| DATE | EVENT |
2008 NEWS |
| December 28 | Sassy celebrated her 13th birthday today. She had a wonderful day and some yummy treats. | |
| December 14 | USDAA Agility | USDAA Agility trial in GA - day 2: Phancy qualifies in Starters Gamblers and earns 1st place in the class. These placements are moving her toward her AD title. |
| December 13 | USDAA Agility | USDAA Agility trial in GA: Phancy qualifies in Starters Pairs and earns a 3rd place in the class. |
| December 7 | AKC LC | AKC lure coursing in North Branch, NJ - day 2. In PHs, there were 5 open and 8 FChs. Phoenix was 4th today. It was bitter cold with a biting wind. |
| December 6 | AKC LC | AKC Lure coursing in North Branch, NJ. In PHs, there were 3 open, 8 FCh and 1 Veteran running. Phoenix was 5th today. The field was very slippery and it was a very cold day. Phlirt got to run a practice today too and LOVED IT!!! |
| November 29 |
LGRA ASFA |
LGRA racing in Flemington, PA. Entry was 3. Phaedra was 1st and earned 1 National point; Phoenix was 2nd and earned 1 GRC and 0.5 National point. Momma Phlirt was 3rd.
ASFA coursing in GA. Phancy is 2nd in an entry of 3 FCh and earns 9 points towards her LCM. |
| November 23 | LGRA | LGRA racing in Flemington, NJ - Day 2. Entry was 3. Phaedra was 1st and earned 1 GRC and 1 National point and she earned her Gazehound Racing Champion (GRC) title; Phoenix was 2nd and earned 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National point. Momma Phlirt was 3rd but had a great time. The babies, Phalcon and Phuture got to do a full practice run with blanket and muzzle and thought chasing the jack-a-lure was absolutely WONDERFUL!! |
| November 22 | LGRA | LGRA racing in Flemington, PA. Entry was 3. Phaedra was 1st and earned 1 GRC and 1 National point; Phoenix was 2nd and earned 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National point. |
| November 16 |
ASFA LGRA |
ASFA Lure Coursing in Flemington, NJ - Day 2. Entry was 2 Open. Phoenix was 1st (earning 8 points) and Phoebe was 2nd . Great new field. Phoenix became a NEW ASFA FCh today.
LGRA racing in Syosset, NY - Day 2. Entry was 3. Phaedra was 1st again and earned 1 GRC and 1 National point. |
| November 15 |
ASFA LGRA |
ASFA Lure Coursing in Flemington, NJ. Entry was 2 Open. Phoenix was 1st (earning 8 points) and Phoebe was 2nd . The weather was very rainy in the AM and the mud was yucky, but the dogs had a great time.
LGRA racing in Syosset, NY. Entry was 3. Phaedra was 1st and earned 1 GRC and 1 National point. |
| November 11 | AKC |
I received the AKC Bred By Exhibitor Silver Award Medallion. More info can be found here: http://www.akc.org/events/bbe/medallions.cfm |
| November 9 | AKC LC | AKC Lure Coursing in North Branch, NJ - Day 2. Entry was 1 Open, 1 Veteran and 3 FCh. Phoenix was 2nd and Phoebe was 3rd . Thanks again to all those who helped me with my dogs. |
| November 8 | AKC LC | AKC Lure Coursing in North Branch, NJ. Entry was 1 Open, 1 Veteran and 4 FCh. Phoenix was 2nd (1 LCX point), Phoebe was 3rd and Phaedra was 4th. |
| October 26 | AKC LC | AKC Lure Coursing in Flemington, NJ - Day 2. Entry was again 3 FCh. Phoenix was BOB (2 LCX points); Phaedra was 2nd and Phoebe was 3rd. Thanks to everyone that helped me, since I can't release my own dogs due to my hand burn. |
| October 25 | AKC LC | AKC Lure Coursing in Flemington, NJ (GVFRRC): Entry was 3 FCh. Phoenix wins BOB and then goes on to win his first BEST IN FIELD earning 5 LCX points. Phaedra was 2nd and Phoebe was 3rd. |
| October 12 | AKC LC | Phoenix wins his stake of 8 FCh and earns 5 LCX points at the PHCA National Lure Coursing Trial in Memphis, TN. |
| October 11 |
AKC PHCA National ASFA |
Phancy wins Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) at the Pharaoh Hound Club of America's National Specialty in Memphis, TN.
