Betsy Iole

Third runner-up in this year's National Obedience Invitational is Smokin' Bullet Jebediah Blue UDX, a Bluetick Coonhound owned by Paula McCollum, Boise ID.

A lab, two goldens, and a coonhound!

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Betsy, Mom to
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD
CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008
"Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

shallhb

Heh-heh.
Wonderful! I hope they have some video clips on the AKC website one of these days! I suspect this will cause a stir (don't know if that's the right word) in the traditional obedience world. When he won High Combined at Truckee Meadows, a friend of mine who is very active and experienced in obedience asked me who won High Combined. I had to repeat his name and breed three times--it just didn't want to register.

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Sharon Hall

Grace (puppy in training)
Bella, UD, VER, TD, RE, CGC
Pearl,UD, TDX, RE, CGC (Waiting at the Bridge)
Samantha, Theodore, CGC, Louella, Zeke and Arty, Bassets All; (All Waiting at the Bridge)

Belinda

My favorite wanna-breed! I LOVE blueticks and black and tans! If I only had more space... Take care all, Belinda.

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"Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole." Roger Caras

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

Lazy Daze of Stony Brook CD (AT
Setauket's Nice-n-Daffy CD (AT
Winston CGC, TDI (Labrador Retriever, AT
Good Ground's Whoa Nellie CDX, CGC, TDI (AT
Good Ground's Cowgrrrl Blues CD, RN, CGC, BHCA MHH, AHBA RCH, TDI, Delta Society Pet Partner
Labslanding Let Freedom Ring CGC, TDI (Labrador Retriever in training)
Branscombe's No Place Like Home (Basset Hound in training)

Betsy Iole

One of my training buddies has seen this team several times and keeps telling me how terrific they are! I hope to see them in real life before too much longer.

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Betsy, Mom to
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD
CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008
"Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

biscuit

I love blueticks! They're such handsome, soulful guys!

Barbara Winters

Thanks for the info Betsy!. I love any dog with ticking! I too would love to see them in action. We're the blue tick from?

What qualifications did a dog need to enter this show?

Betsy Iole

Invitations are based on OTCh points earned during the qualifying period. For breeds with lots of OTCh's, e.g. border collies, goldens, etc., only the top OTCh point earners are invited. For breeds with few or no OTCh's, dogs with very few points are invited, as only one dog in the breed may have earned points. During the competition, dogs ran rings consisting of various combinations of open and utility exercises. On day one, the top 32 dogs (losing the fewest points) advance to day two. On day two, dogs compete head-to-head, with winning dogs from each match advancing to the next round, until only the top dog is left, who is awarded the title NOC--National Obedience Champion.

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Betsy, Mom to
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD
CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008
"Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

shallhb

Thanks Betsy. I know this is a Basset Board--but such a close relative in the spotlight! So, here are video clips including ones of the Blue-Tick. His is the second video. He's from Ketchum Idaho, and I've heard that he's her Novice A dog.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE3Si58BYwU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-08yO1g0bUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stSfvqA9Mmg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84eM21MRcIk

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Sharon Hall

Grace (puppy in training)
Bella, UD, VER, TD, RE, CGC
Pearl,UD, TDX, RE, CGC (Waiting at the Bridge)
Samantha, Theodore, CGC, Louella, Zeke and Arty, Bassets All; (All Waiting at the Bridge)

Betsy Iole

Thanks for posting those, Sharon!

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Betsy, Mom to
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Caper UD RE TD BHCA-VC
CH Bugle Bay's Sin City Cuppa Joe TD
CH Bugle Bay's AllUCanEat Buffet CDX RN TDX NA CGC BHCA-VCX, 1996-2008
"Bugsie" UDX NA NAJ CGC, 1991-2006

dhatt

This team shows regularly in my part of the country and I've been cheering them on since their Nov A days. What's really nice about this win is not just that Jeb is a Coonhound, its that his style is what you'd expect a Coonhound's to be; none of the intensity of the Border Collie nor the bouncyness of a Golden. Still, he's about 98% dead-on accurate and I think its cool that generally the judges awarded the points for the performances and not the style. BTW, Jeb finished his UDX and earned his 40-something OTCH point in Boise in Oct. Paula also has a female Coonhound who is not exactly a rescue, but is a rehome, and is very sound and environment sensitive. Her name is Susie and she earned her UD that same weekend. . . in 3 straight trials. So, if there's hope for a Coonhound, there's certainly hope for a Basset, right trainers?

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Debbie Hatt, Joey, Dash
Ch. Classic GTO
UCDX Braveheart's Ready Set Go!, UD RE AUD
Ch. Craigwood's Hidden Agenda, CD, NAP, UCD (Rebel, AT
UCDX, Boomer, UDX-ATB