Chinzi go tops!: Chinzi Go Tops FDX !

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, July 28, 2008

Chinzi Go Tops FDX !

Chinzi obtained her FDX (Flyball Dog Excellent) status on Saturday. Four KUSA competitions in her short flyball career, and four times maximum points. Well done Chinz! Thanks to her team mates who made this possible, first two competitions with Dogzcool, Tip-Top, Courage, Play and Koda, and the last two with the Boland Flyers, Comet, Beau and Ike. Thanks guys! Hopefully there will be many more successful runs to come! The Boland Flyers ran a 19.02 at Saturday's show, not bad at all. Here's to the 18.0 seconds coming soon! :)

On the Jumping side Chinz had a day of 5 faults... she unfortunately knocked a bar in every round, but still managed a 3rd place in Contact and 1st in Non-Contact. She worked well, at exceptional speed, with accurate contacts and lovely weave-pole entries. Well done Chinz, you're a pleasure to own, to love and to run.