​We started the day with the ASFA field trial. I may or may not have almost gotten my car stuck, but managed to get things sorted out!
Fable put in some surprisingly good runs to land in 4th in Field Champions after a tiebreaker.
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Json was on fire! He won the Field Champion stake then tied with the Open stake winner in the first breed run despite a fall from Json. After a quick blanket change on J’s part, we ran them again and Baby J put in a beautiful run to win BOB! He also won the Bench Stake, High Scoring Field Champion, and won the Kennel Stakes with Fable! So so proud of my Baby Spice!

Wednesday evening the results of the Triathlon was announced and Fable placed 2nd with Json placing 3rd! So proud of my boys!

We started off our 2024 Ibizan Hound Nationals in Sorento, IL for AKC Lure Coursing! In a quality entry Json placed 3rd in his stake and Fable wasn't last! Both boys ran beautifully on a new field!

We always love going up to Limestone, TN for their annual Birthday Bash event!

Json was the star this weekend, placing 3rd on Saturday (after a tie for 2nd), 1st/BOB on Sunday, and 3rd (after a tie for 1st, then a tie for 2nd) on Monday. Json picked up 7 more points towards his LCX 2 and is now 3/4s of the way there! 

Fable… well he Fabled his way around the courses this weekend On Saturday Fable QC’d two Greyhounds and tied for last place in specials. Sunday he also tied for last place in specials and managed to slam his jaw/face into his poor niece's hip. Monday, you guessed it, he was last place in specials but gave his buddy a great opportunity to show off her agility skills by becoming a moving jump. For all his field cheating, Fable is such a solid, dependable dog!
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Hattie had a fun time meeting people and hanging out. She even got to do a fun run on Monday before ribbons!

We had a bunch of fun at the CAHC Lure Coursing trial up in Limestone this weekend! The boys ran well and Hattie got to do a puppy bump. 

Saturday Fable used his very best moose baby brain cells and cheated his way around the course tying for 4/5, then placing 5th after the runoff. Json tied with cousin Beetlejuice for 2/3 taking 3rd after a runoff.
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Sunday Fable had a surprisingly good prelim run. He did think some strong thoughts in finals and placed 4th. Json had a solid prelim run and an awesome finals run to win 1st in specials. He then went on to win BOB! Json ended up running with a lovely Greyhound for BIF and held his own when he wasn’t trying to overthink it. Json is now over halfway to his LCX2!

It's been a busy month! This weekend we trekked down to Canon, GA for two days of AKC Lure Coursing. The weather was hot and humid but we had a great time! On Saturday Json won the Specials Stake and BOB to earn 5 more points towards his LCX! On Sunday Json was second to his cousin Beetlejuice for 3 more points and Fable placed 5th! Hattie got to do a fun run on Saturday as well.

We headed out to Fayetteville, AR for this year's Beezer Bash! Fable showed Friday and Saturday, and both boys ran ASFA on Friday and both days of AKC Lure Coursing Saturday and Sunday.

Fable showed well both days but didn't place in a deep quality entry. He showed happily and moved well. Both boys ran well on Friday, taking 3rd (Json) and 4th (Fable). Fable also won the performance stake! During the weekend trials Fable helped QC one of the ridgebacks and then continued to run well with Fable placing 5th and Json just out of the ribbons on Saturday. On Sunday Json placed 3rd and Fable just out of the ribbons. Hattie had so much fun hanging out and meeting everyone. She even got to do a puppy bump!

We travelled out to Olive Branch to support the young club out there. Json won Specials/BOB one day and was 2nd place the next. Fable was last one day and second to last the next. Peanut enjoyed hanging out and cheerleading from her fancy pen set up! If I mathed right, with this trial Json has surpassed 100 Bowens Points this year! He's my first dog to do so and I'm so proud of him!

Had a ton of fun with GANG for their Halloween Lure Coursing Trial in Georgia! Json won the specials stake each day to finish his Lure Courser Excellent (LCX) title! He is my first dog to earn the title and I'm so proud of him! Json also won the costume contest for his Borat costume. Fable ran well and only big brained a little bit placing 3rd and 5th.

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!

 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