We lost Brew due to an illness on March 22, 2016. We had 11 great years with him. Brew and I competed in many obedience trials. In 2010, he ranked 4th in Top Obedience Beagles. His departure has left a giant hole in my heart. We will miss him forever.
Life of Brew
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Snoqualmie point walk with beagles
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| Kevin and the beagles |
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| Bob with Mt Si in distance |
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| Brew barking - not a surprise |
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| Brew looking for dog tracks |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Brew and Bob Skijoring!
Can you skijor with beagles? Well, it turns out that it is possible.
Today, Kevin and I took the beagles skijoring. They had a great time running in the snow. We went about 4 kilometers with them. Surprisingly, once they were running, they pretty much went straight. The next time we go I think we will have a couple of additional equipment items - harness for us to wear so you don't have to hang onto the leash and at minimum an 8 ft leash.
Here is a video of Brew and Kevin. (click on links at bottom of pictures to watch the videos)
Here is Bob
I guess we will need to teach the beagles these commands as well.
http://www.skijornow.com/skijornowhome.html
Today, Kevin and I took the beagles skijoring. They had a great time running in the snow. We went about 4 kilometers with them. Surprisingly, once they were running, they pretty much went straight. The next time we go I think we will have a couple of additional equipment items - harness for us to wear so you don't have to hang onto the leash and at minimum an 8 ft leash.
Here is a video of Brew and Kevin. (click on links at bottom of pictures to watch the videos)
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| From Beagles Skijoring 2012 |
Here is Bob
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| From Beagles Skijoring 2012 |
I guess we will need to teach the beagles these commands as well.
http://www.skijornow.com/skijornowhome.html
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Hair Ice discovered on a morning walk with the beagles
http://my.ilstu.edu/~jrcarter/ice/diurnal/wood/
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Brew at Enumclaw 08.21.11
Off to another show to see if we could improve our Rally Advanced scores. While we could move up to Rally Excellent and pursue our next title, I decided we should have a few more rounds of practice at the Advanced level. And today, we did do much better with a score of 94. The course was fun and included a lot of different elements. The ring stewards at the show to my surprise were my instructors and training partners so the pressure was on. I'm sure in Rally class tomorrow, Debbie will be pointing out all my flaws. LOL Helen gave me a great complement and said that Brew's attention on me was wonderful. And after watching the video, I was very proud of Brew's attention.
Brew at Portland - Beagle Specialty and Team Rally
Back in July, Brew and I competed at the Beagle Specialty in Portland. At the Beagle Specialty, we entered in Novice Obedience and got a score of 176/200. Not our best performance but we were the only beagle entered in Obedience so we got 1st. LOL.
In the afternoon, we competed in Rally Advanced. In Rally, we were joined by other beagle competitors, although they weren't in our class at least we had beagle company. We got an 88/100 and our 3rd and final leg towards his Rally Advanced certificate. (So we added some more letters after his name - RA).
On Saturday, our Rally score was 78/100. Brew was just a little distracted - ok he was a lot distracted - he kept looking outside the ring (for you know who...JO!)
On Saturday, we also competed in a new event for us - Team Rally. So our team consisted of a Newfoundland, Papillon, schnauzer, and a beagle. We competed against four other teams. So each team member goes thru the course separately but one right after the other. Our team got 3rd place so not too bad.
On Sunday, we tried again and at least improved our score to an 89. We made Jo go away long before we went into the ring. (Jo would just say that the beagles like her better - sure because she gives them all the good treats and lets them sleep in bed with her.)
To see Brew and me in action:
Portland Videos
In the afternoon, we competed in Rally Advanced. In Rally, we were joined by other beagle competitors, although they weren't in our class at least we had beagle company. We got an 88/100 and our 3rd and final leg towards his Rally Advanced certificate. (So we added some more letters after his name - RA).
On Saturday, our Rally score was 78/100. Brew was just a little distracted - ok he was a lot distracted - he kept looking outside the ring (for you know who...JO!)
