AAR Dogs

I would not do any trialing two weeks prior to the event. I would have been working hard on conditioning and polishing up skills. A week before I would do a little training and lighten up on the conditioning schedule so any small injuries or soreness that might be there, but I can't see or feel, would be totally healed and the dog would feel on the muscle and ready to rumble:) USDAA Nationals is so long, the physical condition of the dog coming in would be really important to me. We used this plan when Meg and Zach took their dogs to USDAA Nationals in AZ. Both dogs did well, although, Meg's dog Nessa(a BC) struggled a little with the Arizona heat.