MERRY CHRISTMAS

Moon and Sizzle look like they are dressing up for

New Year's Eve.

Coffee and Ube

Looking forward to the New Year.

Cricket & Pei

sister & brother

Pei, Cricket, Echo, Holly, Jet

2004

Kiwi and Zuni

Zuni and the Bears

1995

She was Donna's very Special Girl

Ube in the Tree!

Echo under the tree!

1993 - Kelly A Fetching Yellow Rose CDX

Christy's 1st Obedience dog

Derby & Zuni

Andy & Mollie (Jennifer's) with Caly (Stephanie's)

Spending Christmas at the Rainbow Bridge

with many of our own dogs who live on

in memories.

E.J. and Kiwi

1994

Striker

Puppy Joy!

Cricket

1999

Indy

He lit up everything he was around!

Chichi

one of Sydney's Shar-Pei

Kerry's

First Christmas!

Cricket 2004

Moon, Sizzle

& Gem

with Santa

2007

E.J. & Kiwi

1992

Merlot

&

Magnum

Santa's Helpers

Derby, Cricket, Zuni

Indy

In The Hat!

Rose, Pei & Grizzli

Santa

&

Lea

Tripper was Mike Golemon's camping buddy.

Maddy, Niska, Moon

Yes,

they were all mine.

Zuni

&

Kiwi

Our first agility dogs.

This photo is real!

Zuni jumped through the wreath AND over Kiwi AND Kiwi didn't move!

Peanut and Sue attended their first agility trial over the weekend. Sue found out she had a social butterfly at her feet! Peanut visited the pole setter, workers at the table and the dogs in line. She completed all 4 tunnels correctly! Unfortunately the clock ran out before she got to the last three obstacles. Peanut obviously enjoyed her self and it sounds like Sue did to.

Novice Standard Title!

Blue Ribbon!

Congratulations

Jennifer and Kerry

Have fun in Open/Open!

Remembering those we lost

Every Day In Some Small Way

Memories of You Come Our Way

Though Absent, You are Ever Near,

Still Missed, Still Loved and Ever Dear

Indy was the most affectionate dog ever; an absolute lover. – Sue

China was one special girl, and I loved her so. – Christy

Mindy was the LoveBug that everyone called her. She had a smile and big tail wag for all. – Helen Marie

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A big hug to Donna and Christy who lost their mother's this past year. It will be a difficult month for them.

Tribute to Indy

photos by Jennifer Burns

I remember how great Indy looked in the weaves last month. He lowered his head, threw his legs to the side and completed the weaves like a pro! He was always so happy to be working/playing with Sue.

He’ll be waiting with our other dogs (playing agility?) at the rainbow bridge.

Sydney

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"INDY: I loved to watch his running and jumping. When I first came to classes with him he was so uncoordinated and gangly looking and recently he had come into his own and was elegant to watch during his agility runs."

Our sympathy, hugs and tears to Sue and family for the loss.

Helen Marie, Magnum & Merlot & Striker

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I always loved to watch Indy jumping. He had such athleticism and pure joy when he jumped. He had fun out there and it was all over his face.

Jennifer

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My Indy memory is being amazed at how fast and effortlessly he took those 24' jumps. He was sheer poetry when he was "on".

Life sure isn't fair, and we will all miss Indy.

Christy

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This is SAD news indeed. Such a young dog and so FULL of life. I will miss Indy and all the entertainment he provided so freely.

He had the makings of a very fine agility dog. Even though things didn't always go according to plan he always tried to do the best he could.

Our thoughts are with Sue as we all pay tribute to Indy.

Maggie & the KBTS

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Indy, means great dog, full of life and loves to have fun. Indy, loved working with Sue, was always willing and more then able to perform the task asked, and was always willing to keep trying. Indy loved working for Sue you could see it in his eyes. I will remember him with others who have left us.................................. Indy would rank with Pei and am "E ticket"...........

Donna

Those of you who missed the posting deadline can write in the comment section.

Striker

Thanks for sharing him today!

photos by Jennifer Burns

Guess Who Has A Puppy!

His name is Striker.

Dogwood Hollow Strike the Gold

You can smell his puppy breath on Saturday!

