show Brag!

snips · Post by **snips** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:51 pm

Gambles Odyssey Fritz wins a 5 pt major today in Atlanta! He crossed over winning over the bitches. Thanks SOOO MUCH to Lara and Jimmy Spears!!!!!!! That gives him 8 pts toward his Dual!

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 5:18 pm

WOOHOOO! That is so exciting!! Way to go!

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:49 pm

Simply Awesome Brenda! A 5 pointer says one heck of a lot for the competition to Fritz and Lara! That was at least 15 B!tches in the ring for the cross over.... How many Dogs?

snips · Post by **snips** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:26 am

I think there was 7 males. Finally found a judge that does not mind using one with white. Pariettis just fininshed their Creed`s Dual who is white, they say it has really been tough. A HUGE CONGRATS to them on that. They have been very encouraging to Rick on hanging in there. It is very hard finding anyone these days pursueing Dual in GSP`s seems like.

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:34 am

Congratulations!!! With the major out of the way, it ought to be easier to get the last 2 points.

Best,

snips · Post by **snips** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:25 am

Yeah, you must be thinking FC. He is just ver 1/2 there. He was 2nd again today. Ugh.

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:32 am

Hi Ted, my bad. Here is the phrase from the AKC site:

The American Kennel Club requires a dog to obtain a total of 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a champion. The majors must be won under different judges and at least one other judge must award some of the remaining points - so you need to win under at least three different judges.

I guess I was crossing the point requirements for the FC over to the CH title.

The rest of the page is good reading: http://www.akc.org/events/conformation/ ... points.cfm .

Best,

LSKGSPs · Post by **LSKGSPs** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:15 pm

Pariettis just fininshed their Creed`s Dual who is white, they say it has really been tough. A HUGE CONGRATS to them on that. They have been very encouraging to Rick on hanging in there. It is very hard finding anyone these days pursueing Dual in GSP`s seems like.

Congrats to all!!!!!! Let's see, just off the top of my head.......Karl, Creed, next Fritz...Brenda, you're making me feel guilty about Heidi.

Again, fabulous!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **pear** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 3:24 pm

Great news Brenda !!!! Keep up the good work and you'll have before you know it. ..."pear"

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 6:07 pm

snips wrote:I think there was 7 males. Finally found a judge that does not mind using one with white. Pariettis just fininshed their Creed`s Dual who is white, they say it has really been tough. A HUGE CONGRATS to them on that. They have been very encouraging to Rick on hanging in there. It is very hard finding anyone these days pursueing Dual in GSP`s seems like.

You just have to tell Rick, "You gotta play to win!" You certainly have the dogs to do it. I would like to see more folks going after the Dual, but it really does take a lot of work, money, effort and patience! To me though, the reward would be priceless!

What Judges have put Fritz up? Gotta make notes!!

Post by **Ayres** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:49 pm

Congrats Brenda!

PntrRookie · Post by **PntrRookie** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:50 am

Congrats Brenda,
Does Rick get Fritz back to run in the Endurance? Or is he not running? What dogs are you running? Best of luck!

SharpMtn · Post by **SharpMtn** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:56 am

Hello Everybody! This is Fritz's proud handler!!:) There were 11 dogs and 17 bitches!!

Yes, we know some judges to take him to, some we will just have to try and then there is the different competition in the ring each time and the 'ultimate' thing is how Fritz performs that day:) He IS a happy happy boy but is showing good on a more consistent basis:)

Dog shows, are always a gamble!

Yes, we still need one more major......but a 5 pointer is HUGE!!!! We need a 3pt major (minimum) and 4 single points. Doesn't sound SO far when you put it that way!!;)

Lara

LSKGSPs · Post by **LSKGSPs** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:02 am

Dog shows, are always a gamble!

Hi Lara........What a GREAT Pun in the above quote.
("Gamble's Odyssey Fritz")

Congratulations in a HUGE way on the way things are progressing for Fritz.......Very nice work!

"Sam" is looking down on all of this and I know he (and Chuck and Judy) are very proud of his sons and daughters.................and of the care, concern and success you have given and brought to them. "Heidi" is packing her bags and making threats about walking to Georgia, if I don't start driving pretty quickly.

Al

snips · Post by **snips** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:36 pm

Wow, thats more dogs than I thought! Lara has transformed Fritz totally into what he is. When she got him he knew NOTHING! He was spinning in the air on a lead, always thinking FT! "Show dog" was the last thing from Rick and Fritz`s mind! So, we have a huge THANKS for what Lara has done here! It has really been fun!

