The Versatile Dog

Relearning the dock!

I spent MONTHS teaching Jake to NOT go down the ramp but rather jump off the dock so he could do dock diving. Now, so he can continue swimming and not over-stress his back/rear end, (he only has one hip due to an accident when he was a wee one and removal of the head of the hip at 4 months old) I'm reversing course to make it easier. Also, to make it easier is the reason why he has a life jacket on again. Today, he is showing off and teaching Micah (James Affeldt) who is barking in the background that it's really fun to retrieve in the water even though jumping 16'.6" (person best jump) is not a part of it! He just turned 8 and he still thinks he can do it all so unfortunately I have to be the voice of reason for him!!

Agility! Who’d a thought it?

A little hard to see but there are hoops, weave poles, jumps, a tunnel and some barrels and cones. this is my yard. In July, Jake and I were introduced to NADAC agility and I realized that I could learn to direct Jake around the course and not run!  Sounded good to me!  We started taking lessons with Jeff at K9 Corp Agility.  He was a great student and excelled in lessons but then we did a few trials until he realized he was pretty much on his own and could get away with stuff such as greeting the helpers and doing the course in the order HE chooses!  SO, we focused on training and having fun!  Not that he didn’t have FUN at the trials because he sure did! 

Here we are at training.  And check out the videos by clicking here. 

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More UKC Nosework!

Oct 9th Jake participated in more UKC Nosework and received his ELITE CONTAINERS title with a 1st Place and High in Class award. He also achieved his MASTER EXTERIOR title in the pouring rain with wind again placing 1st and finishing his MASTER overall title. Not bad for a morning's sniffing!!

He now is two EXTERIOR legs short of his overall ELITE title but that will have to wait until spring when there are again UKC trials within my 90 minute travel radius! :)

I couldn't be prouder of this fun, goofy, driven guy who is sharing my life and opening up my eyes to all that can be accomplished with dedication and consistent training! Next up - looking forward to AKC Scent Work next year and are diligently practicing BURIED HIDES whenever we can!

Certificates arrived recently! 2017 final levels for Jake in UKC Nosework! So proud of this guy! Thank you to the Central WI Dog Sport Club and the Working Dogs of North Central WI club for hosting trials. Without these clubs and their dedicated members, these achievements would not have been possible!

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UKC Handler Discrimination

Jake passed legs 2 and 3 for the UKC Handler Discrimination Novice title in Sheboygan WI today. In this Nosework class the dog must alert on the handler's scent (that would be me). There was a glove I scented in the box that he alerted on. He stopped at the box about 12 seconds into the search but because he has lied to me in the past I had to be sure before I called Alert at 19 seconds which actually put us in 4th place! Some fast dogs at this event!! :)
(Click photo for video)


https://photos.smugmug.com/Nosework-Photos-and-Videos/Nosework/i-dwcDw6s/0/80a489aa/640/2017.8.20%20T2%2019%20sec.1-640.mp4


http://www.lstonephotography.com/Nosework-Photos-and-Videos/Nosework/i-dwcDw6s/A

Dock Dogs and a First Place in Finals!

August 4, 2017

Jake jumping with Dock Dogs at the Winnebago County fair this week. Looking forward to bringing him back for Speed Retrieve on Sunday! He has such fun!! Thanks Laura for taking the video!!

http://www.lstonephotography.com/Dock-Dogs/Videos-from-Dock-Jumping/i-cGKvZ5p/A

August 6,2017

O.M.G. To follow up the video I posted of Jake jumping with DockDogs on Wednesday. We went back to the Fair yesterday to jump in a Big Air wave and Jake jumped 11'11". He has jumped shorter jumps each year from a personal best of 16'6" (he is going to be 8 after all!). I was fine with that but the announcer said that's his lucky number. Well, today we went back to do Speed Retrieve (jumping in and swimming fast to the end to get a bumper) which he loves to do. As I was thinking of leaving, I was asked if Jake was going to stay for the finals because HE QUALIFIED IN THE UNDER 12 FOOT CATEGORY with his 11'11" jump! So, of course we stayed and then he jumped 13'6" to take FIRST PLACE! And the icing on the cake is that when you take first, DockDogs puts $100 in your account to be used for future jumps!! Finally, he is paying his way! I couldn't be prouder of this crazy dog!!

