Feb-Mar Schedule
Feb 4-5 Rally (3)
Little Rock, AR
Feb 10-12. Agility.
McKinney, TX
Feb 16-20 Rally (1)/Hiking
Taylor-Austin-SA TX
Feb 24-26 Agility.
McKinney, TX
Mar 4-5. Family
Home
Mar 11-12. Rally (4)
Houston, TX
Mar 17-19 FastCAT (6)
Vinita, OK.
Mar 25-26. Rally (2)/Confo (2)
Ft Worth, TX
Upcoming:
Ap 13-15. Confo (3)
Perry, GA
Ap 22-23. Lone Star DOC (3)
Bonham, TX
Jan 18, '23
Just got word that Suzie’s God-Mom is coming for a long weekend. Suzie remembers Deborah from when she helped Suzie escape all the snow on the Looong Island where she was born, and where Deborah lives. Deborah will be here for Suzie’s 3rd Gotcha Day on Feb 16th. Suzie just wishes she had come to someplace with more Autumn and fewer fire ants that eat her tracking rewards. She is so happy when her God-Mom visits. Suzie doesn’t know yet, but we are going to Austin and San Antonio for some urban hiking and Mission trails.
Jan 12-15, '23
We attended the Corpus Christi KC and Obedience Clubs’ events in Sinton, TX. It was our first events of the New Year and we went all in with four Confirmation shows and four Rally events. Suzie took a lovely Owner-Handled Sporting Group 4th on Thursday when she was only in Conformation. The other days we collected experience and ribbons, then headed back to Rally. Total take of 30 ribbons in four days!
Suzie added Qs in all the runs she entered, two more Triple Qs, two more 4th place, and 32 points toward her RACH. Not too bad with the pigeons flying, the man whistling, and the train rumbling and squealing just outside the metal building. We were working on overcoming distractions …and we got plenty.
And the cherry on the top for all of us was a lovely afternoon at the Padre Island National Seashore. Suzie is a definite still a *beach baby*
Jan 11, ‘23
We got mail! Suzie’s RM2 official mail has been a long time coming with the end of the Rally recording year and the holidays, but it’s in.
Jan 8, '23
We got mail! Suzie’s Rally National Championship invite came in. She’s officially qualified at the Championship level. Whoo-hoo! Youngest Flat-Coated Retriever to make it (she was still 2 yr old) and completed all our Triple Qs in six months. Now to get those nasty little Masters points and finish the RACH.
Jan 5, ‘23
We have a Stud Contract! Beautiful dog and compliment to Suzie, keeps the best and continues to strengthen the line. Now we just need to find and finish of those illusive majors and get that CH …and maybe the dual CH RACH before we breed.
Dec 16-25, '22
Suzie is SO happy! She got Snoba (snowflake Wubba) for her 3rd birthday/Christmas. She got to run free at the lake for an hour and chase geese off her beach for her birthday with no hats and just her birthday muffler for pictures on the playground. She got lots of her favorite beef patties and didn’t even notice she was practicing ‘come' off leash. For her most special present, there were three days with her boys (our grandsons, Ben, and Kai and Elliott, Oh My!!!)
Dec 10-12, '22
I’ll just say this… if we've got a choice between Agility and Conformation, we’d rather be running Agility. Once Suzie is finished with the CH, I’ve promised her only a couple of weekends a year of that and lots more running…Fast CAT, Agility, Rally, beaches and mountain hiking.
Dec 4-5, '22
The Azle December 2X2, for rally events in two days. Exhausting, but awesome. Great judges, great club, great facility. Hard to get into? Yes! Worth it? Yes! Best way to knock out a new title, or make headway on QQQs and Masters points, especially since it’s the first event if the new Rally year.
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