

And also, its Remembrance Sunday today… we are remembering all those soldiers and their dogs who would have been devastated when they finally realised their owner's return was a figure of their imagination. 

Earl wearing his full remembrance kit (poppy and poppy band).

We are sorry we are late with the 2 weekly dog polls. We are a very busy pair of dog and owner!

So…

Our Poll 7 question posed was: 'what collar do you think is best?'

We only had 2 votes on this poll, including me, so don't forget to vote every 2 weeks!

We had a tie on the only votes that were voted, which were:

1. Leather rolled (1 - 50%)

1. Fabric flat (1 - 50%)

Now lets start of the information.

Leather rolled collars

This type of collar is a nice little collar that is usually worn by a dog who has slightly longer fur, which does not make imprints as such in the fur. (Fur a bit like Earl's currently, not long, but tufty!)

What are the details?

To be brutally honest, there are no details! Move on!

More on leather rolled…

Well, they are known not to leave imprints on the dogs fur, however, in competitions like agility, you may be required to wear a fabric flat as part of the rules. This applies for Earl and his competing, so he has a special competing collar (and matching lead, actually, as you will have seen if you are a regular blog fan and reader).

What should you do?

If you think a leather rolled may be the collar for your dog(s), go ahead and invest in one… they are of good quality and are comfortable as they bend into shape with the dogs neck.

Fabric flat collars

This type of collar is an ideal collar for the show ring, and goes quite well with tags as it does not make imprints on the collar as the fabric is soft and more durable that other types. It does tend to leave fur imprints, but if that does not matter to you, and a durable, soft and nice looking collar is what you are looking for, this very popular collar type may really suit you and your dog(s)!

What are the details?

You can have writing sewn onto a fabric flat, with ease, which would be nice if you wanted to include your dog's name, and the other vital details around the circular shape of the collar.

More on fabric flat…

They are popular and are sold at most pet stores!

What should you do?

Again, if you feel this is your and your dog(s)'s type of ideal collar, go ahead and try the type!

The other votes were:

2. Leather flat (0 - 0%)

2. Glow/Flash (0 - 0 %)

2. Fabric rolled (0 - 0%)

2. Other? (0-0%)

The number. is where the vote has been placed altogether in the overall poll of the past 2 weeks.

Well done and thank you for voting! If you voted, you managed to get your opinion out there to the world of what you think should be in place in the dog world! Your making one of those minor differences that counts.

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Our Poll 8 will be opening NOW! It will have 2 weeks as usual until it closes and information is given about the winning vote(s) after the closing date. Remember to share what you think should be in place in the dog world!

Our Poll 8 is on the subject of dog competing. The question posed is: 'Do you think competing or just-for-fun is better?'

Lets get voting! Thanks.

REMEMBER, POLLS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOG PAGE!

Earl and I.