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BDOC HiT of HiTs 2011

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:20:11 +0000

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!

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BDOC HiT of HiTs

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 04:34:31 +0000

Big congrats go out to Louise Bastien and her Golden Retriever Lacey for winning the 2010 HiT of HiTs out of the Novice class. She was was also the first place winner in Utility with her older Golden, Marlou.

Candids of all the competitors from the event can be viewed here http://www.muddypawz.net/html_site/hitofhits10/

Here is a small selection from Lacey’s routine

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Yet More Obedience

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:26:39 +0000

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!

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OVGRC Obedience Trial

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:56:23 +0000

Many titles earned at the Ottawa Valley Golden Retriever Club Obedience trial on 13th and 14th. Big congrats to all!
One treat for me was photographing Trey, who was just a little pup at the last trial in November (remember the dragon slayer)
Here he is all grown up

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BSDCC Specialty Photos

wendy — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:45:24 +0000

Herding photos have finally been added to the album! That aren’t sorted by name like the win shots are. If I get time, I’ll go back and do that. I thought it more important that the shots were online (at long last)

To view them all: go here or click on photo

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ABTC National Specialty

wendy — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:45:25 +0000

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.

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BDOC HiT of HiTs

wendy — Wed, 27 May 2009 04:07:43 +0000

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

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Obedience at The Training Hall

wendy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:36:09 +0000

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

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OVGRC Obedience Trial at TTH

wendy — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:39:35 +0000

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!

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