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Your life was a blessing,
your memory a treasure.
You are loved beyond words
and missed beyond measure.
I am so very proud of Kip. He is my once in a lifetime dog. This journey has been one of learning - patience (one of my weakest character traits), humility and letting go. Once I let go of 'goals' and just had fun with the runs, it got so much better. Titles are GREAT, but I really had FUN with my buddy. Yeah, yeah. sometimes I slipped backward and got bummed about something "I" did, but I always enjoyed the RUN with Kip.
Going in to the weekend we needed three whole points. Kip's strong suit is his honesty, not speed, but 3 points? Piece of cake I thought. (Did I say humility????) We dropped bars in both runs Saturday. Got Kip a massage. I slept better in the RV - having kicked Diesel out of the 'bed'! Sunday morning I decided we WOULD get that MACH so I went about it as it CAREFULLY and slowly as I could. Kip had other ideas and threw in a GASP moment when he headed for an off course jump instead of the table. Watch out you guys if you trial under Judith Valloze from Florida - she's got good courses but boy, they're full of off course opportunities! I was SO relieved to cross that panel jump at the finish line!
Kip gets to run for as long as he likes and continues to be sound -- Preferred -- starting this weekend.
My thanks wouldn't be complete without acknowledging his sire and dam, both of whom went to the Rainbow Bridge this year, thank you Nixon (CH Britannia Total Eclipse PT) and thanks you O'Shea (CH Black Friar's Moonstone OA OAJ CGC).
And did you know? Kip was the puppy that was not going to stay!! His name tells it:
MACH CH Moonstone Totally Unexpected RE PT OF CGC VX
Kind regards,
Sandy McDonald
Kip & Shebang
Magic & O'Shea (not forgotten and smiling down on us)
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I'm glad you got a chance to see the video, Libby, it means as much to me as those last 3 points. I have a very creative and considerate daughter! Casey asked me. what audio I wanted for Kip's MACH Video. I said almost right away, Rocky. Kip has overcome a lot to reach this milestone - most particularly, his handler!
For those of you who want to see Kip's MACH video you can view it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUy-rN7W0ts
3/30/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 1 95 1st/10 66.38'/71' 4/28/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/8 49.30'/74' 9/13/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 3 95 1st/9 60.04'/70' NA
9/15/02 Open 20"-Leg 1 100 2nd/16 62.95'/75' 11/08/02 Open 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/11 66.25'/74' 11/10/02 Open 20"-Leg 3 95 3rd/11 66.62/'72' OA
2/01/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 1 88 1st/20 69.50'/65' 9/07/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 2 100 3rd/18 67.23'/68' 9/12/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 3 100 3rd/22 54.24'/65' AX
5/27/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 1 93 1st/4 39.19'/37' 9/07/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 2 100 1st/5 33.16'/36' 9/08/02 Novice A 20"-Leg 3 100 1st/6 35.08'/40' NAJ
9/14/02 Open 20"-Leg 1 100 3rd/19 38.37'/38' 5/04/03 Open 20"-Leg 2 100 31.83'/38' 5/17/03 Open 20"-Leg 3 89 2nd/9 48.32'/45' OAJ
9/07/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 1 94 44.87'/42' 11/16/03 Excellent A 20"-Leg 2 100 3rd/15 45.15'/46' 3/06/04 Excellent A 20"-Leg 3 100 4th/14 42.44'/45' AXJ
9/15/07 Novice B 20"-Leg 1 65 22.06'/32' 9/16/07 Novice B 20"-Leg 2 65 23.65'/32' 10/02/07 Novice B 20"-Leg 3 66 27.75'/32' 65.3 NF
3/02/08 Open 20"-Leg 1 62 1st/10 32.56'/32' 4/19/08 Open 20"-Leg 2 65 1st/6 27.66'/32' 5/10/08 Open 20"-Leg 3 61 2nd/5 29.74'/32' 62.7 OF
9/20/08 Excellent A 20"-Leg 1 70 1st/3 28.48'/32'
11/06/03 Excellent B 20"-Leg 1 100 60.63'/63' 3/07/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 2 100 55.62'/61' 3/20/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 3 100 54.73'/61' 4/24/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 4 100 61.41'/66' 9/04/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 5 100 59.25'/64' 9/11/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 6 100 65.49'/67' 11/07/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 7 100 58.35'/63' 11/14/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 8 100 57.13'/62' 12/12/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 9 100 54.29'/65' 2Q 4/10/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 10 100 55.17'/67' 2Q MX
