I decided the day had come to give Claire her own page. Erin has been training her for obedience and is also starting agility training. Claire had her first obedience elementary (5th place) and Child handler (4th place). She is just 12 months old. Claire was well out of her environment and Erin handled her very well, especially as normally Claire never takes her eyes off her and in the big building at Ardmore Claire was busy looking around at everything. Erin and Claire are also working on a few dog dancing moves and loving it!! The big day came with Claire having her first agility competition, it was a ribbon trial. Trish was on heat and King had just gone to his new home the week before so Erin just had Claire to run. We had one very proud girl when Claire come 1st in elementary. Claire is doing very good at agility and getting regular good placings in Starters and Novice. She had a good weekend with Obedience just lately and got a 2nd elementary Saturday and 1st on Sunday and 2nd Special Beginners. She also did agility with placing 7th Novice and 3rd Starters. Update 2010 Claire will go back to Midi height in July. She will compete in agility and obedience and Erin is wanting to do some dog dancing with her also this year. She has just been to her first NDTA, did her dog dance with Claire and also pair with me & Kay doing very well. Also was a first for her to handle one of my dogs, she did obedience with Kay and also Young Kennel club jumpers/agility. It was a big thing with Claire competing in agility/obedience & Heelwork to music over the 4 days. Claire and Erin achieved ADX Advanced Gold, going clear every time they ran ADXA courses, quite an achievement!

Videos of Claire running agility & doing Obedience

Erin & Claire Novice     Erin & Claire in Intermediate    Claire & Erin in Special Beginners     Erin & Claire Dog Dancing

Dog Dancing Photo's taken by Emily O'Brien

Claire running agility.     Photo's taken by Emily O'Brien

Claire hitting the fly box at a demo Whangarei A & P Show

Erin & Claire winners of the YKC under 12 years Obedience at the Nationals 2011.

Paws to Music elementary freestyle, Erin & Claire 4th place, Nationals 2011.

Claire & Erin NDTA 2010

Claire fishing!

ACAC ribbon agility trial end of January 2009.

Erin and Claire 5th obedience elementary also got 1st Child Handler.

Claire as a young pup.

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