Category: Showing

Bosley finished his AKC championship (pending AKC confirmation) in style this past weekend. He earned his second 4-point major, going Best of Winners at the Great Dane Club of Des Moines specialty. He was moved up and was shown as a special the other shows and managed an impressive haul! First, he went Best of Opposite over an amazing line up of specials. Next show he won an Award of Merit. Final show he went Select Dog. He was Owner Handler Best of Breed for four of his five shows and wrapped up the weekend with an Owner Handler Group II!

Bosley Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Owner Handler Best of Breed under AKC judge Lourdes Carvajal

Bosley winning Select Dog and Owner Handler Best of Breed under judge under AKC judge Tom Davis

Very proud of Bosley (Phineas x Heidi litter) and his recent AKC show wins!

Bing finished his AKC championship, earning his last major at the Great Dane Club of Des Moines specialty under breeder judge Cathy de la Garza.

Bing and Nash also picked up their ATT (American Temperament Test Society) temperament title. “A sound mind in a sound body”

Bing recently picked up his third leg with a score of 89, completing his requirements to earn his Rally Advanced title.

Bing went Winners Dog for another two points towards his championship. Now he only needs one last 3-point major win to finish his AKC championship.

Dogs have to win 15 points to earn their AKC championship. Points are earned on a scale of 1-5 points, based on the number of dogs at that show. The point scale varies by breed, gender, and region. Of the 15 points they need to earn, dogs need to win under different judges and win at least two “major” wins of 3-5 points. Basically, they need to defeat several other dogs at once. In our area, it takes nine male Danes to win a 3-point major. There were nine dogs entered, but one was absent, So what we hoped was a 3-point win was a 2-point win. Still great, but not quite as sweet as a major win would have been.

We had a successful final show in 2021, with Bing picking up more points towards his AKC championship. Plus, two of his kids made their debuts in the 4-6 month beginner puppy competition. So pleased with both of these youngsters!

Bing and Nash both earned their Rally Intermediate title!

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If you would like to learn more about AKC Rally obedience, check out AKC Rally.

Last weekend both Bing and Farrah picked up some points towards their AKC championships!

This past weekend was fun (and hot) in Grinnell. Bing earned is DCAT (Fast CAT – the dogs earn points based on their MPH, and Bing has now accumulated 500 points to earn this title), even though he decided he was only into chasing the bag if I was catching him at the finish. He did get faster throughout the weekend, though. Still not his best times but not bad for the heat and other distractions.

Nash earned his first Barn Hunt title, RATN. To earn that, we had to find a rat hidden (safely) in a tube among hay bales, do a climb onto the hay and a tunnel, all under two minutes. He did it it in 44 seconds. We have to qualify in this manner three times to earn the title. We earned our first two Q’s a few months ago. At this event, we were the fastest novice team, so he got a first place award as well.