4/16/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 11 100 4th/18 54.17'/63' 4/17/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 12 100 62.32'/65' 2Q 4/23/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 13 100 61.45'/66' 2Q 5/22/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 14 100 4th/14 62.67'/68' 7/23/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 15 100 58.08'/66' 2Q 7/24/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 16 100 62.88'/68' 9/10/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 17 100 59.93'/67' 9/16/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 18 100 57.87'/66' 2Q 10/15/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 19 100 51.92'/59' 2Q 11/19/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 20 100 55.30'/67'
11/20/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 21 100 52.78'/62' 4/02/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 22 100 57.20'/66' 2Q 4/08/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 23 100 52.04'/65' 4/23/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 24 100 53.98'/64' 5/07/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 25 100 4th/26 56.19'/68' MXB 9/16/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 26 100 57.66'/64' 10/15/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 27 100 51.72'/60' 2Q 10/22/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 28 100 50.06'/63' 11/05/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 29 100 50.19'/57' 2Q 11/11/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 30 100 51.00'/63'
12/10/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 31 100 57.49'/62' 2Q 2/24/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 32 100 60.63'/65' 2Q 3.33 3/04/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 33 100 59.41'/68' 2Q 3.58 3/11/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 34 100 54.57'/63' 2Q 3.63 3/25/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 35 100 54.82'/65' 3.71 4/08/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 36 100 48.51'/61' 4.00 5/20/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 37 100 54.89'/63' 3.61 9/16/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 38 100 52.80'/64' 2Q 3.83 9/23/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 39 100 61.87'/63' 3.18 10/02/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 40 100 63.29'/68' 2Q 3.33
10/20/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 41 100 56.93'/64' 2Q 3.54 10/21/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 42 100 52.59'/61' 2Q 3.64 11/10/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 43 100 54.09'/62' 2Q 3.63 11/11/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 44 100 55.29'/64' 3.66 12/07/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 45 100 50.66'/63' 3.92 12/08/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 46 100 54.62'/66' 3.83 12/09/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 47 100 55.42'/62' 3.51 3/02/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 48 100 52.46'/57' 2Q 3.39 20th QQ 3/09/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 49 100 4th/17 53.43'/62' 3.68 3/23/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 50 100 54.99'/60' 2Q 3.42 MXS
4/12/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 51 100 3rd/17 52.45'/65' 3.94 4/20/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 52 100 58.95'/66' 3.50 5/11/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 53 100 59.84'/60' 3.12 5/17/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 54 100 52.68'/62' 2Q 3.69 5/18/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 55 100 53.93'/61' 2Q 3.56 9/12/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 56 100 55.42'/64' 2Q 3.63 9/14/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 57 100 59.06'/65' 2Q 3.44 9/20/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 58 100 54.54'/66' 2Q 3.84 9/21/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 59 100 56.06'/64' 2Q 3.60 11/02/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 60 100 58.94'/64' 3.37
11/08/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 61 100 57.45'/67' 3.66 11/09/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 62 100 52.05'/60' 3.59 11/14/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 63 100 53.25'/63' 3.75 12/05/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 64 100 55.54'/60' 2Q 3.36 12/06/08 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 65 100 56.08'/62' 3.48 12/07/08 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 66 100 55.90'/62' 2Q 3.46 3/01/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 67 100 61.12'/63' 3.19 3/07/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 68 100 57.84'/65' 2Q 3.52 3/22/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 69 100 57.32'/65' 2Q 3.56 5/10/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 70 100 56.43'/61' 3.38
