The next generation

At the BCGA ASFA trials Dec 17 and 18 I managed to practice and then certify what I hope to be part of the next generation of Avalon Borzoi (coming up on #49 January 28th so can't help but wonder how many more generations I have the stamina for). Then two weeks later I brought her back out for her first real competition, and I am pleased to report that "RTee" appears to have the same back as her father and grandfather before her, and more than a passing interest in chasing plastic. She came home with two firsts and 48 ASFA points. Now to ease her through open without her getting interfered with, always a worry when running open dogs.

Photo at the top of this entry Nov 2001 FC Silkenswift Camus Dark Realm MC, LCM2,SGRC2,V-FCH, ROMX (BIF DC Mufasa Midnite O' Silkenswift SC, LCM ORC x Silkenswift Isis O' Shadlows JC) aka "Neechee"

Middle photo by Dan Gauss January 2007 BIF FC Avalon Dark Voyager of Ryhka SC, LCM (Neechee x Deuterium's Selenium of Ryhka SC, FCH, GRC, ORC) aka "Vger"

Bottom photo by Lee Gearheart December 2009 Avalon Artemis ("Vger" x Avalon Solarra SC, JOR, FCH) .

Another little potential superstar waiting in the wings (just certified with ASFA) is Avalon Talinn (Riven x Autumn) Lee got some photos of her as test dog at these trials that look so much like her grandsire Darkling it flight it was startling.

Thanksgiving Day

Tasty Oh! Turkey breast rubbed in fire spice, cheese grits with peppers, oven roasted potatoes and chocolate volcano cake now those were the highlights I remember best. Many thanks to Leonore and her family for putting up with the two travelers (Nancy and myself) for several days and sharing a lovely Thanksgiving with them. After dinner I pulled out the laptap and watched bullriding videos with Leonore's very intense Border Collie girl Dot as you can see here. Like all girls she has a special place in her heart for cowboys, or was it the cows/bulls she was lusting after the opportunity to maybe herd around the arena a few times? At any rate she is a most pleasant video companion never complaning when you change the screen or the rider. Another amazing moment came when the snow began to fall in huge fluffy flakes and it stuck at least overnight and for a little while the next morning. It caused our friend Susan to leap to action and pack out of there on her way home as she still had to get home to get her dogs for the hunt that weekend. Below you can see my dog Vger the morning after Thanksgiving before I got he and CJ loaded up, they both enjoyed a romp in the snow.

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