Agility Winner!

This morning we went to Boden, as Stina was going to participate in agility competitions with both her dogs. Maya started in agility class 1 and was disqualified, just as last weekend. Today she found the judge very interesting and decided to get to know her a little bit better... But in the next class (jumping) she managed to get around and was placed 11 out of about 21 participating small dogs. That was a big step forward! But there was more to come!!! Idefix made a clear round, just as last weekend, but this time he was a bit faster and so he won the class. I can tell you that Stina's very happy tonight... We'll be back again tomorrow, hopefully with some more success :)

Here's a picture of the winning team:

Show result

So, dog show today for Maya and Stina. As always, Maya appeared to be rather small compared to the other bitches. And as always, she moved very well and behaved excellent in the ring, even though I believe she enjoys agility, tracking or obedience more. She got very nice remarks from the judge and got her first prize in Open class again (which means "Very good" in a more international perspective, I believe) but that was it. Stina also assisted another breeder by showing her champion male to 2nd best male and a R-CACIB so she was very pleased with her day.

The weather's very cold up here right now. Just as we got used to nearly +30 degrees C, the temperature's suddenly down to +10... :( Better for the dogs of course but still - it's July!!!

I realize that I have quite some foreign visitors on my website. I just wish that more would leave us a message in the guestbook, as I'd love to know who you are. So please, say hi to me! ;)

New results

Marie and Huset Elliots Zäta has been on a dog show today. Unfortunately, the judge found that Zäta needed to develop more for this class, so they ended up with a blue ribbon, which means 2nd prize.

Stina has participated in agility with both the Cavaliers today. It was Mayas first official competition. She got disqualified in both races due to different reasons, but she was in good company. It was quite hard so most dogs were disqualified today.

Idefix managed to pass all obstacles without any problems but it took a bit too long (especially the slalom). Still, they ended up on place 6 out of 12 (5 were disqualified).

Tomorrow it's time for Maya and Stina to enter the ring in a show, probably their last for this year. Keep your fingers crossed for them!

Obedience results

Stina and Idefix participated in one obedience test last Friday evening and another one on Sunday. Unfortunately they managed to get 0 points for one action both days, so they got 2nd prize both days. Now they'll just have to practise more, they're getting closer and closer to that magic 1st prize.

Tutan isn't well. I've visited the vet with her again and they've taken blood samples and some other tests. I'm not too optimistic about it but naturally I hope for the best. I love that dog (as I love all the rest) but I want her to have a full life and not a life with lots and lots of medicins and restrictions. Keep your fingers crossed for her!

Visa is looking really good at the moment and I haven't registered her to one single dog show this summer... :( But I'll change that! I've decided that we'll go to Rovaniemi in August and hopefully the Finnish judge will find her good-looking too.

Tonight there'll be agility training for the small dogs and tomorrow I'll have an open tracking training for those who like to try this. You'll find more information about this on my Swedish website in case you're interested.

Multipurpose Cavaliers!

Our Cavaliers aren't just increadibly cute, they have brains too. Today Stina's been training agility with both of them. They're very different in temperament, Idefix is a bit scared of hights so he doesn't like some of the balance obstacles, while as Maya doesn't seem to think at all, she just runs as fast as she can! Stina has to be very fast and handle her carefully, otherwise she makes her own decisions. But I believe that she can be a real star with some more practise. Idefix, on the other hand, prefers obedience training and can perform very well. We hope for that this weekend, as they're going to compete both on Friday and on Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed for them!

Tonight I've been out tracking with Melvin and Visa. They both did really well. Melvin nearly made me fall, I had put some meatballs in his track to make him work more carefully. He got very excited when he found the first one and ran in two circles around me before he continued. As he was in a 10 m rope, this could have ended in a small catastrophe. But - I'm still alive! ;)

Sad news

I have sad news. Due to different reasons, Visa hasn't been mated and thus, there'll be no puppies from her this time. Naturally, I'm a bit disappointed. Even though this means that we can work and compete for another 6 months or so, I was looking forward to have puppies in the house again. And the kids are really disappointed, especially the two youngest ones. But I have some other puppy plans, I'll let you know as soon as I've figured it all out.

To stop thinking about puppies, we did some obedience training today and Visa just loved it. So I hope to be able to start in class 2 again within a couple of weeks. Melvin had some training too and found it great fun. Though we need a lot of practice before it's time for a competition. A lot!

Tutan isn't quite well and, as always, I'm a bit worried. But I hope she may be cured with just some antibiotics this time.

Changed plans!

I've spent the last two days looking for a new male for Visa. Due to health issues, there'll be no litter with the chocolate male as I've written on my puppy page. I'll give you more information about my plans later. Right now I'm just very tired...