RRCUS 2009 National Speciaty
in Lansing, MI
Foosa and her 4 show pups
attended the RRCUS National this year and
did very
well. The pups are 14 months old.
Highlights
- Foosa placed 3rd in Open B
Obedience with a score of 192/200 for
our first "silver sports car trophy" of the National
- Rylee and Piper both made
the cut in the 12-15 month puppy Bitch
Sweeps out of 28 entered
- Ramsay made the cut out of
the 12-15 month Puppy Dog Sweeps.
- Foosa placed 4th in both the
Rally Advanced B, and 3rd Rally
Excellent B Classes, winning 2 more nice trophies and another leg
towards her RAE.
- Piper won FIRST PLACE in
Rally Advanced B to beat her mom, she was
the youngest dog competing in that class by 2 years of age! She also
earned her first Trophy of the National.
- Piper and Neila both earned
Obedience "Q's" in Novice obedience
for legs towards their titles!
- Neila made the cut from OVER
30 participants in the 12-18 month
Bitch conformation class, so officially all 4 pups were noticed by the
conformation judges at this National!
- Foosa was honored 3 times at
the awards ceremony with her HUGE
Rosettes and Certificates: the first was for placing in the 2008 Top 10
for Obedience, as well as earning her VC award, she was also one of
only 2 VCX (Versatility Certificate Excellent) titles awarded for
2008!!!
- Piper got to participate in
the Parade of Triathalon, for her
nice rosette. She did very well only missing a select award by 1/2
point. Pretty good for being the youngest competitor. She also earned a
triathalon triple qualifier Pin.
- ASFA Lure Coursing, Piper
took NBQ for a rosette and her 2nd
trophy.
- Rylee also passed her CERF
eye health test, had her Thyroid
tested, and had a great showing in Novice Rally, narrowly missing the
ribbon!
- At a RR only satellite AKC
Coursing event Neila took a 5 point
Major from the Open Stake and went on to win Best of Breed for multiple
trophies!
- Winning is a Family affair
as The Sire of the pups, Captain, took
3rd place in the Veteran 11yrs + class, and made the cut in the Stud
Dog class.
Check out the Ad
placed in The Ridgeback-
National
2009 Issue. (available in Adobe .pdf)
Photos
Piper and Foosa placing in
Rally Advanced. Piper 1st Place (right),
Foosa 3rd place (left)
Kathy and Rylee on the move!
Ramsay made the cut in the
12-15 month Dog Sweeps.
Neila with her owners Mark and
Ann Rudd, winning BOB and a 5 point
Major in Lure Coursing!! Look at all her Trophies!
Piper (middle in Pink) Lure
Coursing with 2 Intrigue Dogs @ the
National. I love this photo as you can see how much the RR's love to
run, it appears they are all smiling :-)
Foosa (far left) during her
Long sit in Open B Obedience (handlers
have to be out of sight for 5 minutes) What a good girl she is!
Ramsay on the move.