The skipskaps had their first lure coursing (AKC fastcat) competition this past weekend and they had a blast !! Here are some photos of them flying after the ‘bunny’ 💕 Hoping to get their Bcat’s eventually.
In other news, Onnea finished her last two Rally Excellent legs, earned her RE title and is now eligible for her Pyrshep Versatility Silver award ! So proud of her.
Looking forward to her puppies later this fall. I am currently taking a waiting list for those that are interested. Don’t hesitate to reach out !
My long awaited first litter will be this fall ! My first litter has been a looong time coming & this combo has been several years in the making ! The planning started in 2020, both Pipas and Onnea have passed their health testing with flying colors in the meantime & I have imported frozen semen from France for the breeding. I am very excited about this combo !! Onnea is an excellent bitch who is very dear to my heart & Pipas is a handsome, open young male with two very talented parents. His mom competes in agility & his dad competed in French ring, herding & agility.
Both poil long and face rase type are expected from this combo. Very traditional in type. Puppies will be black or harlequin. Please see the Litters page for additional information this litter & my breeding.
The beautiful & talented future mother… 💘
In other news, Zae has earned his Open Obedience title (CDX) and earned his last leg with a WIN in the Open A class !! So proud of him. There are only a small handful of Pyrsheps who have earned this title.
Zae is very close to this Pyrshep Verstatility MASTERS award ! The highest award through our breed club… and we still have plenty of titles on our ‘to-do list’ 😵 He truly is an exceptional dog who is extraordinary at everything he does. I am beyond proud of him. 💕
Another year flew by !! I am not so great at updating here. I am most active on Instagram if you want to follow my dogs adventures and training.
I am really proud of what both the skipskaps accomplished in the past year ! We got to play ISC (international/FCI agility – our favorite !) with some cools runs and even won a HIT !!
Zae’s Accomplishments
🌟 earned his Rally Advanced title (RA)
🌟 earned his NADD Novice Dock title at his first dock diving competition with a PB of 7’9″ (DN)
🌟 2nd place in ISC jumpers @ the Unicorn Cup in Auburn, WA
🌟 earned his Novice A Obedience title (CD)
🌟 became eligible for his Platinum level Pyrenean Shepherd versatility award (VPP)
🌟 earned 1st place in ISC jumpers @ the PSCA Cup in Mt Vernon, WA
🌟 ISC High in trial (overall winner) @ the PSCA Cup in Mt Vernon, WA (HIT ISC)
🌟 HIT Pyrshep in Master Jumpers @ the PSCA Cup
🌟 finished the year off with his first Rally Excellent leg with a perfect score of 100 !
MACH Gandalf du Mourioche CD RA MJB MXB T2B NF CGCA TKP VPG DN LIO-II PKQT
🌟 earned her Canine Good Citizen & Canine Good Citizen Advanced in the same day (CGC & CGCA)
🌟 earned her Rally Novice title with scores of 97, 98 & 95 (RN)
🌟 earned her Novice Agility & Jumpers titles (NA & NAJ)
🌟 earned her Rally Advanced title (RA)
🌟 earned her Open Agility title (OA)
🌟 became eligible for her Bronze level Pyrenean Shepherd versatility award (VPB) finished the year off with her first Rally Excellent leg with a score 96
MLIOCH Penny dite Onnea du Champ d’Onix RA OA NAJ CGCA TKP LI-I
I added a page to my site with information on Pyrenean Shepherds – here. I am a wealth of info on the breed (read: super nerd) and will be adding more Pyrshep-content soon… including lots of ‘old’ photos I have been busy archiving. 🙂
Upcoming Litters
I am also excited to share that Onnea will be bred this upcoming summer. The long-awaited premier PYRWILD puppies ! More details later. 😉
& Zae is available for stud. Please contact me with interest ! ❤️
Training
I am keeping a waitlist for Foundation students. If you have experience in dog training or agility already, please contact me for availability. Currently offering private lessons, small group classes & weekend trainings/workshops/fun-runs for my students. 🏆
Whew, what a year !! But we survived & a lot of good came out of it despite everything.
Originally, I had lots of big goals for 2020 that we were working hard towards. Including, traveling to Brazil for the Americas y Carribe on Team USA with Zae. I also had full intentions of attending World Team Tryouts and earning a spot to be on Team USA to compete at the Agility World Championships. Obviously, all those events got cancelled.
So, we were forced to take a step back from our big competition goals for the year and instead took the opportunity to try many new things we wouldn’t have pursued otherwise. I am quite grateful for all the new endeavors & activities we experienced in 2020. & for all the learning and growth that came in the past year.
