Delilah is a delight to live with. She is everything that I had hoped for with this breeding--sound mind in a sound body. Delilah has a dead-on front, lovely rear angulation, and beautiful flowing sidegait. Delilah will do anything I ask of her--whether it be running agility courses, performing obedience exercises or pulling my kid's sled--she loves to do.
Conformation: At the Buckeye ASCA show in May 2002, Delilah showed very well and brought home RWB both Friday and Saturday. Sunday was even better--the judge just loved her awarding Delilah WB, BOW and BOB for 2 points. Delilah was awarded another RWB under breeder judge Shelly Hollen at the Mid-A ASCA show in June 2002. Delilah picked up her 1st major from the BBX class under breeder judge Amy Burnette Fall of 2007. Delilah earned another 3 point major by taking WB, BOW, and BOB over 3 specials in the altered ring. Delilah finished her ASCA altered championship at age 11 picking up 2-3 point majors the summer of 2011. She then went on to premier in altered at the 2011 ASCA Nationals in Wisconsin. Thank you to Kelly English for convincing me that an 11 year old gal still got it and finishing Delilah's championship for me!!!
Agility: Delilah competed in her 1st agility trial Feb 2003. By May 2004, she had earned her novice agility titles with local trips to the MNDTC trials. Delilah earned her open standard title at the local MNDTC show in Feb 2005--we were the only ones to qualify in open and received a 1st place ribbon for our efforts:) She also earned a leg toward her open jumpers with weaves title at the same trial. After trialing infrequently for the past year, a second leg for open JWW was earned at the local MNDTC trial in July 2006. We finished the open jumpers title in Feb 2007 with a 1st place run, no faults. Mind you that we hadnt been to trial since July 2006:)Delilah was semi-retired from AKC agility in 2009. Howevr lasat year I dusted her off and we are currently competing in preferred. At age eleven she earned her novice titles with ease and we are working on the open titles. She will be 12 years old in March but I dont think she wants to give it up just yet--she loves agility!!!
Delilah's 1st attempt at ASCA agility was at the 2007 ASCA Nationals in NJ. Out of 9 runs, she qualified 8 times earning her novice standard title as well as her novice and open jumpers title. To top it all off, she walked away with the high in trial novice veteran award--you should see the size of that ribbon;)We really enjoy competing in ASCA agility--so much so that Delilah easily finished her ASCA standard excellent title from the veterans classes.
In early 2011 Delilah came out from semi-retirement much to her delight. We are again competing in agility in both ASCA and AKC. She easily earned her novice preferred titles in AKC during February. Onwards to open preferred titles and also getting the excellent jumpers title in ASCA....
Obedience: Delilah earned her 1st leg towards her AKC CD title at her debute show in June 2005. She earned her final CD leg one year later in July 2006 with only a handful of shows in between.
Rally: Delilah earned her rally novice title the summer of 2007 in just 3 tries--earning a leg at each trial.
Non-agility photos courtesy of Laurie Shuren
Delilah's littermates
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