Urban Bodi

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

Hot Off the Presses 4

Friday, May 11th

Forest City Kennel Club

Judge: Mr. W. Pinsker

Best of Winners (1 point)

Best of Opposite Sex

Best Puppy in Breed

AND


Saturday, May 12th Forest City Kennel Club Judge: Mrs. J.L. Huntley Handler: Rhonda Giannini Winners Dog (2 points) Best of Opposite Sex

That's 3 more points !!!

A great big thank you to Rhonda Giannini for her expert handling.

You'll have to check back for a later post to see what I did on Sunday

as part of "Multi-Tasking May".

Saturday, May 12, 2012

VCA Nationals: Fancy Footwork

"Gait is one of the most important characteristics by which a conformation judge evaluates your dog. ... It is the handler’s job to make the dog shine.”

- Vicki Ronchette, Positive Training for Show Dogs

Your style should be what you should have in everyday life: good posture, confident carriage, and a graceful gait.

- D. Caroline Coile, Ph.D., Show Me! A Dog Show Primer

Even when decelerating, Alex's gait is in sync with mine.

Thank you, Alex, for helping me to shine!

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

My First AKC Rally Q

Judge: Mrs. Catherine M. Thompson

Vizsla Club of America National Events
Eighth Annual Rally Trial
April 30th - Huron, OH

Here's a slideshow of a few of the exercises from our Rally run (Phyllis Ensley Photography).

The minimum passing score is 70 and a perfect score is 100 – we were right in the middle with an 85. Being the youngest participant in the Rally trial (the next youngest was 1½ yr old Ash – kudos to Alex & Ash on their 2^nd place finish in Novice A!), working in the biggest room I’d ever been in filled with dozens of people and Vizslas, I am very happy with my score even if I didn’t get bonus points for my occasional scenthound imitation! Mea culpa! Mea culpa! But, oh, that carpeting was a symphony of scent !!!

*Slow to upload highlights from our whirlwind of a week but we are both dawg-tired and there are a lot of pictures to sort through and process.