Proposed AKC Agility Rule Changes

I was recently crusing AKC site, and found a listing of the proposed agility changes. Below is a summary of them. Remember these are proposed, and not put into place yet.



- Point multipliers shall no longer be used in calculating MACH Championship points for dogs placing first or second in their class (Rats!!!)

- Silver, Gold, Platinum and Century titles shall be awarded to any dog achieving 25, 50, 75, and 100 Q's from the Excellent B (STD<>


- Preferred Agility Championship (PACH) title shall be awarded to all dogs competing in the STD Excellent B Preferred and MWW Excellent B Preferred classes who have obtained 750 Preferred Championship points and 20 double Q's.


- A-frame shall be set to 5 foot 0 inches for the 4 and 8 inch jump heights.


- Spacing between weave poles must be 24" measured center to center with a +/- 1/2 tolerance.


- no double lining shall be allowed on open tunnels. A rib pitch of 4 inches is required.


- The table top must be light in color, no dark colors(s) are allowed.


- Tire height definations - the tire heights will drop 4" inches less then the normal jump height of the dog


- Novice - weave poles need to be completed in three(3) appempts or less, or a failure to perform fault will be called. Same applies to Open and you have to restart the poles at the start


- Position-less table - count/time starts once all four paws have touched the table (and the dog remains on the table top),neither a sit nor a down position is required.


- The 8" and 24" standard course times will change giving them more time

These are the ones I found most exciting, and may require more skills before entering the ring.


Your thoughts????????

BEST PHOTO & MOST PHOTOGENIC!

Christy & Zorro

Christy and Zorro had a busy weekend. After their Halloween fun day they got down to serious business on Sunday. Good thing the obedience trial was held in Vallejo since they were gone 12 hours. There was a morning trial and another in the afternoon. This allowed them to compete in Novice Obedience and Rally Advanced and Excellent twice in one day. It was worth it - they came home with 5 qualifying ribbons! AND a perfect score of 100 in Rally Excellent!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Happy Halloween

Bobbing for Hot Dog

Method #1 - See where the hot dog is and stick your nose in the bucket.

Method #2 - Stick your feet in the bucket!

We will have a shorter bucket for the smaller dogs.

Costume Choices

simple or theme

Think about what costume you'd like to use for your photos. We also have miniature horns and cape for the "little" dogs! Jennifer will be taking photos while the other dogs are bobbing for hotdogs. Photos tomorrow of "bobbing" or "dunking".

Witches and Goblins

photos by Jennifer Burns

Keep checking the blog this week for more photos.

Name the Pumpkin Heads

photos by Jennifer Burns

More Ribbons

CONGRATULATIONS !

Chirsty and Zorro competed at Sacramento Valley Boxer Specialty in Dixon on Friday. Charlie took some great photos and Zorro did some good heeling. Here is what Christy had to say:

We sure got a lot of bang for our 1821/2. I still can't believe we earned HIT! I haven't had so much fun in a long time! What a neat way to get your first novice leg.

Indy Ribbons

Congratulations to Sue and Indy. They earned a blue ribbon in Colors this weekend. Sue said he did a great gamble too.

Get Well Wishes

Lea gave Jennifer quite a scare this week and puzzled the vets. Nothing showed up on the x-ray or sonogram. Thanks in part to Jennifer's insistence that "yes she is lethargic"and her inability to keep water down, it was discovered after surgery that she had ingested a piece of rubber.

Bottom line is that those of us who are very active with our dogs know when something isn't right. Maggie, Helen Marie, Donna, myself and I'm sure many of you can attest to that!

We hope Lea gets that spring back into her step very soon.

News From Maggie

Birdie did a nice job in PA. She was High Scoring Kerry the first two days with a 3rd and a 2nd in STD. No Q's the third day and a JWW Q the last. She got a QQ in Carson City this past weekend on Sunday and a 1st place in STD on Friday.

Riley continues to improve slowly. He practices in the yard and is entered in the Invitational [Dec in Long Beach]. There are a couple matches coming up at the trials in Rancho Cordova. I think I will let him have a run at those and see how he does.

