Congratulations and great photos. I'm sure it was exciting.

Congrats!!

congrats! :)

@Buana: @Janneke: Yes me too, it's a great show, i'm curious who's coming… :) New clothes! always nice to shop for new clothes.. Yeah, I'm curious too… We'll see, we'll see.. Are you showing both boys? Or only Buana and Kas Chafuko? Did Kas buy a suit already?? ;)

He still has it Lisa!!

Huge congrats!! He is a fabulous dog!!!

Congrats!!

Congrats! It is addicting! :)

@Sharla: Odin! He was a perfect match to our girl. We got 2 reds & 4 b/w. Therese has Halo and helped place the r/b with friends of theirs. I kept 2. r/w girl, Dolce' and Maximus. The other 2 boys are in local (san diego) pet/show homes. I loved meeting Therese & Kevin. I have learned lot from them and enjoy talking to them. When are you expecting??? Odin is a sweetie!!! Totally!!! and yes the Leimbacks are a credit to the breed and always ready to help people…. We are waiting for Kylie to come in season now... (it is like watching water boil....gggg) so we will most likely be expecting January 2009 babies....

Very nice, congrats ladies… and a big congrats to Nicky as well.. Such a good boy. :)

@lvoss: The International shows are the ones that give written evaluations. Though the UKC judges that I have shown to have been pretty approachable and willing to share what they see in a dog. UKC also has a pretty cool Juniors Program where kids can start as young as, I think, 3 years old with their parent in the ring with them as they show their dog. I would highly recommend giving them a try and it is even better if you can go with a friend. Ethan would LOVE that!

Thanks for the answer Pat. I got away from showing back in 1996 when I was still involved in the Chicago Miniature Schnauzer club. Jason

No need to feel your brags are ANY less than the nationals. I love to hear all brags for these great dogs. WAY TO GO. Congrats to you and your Furkids. :)

@renaultf1: Actually, the Raven that BasenjiBoy owns is not THIS Raven. This Raven (Eldorado n Akuaba's Nevermore) is owned by Andrew Sawler (same person that owns Eldorado Echo of an Icon…"Jimmy"). BasenjiBoy does have one of the Never pups, though...Rylee (Eldorado n Akuaba's Never Been Kissed)...a red girl. My understanding was that Rylee was at the National but misbehaved on the table... Ooops….that is right, of course! Their new girl IS Rylee...sorry about that!

@tanza: Field Trial is for dogs/bitches that have received their Field Championship in Lure coursing, usually… sometimes it will include Senior Courser titles.. and many times will be a Dual Champion (DC in the front of the dogs name) that stands for Conformation and Field Champion Thanks! :) My first guess was that it had something to do with lure but wasn't sure.

Who all is going?

Beautiful wrinkles & coat, great red color. Love the shoes! Becky & the Ninjas

When I stack on the ground I will sometimes put a treat on the ground about 18" to 24" in front of my dog. This will make them arch their neck & it will tightend the back muscles & maybe bring the tail up. I would reccomend looking into the reason she does not hold her tail up. A lowset tail is structual. A drooping tail can be a physical problem. When my dogs start relaxing & dropping their tails I have an adjustment done. Voile! Tail is where it should be. An Orthipedic Adjustment can work wonders. A dog can be "out of Aliegnment & we don't realize it until they are realiegned! Find a Chiropractor or someone who does V.O.M.. Best of luck Becky & the Ninjas

Yours is a common problem, as Pat said if he is food motivated you are in luck. Besides the watch commands, I start by teaching all my puppies to TARGET TO MY HAND. Very easy & fast to teach. I would start by making sure every bite of food he gets is from your hand (include your oldest son in this training to overcome this fear.) Step #1 Put a treat in your hand, open palm, let him eat it (simple) repeat this several times. Step #2 Treat in open palm, move hand to left or right. When he follows it let him get the treat. Repeat both directions, up, & down. When he is following the treated palm consistantly procede to step 3 Step # 3 Put treat in palm, close your hand, if he looks at your hand, open your hand & give him the treat. Step #4 (Closed hand with treat) Move hand to left, he follows he gets treat, move hand to right, he follows he gets treat. Simple! Step # 5 Time to start moving. (Don't put the leash on since you could get tangled & you don't want to remind him of a learned behavior like dropping his head when the leash is attached.) Start with the treat in open palm & have him follow it as you move around, give treat. Work up to treat in closed hand as you move around. Be sure to hold your palm down because this is how it will look when you have a leash in your hand. After you have praticed this until he will follow you with head up put the leash on. Step #6 Attach leash, if you are good with the leash roll it up in your left hand, put the treat between your thumb & forefinger. Show him the treat & start moving, reward when he gos for the treat. DON'T let him jump at the treat, keep it right above his raised nose. Now put the treat in your closed left hand, fingers down, just above his head. Start moving, when he follows open your fingers & there is the treat! Work up to moving fast, changing direction, make him catch you for the treat (you should do this off lead too.) If you have problems with the leash, work them out beforehand. You can also start by dropping the leash & letting it drag behind. You can also hold it in your right hand until you both get the hang of it. I don't use a verbal command other than to say the dogs name & "GOOD DOG". In the Show ring nerves can kick in & having commands to remember as well as everything else can cause a meltdown. Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) is my motto! Until he has this new behavior imprinted in his mind I would give every bite of food from you hand. Remove the dog bowl! All food comes from hands not inanimate object on floor! Best of luck, but remember that good conformation is only part of Showing in Conformation. Attitude plays a big role. I have seen many beautiful dogs who never finished because they hated showing. I have seen not so great dogs with lots of attitude finish quickley. Have fun, this excercise helps with Agility, Rally, & Obedience too. Will improve your WALKIES too. Attending an Agility or Rally class will help build his confidence.

Congrats on the win Beck! It is always cool for a puppy to win big their first time out.. but Peeps shoulda kicked her butt! I think that Becky is well aware of testing and what is involved. Her Jolly was a performance star and his life was cut short to Fanconi Syndrome. She knows all too well how Fanconi can suck the life out of a basenji. The test was a godsend, and those of us that have lived it, will use the test in and out, backwards and forwards… as it is too serious of an issue to breed against it with wishful or unrealistic thinking. But, there is always a good side to things.... as we type, Benny, Jolly, Data, and Nate.... some true great ones... are all running free, stalking bunnies... and having their girls....