Mixed Breed National Specialty, October 31 and November 1, 2010

Mixed Breed National Specialty, October 31 and November 1, 2010, Cornelius, Oregon

Photos from show photographer:

Slideshow #2:

More videos to come.

All Breed Sprint Racing!

All Breed Sprint Racing 2010
May, June, October and November






All Photos by Gadabout Photography (www.gadaboutphotography.com)

Results October 9, 2010:

http://www.ablsa.org/BRNCresults10910.pdf

Results October 10, 2010:

http://www.ablsa.org/BRNCresults101010.pdf

Results November 6, 2010:

http://www.ablsa.org/BRNCresults110610.pdf

Results November 7, 2010:

http://www.ablsa.org/BRNCresults110710.pdf

Video on October 9 and 10, 2010, shot by me at finish line:

Dot Participates in Mixed Breed Conformation!

Mixed Breed Dog Club of California Specialty

October 17, 2010

Milpitas, CA

Slideshow:

Dot Wins Second Place Class One Females!

Dot Wins Second Place

Class One Females

Mixed Breed Conformation

Mini Mutt Match

September 26, 2010

Milpitas, CA

Click Here to View Full Results of the Show!

Dot Earns Two First Places in Diggin' West Challenge!

Diggin' West Challenge

Merced, CA

September 18, 2010

Click here: Diggin' West Challenge

Dot earned two first places in both Flat Races and Hurdles in the Outlaw class for dogs over 15" tall.

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Dot in Conformation, Gilroy, August 28, 2010

Dot winning first in her class and Best of Opposite to Dino, 

who won Best Mixed Breed.

Dot Earns First Place at Mixed Breed Conformation!

Dot Earns First Place at

Mixed Breed Conformation!

Town and Country DTC Fun Match

Hayward, CA

July 31, 2010

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All Breed Lure Sports Association, Fairfield and Livermore, CA

All Breed Lure Sports Association 
Sprint Race
June 19 and 20, 2010
Fairfield and Livermore, CA

Dot wins two First Places!

All photos by Jim Bayby at: www.jbagbyphotos.com

The weather gods were good to us this past weekend and provided two days of lovely spring weather; perfect for the dogs and perfect for us too!

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Saturday

Saturday saw an entry of 30 dogs. We had lots of FTE's (first time entered) join us including a very enthusiastic Border Collie named Ripley who comes from a family of racing whippets. Ripley was so happy to finally have a day of racing for himself and we hope he and Lynne will continue to come race with us in the future!

Also joining us for the first time were the Silken Windhounds. We had an entry of 9 silkens, all seasoned racers.

All official results can be found on the ABLSA website, but here is a breakdown of the day's events:

Dachshunds

1. Bandit, 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Leeroy Jenkins, 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Mixed Div A

1. Didi (American Pit Bull Terrier), 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Chip (Labrador Retriever), 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

3. Teja (Presa Canario), 7 meet points

Mixed Div B

1. Dot (Mixed Breed), 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Zooey (Jack Russell Terrier), 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Mixed Div C

1. Lilly (Mixed Breed), 20 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Robin (Pembroke Welsh Corgi), 18 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

3. Ed (Cairn Terrier), 4 meet points

Mixed Div D

1. Cuda (McNab), 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Ripley (Border Collie), 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

3. Dino (Mixed Breed), 11 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Norwich Terriers

1. Arlie, 14 meet points

2. Devie, 10 meet points

3. Addi, 0 meet points

Patterdale Terriers

1. Brass, 22 meet points, 1 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Tara, 16 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

3. Cyra, 11 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Rat Terriers

1. Gunner, 20 meet points, 1 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

2. Opal, 18 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg

3. Beryl, 11 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Silken Windhounds

1. Helios SRCX, 20 meet points, 3 NRC points

2. Djinn SRCX, 18 meet points, 1.5 NRC points

3. Tara SRC, 12 meet points, 0.5 NRC points

4. Brewer SRC, 11 meet points

5. Eden, 11 meet points, 2 SRC points

6. Dresden SRC, 10 meet points

7. Mocha, 10 meet points, 1 SRC point

8. Lili, 9 meet points

9. Jacob, 8 meet points

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Livermore - Sunday

On Sunday we had another beautiful day of spring weather in Livermore. We also had a larger entry of 34 eager dogs all ready to burn rubber on the race track!

The mixed breeds came in droves, resulting in three separate Mixed Breed breed stakes. Dot headed the team of 16 inch MB's with a strong High Score finish, while the ever determined little Lola lead the team of MB shorties with her first High Score in meet. Cindee showed newcomer Peaches how it's done with a perfect score of 22 meet points, but even though she's a newcomer Peaches pulled off one of best FTE runs of the day; way to go Peaches!

Robin the Corgi took home his first High Score award in our Mixed Div B and little Leeroy the dachshund ran a personal best against his buddy Bandit for a second place finish. Our Mixed Div C saw two strong running FTEs, Ranger the Mini Schnauzer and Squeak the JRT. Ranger took home the high score ribbon but I think Squeak will be giving him a run for his money from now on!

Two of our Norwiches finally took home their first SRCh points and SR1/SR2 legs as did the Tollers, led by big boy Drake. The Cairns made their breed stake debut this weekend as well. We hope to see more of them in the future!

