October 19-20, 2002 Fun-Tier KC Dog Shows, Belton, TX On Saturday Duri won Winners Bitch from the Bred-By Exhibitor class, earning 2 points. Stone won Best of Breed both days. AAWC Lure Trials, Hutto, TX Victor attended the lure coursing about an hours away from the dog show. Monkee won the Open Stake in all three trials (both ASFA trials, and the AKC trial on...

NOTRA Nationals October 11-13 Flareon got our hopes up in the first program by finishing a few lengths ahead of our local “dog-to-beat”. Unfortunately for the rest of the weekend, she preferred to try and remove her muzzle after the first turn – a fact which we verified by running her without the muzzle in a practice, and watched her whip around the track. On Saturday, Miss T decided it was a bit too warm for her liking, and...

October 5-6 Fort Smith Kennel Club dog show Burni won WD both days, going BOW on Saturday (judge: Theo Kjellstrom). Monkee won WB both days, taking BOW on Sunday (judge: Jean Ueltschy).  Monkee is now on the hunt for her majors.  The show was held outdoors in a park, and we had some lovely weather. Unfortunately, we also had something of a problem with sand burrs as...