We are going to Crufts!

Last weekend me and Bridget headed off to LKA for a Championship Breed show and im pleased to say she qualified for Crufts! She was a really good girl, super happy and confident, made lots of new friends and enjoyed her day out :) She came 2nd in MPB and Res in PB.

End of the season and more...

Its been well over six months since I updated...we have had a very busy year, lots of changes and a new addition!

Meet Bridget - Stonedragon Blacktip Waves

Bridget is now 6 months old, she has settled in well and is a very lively puppy! She has so far passed her Puppy and Bronze Good Citizen Award and has also had a go at showing where she Won AVNSC Puppy  and got Best AVNSC Puppy at Woolwich & Bexley Open show. 

Chaos has had a really good year after a shaky start, he had some nervous issues over Eater which have gradually got better as the season has gone on, we have still had some 'silly' moments but it feels like we are getting there. Last weekend at Kelluki Show he won the Comb 4-7 Steeplechase so he is a good boy!

Heidi hasn't had the best competition season either, she started well but then had a nasty injury to her Paw which put her out of action for 2 months, then she came into season so that was another month off! She did have a 2nd and 3rd though at Dog Vegas in Thetford in the Summer so not all bad!

2016 is going to be a busy and exciting year for us, We have our first Kennel Club Open show on 21st-22nd May, plans are well underway and the schedule is out. We have a great club with members who are really keen to be involved so it should be a lot of fun!

Will do my best to keep this updated now...Hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and New year :)

Paws at Play Success

We headed off to Paws at Play in Guildford this weekend, our first outdoor show of the season. We had a fantastic time, the clear rounds just kept on coming!

Chaos started the day well with a nice clear in jumping, he did slip a couple of times coming out of the tunnel and going into the weaves, the floor was a strange surface, a bit like very fine grain. In his agility he was a bit spooked by something, he didn't like dogs near the edge of the ring so this caused a 'debate' between us as to whether he should go into the tunnel! He did have lovely held contacts and weaves though. He had another nice clear in the steeplechase but it was in the same ring as the Agility had bee so it want as confident as his jumping run had been.

Heidi was an absolute star! A very nice clear in the

Novice jumping which really took me by surprise but I felt like we needed the confidence boost as last season we didn't have a single clear. Something clicked for us anyway as we had another really nice clear in the Novice Agility, I held her contacts and she finished in 6th place but they only placed to 4th. We were on for another clear in the steeplechase until i sent her into the tunnel when she wasn't supposed to but still not a single pole down! 

My dogs did me proud and I came home 1 very happy mummy indeed :)

Going for Gold

Im a bit behind with results again! Last weekend we went to Louandi show, our first Agility show of the year. Chaos ran really well considering it was indoors and came away with a 2nd in comb 3-4 Agility. He had a clear in the jumping too but I had to leave before the presentations. Heidi ran really well, just taking the odd pole but she was listening and working well with no weave issues either!

Today Kody took his Gold Good Citizen Test and im pleased to say he passed. As a club we had a full group pass so massive congratualtions to:

Georgie & Dolly,
Jess & Kye,
Sarah & Alfie,
Linda & Molly
and of course Kody :)

North West Kent Limited Obedience

Kody had another great result at NW Kent Obedience show yesterday with a 3rd place. We are slowly getting there! We did have a couple of recall issues, in the introductory he stood up as I walked away, in the Pre Beginner it was a while before the steward said I could recall him and he started to come towards me, then realised I hadn't called him and gave me a very crooked sit when he did come in! All part of the learning process though!

Culverstone Show - Judges Write up

I like that those dogs getting places in obedience get a written write up of their performance from the judges. Kody's write up from Culverstone show is below:

Introductory - 4th Katie and Bonvivant Syrah (Cody) Another nice round of heelwork, slight crooked sit. Nothing that cannot be sorted out. Well done. Good luck for the coming season. (Judge Janet Tandy)

Pre Beginner - 6th Katie McManigan and Bonvivant Syrah Malinois D. A very good effort from this pair. Did a better recall in the run-off than the original round and squeezed themselves into this place as a result. Great. (Judge Gill Brett)

Culverstone Limit Show

Yesterday was our first Obedience show of the year. It was indoors which I really didnt like, very cramped and crowded and lots of dogs. Kody was a very brave boy and although he was really out of his comfort zone he coped well and tried really hard.

We had good results considering how little training we have done (I know I need to do more!)

He got a 4th in Introductory and a 6th in Pre Beginner. In both classes we had to do a run off for placings, each time it was a recall which is our weakest skill at the moment, he sits a bit wonky when he comes in so it often loses us marks. We will be working on it over the next few months. Certainly not a bad start to 2015 though :)