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.

 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

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!

Fable and I went to Decatur, GA to participate in a NACSW NW2 trial held by Right Choice Dog Training. We've been in a bit of a funk with Nosework since our last NW2 attempt, so our goal was to have fun and get back into our Nosework groove. Fable went above and beyond earning his NW2 title with a 3rd place overall in the Exterior search and earning two pronounced designations in his Exterior search and his first Interior search! This is also the first time an Ibizan Hound has earned the NW2 title, making Fable the first Ibizan Hound to earn both the NW1 and NW2 titles!

Fable had his first Agility Trial weekend of 2023! We had a rough start on day 1 with Fable jumping over the downside contacts and jumping out of the ring. The rest of the weekend he did so well! Fable earned two legs towards his Open Standard title with two 1st placements. I am so proud of how well Fable has handled himself. He continues to impress me and the judges. 

Json got to stop by as well and started to learn what agility trials are about and practiced getting measured.

We had a fantastic time at the 2022 NLCC this year! The boys ran so well in a huge field of over 30 Ibizan Hounds! Json was our big winner taking 2nd and 3rd in his stakes and Fable took 5th in his stake on the first day. It was great getting to spend time with everyone and we can't wait to get back to Lure Coursing in 2023!

Please enjoy the photos of the boys, taken by Blue Dog Photography

Fable got to go to our local AKC Agility trial this weekend! We were entered in Standard and Jumpers with Weaves (JWW) all three days of the trial. Fable went so far above my expectations! He qualified in 5 of his 6 runs and earned his Novice Agility title! Fable and I missed one Q in JWW on Sunday since we were both a bit tired and Fable was intrigued by what was going on with ring breakdown nearby. I couldn't be more proud of my baby Moose puppy! Can't wait for our next trial!

​​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!

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!

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