February 11, 2006 Practices and Fun-Runs at Triple Crown Hutto, Texas We went down to Hutto for a day of practice with a van full of primarily Silkens and a couple young Borzoi. Of the Silkens, VooDoo, Bear and Kandi showed the most promise, each turning in some really nice runs. Young Booker also showed a bit of interest in his “puppy bumps” run, and Evan ran part of the course as well. Borzoi youngster Deckard also had a nice...

February 4-5, 2006 GIT NOTRA Meet McKinney, TX On Saturday we had a field of 6 starters. Magik placed 1st with Boudie 2nd; Solo 3rd and Sassi 4th. On Sunday we had 5 racers and Boudie came in 1st with Solo 2nd; Magik 3rd and Sassi...

January 28-29, 2006 Abilene Kennel Club dog shows Abilene, Texas On Saturday Demi won the Open Bitch class and went on to take Reserve Winners Bitch. On Sunday, Astyn won the Open Dog Class, and Luci won the Open Bitch class, with Bugg going 2nd and Demi 3rd. Luci went on to win Reserve Winners...

January 22, 2006 Greenville MS Kennel Club dog show Greenville, Mississippi Sassi won Best of Breed under judge Bonnie Linnell...

January 21-22, 2006 AHCD ASFA Trials Denton, Texas At the Saturday trial, Solo was 4th and Monkee NBQ in a Field Champion stake of 9 dogs. They both got the next day off. On Sunday, Boudie was 2nd and Rocki 4th in a stake of 5....

January 14-15, 2006 AAWC and LSBC ASFA Lure Trials Hutto, Texas At the Saturday ASFA trial, hosted by the Alamo Area Whippet Club, Solo won the Open stake and Boudie placed 2nd in the Field Champion stake. Solo forfeited the breed run-off to save those future opportunities for AKC lure coursing. This also finished Solo’s ASFA field championship! At the Sunday LSBC trial, Solo won 3rd in the Open...

January 14, 2006 Eukanuba Dog Show Tampa, Florida Sassi had received an invite to attend the Eukanuba National Dog Show by finishing from the Bred-By Exhibitor classes. We decided to go ahead and make an appearance and take in the spectacle of this well-known show. Although we came away with no acknowledgment from the judge, Sassi received many compliments from our competitors – and that was lovely. We had a fun trip, and got to visit with...

January 7, 2006 AHCD AKC Lure Trials Glen Rose, Texas There were only 4 Opens entered in the trial. Our visitor, Beaudreaux, got 2nd, with Moose 3rd and Magik (as creative as ever) taking...

January 7-8, 2006 Nolan River Kennel Club dog shows Glen Rose, Texas Sassi won Best of Opposite Sex both days. On Saturday, Moose won the Bred-By Exhibitor Dog class and went on to win Reserve Winners Dog (to a major); Demi won the Open Bitch class and went on to win Winners Bitch; Astyn was 4th of 7. On Sunday Moose again won the Bred-By Exhibitor Dog class and Demi won Reserve Winners Bitch (to a major) after taking 2nd in the Open Bitch...