Under Construction

I have been dreaming about extending my agility area for some time now and this part of the yard was first on the agenda. So one final look - and goodbye stunted apple tree that never gives fruit.

You can never have enough areas to train agility in - well that's my excuse anyway. This is going to become an area for contact equipment so I can get it out of my other area and have more space for setting up jumping drills - the current space I have is around 13 metres by 30 metres, plenty long enough but a bit short in the width department when it is cluttered up with A Frame and dogwalk.

We hired the digger and enlisted the help of a friend to operate it. The kelpies were a bit indignant at being locked up for the day but they barked encouragement from the dog run anyway.

OH pretending that he was actually useful even if he didn't operate the digger. Who needs a digger when you've got a big stick with a sharp digging thingy on the end.

Cruz is delighted with the progress so far as he thinks he has a dirt racetrack. Every time I look out the window he is self exercising by running from one end to the other repeatedly. Atilla likes the big pile of dirt and has already used it for secret activities involving bone hiding.

Next stage will be laying sleepers on the side we cut away plus putting in the fence posts. I am planning on 4 really high posts in the corners in the hope of one day having lights - but that's just on the wish list at the moment. (Along with the swimming pool for the dogs, another dog run, a hydrobath, an outdoor shower, a big vegetable garden, my own sheep, some geese, a wood fired pizza oven, an industrial sewing machine, a new bathroom and the sensitive man from the perfect cheese commercial.)