Lily Receives Beginner Novice Title
After several months of practice and competition, Lily received her Beginner Novice title in the first week of December. The Beginner Novice title requires that the dog compete in three competitions, under two different AKC judges. The exercises, each worth 40 points, include: Heel on Leash, Figure Eight, Sit for Exam, Sit Stay, and Recall.…
Tick Illness — Ehrlichiosis
Even though we live in Missouri, which is well known for its large tick population, we never gave tick borne illnesses a lot of thought. A couple of weeks ago, our English Springer Spaniel, Lily, came down with what seemed to be a respiratory illness. She had a cough, runny nose and runny eyes. We…
Lily Gets CGC and CGCA
June 30, 2019 Lily holding her CGC and CGCA RibbonsToday, Lily, our two year old English Springer Spaniel, passed the AKC’s evaluation for Canine Good Citizen and Canine Good Citizen Advanced. She was evaluated at Westinn Kennels. Once the paper work is filed with the AKC, she can list her first two titles (Lilybelle, CGC,…