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April/May/June Brags: We can always count on Sharrii Hunt and Dyna to fill this column! They keep busy just in from Sharrii this issue: Dyna and I attended the Blue Ridge Agility Club’s USDAA trial in Fletcher NC April 24th and 25th. As usual, the BRAG members had a well organized agility trial. Dyna and I have just recently started in USDAA and still find it a novel experience to get placements without a “Q”. We placed in all six events entered and got four qualifying scores. Dyna obtained her Champion Starters Pairs Title. And we’re just a “Q” away from obtaining her Starters Standard and Starters Snookers title. We’re finding the “games” a real trip and are enjoying every minute of our time at the trials. And for very up to date news: June 10, 2010, Dyna – Winjammers Wire to d’Eroudur OA OAJ OF earned her Canine Good Citizen Award. Effective June 17, 2010, Dyna earned her Therapy Dog International certification. As soon as all the vet info goes in, we can start working with the Paws for Reading program in Hickory NC. We would eventually like to work with autistic persons in the reading program. She’s so careful around the disabled and infirm that the evaluator suggested we also try the nursing homes and maybe the geriatric patients at the hospital. Pictured below is Dyna with Kermit the Crawdad- mascot for the Hickory Crawdad Baseball team. Between making public appearances, earning her CGC and TDI certification Dyna still enjoys her time on the agility field.
Kelly Goodman and her “Fame” are another inspirational source for all of us: Fame (U-GRCH U-AG1 Can CH Winjammers Wired To Win RE NA NAJ OAP OJP NFP PT NAC) earned his Novice Fast Preferred title with 2 second places at the Galletin Agility trials June 5 and 6. Fame also got a 1st place ribbon in Ex A Pref Standard. Fame also received his first leg toward his AHBA JHD herding title in Helena, MT, on June 19th. ________________________________________________ Rui Alves Monteiro, one of
our newest memb Denyah, 5 months after delivering her babies, went to a show and got 2nd in Group. I was very, very happy. Don’t you forget I am da Casa Mont’Alves (Luisa) went to the show also and was best baby of the first group also. I am very, very happy. Denyah was handled in the
breed by my 8 year old son Henrique!!!!!! And in the group by me. Luisa was
handled in the breed by me and in the group by my 2 year old daughter Isabela.
January/February/March Brags: NEWS OF A MORE PERSONAL NATURE COMES FROM KELLY GOODMAN: Kelly writes, “Dom Icon da Casa Mont’Alves arrived in Billings MT on Friday afternoon, none the worse for wear as he came bounding out of his crate! “Icon” made his way from Portugal to arrive in Denver on Thursday. My friends, Linda and Debbie Deuth, took good care of the boy until he could fly to Billings on Friday.(Pix below taken with one of the Deuth’s Tervuren.) Thank you to Rui for sending me such a fantastic boy. My biggest compliment is…no jet lag there! Not only is Icon a gorgeous, red boy, but has quite a bit of energy and a very outgoing personality. I am sure all of you will get to know this boy over the next few years. And, we have another Laeken to add to our registration count.
Andrea Morton writes that Satchmo has now added an RN to his name. Satch, as we wrote last issue, is the first Laeken to earn the agility titles of AX AXJ. On top of that Andrea and Satcho were the very first Laekenois team to receive an invitation to the 2010 AKC Agility Invitational to be held in Long Beach, CA in December. Well done, ALBA is proud of you both.
Zarko’s Satchmo Van Morton AXJ OA NF
Sharrii Hunt and her Dyna are keeping the Laeken in the public eye as usual. Sharrii writes: “Dyna and I braved the storm of the year and attended the USDAA “tests” in Fletcher NC given by the Blue Ridge Agility Club. Prior to the storm, they had to hire another judge and open another ring due to the huge turnout.
Reality, in the guise of a huge winter storm, drastically affected the turnout, from about 900+ down to about 70 on Friday and Saturday. Sunday, a few more of the locals dug out from under 18-24 inches of snow and showed up for their runs. Dyna loved it, romping and burying herself under the deep snow!
Since I had never been to, or seen a USDAA trial, I spent Friday working the different events so I could see what I had gotten Dyna and I into. It was so relaxed!
Dyna and I had 3 runs Saturday, Standard, Pairs and Gambler. We placed 1st in Starters Standard with a score of 100, and 10 seconds under course time. Dyna placed 1st in pairs, and 4th place in gamblers.
On Sunday we did Starters standard, Snooker and jumpers. Dyna got 4th place in the Standard run, 3rd place in Snooker and didn’t place in Jumpers but finished with a score of 95 and 2 seconds under course time.
As usual, Dyna got more than her share of attention! One judge told me we did an awesome run and Dyna was a natural. It was hard to believe she was a Belgian. There was a nice looking Mal and a Terv there, but they didn’t seem to garner the attention Dyna was getting. Vendors, judges and other handlers asked to make friends with Dyna. Vendors came by her crate and gave her goodies. Other handlers told me they were so impressed with Dyna’s sweet nature and agility ability that they were going to get a Laeken as their next breed. One of the handlers came by where Dyna was crated and wanted to meet her. Said she had seen one in the Dog World magazine and wanted to see one close up and “in the fur so to speak.” Told her Dyna was one of the Laekens in the magazine and she was doubly impressed with her.
Sharrii & Dyna”
“Dyna”aka Winjammer’s Wired to D’Eroudur OA OAJ having fun
“Dyna” doing her job
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