Long-Dangerous Tails

Starting up in Dutton, MI, near Grand Rapids. Kim LaSerra and her boogie-woogie, goof-ball dog, Bogey, competed at the Leaps and Bounds CPE Agility Trial on Saturday April 26th.

Results are:

• FIRST place Standard round one
• FIRST place Standard round two
• 2nd place Colors run
• 2nd place Jackpot run

Swinging down to Edwardsburg, MI, near no-where. Laura Green was giving the breed ring another successful go with her handsome Lance, winning Best of the Champion class at the ECHO UKC conformation show. This was Lance’s 2nd Champion leg toward his Grand Championship. Laura also showed Jean in obedience earning FIRST place in Novice C class.

Over to Dexter, MI, near AA. Kari was competing at the Total Dog Sports USDAA agility trial. I think this was Hurri’s first time competing in USDAA? Hurri earned a FIRST place in Jumpers. The other runs Kari chose to run as practice runs since Hurri is recently recovered from a sprain and didn’t want to over do it. I heard through the grapevine that Hurri was her normal “full-of-herself” self. Glad to hear it, I love her attitude!

Bogey and Lance are Chopper kids.

Notice I did not use the word “fat” to describe any of the above dogs, I am not saying that any of them are but if the shoe fits and all that….

U-CH Alta-Tollhaus Par Four CSL1-H, CSL1-S, CSL1-F, mHIC, TD - pictured with his owner, Laura Green after sucessfully earning the AKC Tracking Dog - TD title. Pictured with Laura and Lance are, from left to right, Judges Debra Huff and Sharon Smith and tracklayer, Mark Johnson.

Charlene Wiglesworth successfully defended her Master’s Thesis on Analytical Chemistry! Congratulations Charlene!!! Charlene is a mentor and a a friend. We are so proud of you Charlene!

April 13, 2008

The Poodle News Network has been pretty quite for a long time due to surgeries on 3 of the major players. Shirley had 2 total knee joint replacements, the right one in July and the left one in December. Carlos had two lipoma surgeries on his right leg and armpit, July and December, and is now NOT limping after running. Compay the puppy, had two surgeries on his left shoulder in November, the first to remove a torn cartilage on his shoulder that developed at 6 months of age, and the second because he tore open the wound right after the stitches came out. So we 3 have spent most of the winter recovering and strengthening from the various surgeries and are all learning not to limp.

After doing the doggie rehab, Compay returned to the tracking fields this spring and was drawn into the OTCGL test today. Compay drew the first TD track so there was no waiting around for the last tract as Carlos had to do. The weather was very cold, 32 degrees with light snow and a very wet field, but they don’t call poodles “puddle dogs” for nothing. The big black guy just happily splashed through all the standing water in a grassy field and 4 corners later, pounced on his glove for his American TD.

Compay will continue to train now without the limp and will be returning to his handler’s first love of agility this year.

Reporting for the Poodle News Network of East Lansing,

Shirley

Laura Green called this morning her boy, Lance, earned his AKC “Tracking Dog ” title —TD!

Alta-Tollhaus Par Four - Lance is Vando x Chopper.

Congratulations Laura and Lance!!!

Pictures will be posted soon!

From Margie:

Attached is a video of Sunni’s Clean Run 3/16/08 at the Des Moines Obedience Training Club.  She earned a FIRST place with a perfect score of 100! And 5 seconds under course time! I think she ran 42 seconds on a 47 second course. You can see where she really swings wide, I know where I have to work to bring her times down. —Margie and Sunni

Click here to go to the media page and see Sunni’s Clean Run

Congratulations Margie and Sunni!

Sunni is an Esko vom Kirschental daughter out of Alta-Tollhaus Wild Rose.

Maikala vom Kirschental  is now Körclass 1! Yeah!!!  Andrea’s father reported her bite work was very good.  Maika’s Körung was in Gersdorf, Germany and the Körmeister was
Mr. Stiegler.

Great job Andrea!

Andrea at her OG (training club) with Maika.