Majors

Sila took 2 Best of Breeds (majors) in Canada, putting her at 5 points of the 10 she needs to finish. That is probably all she will do, but it's halfway there. We are very excited about her accomplishments and can't wait to see the pictures. I'll post them once I get them.

Pictures from Haven's Tri

We only got a few, and not any action shots, but she looked darn cute.

Haven!

Haven participated in a triathlon last night. She stopped after the bike portion, but only because she was sent to start in the wrong tri! She was supposed to be in the kids tri which was:

50meter swim, 1 mile bike, 1/2 mile run but she ended up doing
1/8 mile swim, almost 4 mile bike ride

We are so proud of her for not giving up and for working so hard! She says she may be up to doing the real kids tri in August. After that, it should be easy! I can't tell you how proud I am!
Picture(s) to come soon.

News from Canada

I got news from Canada yesterday and earlier today. Sila, as predicted, has diarrhea. They say she doesn't act sick though, so that's good. She's been given some medicine to help clear it up, and she is only eating boiled chicken and rice. (SPOILED!)

On the showing side, they have pretty much been wiping the floor with Sila up there. Yes, she's a pretty girl, but she's an immature pretty girl. Jolli is finished, Piper is only one point away from finishing, and Sila is only up to 3 points. Hopefully they will be able to put more points on her before this is all over. I know everyone is working so hard with her up there and it is truly appreciated. I know she is probably the most problematic dog they brought, being sick and not winning. I wouldn't trust her in anyone else's hands!

No news and good news

Well, I haven't heard anything from Canada in a day and a half. I wonder how it's going! But, I have heard news of Sila's little sister. We are getting closer and closer to finding out who she is going to be, so the excitement is mounting!

It is so interesting to see the process of evaluating and choosing puppy placements. Sila's breeder, Susan, is very diligent about it and is wonderful to share the process with me. I know she has a daunting task, placing 16 puppies, but I know that each one will be placed with much love, time, understanding, and patience on her part. I can't wait to bring our little booger home.

A Point...

Sila won her first point in Canada today. She went up with another bitch, Piper, who is fierce competition. Piper won Friday, Sila won yesterday. Piper is much more mature and filled out, so I was pleasantly surprised that she won. I am just trying to be positive and hope she does well and has fun.

Carol said that she is being finicky about her food. That doesn't surprise me. That's what happened when she went to Omaha. She usually eats 2 meals a day, 1 at 7 ish and 1 at 5 ish. Now she's eating one big meal at 8pm.

For those of you who don't know, or would like to know, here are the basic requirements to get a championship in Canada:
Win 10 points under 3 different judges.
Win atleast (1) 2pt (major) win

Bruno

This is Sila and her friend Bruno together after a long jog in the woods. He's one of my best friends, and I think he may have a little crush on me ;)

Oh, Canada

Sila is off to Canada. I didn't cry. I teared up, but I didn't cry. It helps that I had 16 puppies to occupy my mind when she left with Carol. The other dogs that are going up are very stiff competition for her. We'll see how she does. I just hope she doesn't get too stressed and has a good time.

I learned SO much from Carol today when she did some prelim. evaluations of the first litter. I can't wait to see how everyone else evaluates them and find out who our new puppy is!

Finishing touches

So the meeting last night, though alot of business got taken care of, was actually alot of fun. Today I have to bring Sila to the vet to get a physical and get her health certificate for Canada. I also have to pick up the pages of Sila's breeder book that Eric did from Staples. A big THANK YOU to Eric for all of his help with this! Once all that is done, I will feel much better!

Bored meeting

Tonight I have my first official meeting on the CVVC Board. I have never been to an actual board meeting before, so this should be interesting. I have no idea what to expect, and don't know how I will be received as such a newbie to the breed and being much younger than everyone else. We will see what this holds. Regardless, I am very excited.

Time to start getting ready for Canada. I have to get Sila's bag together with her

• food
• bowl
• show lead
• supplements
• chew toy
• paper work
• breeder book
• anxiety herbs (she got very sick when she went away to Nationals, but she was much younger then. Better safe than sorry!)

I feel like I'm forgetting something, but I don't know what...

I got poked today!

Mom brought me to the vet today and she took some of blood. Mom says that it is for an important epilepsy study. I guess it's worth it then. But, on the positive side, I got to see my sister Schatzi and my brother Obie today. Yeah! Oh, and my friend Carol and my grandma Suz. Whoo-hoo!

First show

Daddy wanted to show you my first show when I was 10 months old. We were both very nervous (it was dad's first show too), but I won and took BOS over a special! Mom says I was a little heavy, but hey, we got the job done, right?

Running, running, running

Mom is running me ragged. She says that I need to be in top shape for Canada. Mom is sending me away with my friend Carol to try to get some points in Canada. I'm really going to miss my mom, (but she's probably going to miss me even more!), but I really like Carol. So, in the mean time, I'm running, running, running. For those of you who don't know, I'm the laziest vizsla on the planet. I spend most of my day sleeping. Ah well, it does feel good, I love being in the woods, and it makes the sleeping that much better!

Back to back

This is a picture of my second of back to back majors. You think mom yelped the first time? You should have heard her today! Crazy lady...

First major

So, this is a picture of my first major. Mom let out a little yelp (you'd think someone stepped on her paw or something).

We are the champions, my friends...

I guess I'm officially a champion, whatever that means. Mom and dad seem excited, but all I know is that I get some good eats when I trot around in circles. That makes me a champ? Geez, I should have done that a long time ago! So, here's a picture of my last win. Mom says it was a 5 point major BOW win for my 4th major. Technical, technical...Not my best pic, it was excruciatingly hot that day, and I was pretty worn.

Thanks Amanda

Ok, ok, so Bruno's mommy Amanda convinced my mom to do some typing for me and reinvent her blog into my blog. Geez, was that confusing? Anywho, here I am world! I guess I have alot of updating to do since I have never posted before! I'll get cracking. I just wish mom typed faster!