GALLERY/BRAGS
The Dachshund Club of America National Specialty show was held May 10-15 at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, MO. Jasper and Maddie had a blast participating in agility and scent work. Maddie finished both of her Novice titles and successfully made her debut in Open agility. Jasper earned a QQ and inched closer to his Master titles. Congratulations to Holly Deeds, Jasper and Maddie.
May Brags…
The Miniature American Shepherd National Specialty started the week on Monday with agility and Rip had a clean run in Premier JWW. On Tuesday, Team Rip tackled scent. He was entered in containers and exterior and was spot on with a 3rd and 5th place in containers and in the wind and rain he scored a 4th and 6th place in exterior hides. This earned his title in both elements. Wednesday and Thursday was Rally. Rip scored 99, 97, 99 and an 89 (rough judge!) and even earned a 4th place. All of these classes were HUGE and all the same breed and he did not disappoint! Team Rip finished the week with FastCat, his FAVORITE! We are so proud of Dee Rice and the fantastic Rip.
OneWorld Canine Obstacle Run is an approximate 4.5 mile, 30 plus obstacle course through creeks, fields and woods with a true “Heartbreak Hill” included. A number of CDAC members were willing (and maybe a little crazy) competitors with their very athletic canines to run in this rugged sport. Congratulations to all. More pictures to come.
CDAC AKC Scent Trial - May 9-10, 2026
April Brags…
Always an adventure! Fig made top 10 AKC Agility League 20” for the winter season. Congratulations to Sally Moses and Fig!
Robby Lane & Copper working well as a team during the Mock Scent Trial. Robby’s first time handling Copper other than practice. Copper found the scent in all his searches. Congratulations Robby and Copper!
Congratulations to Gabby Melton and Jasper for finishing the winter season of AKC Agility League in the number 2 spot of Preferred 20 inch dog.
June got her Scentwork Excellent Buried, Exterior, and Container Element Titles and received High in Trial for one of the days. Congratulations to Lauren Kays and June!
CDAC AKC Rally Trial - April 11-12, 2026
Kinky, owned by Cherie Monen, won 3 first place ribbons and 1 second ribbon plus her Rally Intermediate Title! Congratulations Cherie and Kinky!
Dillon, owned by Nancy Miller, earned his Rally Championship #4 Title! Congratulations Nancy and Dillon!
Rip, Dee Rice’s Mini Aussie, had a very busy but successful rally trial! He came away with his first 4 Masters Q’s, 4 QQ’s toward his RAE (Rally Advanced Excellent) title and QQQ’s all 4 trials! Way to go, Rip! Congratulations to Dee and Rip!
CDAC AKC Agility Trial - March 28-29, 2026
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Far Away Brags…
The 2026 AKC National Agility Championship was held in Temecula, California, March 20-22. CDAC is so proud to have four teams competing this year.
Even though temperatures were brutal, Team Rolex had a very nice run in the hybrid ring earning him 8th place.
Both Rolex and Jack (handled by Kathy Watson) got at least one clean round under their collars, which is a win! Congratulations!
Team Tungsten (handled by Anna Lane) earned two Qs, earning a Q in the hybrid ring and a Q in JWW. He placed 25th out of 172 dogs in the 20 inch class. Congratulations Team Tungsten!
Bonny, a white West Highland Terrier, earned her FCAT5 in Tonopah, Arizona, March 21, 2026. Bonny is owned and handled by Rene Straub. Congratulations Bonny!
Huge thanks to all the volunteers who made our Fast Cat and CATB event a success. And thank you to our partner, Time to Fly - Dog Performance Sports for a smooth running event! We had a lot of fun with the Mardi Gras theme.
Congratulations to some of our fastest dogs!!
Herding Group - Gem
Sporting Group - Skyy
Terrier Group - Rags
Working Group - Tilly
Small Dogs on Sunday’s Test 1 - Bonny
Rally:
Rip, a Miniature American Shepherd, owned and handled by Dee Rice, earned his Excellent Rally title.
Agility:
Blu, an Italian Greyhound, owned and handled by Dee Rice, runs a course at the AKC Invitational in Orlando, Florida.
Our club had five fast dogs invited to the 2025 AKC Fast Cat Invitational. All made it to the finals with Mac and Skyy winning their breed classes. Mac is the #1 fastest West Highland White Terrier and Skyy is the #1 fastest Brittany.
Gem (Handled by David, owned by Nancy Cambron)
Skyy (Owned and handled by Debbie Tuthill)
Mac and Bonny (Owned and handled by Rene Straub)
Owen (Owned and handled by Cherie Mathis)
CDAC is so proud of our Agility League Season 11 Extended PhD class Championship team, Living the Agility Dream.
Team members are:
· Pam Moore and Casey Jones (Poodle)
· Elaine Robinson and Grace (All American)
· Katherine Watson and Rolex (Border Collie)
· Sally Moses and Fig (Belgian Malinois)
The Extended PhD class runs the big ISC courses. This is a diverse team composed of four different breeds, and they run outdoors in Chattanooga, Tennessee.