Atlanta, GA ASFA Lure Trials and LGRA Racing May 24-26, 2003 Well – it didn’t turn out as we had hoped for the racing, but we certainly can’t complain about our Georgia trip. On Saturday we had a Field Champion stake of 11 and in the end, Monkee placed 2nd, Flareon was 3rd, and Sassi was 4th. Miss T had tied for NBQ, but lost the run-off. In addition, Rocki ran in an Open stake of two, and won it for his first ASFA points...

Shawnee, OK Show Cluster May 23-26, 2003 Jill took Kalipso to Shawnee while we went to Atlanta. Kal won Reserve on Friday and then won Winners Dog and Best of Winners on Sunday under judge Douglas Taylor, for his second major. So now all Kal lacks is 2 singles to complete his AKC...

Denton Kennel Club dog shows May 10-11 Kalipso won Winners Dog both days, for 2 more points! On Saturday we also showed Duri who went on to take Reserve Winners Bitch. The judges were Gary Doerge and Dorothy...

Ivan Has Another Litter on the Ground at Kristull Silkens Got the news this morning that the breeding of Ivan to Francie’s Mystery has produced 4 lovely pups: 1 cream brindle female and 3 boys – a cream brindle, seal brindle with white markings and what looks to be a gold. We’re so excited and look forward to seeing how these pups grow, as the litter here is turning out very well. Congrats...

May 3-4, 2003 Gazehounds in Texas LGRA Meet, Benbrook, TX Flareon and Miss T placed 1st and 2nd, respectively, on both days. This gave Flareon a total of 8 NRC points for the weekend, and Miss T a total of 4 NRC points. Monkee came in 3rd on Sunday and earned 1 NRC point. We also managed to box-break Perci and he came away with 0.5 GRC points on Sunday. Rali and Rocki also started their race careers and look to be promising once they find their...

Alamo Area Whippet Club ASFA Lure Trials April 19-20,...

April 18-21, 2003 Bossier City, LA Cluster – Shreveport KC and D’Arbonne KC Kalipso went Winner’s Dog all three days that he showed at this cluster. He now has 8 points including one...

April 6-13, 2003 BCOA National Specialty in Reno, NV BCNC Specialty in Reno We had a great time in Reno visiting with and meeting new people! We also got to meet in person Lize Edland and Rickard Sellin, Monkee’s breeders, who had flown in from Sweden – what a treat! In lure coursing, Sassi won the Open Stake B, and then tied the run-off for first overall in Open and lost the re-match to the eventual breed winner. Winning her stake...

Sunday, March 30, 2003 Brazos Valley Kennel Club dog show, Bryan, TX Kalipso was shown in the Open class by Victor and came away with Winner’s Dog for another point towards his...