Json earned his first agility titles! We entered our local AKC ACT trial where Json was entered in two runs of ACT1 Standard and two runs of ACT1 Jumpers. Json went above and beyond my expectations by qualifying in all 4 of his runs with just one fault and earning both his ACT1 and ACT1J titles! We have some more work to do before he's ready to debut in big kid agility but I'm so proud of how far he's come in such a short period of time!

We travelled to Limestone, TN for the CAHC AKC Lure Coursing trials this weekend. The boys did great! Json won the Special Stake on Saturday and was 2nd on Sunday, adding 8pts towards his LCX and two more legs towards his MC. Fable ran well and was 5th on Saturday and 4th on Sunday after a 3-4-5 runoff. I wasn't able to get photos of the boys during the trial, so here are a couple from last week!

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 had a great time at the Beezer Bungalow Bonanza this year! The field was lovely, company was great, and the boys far exceeded my expectations!

Saturday we had 20 Ibizan Hounds starting. Twelve Specials, six Open, and two Veterans. With the 12 Specials we were able to split the stake into two. Fable ran better than he has in a while, placing 3rd in his stake! Json ran so well! He won his stake, went on to win BOB, and then won Best In Field over the Afghan Hound, Scottish Deerhound, Greyhound, and Pharaoh Hound! My first dog to do so! 

Sunday we were down a couple Specials, so the Specials stakes went back to being one big stake. Fable showed off his creativity and just missed the Turtle award by a few points. Json ran beautifully again and won the Specials stake! While he didn't win BOB on Sunday, I'm so proud of him!

The boys were entered in a few 'non-regular' stakes for the Beezer Bungalow Bonanza: Kennel Stake (2 dogs from the same household), Performance stake (dog with non conformation/Lure Coursing/foundation titles), and Bench stake (conformation champion). Json and Fable won the Kennel stake on their Saturday scores. Fable also won the Performance and Bench stakes on his Saturday scores! So proud of the boys!

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 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 Lawrenceville, GA for the Lake Lanier Cluster. Json was entered Saturday and Sunday in Open and was an absolute rockstar! Json earned 3 more points towards his championship this weekend! Saturday was wild with some intense thunderstorms rolling over the metal building we were in just before our ringtime. J handled all the noise and the ring starting to flood like a pro. After a break for some playtime and a nap we were back for OH groups. Json was tired but showed beautifully! He tried his heart out for me and I couldn't be more proud! Sunday was a beautiful day and J was still a hint tired but showed wonderfully! We are really coming together as a team and I'm excited for our next time in the ring!

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!

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!

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.