We had an entry of 6 silkens on Sunday, and Helios surprised no one by taking home yet another High Score in meet.

Cairn Terriers
1. Ed, 20 meet points
2. Bingo, 8 meet points
3. Honey, 0 meet points

Mixed Div A
1. Didi (American Pit Bull Terrier), 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Dino (Mixed Breed), 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Mixed Div B
1. Robin (Pembroke Welsh Corgi), 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Leeroy Jenkins (Dachshund), 15 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Bandit (Dachshund), 12 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Mixed Div C
1. Ranger (Mini Schnauzer), 20 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Squeak (Jack Russell Terrier), 18 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Mixed Breed A
1. Lola, 20 meet points, 1 SRCh point, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Lilly, 18 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Little Jack, 4 meet points

Mixed Breed B
1. Dot, 20 meet points, 1 SRCh point, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Shadow, 18 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Bailey, 3 meet points

Mixed Breed C
1. Cindee, 22 meet points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Peaches, 16 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Norwich Terriers
1. Arlie, 22 meet points, 1 SRCh point, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Devie, 16 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Addi, 4 meet points

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
1. Drake, 22 meet points, 1 SRCh point, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Fern, 16 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Rio, 11 meet points, 1 SR1 leg

Rat Terriers
1. Opal, 22 meet points, 1 SRCh point, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
2. Beryl, 15 meet points, 0.5 SRCh points, 1 SR1 leg, 1 SR2 leg
3. Penelope, 12 meet points, 1 SR1 leg
4. Vivian, 2 meet points

Silken Windhounds
1. Helios SRCX, 22 meet points, 2 NRC points
2. Storm SRC, 16 meet points, 1 NRC points
3. Eden,12 meet points, 1 SRC points
4. Jacob, 11 meet points, 0.5 SRC points
5. Lili, 9 meet points
6. Mocha, 8 meet points

All Breed Lure Sports Association Inaugural Sprint Race, May 9, 2010

All Breed Lure Sports Association Inaugural Sprint Race

May 9, 2010

Livermore, CA

Results: Inaugural Sprint Races

Borzoi Rescue All K9 Races, April 10 and 11, 2010, Sloughhouse, CA

All Photos by Dave Mills at www.pixf.com

Dot Wins First and Second Place!

Saturday Results:

All Other K9s

Group One:
Bandit, Leeroy Jenkins, Arlie, Lilly

Group Two:
Echo, Opal, Prince, Beryl

Group Three: 
Dot, Chip, Abner

Group Four:
Didi, QTip, Dino

Sunday Results:

All Other K9s

Group One: 
Didi, Dot, Chip, Dino

Group Two:
Opal, Beryl, Arlie

Group Three:
Bandit, Leeroy Jenkins

New Video with Dot, Dino and Mercury

"Two Dogs, a Cat and a Computer" by The Social Pet

Dot and Dino at Pismo Beach

Learning to Retrieve

2/19/10 - Well, I am not sure  how it is going. So far, after several weeks, I still don't have a retrieve from her.

I have chosen to only use one article, a yellow ball that is small enough for her small mouth. At first I did the clicker every time she went near it, and eventually she got to where she would put it in her mouth, but only for a second or two, then gradually she would hold it for another second. That is as far as I can get. She will then drop it and get distracted by something else. I have tried over and over, and can't get her to hold it longer. What she does is to drop the ball and then look for the treat. Obviously, I don't treat her for that. And finally I stopped the game when she did that and brought her inside. I tried that for several times, and she still would not hold it longer. She seems more interested in the treat than the ball.

Soooooo, I started something more. I took out the treats all together and just used the ball as play and reward for doing other things like her practice for her obedience class. That is where I am right now.

In general, she doesn't play with any toys or is not focused on any objects. She doesn't put things in her mouth. She is not a chewer. She doesn't play tug, even though I have tried many times.

Since I have her in this obedience class that uses clickers, she has become more focused on training and doing things. What I have seen so far since I have had her, is that prior to me getting her, she had no positive experience with training, and probably no formal training at all. So, training seemed to be a foreign concept to her.

However, since she has taken to the tracking training so well, practically training herself, I know she loves to learn and loves to do things. I will keep trying to figure out how to get her to retrieve. I have a feeling that, since she is not big on having things in her mouth, it won't be a natural thing. I will have to keep working on teaching her this.

Basic Obedience Class, January 2010, Braveheart Dog Training, San Leandro

I have the permission from Braveheart Dog Training to post the subheads of each week's homework. This is straight from their handouts, thus are copyrighted. You can find out more about Braveheart Dog Training at www.braveheartdogtraining.com.

This class is one of many classes I have taken from BDT. Dino has taken many classes there, and I continue to take Dino to the drop in Conformation Class on Tuesdays.

My goal for Dot is to eventually get used to be inside a building, and eventually do the Conformation classes. Those classes are held in a very small building and the dogs are very close together.

Class #1:
Nothing in Life is Free:


Finding Your Dog's Reward


Delivery Treats/Holding the Leash


Charge the Clicker


Earth to Dog


Sit


Name Recognition


Pick a Release Word


Class #2:

Leash Walking


Recalls


Voluntary Attention


Settle


Sit

Class #3:

Down


Watch Me


Leave it


Loose Leash Walking


Name Recognition


Recalls

Class #4

Class #5

Class #6 (bring camera)