5/24/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 71 100 52.39'/60' 3.63 7/17/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 72 100 55.48'/64' 2Q 3.63 8/01/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 73 100 54.52'/64' 3.70 8/21/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 74 100 54.62'/62' 3.57 8/22/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 75 100 51.34'/65' 3.99 MXG 8/23/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 76 100 50.47'/60' 3.76 9/12/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 77 100 54.58'/62' 3.59 9/13/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 78 100 56.92'/68' 3.74 9/20/09 Excellent-B 20"-Leg 79 100 60.68'/65' 3.32 MACH
3/28/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 1 100 40.78'/41' 4/10/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 2 100 39.87'/43' 5/22/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 3 100 39.60'/39' 12/12/04 Excellent B 20"-Leg 4 100 41.63'/44' 2Q 3/26/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 5 100 37.58'/42' 4/10/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 6 100 34.19'/42' 2Q 4/17/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 7 100 41.93'/41' 2Q 4/23/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 8 100 38.95'/38' 2Q 4/24/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 9 100 38.28'/42' 5/07/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 10 100 39.73'/45' MXJ
5/08/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 11 100 38.25'/40' 7/22/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 12 100 39.32'/41' 7/23/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 13 100 42.79'/46' 2Q 9/11/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 14 100 36.55'/39' 9/16/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 15 100 40.25'/45' 2Q 9/18/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 16 100 37.04'/42' 10/15/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 17 100 38.59'/41' 2Q 11/13/05 Excellent B 20"-Leg 18 100 35.01'/42' 3/26/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 19 100 33.82'/38' 4/02/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 20 100 32.51'/52' 2Q
4/09/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 21 100 33.15'/43' 10/15/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 22 100 35.69'/43' 2Q 10/21/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 23 100 36.92'/41' 11/05/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 24 100 35.43'/37' 2Q 11/12/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 25 100 33.97'/41' MJB 12/10/06 Excellent B 20"-Leg 26 100 36.74'/41' 2Q 2/23/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 27 100 35.32'/38' 4.08 2/24/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 28 100 37.08'/42' 2Q 4.05 3/04/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 29 100 37.14'/41' 2Q 4.17 3/11/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 30 100 37.94'/43' 2Q 3.98
3/24/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 31 100 39.51'/44' 4.20 4/28/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 32 100 35.65'/41' 4.32 9/16/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 33 100 38.36'/38' 2Q 3.70 10/02/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 34 100 39.26'/42' 2Q 4.00 10/20/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 35 100 37.36'/37' 2Q 3.75 10/21/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 36 100 35.70'/38' 2Q 3.98 11/04/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 37 100 35.99'/38' 4.00 11/10/07 Excellent B 20"-Leg 38 100 38.99'/44' 2Q 4.21 3/02/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 39 100 37.15'/40' 2Q 4.04 20th QQ 3/23/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 40 100 38.65'/42' 2Q 4.09
