We had a great time at GANG's May Lure Coursing trials! All three dogs did great! Fable was 4th on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday for another point towards his LCX! Json was BOB on Saturday and was just 1pt shy of winning BIF! On Sunday Json won specials giving him 8pts towards his LCX3 for the weekend! Hattie did so well! On Saturday Hattie won Open  for a 4pt major after a runoff. On Sunday Hattie won BOB for a 5pt major! She now has 11pts and both majors towards her FC!

We had a great time at Beezer Bash this year! Fable helped QC dogs on Friday and field cheatered his way around! Json placed 3rd and won the Performance Stake. Hattie did her best but didn't place at the specialty on Friday. 

Saturday, Lure Coursing was rained out but Hattie made up for it by going WB to finish with a 5pt major under judge Jon Cole! 

Sunday, Hattie was Select her first time in the ring as a special for a 5pt major towards her GCH and champions defeated! Then we went out to Lure Coursing and Fable placed 5th, Hattie placed 5th, and Json placed 3rd. We then booked it out of there due to big storms rolling in.

This weekend we travelled to Kentucky to attend our first Kentuckiana Cluster! The show is massive and I'm so proud of how well Hattie handled herself! Hattie was RWB to the major on Friday, WB for a 4pt major on Saturday, and RWB to the major on Sunday! Fable also got to show with a new person for the first time. We have realized that it's not his thing.

Friday morning Hattie showed beautifully, placing second behind her sister, Kelce. That evening, we got together for the inaugural IHCUS Sleepover Specialty! It was a ton of fun and Hattie was a trooper throughout! My onesie was quite warm but we did avoid Hattie actually removing the tail . We had a great time but no love in WB.

Saturday, we had a late ring time (what even are those?!) which was good as I was still tired from the night before. When it was finally our turn in the ring Hattie was so good! She won her class, went WB for a 5pt major (her first points!), BOW, and BOBOH under judge Mrs. June A Penta! Mrs. Penta was also the judge that gave Fable the last major he needed to finish, so it was extra sweet! I had barely set down our prizes when a friend was kind enough to let me know that the OH Hound Group was starting. We made it to the ring just in time. Hattie had a blast in the group ring and loved all the support! I couldn’t believe it when judge JC Boulinguez selected us for OH Group 4! I’m so so proud of my baby girl!

At just 8 months and 2 days old, Hattie is now major pointed and OH Group placing! Many thanks to both judges for finding my girl in such quality entries!

Sunday Hattie showed beautifully and was RWB to the major to close out our Nationals!

Json is on a roll! We travelled to Perry, GA for the Honeysuckle Cluster where we were entered Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday Json was WD. Sunday Json won WD and BOW for the crossover major to finish his AKC Championship and AKC Dual Championship! Json is the second dog I've finished a CH/DC on and I'm so proud of him!

We travelled to Fayetteville, AR this past weekend for 3 days of shows and 2 days of Lure Coursing and we had a stellar weekend! Json was WD all 3 days and BOW 2 days. On Saturday Json was WD/BOW/BOS/BOBOH over a top winning special! Json earned 5pts this weekend to bring him to 13pts and 1 major! The boys had a great time coursing too! The numbers didn't fall in Json's favor this time, but Fable placed 5th both days for some Bowen points. Json also showed in OH group on Saturday and did phenomenally even after coursing and got a long look by the judge, though we didn't place. I'm so proud of Json for how he handled his longest weekend yet of showing and coursing! Fable as always was a trooper and handled everything like a pro

We went to Olive Branch, MS for our second Lure Coursing trial of the year. On Saturday Json won the specials stake and Best of Breed for a 5pt major towards his LCX! Json then ran for BIF with a Greyhound and a Rhodesian Ridgeback. Despite running an extra run compared to the other two dogs Json held his own and managed to keep up with the Greyhound! On Sunday Json was 2nd place in Specials, putting in two very solid runs for another 3pts towards his LCX! This brings Json to 13pts towards his LCX and 11 legs towards his MC title! I'm so so proud of how well Json did!

​​We went to Limestone, TN over the long weekend for 3 days of AKC Lure Coursing. It's probably one of my favorite trials. Going into the weekend Json had 8 points and 2 majors. I was hoping that between 3 days of coursing Json might manage to pull together the 7 points he needed to finish. Baby J went above and beyond my expectations and I'm so proud of how both boys ran!

On Saturday we had 6 Open Ibizan Hounds running and 11 Specials. Json ran beautifully on a tough course and won 1st place to earn a 5 point major! Fable also ran beautifully and placed 2nd out of the 11 specials. That left Json with just two points needed to finish!

On Sunday there were 5 Opens (one dog moved up the day before) and two stakes of 6 specials each. The course gave Fable plenty of room to show off his 'creative coursing' skills and he placed 4th in his stake. Json pulled out all the stops and won the open stake to finish his AKC Field Championship with 4 majors! In the BOB run off he tied with his 'cousin' Willow. Json did his best in the second run off for breed, but Willow won the day!

On Monday Json made his debut as a Special. Json placed just out of the ribbons in 6th place (of 9) and Fable placed 3rd. 

Json finished the weekend with 2 majors (making 9 points), 3 MC legs, and his Field Championship. Fable finished the weekend with 2 placements and 5 points towards his LCX. We can't wait to go back!

We drove over to South Carolina for the Foothills Cluster in Greenville. The boys showed Saturday and Sunday. I wanted to test something with the boys and organized a friend to help me. She's a talented junior and I like how she handles her dogs. On Saturday Fable went WD for another point towards his championship (2-2-1-3) and Json was RWD. On Sunday Json, being piloted by my friend, went WD/BOW/BOB for a 4pt major (2-2-1-2) for his first major! We got to play in the group ring and gain experience. We had a bit of car trouble but made it home safely.

I'm so proud of my boys and looking forward to getting them back in the ring next month!

This weekend we travelled out to Limestone, TN for AKC lure coursing trials. My goal going into the weekend was to get Json qualified for the NLCC later this year. In order to qualify, Json needed 3pts (accrued in any combination of points). 

On Saturday Json ran beautifully on a very long course (>930 yards) and won the Open stake for a 3pt major (qualifying him for the NLCC!)! Then Json went on to win Best of Breed in a run off with our friend Kayla (Ianthe Hounds) and her wire girl Azula! Winning BOB took his 3pt major and made it a 5pt major! Fable ran well as well and took 4th place after a 2/3/4/5 place run off. Fable couldn't quite resist the urge to show off some of his creativity in his coursing!

On Sunday Json ran beautifully again, though a touch tired still from the day before. Json managed to win the Open stake again for another 3pt major! This means he now has both of his majors needed for his AKC Field Championship! By successfully completing his fourth trial Json also earned his Senior Courser (SC) title! Fable ran well again, and did his best to contain his creativity. He placed 3rd today in the Specials stake. Fable now has 17pts towards his LCX and 18 legs towards his MC title! Json didn't win breed today, but he was pretty tired after this weekend.

I'm so proud of both of my boys this weekend!