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:42 pm

This is a picture of Fritz that my wife took in the Summer of 2005.

Post by **ezzy333** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:51 pm

Now there is a dog that is liver and white and ticked in my mind. Love the color and the dog.

Great to see someone is still trying to keep the breed in tack by showing and trialing both.

Ezzy

LSKGSPs · Post by **LSKGSPs** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 11:34 pm

Greg.............A great shot of a great dog. Thanks for sharing.

midwestfisherman · Post by **midwestfisherman** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:46 am

Greg, That's a great picture!

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:12 pm

I'll pass the compliments on to my wife. She'll appreciate it.

Best,

Post by **grant** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:28 am

Great job!!!

snips · Post by **snips** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:40 pm

Fritz picks up a couple more points toward his Dual. Total of 10! Slowely inching up. Thanks to Lara and Jimmy Spears!!! Great job with the boy! We think he's getting a little too partial to the foo' foo' life!!!

Post by **pear** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:46 pm

Only a few more points and then you can bring him back to earth...

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:31 pm

FRITZ! FRITZ!! FRITZ!!!

Best,

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:39 pm

snips wrote: he's getting a little too partial to the foo' foo' life!!!

BIG CONGRATS! Go Fritz! So how is Rick handling his FC loving the "Show Life"??

snips · Post by **snips** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:49 pm

Bruce, Rick likes bout anything if he is winning. Takes me back to the year he beat me for High Point by 1 pt.

But he has a nice dog and it is amazing how Fritz has jumped into anything he does and does it well. The dog has amazed me. We went to the show today and Fritz was having a ball. I think he knew where every squeeky was in the building.

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:21 pm

OHHHH, I HATE squeaky toys!

One of Dalins Best of Winners was in a horse arena just after a couple of Wrens flew down out of the beams and landed on the fence right in front of him on the down and back and he flash pointed in the ring! I about dropped, but I think the Judge actually liked it. When Jen apologized for Dalin pointing to the Judge, he said...."Well, that's what he was bred for!" Gave him BOW!

Squeaky Toys......Different story

Puts him on Search and Destroy!

LSKGSPs · Post by **LSKGSPs** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:07 pm

This trip Fritz is completeing is just FABULOUS. CONGRATULATIONS....

AL

SharpMtn · Post by **SharpMtn** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:43 am

OHHHH, I HATE squeaky toys!

I am with you!!:)

Wish us luck...in 2 weekends Fritz will go to his first OUTDOOR show! Can't wait to see what things AMAZE him there (birds possibly???:)

But he has a nice dog and it is amazing how Fritz has jumped into anything he does and does it well. The dog has amazed me. We went to the show today and Fritz was having a ball.

Trainability and temperament is the key!!!! Fritz certainly has both and it has come in handy while turning him into a show dog:)

Lara
(the foo foo dog's show handler)

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:11 pm

I meant to say earlier......

WINNERS PIX! WINNERS PIX! WINNERS PIX! WINNERS PIX!

C'mon.... we need to see Fritz in a foo foo stack!

Post by **Ayres** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:06 pm

AHGSP wrote:C'mon.... we need to see Fritz in a foo foo stack!

Congrats Fritz!

mountaindogs · Post by **mountaindogs** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:09 pm

Seems like it's been forever since that show

we are all waiting for the new pics eagerly. Be sure to post them Brenda!

snips · Post by **snips** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:57 pm

I have a show pic, just don't know how to post it.

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 1:11 pm

Brenda,

Send it to me in the e-mail address in my signature line and I'll post it for you.

Best,

Post by **Greg Jennings** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:46 pm

Here is the picture...

Post by **Ayres** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 11:49 pm

Ok, spill the beans... to get him to stand still like that you planted a bird off to the left, didn't you?

snips · Post by **snips** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 1:37 pm

The Whoa training helped, but mostly Lara training!

AHGSP · Post by **AHGSP** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 6:43 pm

Ayres wrote:Ok, spill the beans... to get him to stand still like that you planted a bird off to the left, didn't you?

Too Much!!

Do I see trimmed haunches and tail tip?!

He does look good, even when he's not in motion!

SharpMtn · Post by **SharpMtn** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:33 am

Ok, spill the beans... to get him to stand still like that you planted a bird off to the left, didn't you?

No....it was a SQUEAKY toy:) Brenda, have you gotten the big 5 ptr picture yet??:)))

Lara

snips · Post by **snips** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 12:38 pm

Yes, Rick ordered you one. He's got a copy of this one too.