Phaedra is 3rd in FCh stake earning 20 points at the Region 9 Regional in Griswold, CT. |
| October 4 | AKC Agility | Phancy qualifies for her 2nd open standard (OA) leg in agility and also earns 1st place in her class. |
| September 14 | LGRA | LGRA straight racing in Ringoes, NJ: We had the same 4 PHs running from yesterday. Phaedra was 2nd for 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National point. Phoenix was 3rd and got the turtle. Phlirt was scratched from running after running twice due to the heat and her age. Phalcon and Phuture got to do puppy runs again and had a wonderful time. |
| September 13 | LGRA | LGRA straight racing in Ringoes, NJ: We had 4 PHs running. Phaedra was 2nd for 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National point. Phoenix was 3rd and Momma Phlirt got the turtle. Phalcon and Phuture got to do puppy runs and were PHABULOUS!!! |
| September 7 | LGRA | LGRA straight racing in Ringoes, NJ: With 2 PHs racing, Phoenix was 1st for 1 GRC and 1 NRC point. Phlirt had tons of fun chasing that jack-a-lure and she's getting back into wonderful shape after litter # 2. |
| September 6 | AKC Breed | Somerset KC: Phalcon is Reserve WD from the 6-9 month puppy dog class. Way to go Rick and Phalcon. You both looked phabulous!!! |
| September 4 | AKC Breed | Central NJ Hound Association show: Phuture is Reserve WB (to a 3 pt major) from the 6-9 month puppy bitch class. |
| August 31 |
LGRA ASFA LC |
LGRA straight racing in Pennsville, NJ: With 3 PHs racing, Phoenix was 1st for 1 GRC and 1 NRC point. Phoebe came in 2nd and earned her first LGRA points - she got 0.5 GRC and 0.5 NRC points.
ASFA Lure Coursing in Starkville, NY (day 2): Phaedra took 3rd in the FCh stake for 20 LCM points. |
| August 30 |
AKC LC ASFA LC |
AKC Lure Coursing in Hanover, PA: Phoebe finished her AKC Field Champion title with a BOB in an entry was 2 Open, 1 FCh and 1 Vet.
ASFA Lure Coursing in Starkville, NY: Phaedra finished her ASFA Field Champion title with a BOB in an large entry of 17 PHs. |
| August 10 | AKC LC | JRRWA In Pennsville, NJ Day 2 (4-5-1) - In FCh stake: Phoenix is 2nd and earns 2 LCX points; Phaedra is 3rd and earns 1 LCX point'; In the open stake Phoebe is 3rd. |
| August 9 | AKC LC | JRRWA In Pennsville, NJ Day 1 (2-5-1) - In FCh stake: Phaedra is 3rd and earns 1 LCX point'; Phoenix is 4th. In the open stake Phoebe is 2nd. |
| July 20 | AKC Breed |
Eastern Specialty in Chatham, NY: |
| July 19 | AKC Breed | Phuture makes her show debut at Putnam KC and shows wonderfully. |
| July 18 |
AKC LC AKC Breed |
AKC lure coursing in Stormville, NY: Phaedra wins the FCh stake and 5 LCX points. Yipee!!!!! Phalcon makes his show debut at Putnam KC and is 2nd in his class. He showed very well and had lots of fun. Go Phalcon!!! |
| July 14 | Happy 1/2 birthday to Phuture and Phalcon. | |
| June 28 | AKC Rally | Phlirt earns her third qualifying score in Rally Novice A with a score of 94 and also a 4th placement in an entry of 9. So Phlirt is now a RN and is also qualified for the Versatility Certificate awarded by PHCA. |
| June 27 | AKC Rally | Phlirt earns her second qualifying score in Rally Novice A with a score of 93. |
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June 26 |
AKC Breed AKC Rally |
Phoenix wins BOB at the Potomac Hound Show in Bel Alton, MD in entry of 0-0-(2-0) Phlirt earns her first qualifying score in Rally Novice A with a score of 89. |
| June 14 |
Phalcon and Phuture are 5 months old today. Happy Birthday babies. Phaedra earns her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Certification. |
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| June 1 | ASFA | Day 2 of the ASFA II in Leesburg, VA: Phoebe earns 2nd place (entry of 8) and 24 points. Phoenix is 4th (by forfeiture - can't run Phoebe and Phoenix together for 2-3-4 runoff) and earns 8 points. |
