"CH SPARKY UD"
**CHAMPION** & *TRICK DOG CHAMPION*
(OTCH POINTED)
"AVATAR BAYSHORE HOT-WIRED" u.d.
CD, CDX, GO, RN, RA, RE, TKI, TKA, TKP, DJ, FDC, CGC, CGCA, VSWB, VSWI, FITB, THDN, RATi, RATN, (4 RAE legs), (OM1 30 POINTS), 2 OTCH pts
(27 titles so far!)
*REGISTERED THERAPY DOG*
&
**AKC CANINE AMBASSADOR**
DO MORE WITH YOUR DOG TRICK TITLES: NTD, ITD, ATD, ETD, TDCH!
(NOVICE TRICK DOG, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, EXPERT,
AND TRICK DOG CHAMPION!)
THESE TITLES WERE EARNED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
CONFORMATION, OBEDIENCE, RALLY OBEDIENCE, TRICKS, DOCK DIVING, FARM DOG,
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN, SCENT WORK, AKC FIT DOG, THERAPY DOG., and Barn Hunt.
SPARKY IS ENTIRELY "clicker trained"WITH LOVE, COOKIES AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT.
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Sparky's FIRST 2 OTCH POINTS! Durham, NC, Judge Ms. Beasely, June 2, 2024, Utility B.. Second of only 3 qualifiers in a very competitive class of 8! 183.5 score. We need work on heeling.
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This was Sparky's first time in the B Classes! He was 4th in Open B with a 190. 4th of only 4 qualifiers out of like 17 or so dogs! So consistent.
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UD!!!!!!!
CH Bayshore Avatar Hot-Wired UD!!! 4-21-24, Blackburg VA, NRVKC Obedience Trial. Thank you Judge Brobst! Sparky passed Utility A with a 194.5, aced his signals and scent articles and go outs and gloves and moving stand to earn his Utility Dog Title!
April 20-21, WSDTC, 3 RAE legs. Judge O'Brian. 2 100's, earning us 1st and 4th today in very tough competition! 6 dog events in 7 days...whew, what was I thinking? But Sparky was a total trooper!
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Sparky's first RAE leg. 98 and first from Excellent and Advanced B!! His first High Combined! It was late in the day and he was tired, and I was tired, neither of us were 'sharp' but we were still fast and accurate. So proud of my boy. (Judge Joannie Brobst, NRVKC, April 20, 2024.)
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Sparky, Tweedy and I did a show at my grandkids school! It was called "Tweedy's Birthday Surprise". 3/10/2024 Very special day!
OUR FIRST BARN HUNT TRIAL! Won Novice in 57 seconds time in our height division of 5 dogs, and RATI Instinct title!! 3/29/'24
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Day 2, 2nd Q for RATN, and 3rd in his height division of 9 dogs! 57 seconds again.
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RATN Title and 4th place Novice A! Whoohoo! May 31, 2024
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Graduate Open Title, 194, 2nd place in class, j. Karen Wrey, Greensboro, NC. 3/16/'24
"SPARKY"
**CHAMPION**
&
*TRICK DOG CHAMPION*
"AVATAR BAYSHORE HOT-WIRED"
CD, CDX, GO, RN, RA, RE, TKI, TKA, TKP, DJ,FDC, CGC, CGCA, VSWB, VSWI, FITB, THDN, (2 UD LEGS)
*REGISTERED THERAPY DOG*
&
**AKC CANINE AMBASSADOR**
DO MORE WITH YOUR DOG TRICK TITLES: NTD, ITD, ATD, ETD, TDCH!
(NOVICE TRICK DOG, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, EXPERT, AND TRICK DOG CHAMPION!)
THESE TITLES WERE EARNED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
CONFORMATION, OBEDIENCE, RALLY OBEDIENCE, TRICKS, DOCK DIVING, FARM DOG,
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN, SCENT WORK, AKC FIT DOG AND THERAPY DOG.
**CHAMPION**
&
*TRICK DOG CHAMPION*
"AVATAR BAYSHORE HOT-WIRED"
CD, CDX, GO, RN, RA, RE, TKI, TKA, TKP, DJ,FDC, CGC, CGCA, VSWB, VSWI, FITB, THDN, (2 UD LEGS)
*REGISTERED THERAPY DOG*
&
**AKC CANINE AMBASSADOR**
DO MORE WITH YOUR DOG TRICK TITLES: NTD, ITD, ATD, ETD, TDCH!
(NOVICE TRICK DOG, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, EXPERT, AND TRICK DOG CHAMPION!)
THESE TITLES WERE EARNED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:
CONFORMATION, OBEDIENCE, RALLY OBEDIENCE, TRICKS, DOCK DIVING, FARM DOG,
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN, SCENT WORK, AKC FIT DOG AND THERAPY DOG.
My sweet smart boy Sparky after the show. Just love him more than I can say!!!
Thank you, Judge Karen Wrey! 194 score.
Sparky's first shows of 2024, Utility A and Graduate Open (titled). Greensboro, NC, march 16-17
Sparky's 1st UTILITY LEG!! 192, j. Curie, RKC, 12/2/23. He was FANTASTIC TODAY!!! So PROUD.
"SPARKY"
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12/2/23 - 1st Utility leg! Score: 192. Won Utility A. Judge Curie, RKC trial, Roanoke.
