2013 Summary

December 2013

Saturday (Dec 14) Phoenix goes WD for his final point and becomes a brand new Canadian Champion!!!!!! WooHoo!!! Griffyn goes BOB for another 2pts towards his CKC GCh title and his 3rd major! So proud of both boys this weekend!
Friday (Dec 13) Phoenix goes WD for another point towards his CKC Champion title and Griffyn goes BOB for his second GCh major!

Saturday (Nov 23) Phoenix goes WD, BOW and BOB for 2 more points towards his CKC Champion title and Griffyn goes SD for one more point towards his CKC GCh title!

Saturday (Oct 26) Phoenix goes WD/BOW for 1 more point towards his CKC Ch title and Griffyn goes BOB for his first GCh major! They both looked great and had fun prancing around the ring!
Friday (Oct 11) Phoenix goes WD/BOW/BOB for another point towards his CKC Champion title. He then made the cut in group. Such a good boy!

Saturday (July 20) Phoenix wins the open stakes at AKC lure coursing and goes on to win Best of Breed for a 5 point major and then takes it all by going BEST IN FIELD to finish his Field Champion title in style at just barely 14 months old!!! We are incredibly proud of this youngster who became a brand new Dual Champion today! Emerson wins the special stakes for another 2 points towards his LCX title. A great day for all the boys!

Sunday (Jun 30) Phoenix goes SD in an entry of (1-4)-(4-2) to earn 2 more points towards his GCh title! He showed his youthfullness but still did a great job. Very proud of him! In one weekend he earned 7 pts (1 major and 2 competition wins). Way to go!!
Saturday (Jun 29) Phoenix goes BOB in an entry of (1-1)-(5-2) to earn his first 5-pt major towards his Grand Champion title!!! He did an amazing job and really had fun. He and Todd also got an owner/handler Group 4!!
The boys had a wonderful 2 days of lure coursing near the WA/ID border June 15/16. On Saturday Phoenix won the open stakes for a 4 point major (his second major in as many days at just 12 months old!). Rebel took 2nd place to earn 2 more points towards his field champion title. Griffyn took 1st place in the specials stake and then BOB to earn a 5 point major towards his LCX! On Sunday Rebel won the open stakes for a 3 point major and Phoenix took 2nd place to earn 1 point towards his field championship. Emerson took 1st place in the specials stake and then BOB to earn a 5 point major towards his LCX!! What a great weekend for all the boys and nice to spread the points around!

A fantastic Memorial Day weekend doing LGRA/NOTRA May 25/26. Griffyn takes BOB both days to earn 2 GRC points on Saturday for LGRA and 1 ORC point for NOTRA on Sunday! Rebel takes 2nd place on Saturday to earn 1 GRC point! Both boys also earned the 2nd legs towards their JOR title!! Phoenix got to experience wearing a muzzle for the first time and was box trained. By the end of the weekend he was breaking from the boxes wearing a muzzle like a pro racer! He will be set for racing this fall. All the boys had a great time running but were very happy to be home where they could sleep soundly!
AKC Lure Coursing on Saturday (May 18) Phoenix earns his QC and then takes 1st place in the Open stakes and goes on to win BOB for a 5 point major in his first trial at just 12 months and 5 days old!! Emerson takes first place in the Special stakes to earn another 2 points towards his LCX title. A great day for those two boys. Rebel took 2nd place in the Open stakes with Anubis taking home the turtle. In the special stakes Griffyn came in 2nd and Cairo took 3rd. Great running and they all had fun!

Sunday (Apr 28) at the Lake Matthews Kennel Club/PHCA supported entry in Chino, CA Phoenix goes WD/BOW again for another 5 point major and earns his AKC Champion title at just 11 months old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday (Apr 27) at the Pharaoh Hound Club of America Specialty Lure Coursing trial in Chino, CA Griffyn takes 1st place in the open stakes to earn a 5 point major and completed his Field Championship title!!!!!!!!!!! He ran extremely well for BOB/BIF but came in a point shy! Not too bad considering he was running in 90 degree weather!
Friday (April 26) at the Pharaoh Hound Club of America Western Specialty in Chino, CA Phoenix goes WD for a 5-point major and then goes on to win Best Puppy in Specialty Show!!! We are extremely proud of this up and coming star!!! He now has 10 points and both majors towards his AKC Championship title!
Friday and Saturday (Apr 11/12) Phoenix does fantastic in Canada. In the first show on Friday, Phoenix goes WD, BP, BOW, BOB to earn his CKC major and makes the cut in puppy group! In the second show, Phoenix again goes WD, BP, BOW, BOB to earn another point and then goes Best Puppy in Group over 13 other puppies!!! He showed great. On Saturday he goes WD, BP, BOW, BOB for another point. He now has 4 pts towards his CKC Championship. We are so very proud of how he is doing!

Sat and Sun (Mar 30/31) at the Chintimini Kennel Club shows in Albany, OR Phoenix takes WD/BOW both days to earn 2 more points towards his AKC Championship. On Saturday he also took best puppy in breed and went on to win the puppy hound group against 15 other puppies!!!! The judge remarked that Phoenix has a very bright future ahead of him.
Saturday (Mar 23) Emerson takes 1st place running LGRA to earn 2 more points towards his GRC title. He now just needs 2.5 more to earn his title!! He is truly an amazing dog to watch in motion. Griffyn and Rebel ran extremely well and tied for 2nd place to each pick up .5 points towards their GRC! Cairo came in 4th and Anubis brought home the turtle. Good weather made it a very enjoyable day for racing!!
Sat and Sun (Mar 09/10) at the Seattle Kennel Club shows Griffyn earns SD both days to pick up another point and defeated his requisite number of champions. Phoenix was WD both days with no competition but it was good practice!

A fantastic weekend at the Rose City Classic in Portland, OR on Thurs-Sun (Jan 17-20)! Rebel earns WD/BOW on Sun (Jan 20) to pick up his final 3-pt major to become a brand new AKC Champion!!!!!!!! On Saturday (Jan 19) baby boy, Phoenix, goes WD/BOW to earn his first major at just 8 months of age and only his second AKC show weekend!!!! And finally, on Thursday (Jan 17), Griffyn goes SD to earn another point towards his AKC GCh title with some very steep competition!!!! I couldn't be prouder of how everyone did this weekend!
2012 Year end stats are out - Emerson had quite the year. He finished as the #1 LGRA PH in the nation, the #1 NOTRA PH in the nation and the #10 Lure Coursing PH in the nation!! Huge accomplishment for this 3.5 year old and all done with limited racing/coursing!!!
Griffyn finished 2012 as the #1 nationally ranked PH in Canada based on Breed points and the #4 nationally ranked PH based on All-Breed points! Fantastic accomplishments for this youngster that only showed a handful of times!