The crew and I went to our very first ASFA II in Virginia! We had a lot of fun! Json placed 5th and 3rd place in some top notch competition. Fable placed 6th and 5th place. Fable also got to be the test dog for the Gillette stake and had tons of fun!
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We travelled to Yellow Springs, OH to attend OKIGO's ASFA Trial. We've never been to the trial site before but it was lovely (and you could get DoorDash and UberEats delivery!). We had a great time running with great dogs and helping a friend get her two started. Json won Open on Saturday to finish his ASFA FCH! This also qualifies him to enter the Gillette Stake at the ASFA II! Fable ran well and placed 3rd in the Field Champion stake for more points towards his LCM! Sunday the boys ran well with Json placing 3rd and earning his first points towards his LCM. Fable had already figured out the field and showed his creative side! Now we have a break until the ASFA II!
Photos by Split Second Photography We travelled all the way to Pennsylvania for the UCBSC ASFA Trial and Dean's Birthday Bash this year! The weather was beautiful, the food was good, and the company even better! The boys ran so well despite the long drive up. Fable won the Field Champion stake both days, earning 20pts and 2x competitive first place finishes towards his LCM title. Json went above and beyond winning Open and Breed both days earning 24 more points (to bring him to 92pts out of the needed 100pts). Json was also the only dog at the trial who ran for Best In Field both days. I'm so proud of the boys and how they handled themselves!
We went to Limestone, TN for an ASFA trial this weekend. The weather was cold and rainy on Saturday, but gorgeous on Sunday! We had a small but power packed group of Beezers running and had a great time! On Saturday, Json won Open and then went on to win BOB! Unfortunately, due to weather and time, there was no BIF run. Sunday Json won open and had a great run for breed, but lost by one point. Fable big brained less than usual and came in 4th both days. Json is now nearly 3/4 of the way to his ASFA FCh!
We went to the Ibizan Hound Nationals again this year! We did a little bit of everything: Lure Coursing, Conformation, Rally, and Triathlon. We started our week on Tuesday with AKC Lure Coursing. Fable finished 3rd in his specials stake and Json finished 5th in his specials stake after getting run over in his finals run. After Lure Coursing Fable had the conformation portion of the Triathlon. On to Wednesday where Fable started the day by placing second in Rally Intermediate with a score of 90. Then we went on to ASFA Lure Coursing. Fable placed second in the specials stake and Json placed just out of the ribbons in his open stake. On to Thursday, the day of the National! Fable showed beautifully for me and won his class! He showed wonderfully in Winners Dog as well and earned some hoots and hollers from his antics! Friday was the supported hound show and both Fable and Json won their classes! Fable got a good look for WD, but didn't quite make the cut. Saturday was the open show and Json won his class again!
We had a great time and can't wait to go back next year! We went back to Limestone, TN for a weekend of ASFA Lure Coursing! Json was finally old enough to certify too! On Saturday Json certified with Azula (Iathe Hounds) and from watching his run, we decided to enter him in open. The weather was incredibly trying on Saturday and we had a couple delays due to visibility (we had snow, hail, sleet, freezing rain, rain, and bits of sun throughout the day). Json finished in 3rd place in open for his very first points! Fable tied with Azula they ran off with Halo (Kamar Ibizans) for BOB. Fable ended the day with the 1st place to finish his ASFA Field Championship (FCh)! He is the first out of his litter (Kamar Mind Litter) to earn both his AKC and ASFA Field Championships! Fable got moved to the FCh stake on Sunday and tied for 2nd place with Halo. After a run-off Fable ended up with a 2nd place and his first points towards his LCM. Json put in some beautiful runs and won 1st place in open! He had a great run for BOB, but came up a bit short due to him going deep into some corners and taking an outside line. He still ended his first weekend of ASFA with one competition win and almost 1/4 of the points he needs for his ASFA FCh! I'm super proud of how well the boys ran!
Photos by Ash Hill of Split Second Photography and myself |
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