| May 30 | ASFA | Day 1 of the ASFA II in Leesburg, VA: Phaedra earns 3rd place (entry of 10) and 20 points. |
| May 17 | LGRA | Phaedra earns 1 GRC point and 1 National point at straight racing in Marlton, NJ. Phaedra also got a new friend in her house, her brother, Phalcon, today. Rick and Deb are thrilled. Phalcon and Phaedra are going to have great fun together. Phoenix earns 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National points racing today too. |
| May 16 | AKC Rally | Phaedra earns her 3rd qualifying score and therefore her Rally Novice (RN) title. It was pouring rain, but she still got a score of 84. Great job Phaedra and Rick. |
| May 14 | Phuture and Phalcon are 4 months old | |
| May 11 | AKC Coursing |
Back for more AKC lure coursing in Glenville, NY. Phoenix was 2nd in the FCh stake to earn 3 LCX points. Phoebe is 3rd in the open stake and earns 1 point - 2 more singles to go. |
| May 10 | AKC Coursing |
We went AKC lure coursing in Glenville, NY. There were 7 open and 12 FCh. Phoenix was 3rd in open and finished his AKC Field Champion title which also makes him an AKC Dual Champion. With Phoenix earning his Field Champion title, this now qualifies Phlirt for the PHCA Register of Merit (ROM) award. |
| May 4 | AKC Breed | Phaith and I went to Trenton KC to try showing again. The entry is 4-2-1-1. Phaith does wonderfully and is Winner's Bitch for 1 point. I am VERY PROUD of this girl, she's come a long way. |
| April 27 | LGRA | Back for day 2 of racing with same PHs as yesterday. Phaedra was 1st and Phoenix was 2nd. Phaedra is over half way to her straight racing title. |
| April 26 | LGRA | I went straight racing in Wall, NJ with Phoenix, Phlirt and the two little ones. Rick and Deb brought Phaedra. The weather was cool and windy, but the dogs had a great time. Phaedra was 1st, Phoenix was 2nd and Phlirt got the turtle. |
| April 20 | ASFA | Day 2 in Waterford, CT. This time there were 22 PHs running: 13 open, 7 FCh and 2 Vets. Phoenix does it again and wins 1st in open and another 40 points. My little Phoebe has a spectacular second run and pulls out 3rd place and 20 points. Phoenix then ran for BOB and won...what a wonderful day! On a side note.......YIPEE Phoenix, Phoebe and Phaedra are all qualified to run at the II. Tooooo Cooool. |
| April 19 | ASFA | We traveled to Waterford, CT for our 1st ASFA trial and in the hopes of getting Phoenix and Phoebe qualified for this years ASFA II in Virginia. This was the 1st trip with the RV this year and everyone got to go including the little ones. There were 20 PHs entered: 11 open, 7 FCh and 2 Vets. I ran Phoenix and Phoebe. Rick and Deb ran their Phaedra (all in open). Phoenix ran phabulously and took 1st in open and 40 points. Phaedra took 2nd after a 2-3-4 run-off, so she earned 30 points. Phoebe was 6th after a not-so-good second run. I was huntmaster for Whippets and Ridgebacks, it was fun to get out there again. Rick and Deb learned to huntmaster and Rick actually was huntmaster for a few breeds in the final runs. Momma Phlirt got to run a practice run which she thoroughly LOVED!! I camped overnight with the hounds at the field, the little ones did great. |
| April 13 | AKC coursing |
Phoebe and Phoenix go back to NJ for more AKC coursing today. Phoenix gets a 4 point major making him 1 point shy of his FCh title. Phancy is BOS again in an entry of 7 in Perry, GA. |
| April 12 | AKC |
Phoebe, Phoenix and Phaedra go AKC coursing in Flemington, NJ. We had an entry of 5 open, 2 FCh and 1 Vet. Phoenix earns 2nd in open for another 2 points. Phoebe is 3rd in open for a 1 point. Phaedra is 2nd in FCh stake. Phancy goes AKC coursing in Perry, GA and gets 3rd in the FCh stake. Phancy is BOS again in an entry of 7 |