5/10/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 41 100 38.29'/41' 4.05 5/17/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 42 100 3rd/32 36.60'/41' 2Q 4.21 5/18/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 43 100 36.47'/39' 2Q 4.06 9/12/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 44 100 33.57'/39' 2Q 4.35 9/13/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 45 100 35.98'/41' 4.22 9/14/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 46 100 34.84'/40' 2Q 4.31 9/20/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 47 100 4th/19 38.74'/43' 2Q 4.21 9/21/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 48 100 39.78'/45' 2Q 4.22 12/05/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 49 100 39.18'/42' 2Q 4.01 12/07/08 Excellent B 20"-Leg 50 100 36.41'/42' 2Q 4.28 MJS
3/07/09 Excellent B 20"-Leg 51 100 39.72'/41' 2Q 3.90 3/22/09 Excellent B 20"-Leg 52 100 35.86'/42' 2Q 4.35 5/23/09 Excellent B 20"-Leg 53 100 38.65'/45' 4.35 7/17/09 Excellent B 20"-Leg 54 100 37.93'/42' 2Q 4.14
11/06/03 CPs- 2 3/07/04 CPs- 5 3/20/04 CPs- 6 3/28/04 CPs- 0 4/10/04 CPs- 3 4/25/04 CPs- 4 9/04/04 CPs- 4 9/11/04 CPs- 1 11/07/04 CPs- 4 11/14/04 CPs- 4 12/12/04 CPs- 12 2Q 3/26/05 CPs- 4 4/10/05 CPs- 18 2Q 4/16/05 CPs- 8 4/17/05 CPs- 2 2Q 4/23/05 CPs- 4 2Q 4/24/05 CPs- 3 5/07/05 CPs- 5 5/08/05 CPs- 1 5/22/05 CPs- 5 7/22/05 CPs- 1 7/23/05 CPs- 10 2Q 7/24/05 CPs- 5 9/10/05 CPs- 7 9/11/05 CPs- 2 9/16/05 CPs- 12 2Q 9/18/05 CPs- 4 10/15/05 CPs- 9 2Q 11/13/05 CPs- 6 11/19/05 CPs- 11 11/20/05 CPs- 9 3/26/06 CPs- 4 4/02/06 CPs- 14 2Q 4/08/06 CPs- 12 4/09/06 CPs- 9 4/23/06 CPs- 10 5/07/06 CPs- 11 9/16/06 CPs- 5 10/15/06 CPs- 15 2Q 10/21/06 CPs- 4 10/22/06 CPs- 12 11/05/06 CPs- 7 2Q 11/11/06 CPs- 12 11/12/06 CPs- 7 12/10/06 CPs- 8 2Q 2/23/07 CPs- 2 2/24/07 CPs- 8 2Q 3/04/07 CPs- 11 2Q 3/11/07 CPs- 13 2Q 3/24/07 CPs- 4 3/25/07 CPs- 10 4/08/07 CPs- 12 4/28/07 CPs- 6 5/20/07 CPs- 8 9/16/07 CPs- 11 2Q 9/23/07 CPs- 1 10/02/07 CPs- 6 2Q 10/20/07 CPs- 7 2Q 10/21/07 CPs- 10 2Q 11/04/07 CPs- 2 11/10/07 CPs- 12 QQ 11/11/07 CPs- 8 12/07/07 CPs- 12 12/08/07 CPs- 11 12/09/07 CPs- 6 3/02/08 CPs- 6 QQ 3/09/08 CPs- 8 3/23/08 CPs- 8 QQ 4/12/08 CPs- 12 4/20/08 CPs- 7 5/10/08 CPs- 2 5/11/08 CPs- 0 5/17/08 CPs- 13 QQ 5/18/08 CPs- 9 QQ 9/12/08 CPs- 13 QQ 9/13/08 CPs- 5 9/14/08 CPs- 10 QQ 9/20/08 CPs- 15 QQ 9/21/08 CPs- 12 QQ 11/02/08 CPs- 5 11/08/08 CPs- 9 11/09/08 CPs- 7 11/14/08 CPS- 9 12/05/08 CPs- 6 QQ 12/06/08 CPs- 5 12/07/08 CPs- 11 QQ 3/01/09 CPs- 1 3/07/09 CPs- 8 QQ 3/22/09 CPs- 13 QQ 5/10/09 CPs- 4 5/23/09 CPs- 6 5/24/09 CPs- 7 7/17/09 CPs- 12 QQ 8/01/09 CPs- 9 8/21/09 CPs- 7 8/22/09 CPs- 13 8/23/09 CPs- 9 9/12/09 CPs- 7 9/13/09 CPs- 11 9/20/09 CPs- 4 MACH
Total CPs-751 QQs-32
9/20/09 MACH
09/26/09 Novice P 16-Leg 1 100 1st/1 49.78'/75' 3.28 09/27/09 Novice P 16-Leg 2 100 1st/1 49.30'/76' 3.36 10/17/09 Novice P 16-Leg 3 95 1st/4 47.65'/76' 3.47 NAP
10/18/09 Open P 16-Leg 1 100 1st/1 47.70'/71' 3.79 11/07/09 Open P 16-Leg 2 100 1st/1 54.27'/73' 3.37 11/08/09 Open P 16-Leg 3 100 1st/2 53.70'/75' 3.51 OAP
11/21/09 Ex AP 16-Leg 1 100 1st/3 57.18'/72' 3.68 11/22/09 Ex AP 16-Leg 2 100 1st/3 47.51'/65' 4.02 5/30/10 Ex AP 16-Leg 3 100 2nd 59.38'/71' 189 AXP
7/23/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 1 100 2nd 53.39'/67' 176 7/25/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 2 100 3rd 58.47'/71' 188 8/07/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 3 100 1st 58.99'/70' 185 8/08/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 4 100 1st 59.44'/69' 182 9/17/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 5 100 2nd 61.22'/71' 190 9/19/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 6 100 3rd 56.87'/70' 185 10/23/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 7 100 3rd 62.26'/67' 178 10/24/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 8 100 1st 58.70'/70' 186
09/26/09 Novice P 16-Leg 1 100 1st/1 26.21'/45' 4.58 09/27/09 Novice P 16-Leg 2 100 1st/1 24.41'/43' 4.71 10/17/09 Novice P 16-Leg 3 100 1st/5 19.58'/38' 5.26 NJP
10/18/09 Open P 16-Leg 1 100 1st/4 28.30'/38' 4.13 11/07/09 Open P 16-Leg 2 100 1st/3 32.28'/44' 4.18 11/21/09 Open P 16-Leg 3 100 1st/2 26.97'/40' 4.60 OJP
12/05/09 Ex AP 16-Leg 1 100 1st/3 37.32'/50' 4.53 12/06/09 Ex AP 16-Leg 2 100 1st/3 33.29'/45' 4.51 5/30/10 Ex AP 16-Leg 3 100 1st 37.61'/46' 153 AJP
07/23/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 1 100 1st 34.93'/44' 146 07/24/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 2 100 1st 38.53'/47' 156 07/25/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 3 100 1st 36.00'/45' 151 08/07/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 4 100 1st 47.65'/51' 171 09/17/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 5 100 1st 38.00'/42' 138 09/19/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 6 100 1st 37.65'/45' 149 10/24/10 Ex BP 16-Leg 7 100 3rd 38.93'/43' 143 02/20/11 Ex BP 16-Leg 8 100 2nd/6 44.61'/45' 151
BADBEARDs-Bearded
Eastern Agile Running Dogs
Off to a BAD Start
