We have some celebrating to do, Team Kaibab!
Sparkle’s daughters got the memo…
In AKC obedience, there is just one Novice A dog in our lifetime. That is the first dog we title in obedience — our introduction to the dog sport of obedience. A Novice A team is just starting out, learning the ins and outs of training and showing. It is not easy.
Ruthie, one of the Sparklers, is Lori’s once in a lifetime Novice A dog.
Ruthie is the BMDCA’s Top Novice A Obedience Dog for 2021!
This is a Big Deal. A Really Big Deal.
It is based on scores for each of Ruthie’s three legs earned towards her Novice A obedience title (CD). To train and show a dog in obedience is such an accomplishment — to be recognized with your Novice A Dog in this way is flipping amazing.
I am so very happy for Team Ruthie. This award is a symbol of a life well-loved and well-lived. Thank you, Lori, and CONGRATULATIONS!
After Novice A, one’s future dogs are shown in Novice B.
(drum roll, please)
Ruthie’s sister, Kiri, is the BMDCA’s Top Novice B Obedience Dog for 2021!!
Alison and Kiri
How is that for fantastic?! Congratulations to Team Kiri for their lovely and happy work in Novice B obedience — this is a well-deserved award.
Their Uncle Tristan, one of the iPups, says, “Hold my Bone Broth and watch this…”
Tristan, an outstanding overachiever from a family of overachievers, earned TWO Top Dog awards in 2021.
He is the BMDCA’s Top Open B Obedience Dog and the BMDCA’s Top Master Agility Dog!
It is so wonderful to watch legacy unfolding — thank you Alison and Lori.
WOWZA!