| April 11 | AKC |
Phancy is BOS in Perry, GA again in an entry of 1-1-1-1 Phancy does agility again too and earns a qualifying score and a 1st place in Open Jumpers with Weaves. |
| April 10 | AKC breed and agility |
Phancy is BOS in Perry, GA in an entry of 1-1-1-1 Phancy does agility in Perry too and earns her 1st qualifying score in Open Standard. Great job you Phancy and Brianna. |
| April 6 | AKC Lure Coursing | In North Branch, NJ we went AKC coursing. There were 14 PHs present - 6 open, 6 FCh and 2 Veterans. Phoenix earned 2nd place in open and 3 single points moving him to 8 points with 1 major. Phoebe earned 3rd place in open and 2 single points moving her to 11 points with both majors. The weather was cold and raw, but the dogs had a good time and did very well. Phuture went along too and had a great time meeting tons of new people and some whippet puppies and some IGs. Phoenix and Phoebe both earned their Senior Courser (SC) certifications today too. |
| April 5 |
AKC Lure Coursing AKC Breed |
Phaie goes AKC lure coursing in an
entry of 1 open and 1 FCh.
Phaie is BOB and earns her 1st point.
Phaie is also BOB in the showring too. Wahoooooooo. |
| April 4 | AKC Breed |
Phaie hits the show ring for the 1st time this year and is BOB in an entry of 2. Way to go Lindsey and Phaie. |
| March 29 | AKC Lure Coursing | In Syosset, NY we went AKC lure coursing. There were 13 PHs present - 4 open, 7 FCh and 2 Veterans. Phoenix earned 1st place in open and a 3-point major (his 1st major); Phoebe earned 2nd place in open and 1 point. Phaedra was 3rd in the FCh stake, so earned her first 2 LCX points. We all had a wonderful time. It was nice to get the hounds out to course for the 1st time this spring. |
| March 22 |
AKC Agility ASFA coursing Misc |
In GA - Phancy competed again in Novice standard and Novice jumpers today and earned her 1st two titles in agility - the Novice Agility (NA) and Novice Agility Jumpers (NAJ). Phancy earned 1st in each "B" class in an entry of 10 dogs in each. Well done Phancy and Brianna. Now on to the open classes.
In NJ, Phaedra competed in ASFA lure coursing and ran wonderfully and was BOB and BEST IN FIELD (BIF). Wohoo. Go Phaedra and Rick. This is Phaedra's 2nd BIF.
We had visitors for the puppies this morning. Both pups loved the attention and puppy kisses and love nips were freely given to everyone. |
| March 21 | AKC Agility | In GA, Phancy continues her agility career and earned qualifying scores in both Novice Standard and also in Novice Jumpers. These were her 2nd qualifying scores in each - 1 more to go. She took 2nd in one class and 1st in the other. Way to go Phancy and Brianna! |
| March 19 | Phlirt celebrated her 7th birthday. She is now considered a Veteran. | |
| March 15 | LGRA | We went straight racing today. Phoebe and Phoenix met their sister, Phaedra, at Pennsville, NJ. Phoenix won his 1st race meet earning 1 GRC point and 1 National GRC point. Phaedra was 2nd and earned 0.5 GRC and 0.5 National GRC point. |
| January 26 | AKC Rally | In Nashville, TN, Phancy earned her 3rd and final leg toward her Rally Advanced (RA) title. Her housemate Femi earned her MACH2 title. And Phancy's cousin Trey earned his Rally Advanced Title today too, earning all 3 qualifying scores on Thurs, Fri and Sat of this weekend. Way to go Brianna and Bekki. |
| January 25 | AKC agility | Phancy Q's in Novice B Standard today. Phancy is on her way. |
| January 24 | AKC agility | Phancy makes her debut in agility Novice B Jumpers and she qualifies. Wahoo!!!! |
| January 16 | Phlower crossed Rainbow Bridge this evening. She is now with her Uncle Phantom. | |
| January 14 | Litter # 2 is born at CharmedWons - 2 girls and 1 boy. |