Halloween Invitation

Here are some of the photos from last year.

If you have not already done so, please let us know if you will attend and how many dogs you will bring.

Oct 31

9:30 a.m.

photos

dunking for hotdogs

games

Focus Class Revised Schedule

Thank you to those who responded promptly to the e-mail message regarding the Focus Classes. By popular request we have switched the Nov 14 date to the 21st! Here are the final dates:

November 7 and 21 will focus on crosses (which one/how/when/where)

December 5 and 12 is open for suggestions.

PROUD WEIM!

Congratulations to Sue and Indy on their Saturday wins.

I am so proud of Indy! He was entered in 2 classes today: Fullhouse and Standard (both Level 1). He was the 2nd dog at 8:00 a.m. and full of energy. He did not take the course I had made in Fullhouse to get the required 19 points. His course got 27 points! First Place out of 2 - 24 inch dogs. He could get away with it in Fullhouse but not Standard.

The Standard course required 2 front crosses. While walking it I could here you both reminding me to cross closest to the obstacle. There was a choice between a jump off to the side or go offcourse straight ahead to the tunnel. He followed my command! and took the jumps. Bear in mind that he was the only 24 inch dog, but he got 1st place with 0 faults and did it in 34.78 seconds!

FALL SCHEDULE

Saturday, October 31, will be our annual Halloween photo shoot followed by some games. Time is 9:30. We will have a costume for your dog to wear for the photo or you can bring your own. All classes are invited to this.

We have Focus Classes planned for the following Saturday mornings: Nov. 7 and 14, Dec 5 and 12. You can sign up for the 4 dates for $60 or pay drop in of $20 per Saturday. These are for Classes #1 and #2. The Foundation class will have a separate schedule.

Handler & Dog

Ube and Rollo photo by Jennifer Burns

HOT Ribbon!

Dixon was hot this weekend! But there were some ribbons!

Magnum (above) earned his Excellent Standard Preferred Title with a First Place.

Merlot (below) earned two Open Standard legs, with a Third Place on Saturday and a First Place on Sunday.

Echo and I still have work to do on contacts. They are something we will need to on a regular basis - just like the weaves. I was pleased she got Sunday's weave entries.

Donna an Ube came to visit on Saturday. Ube is looking very grown up!

Christy and Zorro participated on Saturday, I missed their runs. Same with Jennifer and Kerry on Saturday but I did get to see their Standard run on Sunday. They did a super job on the closing sequence which looked

like a large "P". It had a pinwheel with a front cross and then two jumps out - in Novice.

We wish Maggie good luck in PA at her Nationals with Bird. She had to leave Riley home because of a possible neurological problem. She asked to be remembered in our thoughts and prayers.

Good Luck this weekend!

And think Cool Thoughts!

Stay Cool

Here are some Alaska photos to help you stay cool! We had good weather where it counted and we saw eagles and whales!

Schedule Reminders

Wednesday, Sept 9 and 16 classes will be 6 to 7:30. The field is divided into a contact course and a weaves section with different course numbers each week. Half the class should be able to work contacts while the others work on weaves. Class #1 and #2 will work together.

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Session 6 - $90

Class #1 (Peanut, Chudleigh, Lea, Gem, Rocky)

Wednesday Sept 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28

TIME: 5:40

Class #2

Friday Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

TIME: 5:40

Foundation Class

Friday Sept 4, Sept 25, Oct 2, 9, 26, 23

Time: 4:30

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How does Saturday sound to everyone when we switch to weekends?

In November and December we are planning to offer 2 hour Focus classes on the weekends. We should be able to get 4 or 5 of these in, weather permitting. Time would probably be 9:30 a.m. If you like Saturday we will stick with that in January.

SUPER STARS!

Congratulations to the SUPER STAR weave handlers and dogs this week in Class #1!

Not only were they doing 6 straight weaves but they did them from jumps! I didn't get to video everyone, but here are two dogs that didn't get taped last week.

First there are two clips of Gem followed by a slow motion showing how much work and concentration goes into weaving! The last clip is Lea taking the weaves from a jump. She is two stepping the weaves.

Keep on having FUN WITH WEAVES!