Zae’s 2020 Accomplishments
Zae turned 6 years old in December. We had a really fun year together. Our bond continues to strengthen & I really think it was our best year yet. I’m so proud of him !!!
-earned his Novice, Intermediate, Advanced & Performer Trick Dog titles
-earned his NASDA Lost Item Online Level 1 & 2 (first pyrshep to earn a NASDA scentwork title)
–earned his Dog Parkour PKQT Level 1 title
-earned his AKC Rally Novice title with scores of 95, 100 & 99
-qualified for AKC’s 2021 Agility National Championship
-earned his Master Agility Champion title (MACH)
-started training in tracking
-qualified for AKC’s 2021 WTT
-earned his AKC Rally Intermediate title with scores of 70, 99 & 99 (handler errors for points off)
-qualified for AKC’s 2021 Rally National Championship
Onnea’s 2020 Accomplishments
Onnea grew up beautifully & has started her ‘big dog’ jiliity trainings. She had quite a few accomplishments last year, and at not even 2 years old !! What a bright future we’ll have together. I just adore my little raccoon.
-competed at the Joriad North American Truffle Dog Championship 2020 (at 11 months old)
-earned her NASDA Lost Item Online Level 1, 2, 3 & Master Championship
-earned her AKC Trick Dog Novice, Intermediate & Advanced titles
-had her agility debut & since earned 3 legs
-started training in tracking
-earned her first Rally Novice leg with a score of 97
-invited to NASDA’s Invitationals for being a top 10 qualifying dog in 2020
-awarded NASDA’s Best of Breed as the top competing Pyrshep in 2020
PYRWILD Updates
At the end of summer, we relocated to a great new arena in the area. Temporarily, until the perfect property comes along and those big plans come into fruition. 😉 Meanwhile, I stay very busy with all my awesome students each week & am so grateful for each and everyone one of them !! I love what I do – and yes, I am still taking on new students ! I am happy to help you towards any sport or training goals you may have ! Please see the Training page & email me. 🙂
This summer, we hosted two different ACT 1 tests @ PYRWILD. ACT is a pre-novice AKC agility title. At the first test in July, 5 out of 7 students tested earned their ACT 1 title. Four of those teams were ‘Novice A’, aka had never earned an agility title on any dog before. At the second test in September, 5 of the 7 teams tested earned their ACT 1 title (all Novice A teams). So cool !! I am so very proud of each of you.
Also, now I am a certified ACT evaluator !! Going forward, there will be more ACT 1 & 2 titling opportunities @ PYRWILD for students !!
& l’ve purchased a new set of equipment that will be coming in from Europe !! Super excited. Will be top of the line stuff that is the same equipment seen at big, international events & is super safe for the dogs. Currently counting down the days until it arrives to Oregon. 🙂
Mayhem & Stormy Updates
Mayhem went back to home to WI to live with my dad early last year. As hard as the decision was, it was for the best & now all parties are as happy as could be. Mayhem is back with his favorite person and is happily living as an only dog & heathen. The dynamic in my household has had a big positive shift since he left & really strengthened the bond between me and Zae. After a cross country trip to escape the wildfires here, we all got to visit in September & that was really nice.
Stormy turned 12 in March and was diagnosed with an enlarged heart. It was very sad and unexpected news. But luckily, she is doing just fine since. She is still the best girl & enjoys some hikes with the rest of us here and there when the weather is mild. She is truly such a special dog to me & I look forward to enjoying many, many more days together. Without her, there wouldn’t be any of this !! 💜
Breeding
Zae is available as a stud to approved bitches. I look forward to the Zae-babies that come into the world eventually. They’ll be really talented & cool. If you’re interested in a pyrshep from me at some point check out my Breeding Plans & Litters – it’s never too early get in contact & on my list !! 🙂
Online Classes
The next session of Teeter Tune-Ups will be sometime in summer. Perfect for those needing to revamp, or ‘tune-up’ their teeter & for those looking to build a strong teeter from the start.
& I have a new online learning opportunity, PYRWILD Online is an ongoing, follow-along class that follows both my in-person teaching & my own agility training with my dogs. Each month there will be 1-2 course sets with many nested courses and challenges & variations to work through and master on one set up. A really fun, online learning community !! PYRWILD Online is the perfect way to work with me remotely & really dive-in and learn.
In 2021, I continue to be grateful for all that’s been & continue to look forward to all that is yet to come with much gratitude. Thank you to everyone who was a part of our year.
finished the year off with her first Rally Excellent leg with a score 96
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