The Clever Hounds at Westminster
Last Saturday, The Clever Hounds participated in the Westminster Kennel Club Master Agility Championship. This event was supposed to be held in New York City in January, but was postponed until June and moved to Tarrytown because of COVID. While it’s much easier not...
Vlog: Lucky x Alice Puppies
When Alice had her puppies in March, I had great intentions of posting weekly updates on everything we were doing as they grew. Life in general and the reality of taking care of puppies got in the way of that, but we did take lots of photos and videos as they were...
Happy National Purebred Dog Day!
…. and some thoughts from the PBGV National Specialty It’s May 1, which is National Purebred Dog Day! This is an opportunity to celebrate all of the wonderful dog breeds that we have the opportunity to share our lives with. Choosing a purebred dog means having the...
The Clever Hounds at the National Agility Championship
Last week, the Clever Hounds traveled to Ocala, Florida so Gromit, Spice, and Silk could compete in the AKC National Championship. Qualifying for this event required 5 double Qs and 400 points earned during a designated one year period. Points can either be MACH/ PACH...
Puppies!
In the very early hours of St. Patrick's Day, Alice welcomed her first litter of puppies into the world. It was an easy delivery, probably helped along by the fact that Alice was in great shape prior to breeding. Having puppies in the house again is exciting, since...
The Clever Hounds’ Florida Vacation Part 2
Friday, December 18 was the start of the 2021 AKC Agility Invitational. This has always been one of my favorite events as it is a celebration of agility as a sport for all breeds. The Top 5 dogs of each breed in the regular classes are invited, as well as the top...
Happy Holidays from the Clever Hounds!
On the left: Silk 7, Wally 10, Alice 3, Elf 4, Ginny 2, Spice 6 On the right: C.C. 10, Gromit 7, Muse 9, Juno 13, Maya 15
The Clever Hounds’ Florida Vacation Part 1
This week was the AKC National Championship Dog Show in Orlando, Florida. The event includes the FAST CAT and Agility Invitationals, so the Clever Hounds took a road trip to represent PBGVs at these events. We arrived Tuesday afternoon for a warm up FAST CAT run....
Fixing It in the Whelping Box
There’s an old saying in dog shows, “Fix it in the whelping box, not the tack box”. I found myself thinking of a variation of this phrase at a hunt test this weekend, as handlers expressed frustration with their dogs’ problem behaviors on the hunt field. While...
Vlog: Scent Work Interior Master
AKC Master Interior is one of my favorite scent work classes to run, but it's a class that seems to cause a lot of anxiety among handlers. In this class, the dog and handler team must successfully search three rooms, each of which may have between zero and three...