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We had a great weekend at a set of shows about 200 miles north.
Khana earned her AKC Rally Excellent title with back-to-back qualifying scores of 95 (and first place both times). She'd earned one qualifying score last time I showed her in May. I was especially proud of her as the second day we showed it POURED rain - miserable weather! - and yet she still made it through. When the judge gave the ribbons out he told everyone that Khana's backing up (there's an exercise in excellent level where they have to back three steps in heel position) was the best of all the excellent level dogs there. She DOES back beautifully and did it perfectly this weekend.
I also showed her in Novice Obedience twice. She qualified both times. Her scores weren't beautiful but they were both in the 180's. By the time we showed in novice we'd been there for hours and she was tired and distracted (not to mention we were staying in a motel and she was not sleeping well either). In fact the last day we showed, I don't think any of the novice B dogs earned scores in the 190's! There were some nice dogs there but it was a tough weekend. The grass was very wet even after it stopped raining, and it was a good sized show (over 700 dogs with conformation and obedience).
To top it all off, I took her to the show-sponsored eye and cardiac clinic. She passed both, so now she is one of less than 10 chows who have passed all six health tests: hips, elbows, patellas, thyroid, heart and eyes. I just need to send off the paperwork to CERF and OFA so it is officially listed on the last two. Her father was the first chow to pass everything, and now she's the first offspring of a fully certified chow to do the same.
It was a great weekend, we're TIRED but happy and we can start working toward that last CD leg in (hopefully) October!
Melanie and the gang in Alaska
Clos de Lion Red Hot Khana, RE, Delta Society Pet Partner, 2/3 CD
OFA Hips: CC-3860G28F-PI
OFA Elbows: CC-EL259F28-PI
OFA Patellas: CC-PA86/31F/P-PI
OFA Thyroid: CC-TH18/31F-PI
OFA Cardiac: Passed 8/4/07, Number pending
OFA/CERF: Passed 8/4/07, Number pending
Khana earned her AKC Rally Excellent title with back-to-back qualifying scores of 95 (and first place both times). She'd earned one qualifying score last time I showed her in May. I was especially proud of her as the second day we showed it POURED rain - miserable weather! - and yet she still made it through. When the judge gave the ribbons out he told everyone that Khana's backing up (there's an exercise in excellent level where they have to back three steps in heel position) was the best of all the excellent level dogs there. She DOES back beautifully and did it perfectly this weekend.
I also showed her in Novice Obedience twice. She qualified both times. Her scores weren't beautiful but they were both in the 180's. By the time we showed in novice we'd been there for hours and she was tired and distracted (not to mention we were staying in a motel and she was not sleeping well either). In fact the last day we showed, I don't think any of the novice B dogs earned scores in the 190's! There were some nice dogs there but it was a tough weekend. The grass was very wet even after it stopped raining, and it was a good sized show (over 700 dogs with conformation and obedience).
To top it all off, I took her to the show-sponsored eye and cardiac clinic. She passed both, so now she is one of less than 10 chows who have passed all six health tests: hips, elbows, patellas, thyroid, heart and eyes. I just need to send off the paperwork to CERF and OFA so it is officially listed on the last two. Her father was the first chow to pass everything, and now she's the first offspring of a fully certified chow to do the same.
It was a great weekend, we're TIRED but happy and we can start working toward that last CD leg in (hopefully) October!
Melanie and the gang in Alaska
Clos de Lion Red Hot Khana, RE, Delta Society Pet Partner, 2/3 CD
OFA Hips: CC-3860G28F-PI
OFA Elbows: CC-EL259F28-PI
OFA Patellas: CC-PA86/31F/P-PI
OFA Thyroid: CC-TH18/31F-PI
OFA Cardiac: Passed 8/4/07, Number pending
OFA/CERF: Passed 8/4/07, Number pending