Welcome Back to School, Sparky! Therapy Dog, 2nd year starting!
Fancy Gap, The Blue Ribbon Winning School!!
Therapy Dog Day at the Blue Ribbon Award Winning School, Fancy Gap Elementary! Named one of the 10 Best Schools in the state of VA!! I wore blue ribbon blue to celebrate with them!
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Sparky at FCEG School having his picture done with Frozen characters! 12/1/2023
Sparky at the 35th Annual Christmas Bazaar at Fancy Gap Elementary School! 11/11/23
What an HONOR!!
CDX Title!!!!!!! Leg 3, 187 score, j. Beasely, Open A., 2nd Place of 2 qualifiers. May 2023
2nd Leg Graduate Open, score 195, j. Wrey, Wsdtc, 8/27/23
1st GRADUATE OPEN LEG! 185.5, J. Beasely, 6/11/23, Now we're getting somewhere!
6/9/'23 Rally Excellent, score 97, Tarheel Golden Retriever Club held at WSDTC, Winston Salem, NC.
CH Sparky CDX! New CDX title at Gray, TN shows, Judge Beasely, 187 score, 2nd place, 5/19/23. Excellent B, leg 2, perfect 100, and 1st!
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Sparky had his debut in Rally Excellent B, and won a class of 23 dogs! This was his 1st leg. His score a perfect 100! And we were FAST!! Judge Strong raved over his performance, his jumps, and our precision. So so so proud of Sparky! 4-29-23
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April 2023, Galax Community Fair!
I am honored that Sparky was awarded this certificate for completing 10 Therapy Dog visits at Fancy Gap Elementary School.
Winning OPEN A, 183.5, March 19, 2023, 1st Leg on CDX. Go SPARKY!
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CDX LEG #2! 190.5, j. Pratt, NRVKC, Blacksburg, VA 4/9/2023
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Barn Hunt Fun Test, March 18, 2023. Sparky smells a rat!
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He FOUND the rat! His first Novice run!
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Sparky and big puppy Xena at their first Barn Hunt Fun Test!
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He wanted NOTHING to do with whatever was in that tube! hahaha! But he won 2nd in the Instinct class all the same!
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His Novice Barn Hunt run, he found it and qualified!
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2/92023 At an Elementary School, Therapy Dog Visit!
Practicing in our Utility ring, January 2023. CDX and UD is in the forecast! (Update, he did get his first Utility A leg with a 192 and FIRST on 12/2/23!! Our hard work paid off!
Therapy dog visit at fancy gap elementary school, december 2022, jingle bells and all!
5/22/22 - 4 pt Major and new Champion! Thank you, judge Mrs. Lisa Graser.
CD Title! SCCTC Trial. Salem, Va, 11-5-2022. Thank you Judge Brobst , scores 190 and 189.5 for 1st and 2nd in Novice B.
4 pt. Major!! Thank you Judge Jon Cole. 5/21/22
I am very honored that Sparky was invited to be
the official Therapy dog
for fancy gap elementary school for the upcoming '22-'23 school year!!!
Sparky will be visiting classrooms, helping with reading programs, and he will just generally spread goodwill and cheer and happiness everywhere he goes, spreading his 'SPARKS OF JOY'. Sparky is a Registered Therapy Dog with Alliance and AKC Canine Ambassador.
Sparky and Tammy minutes after winning our FIRST MAJOR!! 4 point win, Judge Jon Cole, Gray, TN. May 21, 2022.
CD leg #1, 195.5, Novice B, WSDTC, June 2022!
5/30/2022 - NEW TITLES: CGC & CGCA!! Sparky has completed 4 new titles in the last 10 days!!!
New Rally Advanced title with scores: 99, 83, 89, and 1st and 2nd places. Thank you judges Russell Hornfisher, Ted McCall & virtual judge Nancy Watson! Gray, TN, May 20, 2022.
Sparky and I passed our evaluation to become a registered Therapy Dog Team, with Alliance of Therapy Dogs on March 2022! We look forward to visiting Senior Centers, Schools and more!
NORTH AMERICAN DIVING DOGS EVENT, SALEM, VA, MOUNTAIN VALLEY CLUSTER!
AUGUST 2021
AUGUST 2021
Straight from the conformation ring to the diving dock! Go Sparky! Such a talented boy.
Awards from the Mountain Valley Cluster, 8/4-8/8, 2021. #11! 3 pts, and 2 Dock Junior Q's!
Salem, VA, Mountain Valley Cluster, Aug 4, 2021. 1 pt of 3 from this cluster. Thank you Judge John Wade!
BEST OF WINNERS, Thank you Judge Houston Clark! 8/7/2021
Sparky's Dock Junior dive October 2019!
Sparky NEW TITLE: Dock Junior. Oct 2019
Sparky and Chippy say CHEESE!
Beautiful Sparky winning points from the Salem, Va Cluster from the Puppy Classes. 5 points!!
PUPPY CLASS, 6 mos, Sparky's 1st point under Judge Graser, Gray, TN, May 18, 2019.
The judge pointing to us for Best of Winners! Salem, Va, 8/2019.
Sparky's First Dog Show, 6 months, 1 point, Puppy Class.
Tweedy & Sparky - Gotcha!
Baby Sparky, about 5 wks.
