Hot, Hot, Hot!

Mad levels of heat again today, so training was quite fairly light - just enough to keep Jaguar in trim and interested in things. A couple of days ago, a friend asked if Jaguar could jump, and my response was a little like "Yes, but..." He will clear a good height, of that there's no doubt. The problem with Jaguar is he takes off like a Saturn rocket that's just cleared the launch pad, and then lands the other side of a fence with all the elegance of a brick that's just been thrown out the window.

Well, today, the question having revived thoughts of jumping him, we gave him a shot at some low cross fences, and he jumped like a demon - straight down the middle, and with so much room to spare it was almost funny to watch. Ultimately, this is instinct getting Jaguar over the fence, as he's never had any training in this area, so it was pleasing to see that he has real potential. Part of today's success could be the improvement in Louis' jumping skills, but whatever brought it about, it's made me want to give Jaguar a chance to become a true all-rounder...

Not much in the way of photographs, I'm afraid, as the pocket camera died - again! It amazes me that I have cameras from this maker that are 50 years old and still perfect, yet one bought at Christmas 2011 has failed big time on me twice already. Modern technology - gotta love it!