January 2012
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Bobbie Wood & Emmy

AKC CD

 

Steve Miller & Jazz

APDT RL1X10

 

Michelle Ostrander & Sawyer

AKC GCH Bronze Level

 

Bobbie Wood & Airy

TDI

 

Maureen McEntee & Jenna

APDT RL2X10

 

Bobbie Wood & Emmy

APDT RL1X3

 

Barbara Hartnig & Yogi

APDT RL2X2

 

Lindsay Hill & Tess

APDT RLV

 

Bobbie Wood & Emmy

CDSP CD-CCh2

 

Lindsay Hill & Tess

APDT RL2

 

Maureen McEntee & Jenna

CDSP CD-CCh

 

Bobbie Wood & Maestro

APDT RL1X 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lorraine Pelter &

 Bobbie Wood at the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational

 

 

 

 

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Bobbie Wood AKC Breeder of the Year, BRDS Busiest Team of 2011, BRDS website has a new look, upcoming classes, ribbons.......

Bobbie Wood

AKC Breeder of the Year

Bobbie received the AKC Breeder of the Year Award for Non-Sporting Group at the AKC/Eukanuba last month.  We are enormously proud of Bobbie and her Lhasa Apso's accomplishments in conformation, obedience, rally and therapy dog work and we are honored to have her as a friend and member of the BRDS family.

   

 

Upcoming Classes

 

Attention Games & Heeling

Begins Friday Jan. 20 @ 10 am in Andover

 

Novice Ring Prep/Beginning Open

Begins Friday Jan. 20 @ 11 am. in Andover

 

All other winter classes are currently in session. 

To see the schedule for Feb/March please go to www.blueribbondogsportscoaching.com

 

 mollyBlue Ribbon Ribbons

 

Michelle Ostrander & Sawyer - two CDSP CD-CCh legs with third place

  

Steve Miller & Bear - AKC RA leg with first place

  

Barbara Hartnig & Yogi - 8th APDT ARCHEX leg

  

Steve Miller & Bear - APDT RL1X leg with second place

  

Janet Mines Krings & Hero - two CDSP CD legs

  

Steve Miller & Jazz - APDT ARCHMX leg with third place

  

Barbara Hartnig & Molly - APDT ARCH leg with placement

  

Michelle Ostrander & Sawyer - #20 ranked Weimaraner Canadian Kennel Club 2011

  

Denise Miller & Bear - CPE Jumpers and Wildcard legs with first and third place wins

  

Denise Miller & Jazz - CPE Jumpers leg with third place win

  

And from our friend Sandi Ver Sprill of Golden Rule School for Dogs in Andover.....

  

Sandi & Fly - APDT Rally two double q's at Blue Ribbon trial on 12/30/2011 and he did an amazing job

 

Sandi & Jasmine - second APDT Level 1A leg with a perfect score of 210

 

 Sandi & Troy - two CDSP CDX-CCH legs at the Blue Ribbon trial on 12/31/2011 with first place wins

 

 

"Linda's change of word for his Go-Out was fantastic"

  

Sandi & Troy - two CDSP CD-CCH legs

 

Sandi & Fly -two CDSP CD-CCH legs

 

Sandi & Breezy- two CDSP CD-CCH legs

  

"Thank you Linda and Blue Ribbon for these successes"  

 

 

Sandi and Troy, Fly, Breezy and Jasmine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRDS Busiest Team in 2011

 

Maureen McEntee and Jenna were definitely the busiest of us all in 2011!

 

APDT Rally:

33 runs in four different states

15 perfect scores

26 placements

4 Championship level titles

 

AKC Rally:

7 RAE legs, 12 placements

 

CDSP Obedience:

13 entries

9 placements

2 HIT

1 title, 1 Championship title

 

AKC Obedience:

CD with 3 placements

'bumper' leg with placement

 

Hunt:

NAHRA - 2 SR legs

AKC - 2 JH legs

LRC Working Certificate

 

Therapy Dog:

AKC Thd

 

 

Congratulations to a talented team on a fantastic year!

  

 

Rally Tip:  Lost on Course?
 
It happens to everyone.....you're sailing right along when all of a sudden you can't find the next exercise.
 
A very common response to this is to panic and stop or even worse, panic and start to wander around  trying to find the next exercise.  When you do this, not only have you lost your way, you've lost that critical connection with your dog.  Imagine it from your dog's perspective.....all of a sudden everything stops - you stop moving or you're lurching about, you stop breathing and your dog has no idea of what's happening now or next.  Many dogs will 'check out' and start sniffing, try to wander, or at the very least will stand there confused and concerned.
 
You can and will regain your composure, your way and your dog's attention if you stop and ask your dog to sit.  Asking your dog to sit will give your dog something to do and keep the connection there while you look to see where the next sign is and what it says. Once you find the next exercise sign, smile, breathe, get your dog's focus back on you and as a team get back on track.
 
Yes, the clock will keep running and yes, it is a 'deductible offense'.  But it's far better to lose a little time and incur a small deduction than it is to end up with an NQ.  And your dog will thank you for this extra bit of teamwork! 
 
Hunt Test Tip:  Maximize your winter training.

 

With daylight hours shorter and time for yard work and limited for teaching concepts during the week, it's tempting to skip TEACHING for the fun of setting up tests on the weekend.

 

Instead, get out early on the weekends.  Have a plan. Choose the skill you need to work on and the appropriate drill you need to run.  Have a test set-up in mind that incorporates the skill. School your dog, take a lunch break and then set up the test.  

 

Allow plenty of time to be sure your dog understands the lesson you are teaching that day.  Allow enough time to run the marks and blinds so that if you need to simplify or re-run you can do it.  You want your dog coming away from the day with a clear and successful picture.  Don't rush and don't push and don't end on anything less than a great note.

 

BRDS Website Facelift

Many thanks to Dean Lake for the new look of the BRDS website!  Take a look at www.blueribbondogsportscoaching.com

 

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Linda Sperco

Blue Ribbon Dog Sports