Happy Birthday and a Happy Thanksgiving!

3 years ago, Kenzo and his siblings were born in Latvia! Congratulations to all!
Kenzo started his day with a delicious breakfast then got the chance to play with his newest ball hopefully this one lasts longer then all others before... looking forward to 356 days of joy and fun!

SHOT lure coursing 11/20/10

what a beautiful day to make a trip to Williamsburg for a SHOT lure coursing event. Dog of the day was "Bo", under blue... we even got a video of his final run against a Scottish Deerhound HERE. unfortunately the batteries died at halftime :( a Saluki was there as well as lots of other breeds. Geisha didn't only watch! her practice run is HERE + Kenzo's HERE. a good night sleep back at home :)

kuschelmonster

the weather is inviting for a nap today ;) so I thought a post of cuddling pets won't be wrong... mid of October they could enjoy the sunshine still outside now it's more stacking on the couch whippets love sleeping on their back just cuddling is great too! and a cat never minds a cozy bed as well :) Dude, a master of adjustment

CHAMP ASFA Coursing

WOO HOO! on Saturday we started a VERY exciting journey up to Leesburg to experience our first coursing. Kenzo was NUTS only watching (like this Grey)
and had even more fun once running! The weather was soso... no rain, but cold wind and mostly cloudy. Therefore the heat of each run kept us watching. it's so interesting to see how different each hound is. Not only the many different breeds we met there. speed enthusiasts - Whippets (how many Besenjis do you see?) a Rhodesian Ridgeback and a Whippet Pharaoh Hound and Scottish Deerhound waiting for their turn
some think they are smart and cut corners, others simply follow the bags, some stalk them for a while before running, some don't run, or decide to go elsewhere, and not all are going for a kill! after the official runs were done, we got the chance to practice :) Kenzo ran the whole course (870 yrds) twice and LOVED it! We even let Geisha try, but she wasn't too sure what to do. more surprised, why those white things are leaving and a little scared of the sound the lure made, but she did a good job after all, once she figured it out :) Felicity and her Happy came up to have fun too! as he's a little bigger, I think no one would have thought he would go all the way. OK he slowed down towards the end, but still did a very good job for a non-hound. we met a couple other puppies too :) like this Afghan Hound or those Whippets and we got a prefiew, how Geisha could look in a couple years ;)
best shot of the day:

too busy

due to the USDAA trials, I missed to post our Halloween-Agility-Trainingclass from Friday! It was great fun with 7! tunnels, a couple jumps and good stuff to eat :) do you find all? on here it's easier, and see what it says?!
some even dressed up a little Geisha got to go as a cow, of course Happy and Felicity the pumpkin-team Kenzo was a little astronaut with his planet snugglie
unfortunately, I didn't get a shot of Toni & Barclay's costume... but they have it on their blog!