More UKC Titles

Jake and I were on a 13 hour adventure to a UKC Nosework trial and he did me proud again going 4/4 with 3-1st places, 1-2nd place and 2 High in Trials! He also got titles for Advanced Exteriors, Superior Containers and Advance Nosework. What a guy! Thanks to the judges Sharon Jonas and Joanne Soyke and the hardworking members of the Working Dogs of NC WI club! Halfway through the day he got to hunt rats at the Barn Hunt nearby and located 6 of them in 2 minutes! Looking forward to seeing everyone again tomorrow!

Back on the dock!

Jake was back on the dock this morning! And he was over-the-top excited! Oh, wait, he's always over-the-top excited when he's jumping in the water! He is supposed to stay down and his cue to leave is my arm swinging back. (He thought of that himself!)

http://www.lstonephotography.com/Dock-Dogs/Videos-from-Dock-Jumping/i-hdZcVHP/A

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Jake’s C-WAGS Level 4 Run

Jake's rocket run of 1 min. 26 sec. (5 min. allowed) in Level 4 of C-WAGS Scent Detective games. He had to find 4 odors (birch, clove, cypress, lemongrass) in an area of about 1200 sq. Jake thanks you Renea L Dahms of Pawsitively Unleashed in Stevens Point for bringing these fun NOSEWORK games to Central WI! :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDmLlBzv7gA&feature=youtu.be 

http://www.lstonephotography.com/Nosework-Photos-and-Videos/Nosework/i-SfBbLM5/A

2016 Accomplishments!!

BARN HUNT
Dog	Owner	Date	Class	Time	Placement	High in Class	Location
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-05-06	Master	1 min. 57 sec.	1	yes	Sheboygan
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-05-08	Master	2 min. 31 sec.	3	------	Sheboygan
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-05-08	Master	1 min. 53 sec.	3	------	Sheboygan
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-08-14	Master	2 min. 30 sec.	3	------	Sheboygan
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-18	Master	2 min. 20 sec.	2	------	Wausau
SUMMARY for Barn Hunt: Finished RATCHX4 title w/5 legs w/3-3rd places, 1-2nd place and 1-1st place w/a High in Class
DOCK JUMPING
Dog	Owner	Date	Venue	Class	Jump	Placement	Location
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-06-10	Pier Pups	Open	13'3"	2	Fond du Lac
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-06-10	Pier Pups	Open	15'	2	Fond du Lac
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-04-16	Dock Dogs	Speed Retrieve	10.945 sec	3	Oshkosh Suburu
Jake	Laurel Stone	2015-08-04	Dock Dogs	Speed Retrieve	9.673 sec.	5	Oshkosh Co. Fair
Jake	Laurel Stone	2015-08-20	Dock Dogs	Speed Retrieve	11.014 sec.	3	Appleton Scheels
SUMMARY for dock jumping: Finished SPEED RETRIEVE (DockDogs) title w/3 legs w/2-3rd and 1-5th place. Also, with Pier Pups, 2 long jumps (13'3"/15') w/2-2nd places.
NOSEWORK
Dog	Owner	Date	Title	Class	Venue	Placement	Location
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	PTN	Pre-Trial Novice (Birch)	UKC	n/a	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	PTA	Pre-Trial Advanced (Anise)	UKC	n/a	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	PTS	Pre-Trial Superior (Clove)	UKC	n/a	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	NC	Novice Container	UKC	1st and 3rd	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	NI	Novice Interior	UKC	1st and 3rd	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-10	NV	Novice Vehicle	UKC	3rd and 3rd	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-11	AI	Advance Interior	UKC	1st and 3rd	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-09-11	AV	Advanced Vehicle	UKC	3rd and 4th	Stevens Point
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-01	PTA	Pre-Trial Master (Myrrh)	UKC	n/a	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-01	PTS	Pre-Trial Elite (Vetiver)	UKC	n/a	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-01	AC	Advanced Container	UKC	2nd and 3rd	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-02	NE	Novice Exterior	UKC	1st and 1st	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-02	NN	NOVICE NOSEWORK	UKC	total of 8 legs	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-02	SV	Superior Vehicle	UKC	2nd and 2nd	Wausau
Jake	Laurel Stone	2016-10-02	SI	Superior Interior	UKC	1st and 1st	Wausau
SUMMARY for UKC Nosework: 5 PTs (birch, anise,clove, myrrh and vetiver), 9 Element titles (18 legs, NOVICE Container, Interior, Vehicle, Exterior, ADVANCED Interior, Vehicle, Container, SUPERIOR Vehicle, Interior - 7-1st place, 3-2nd place, 7-3rd place and 1-4th place), NOVICE NOSEWORK title (8 of legs previously mentioned)

The TAIL shot!

Jake and Brita - 7 years ago today!! Check out that tail! He was 3 months old!

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