On Saturday, we also competed in a new event for us - Team Rally. So our team consisted of a Newfoundland, Papillon, schnauzer, and a beagle. We competed against four other teams. So each team member goes thru the course separately but one right after the other. Our team got 3rd place so not too bad.
On Sunday, we tried again and at least improved our score to an 89. We made Jo go away long before we went into the ring. (Jo would just say that the beagles like her better - sure because she gives them all the good treats and lets them sleep in bed with her.)
To see Brew and me in action:
Portland Videos
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Brew gets his Rally Advanced title in Portland
The weekend of July 22-24, 2011, Brew and I competed in a few events at the Portland Expo show. On Friday, it was the Beagle Specialty. We entered in Novice Obedience and Rally Advanced. We were the only beagle entered in Obedience but we did have beagle company in the Rally classes. Our obedience score was 176/200 so not too good. There was some confusion as to whether we were competing or not so we ran into the ring on the la
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Brew Howls for Me
Brew was very upset one day when I took Bob to school instead of him. Kevin was walking the beagles and I met him along the road. As I loaded Bob up and drove away, I could see Brew turning to look back where I had gone. When Brew got home, he began to howl and pace.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sophie Puppies 3 weeks
About 3 weeks ago, I watched Sophie's puppies for Lesley. Finally made it through all the pixs that I took. As usual I took about 1,000 pixs, but I was able to edit it down to 161.
Video of pups playing, click to watch
To see more pictures go to Starbuck Torbay
Video of pups playing, click to watch
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| From Sophie Puppies 3 weeks |
To see more pictures go to Starbuck Torbay
Sunday, June 12, 2011
2nd Day at Puyallup - WE DID IT!
Today, we were successful and got I believe our 3rd leg in Novice Obedience so we will soon be able to add a few more letters after Brew's name - CD which means Companion Dog or something like that. Again, there were lots of handler and dog errors but we managed to get a score of 179 1/2 which means we passed. Thanks to Jo, Sindi and Darin for coming out to support us. And thanks to Kevin for supporting us yesterday.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Brew at Puyallup Show Jun 2011
Brew and I tried to get our third leg in Novice Obedience at the Puyallup show today but it was not to be. Everything was going great until just before the heel free (off leash) exercise - a couple of beagles walked in the door and that caught Brew's attention. Needless to say, he kept looking outside the ring for the beagles instead of focusing on me so we NQ. Will try again tomorrow. On a good note, at least he didn't run out of the ring on the recall but it may have been because the recall was away from the gate. His sit and down stay were good as well so just got to work more on off leash with distractions.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Mick's Tricks and other fun videos
Mick and his tricks (dbl click on pictures to watch videos)
Mick playing fetch unless Bob gets it first
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| From Starbuck Torbay McKinley - Mick - Mac Mick and Bob wrestlling
Mick performing some of his tricks outside
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Zoey Puppies visit - K2 & Mick (Mac)
Today, we met with Lesley and David to see a couple of Zoey's puppies. They are still so cute. K2 is Lesley's next show potential and Mick (formerly Mac) is looking for his forever home. Mick is staying with Team Beagle for a couple of weeks for some tricks training - he already knows sit, working on spin, twirl, rollover and beg. Mick loves to play fetch and he even brings it back to you - pretty smart puppy!
Here's Mick (Starbuck Torbay McKinley)
Here's K2 (Starbuck Torbay Blue Chip Stock)
If you are interested in making Mick a new member of your family, please contact Lesley Hiltz at lhiltz@earthlink.net
Here is a video of Mick practicing his new trick "Down"
Here's Mick (Starbuck Torbay McKinley)
Here's K2 (Starbuck Torbay Blue Chip Stock)
If you are interested in making Mick a new member of your family, please contact Lesley Hiltz at lhiltz@earthlink.net
Here is a video of Mick practicing his new trick "Down"
| From Starbuck Torbay McKinley - Mick - Mac |
Tulip named Abba
Last fall, I found tulips that were named Abba. So of course, I got some and planted them. They are a beautiful red tulip - this one bloomed the other day and with the sunshine today looked great.
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