Category: obedience

Posted on

BDOC HiT of HiTs 2011

Saturday saw the 17th annual HiT of HiTs competition at the Fred Barratt Arena.
All Candid shots are now online and ready for order at http://www.muddypawz.net/html_site/hitofhits11/

Congratulations to Helen Walker and her golden retriever Katie on winning the HiT from the novice class, beating last year’s winner, Louise Bastien who was competing in both Open and Utility. The final heeling pattern was devised and called by Mike Calhoun and it had quite a few people scratching their heads when they saw lines of black tape being set down on the ground!

All was revealed as the competitors were asked to “walk the line”

Special memtion has to be made to “People’s Choice” winner Kate Derbyshire and her whippet Jimmy. Jimmy came back from the retrieve and did a perfect front and finish – in front of judge Jim Ham!

Posted on

Yet More Obedience

But yet, not all obedience!
This past weekend saw me back at The Training Hall for the Ottawa Valley Poodle Club Obedience and Rally trial. It’s always a treat when I get to have some fun and photograph dogs informally as well as formally.
First we have Toller, Jazzy, who was full of beans!

Molly, the wirehaired Dachshund

Then we have adorable Ria, a 9 month old Bernese Mountain Dog

Finally, proof that formal titling shots can also be cute!

Posted on

ABTC National Specialty

The beginning of May saw us heading down to Rhode Island for the American Belgian Tervuren Club Specialty. Lots to do – agility, obedience, rally and conformation. There was also herding, but we arrived too late for that because of the HiT of HiTs.

Ivan got his first novice JWW leg and Tyra got another EX JWW leg. They also go a leg apiece in Rally. Tyra took first place, but only because the others in her class both NQd 🙂

Marco showed well, taking 2nd place in 9-12month class at the specialty and then First place and RWD in the regional specialty on the Sunday.

Captain

at the Specialty

Posted on

BDOC HiT of HiTs

Playing catchup with my blog posts!

Saturday 9th May saw the annual HiT of HiTs organized by the Bytown Dog Obedience Club at the Fred Barrett arena.

As always, competition was fierce and last year’s winner, Ikena Hilmayer made it into the final heeling routine with not only her Terv, Passion but also with her schipperke Levi. The dog representing the Utility class was Irene Mullan’s Golden Retriever, Sera.

Iken and Passion won the final heeling routine with the lowest TPL score to take the trophy for the third time in a row.

Candid shots can be found in my album at http://www.muddypawz.net/html_site/recent.html

HiT of HiTs winner

Posted on

Obedience at The Training Hall

This past weekend there was an obedience trial held by the OVGRC at tThe Training Hall in Carp. I was there to take title shots – and any other shots people wanted me to take 🙂

Little Tali was one of the dogs to title that weekend

Tali earns her CD

Posted on

OVGRC Obedience Trial at TTH

It’s cold. Really Cold. Not much going on at the moment.

I will be the official photographer at the Training Hall on 8th February for the OVGRC Obedience trials. I’ll also be available for portrait sessions. Get those entries in and contact me for a photo shoot!

Premium list available here:

February 2009 Premium List

Entries close on Monday 19th January

Posted on

Obedience at TTH

Was photographer at the Ottawa Vally Golden Retriever Club trial at the Training Hall today. Lots of new titles. Always pleased to have lots to photograph 🙂
Here’s Linda & Penny who got their MOTCH on Saturday and took High in Trial on Sunday