June, 2011: NACA in Edmonton: Spencer went High in Class with a score of 196, thereby earning his second leg toward his CD! o:)
May, 2011: Gas City Dog Show in Medicine Hat: Finally!!! Spencer and I entered our first CKC Novice A competition. We've been working for a long time to get ready for this, and I finally felt that we were ready to give it a try! And... we had a very good run. Spencer worked well, and we went High in Class with a score of 197.5!! Still lots of work to do, but I'm thrilled with his first leg! o:)
April, 2011: Kerby is now enrolled in agility classes at Hyper Hounds. He is really enjoying the classes, and is learning all the obstacles. Since I am also new to agility, we're learning together! o:)
February, 2011: EKKOC show in Calgary: Spencer competed in the Scent Hurdling trials on Friday and Saturday night. I was very proud of him, as he competed like a little trooper. We had a lot of fun at the trials, and... Spencer came home with a new title: SHDX!
August, 2010: UKC show in Medicine Hat: Spencer competed in one Novice obedience trial, AND... we went High in Trial with a score of 199!!!! Below are two candid pictures taken at the show:
July 31, 2010: AKC show in Calgary: Spencer completed his first scent hurdling title - Scent Hurdle Dog (SHD)! What a great little dog! o:)
June, 2010: NACA show in Edmonton: Spencer made his Scent Hurdling debut. And... he was awesome!! We were soooo proud of him. He was picture perfect and verrrry fast!! Once the points were tabulated, we learned that he had earned 40 points from that competition. That means he only needs 10 more points to earn his first scent hurdling title - Scent Hurdle Dog (SHD).
March, 2010: Calgary CKOC show: Yippee!!! Spencer finished his RA title! He placed 2nd in Class with a score of 97. He's such a good boy!
February, 2010: Calgary AKC show: Spencer was entered in the Rally Advanced "A" trial on Saturday and Sunday. He did very well, placing High in Class both days with a score of 99 each day! What a good boy!!! o:)
January, 2010: Tanner and Kerby started their first obedience classes on the 28th! We are enrolled in Laurie Albright's beginning obedience class, and the boys are doing great! They both had a lot of fun at their first class, and are working well at home. I am training Kerby, and Sterling is training Tanner.
November, 2009: Kerby got his first points at the CKOC show in Calgary! He was a good boy, showed very well, and went home with 2 points.
October, 2009: Zara has new puppies! Although this is Martine Couture's litter, they were born at our house, as Martine was at the National Specialty in the Lower Mainland. Zara delivered 6 puppies between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28. She is now the proud mama of 3 powderpuff girls, 1 powderpuff boy, 1 hairy hairless boy, and 1 hairless boy. Zara and the babies are all doing fine. To view the puppies, please go to our "Puppies" page and visit Martine's website: www.crestars.com.
October, 2009: Spencer has begun an agility class! This is his first agility class, and he is thoroughly enjoying working in an arena with lots of his Sheltie friends from the scent hurdling team. Sherry Mann and Spencer's mother, Opi, are also in the class, so he is feeling quite at home!
July, 2009: We have a new puppy at our house! Kerby, a gorgeous, young Papillon, joined us on July 2. Kerby is from the outstanding Marron kennel, and we will co-own this exciting little boy with our friends, Earle and Mary Ronald. Kerby fit into our family instantly, and Tanner is enjoying playing with another puppy. Kerby continually amazes us with his intelligence and his endearing personality. Mary and I are eagerly anticipating showing our littermates at the shows this winter!
April, 2009: Spencer and Marlene have been invited to join the Scentabilities scent hurdling team! Spencer has been attending classes this winter, and is becoming a good little scent hurdler. He trains primarily with Shelties, and has decided that he really loves that breed! So... we will join the team, and hopefully, enter some races later this summer.
March 14, 2009: APDT trials at Sit Happens in Calgary - Spencer competed in three trials in Novice B, and earned scores of 207, 207, and 210. The first two were high in class scores, and although the 210 was a perfect score, we tied with another team, which happened to have a better time than ours, leaving us in second place in the third trial. It was a fun day, and good experience for both Spencer and me!
March, 2009: CKOC show in Calgary - Spencer finished his last leg for his PreCompanion Dog (PCD) title. Officially, he is now Ch. Marron in Suspence, CGN, PCD, RN, RL1!
