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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 8:16 am
well, she is just a baby. i'm sure the barking days will come. ack! today we slept til 9 o'clock....or, i slept, at least, SOMEONE else was in the mood to play.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, March 05, 2005 - 1:37 pm
Cami got her third point this morning!! Her mom did not take Best of Group yesterday, but that's okay. Two more days at this show and we pick her up!!!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 10:02 am
yay kstme! ok guys, i've put little lola's picture on the gotpetsonline site. you can vote for her for pet of the week, if you want. a puppy that looks almose identical to her won last week, and to me, she is cuter. lol, just my biased opinion. lol. here's the page, if you want to vote...she is the second one on the page, a pic, in her pink hand bag. www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures/gallery/dogs/small-sized-dogs/chihuahuas/ just for the record, you don't win anything, it's just for fun. the puppy who won last week is picture 9 on the same page....it is named chica. 
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 10:23 am
I voted for Lola! What a cute idea! My Maggie Mae might be showing up in the Silky gallery. 
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 10:24 am
I voted!!
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Spygirl
Moderator
04-23-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 10:56 am
I voted 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 11:14 am
I found Lola, but didn't see any way to vote. Duh!
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 11:30 am
I voted for Lola too!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 11:36 am
She got my vote as well. (Signed my cat on while I was there. )
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 1:43 pm
Lola, got my vote! She is the cutest one there!
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 1:52 pm
Added in my vote for Lola!
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Kady
Member
07-30-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 1:53 pm
Lola got my vote. OG...did you figure it out? Click on her picture and a single picture of Lola will come up with a Vote for Me button. 
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 2:21 pm
Viva Lola! She got my vote. 
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 3:45 pm
Ktsme - What does the CH stand for in front of dog names at dog shows? Jbeanie - I voted too!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 3:45 pm
Voted for Lolabean.
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 3:51 pm
Eeyore...the CH means the dog has earned his/her championship by competing in a certain number of dog shows and winning. It's more complicated than that, but that's the short version. We haven't heard how Cami did today, so I'm thinking she didn't pick up the point, which is, seriously, ok!
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Lobster
Member
04-13-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:01 pm
Jbeanie, she's adorable!! I voted too!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:09 pm
I took my JRT to the "British Columbia JRT Fun Day" today. This day is organized by a group of enthusiasts/breeders in BC to give Jack Russells and their owners a day of fun activities, including flyball, racing, agility etc. It's mostly for pet dogs who may not have gotten into any of these activities -- basically an outlet for these active dogs. Because this was the group's first-ever outing, no one knew how many would show up -- but at one point I'm quite sure there were over 100 JRTs and other dogs there. It was held at a horse farm on a very cloudy day. Now as I might have mentioned before, my JRT doesn't bark. I don't know why. I know he knows how, because every now and then he barks at the TV, but he just doesn't usually. HIS way of getting out his energy, anxiety, etc. is jumping, twisting and running. So when I pulled up I wasn't quite prepared for the incredible NOISE being made by about 100 JRTs! Wow oh wow do they bark. I am so lucky my dog doesn't bark like that. My dog just bounced like a madman on the end of his leash. The first order of business was racing. You might have seen this on TV before. Dogs race down a gated area after a pulled lure. My dog had never done this before and I was unsure whether he'd do it or just get distracted. We went in 3's with all inexperienced dogs. Because I went to the day by myself, I didn't have anyone to catch my dog at the end -- and so I had asked his breeder (who was at the end already) if she'd catch him. She said yes. So the lure goes, I let Finnegan go, and he was off like the wind!!! He was the first to make it down -- but unfortunately, the breeder didn't catch his wily, wiry butt and he took off bounding like a rabbit all around the field, through the agility equipment, racing around the other dogs. He would not "come" and decided to turn "deaf" right at that very minute. Every time anyone, including me, tried to lure him to them with treats, water, pull toys, etc, he would do a "fly-by" and then zoom past. In what seemed like an eternity but was probably only about 1 minute, we had him. But man was I embarrassed -- and newly-encouraged to put him through some serious recall training. Here in the city, his recall is great. He listens and knows what's expected. But I think the excitement of it all just got to him today -- and without having that "outlet" of barking, he just needed to run around like a maniac to express his enthusiasm. He wasn't going anywhere -- he just wanted to run around with glee and didn't want to be stopped, either. Anyways, trust me, I do realize how dangerous that situation COULD have been, and I'll definitely work on his recall training A LOT more. Funnily enough, once I'd gotten him, his breeder (who does flyball, agility, racing, etc. with her dogs) said to me, "Well, don't let that stop you from racing him. He's bloody fast!" Yes, he is. We did the agility equipment (on leash) and he did OK -- not great, but OK. A little distracted. He desperately wanted to do flyball, but I wasn't letting the little bugger off that leash again for anything... In all, we had a good, fun day. He's asleep now -- and I think he will be pooped for the rest of the day. For a breed of dog who has a reputation for being somewhat aggressive, there were NO fights that I witnessed during the day. Of course the dogs were on leash, but still... I had planned to take lots of pics, but unfortunately Finnegan was tugging and going crazy most of the time ... I did manage to take these two:
and this one of a very happy, but very naughty, pooch:

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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:17 pm
Sounds like you two had a very fun day. Love the pics!
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Kstme
Member
08-14-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:20 pm
Yankee, What a picture!! Sounds like a fabulous day!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 4:33 pm
He's an adorable poochie! I finally got my vote in for Lolabean. I just didn't realize I have to scroll down the page. She is way beyond cute!
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 5:13 pm
thanks everyone! from me and the rottendog.  
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Scootersmom
Member
08-10-2002
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 5:54 pm
I voted! Kstme, I betcha you and TheKid are soooo excited about picking Cami up! Yay you! Yankee, looks like Finnegan had a fabulous day, I can see how much he is smiling! 
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 6:31 pm
Finnegan's outing reminds me of a dog I saw on the beach the other morning. It was going absolutely nuts, running all over the place, chasing birds, in and out of the water, up and down the sand, paying not the least bit of attention to its owner calling. As I passed the owner, I told her not to worry, that there is a seawall a mile and a half down, which would stop the dog. She said it was the dog's first time at the beach. Unfortunately, the dog then turned and went north. The island extends about forty miles north. I don't know if that woman ever got her dog back or not. Last I saw, it was just about out of sight and still racing north. The poor woman was wearing flipflops.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 - 7:36 pm
Yankee, what a hilarious picture of Finnegan smiling. I can just hear him thinking "That was so much fun Mom!! Lemme off the leash again! PLEEEEAAASSE!!" I loved your account of the day's events! Ktsme - So, how long does it take for a dog to become a CH? I was watching some Westminster dog show yesterday, and it got me wondering. If a dog isn't a CH, would they be able to compete in Westminster? For example, could a new dog do really well in a local competition, and just keep moving up during the season, all the way to Westminster, before earning their CH? If the can, then what would they be called?
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