Dog Sports & Competition
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Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titles
Read more: Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titlesPeach and Russet made their rally debut at the Burlington Obedience Training Club’s AKC fall trial at the Shelburne Field House in Shelburne, Vermont, on October 17 and 18, and these two little redheads had a stellar weekend. It didn’t hurt that we caught Vermont at peak foliage, a beautiful time to be up there.…
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Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titles
Read more: Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titlesThe day after a full day of CPE agility, Truffle and I drove up to Meredith, New Hampshire, for the Lakes Region Kennel Club’s AKC Scent Work trial on September 26. A week earlier, she’d won Exterior at Saccarappa. This time we came home with her first two Scent Work titles: Novice Exterior (SEN) and…
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Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agility
Read more: Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agilityWe took the day off work on Friday, September 25, to play CPE agility at American K-9 Country, our first trial in three months. The last time we were in this building, back in June, Peach was stressed in the ring, Truffle had a scare on the teeter, and Russet carried the weekend. This time,…
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From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior win
Read more: From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior winTwo months ago, Truffle got excused from her very first Exterior search for peeing on a spot another dog had already marked. On September 19, at the Saccarappa Obedience Club’s AKC Scent Work trial in Westbrook, Maine, she won the Exterior class. Out of 18 dogs. In ten seconds. Exterior: ten seconds and a lesson…
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Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC show
Read more: Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC showPeach packed a lot into one Saturday. United Dog Sports of Northern New England held its annual fall show at Raitt Homestead Farm Museum in Eliot, Maine, and Peach spent the day bouncing between the coursing field and the conformation ring. By the end of it she had a Best of Breed win, her first…
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Truffle’s first AKC scentwork trial: a Novice A debut
Read more: Truffle’s first AKC scentwork trial: a Novice A debutTruffle and I recently attended our very first AKC scentwork trial, hosted by the North Shore Kennel Club at the Topsfield Fairgrounds on July 18 and 19. Spoiler: we came home with five Q ribbons, a handful of rookie mistakes, and a dog who is apparently a scentwork dog now. Let me back up. How…
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CPE agility at American K9 Country: Russet, Truffle, and Peach’s June weekend
Read more: CPE agility at American K9 Country: Russet, Truffle, and Peach’s June weekendAmerican K-9 Country in Amherst, NH is not a gentle agility venue for a green dog. With two levels, a viewing and kenneling mezzanine where riled-up dogs come and go, and a wraparound mural of dogs and agility equipment covering every wall of the arena, it is a LOT to take in. Russet had been…
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A Fun Weekend at CPE Agility
Read more: A Fun Weekend at CPE AgilityEveryone played excellently at this weekend’s CPE trial at All Dogs Gym, and I’m proud of the whole crew. We had a few bouts of refusal weirdness causing NQs, but the dogs recovered well and finished strong even on the runs they didn’t qualify on. Peach had her best focus yet, with zero zoomies (which,…
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Russet Finishes his Level 1 Agility Title
Read more: Russet Finishes his Level 1 Agility TitleRusset had some big feelings to work through today at American K9 Country, his first time at the venue. He also eked out the Q he needed to finish his CPE Level 1 Specialist title. Proud of you, buddy! He got to pick the tab for his ribbon, and naturally, he picked his favorite color,…
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Truffle’s first Level 5 Q, and a lesson in knowing when to stop
Read more: Truffle’s first Level 5 Q, and a lesson in knowing when to stopWe had a rocky start this morning at the All Dogs Gym CPE agility trial. However, after a couple of NQs, my little duo got better and better as the day went on! Truffle got her very first Q in level 5 Wildcard and capped off the day with a beautifully smooth Snooker run. Russet…
Latest news
- Two little redheads, two Rally Novice titles
- Patience pays off: Truffle earns her first two Scent Work titles
- Three months later: back at American K-9 Country for CPE agility
- From the pee cone to the podium: Truffle’s Scent Work Exterior win
- Peach takes Best of Breed and a Total Dog award at her third UKC show
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