Chinzi go tops!: Agility Debut with a Q!

Chinzi was born on the 22nd of December 2006 in Durban, Natal, on the east coast of South Africa.

She spent her first few weeks with 8 other littermates, and lots of big dogs. Apparently she was the smallest in the litter. After both her sisters were picked by handlers who was part of the SA team who won the Large Team Event at the 2005 FCI World Agility Championships, one who owns her father Chi, Chinzi was put on a flight to Cape Town, and I met her for the first time at the airport.

She was quiet and shy all the way in the car, back to a show where all my agility friends were waiting to meet her.

Everybody loved her straight away, and in time she crept deep into the hearts of everyone who came to know her. She can entertain herself for hours by playing on her own with holding one toy in her mouth, and kicking a ball around with her feet. Chinzi is really a special girl and has lightened up my life.

Well, I can only hope she follows in her father's Agility footsteps! Watch this space! :)

Monday, June 30, 2008

Agility Debut with a Q!

Chinzi made her Agility debut at the Cape Handler's Non-Championship show on 28 June. She started the day with a slow-ish (to her standards) Contact round, but steady to secure her first qualification as well as a first place out of 24+ dogs.

She also ran the fastest clear Dog Jumping round out of about 29 dogs, but unfortunately knocked a bar in the jump-off.

In her Non-Contact round she was working very well, but her mom started rushing her and cause a run-by on the 3rd last jump, unfortunately causing her to just miss out on a qualification there.

Early morning she also ran with the Boland Flyers in flyball where they secured a first place with a time of 19.5 (?) seconds, in very wet conditions.

Well done Chinzi! You are a born star all around!