| The Dog Show Adventure of 2009 is almost over, but will always be remembered. We travelled to 15 states, showed 16 or so dogs, met relatives we never knew we had, and saw some of the most interesting things in the most unexpected places. Take a few moments to browse through our photo galleries on PhotoBucket and the pictures we have posted here. We hope to update this page very often with show results and fun stuff we have done! Hitting the show rings now: From the Buzz-Cleo (Sweet Sixteen) litter: Layla, Kovu from the Cleo-Kai litter: Sophie, Nikki from the Lindy-Howie litter: Devin from the Nika-Mafu litter: Bree, Koda, Cujo, Ruger, Rocky, Nash from the Lola-Opie litter: Dante, Monty |
| Phil & Al's EXCELLENT ADVENTURE! "Get a Show Dog and See the World" |
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Contact Koda Rhodesian Ridgebacks: capsridgeback@elpasotel.net (719) 651-5947 |
| My dad, Phil, at the top of Long's Peak (elev. 14,259 ft.) - which he summitted three times during the summer of 2007, at the age of 73 . . . . . ! After a serious car accident in 2008 he is back on the trail again, frequently climbing the Manitou Incline and the Pike's Peak trail (elev. 14,110 ft.) in his free time. |
| HERE'S WHERE OUR DOGS HAVE BEEN IN 2009: January 17-18 - Des Moines, IA Cholo - 1 pt Layla - 1 pt January 24-15 - Abilene, TX Bree - 1 pt Cujo - 1 pt January 31-Feb. 1 - Hobbs, NM Koda - 1 pt February 9 - New York, NY Nika - BOS Westminster KC Lindy - made final cut February 13-15 - Denver, CO Bree - 2 pts Fisher - 4 pt major! March 7-8 - Garden City, KS No winners ..... :(( April 18-19 - Waterloo, IA Bree - 4 pt major! Ruger - 4 pt major! April 25-26 - Marshalltown, IA Layla - 2 pts Cholo - 2 pts, to finish! May 9-10 - Albuquerque, NM Ruger - 5 pt major May 15-17 - Cortez, CO Bentley - 2 pts May 24-25 - Bloomington, IL Bree - 1 pt Cujo - 3 pts May 25-29 - Lansing, MI Koda - 1st place 9-12 mo. bitch class Bree - 2nd place BBE bitch class Nika - 1st place brood bitch class Nika - 2nd place veteran bitch class Nash - 4th place 9-12 puppy sweeps May 30 - Maumee, OH Koda - 1 pt May 31 - Corydon, IN Bree - 1 pt May 31 - Gray Summit, MO Koda - 2 pts Cujo - 2 pts June 6-7 - Colorado Springs, CO Koda - 4 pt major (shown by Mary Lynne Elliott) June 13-14 - Fort Dodge, IA Ruger - 4 pts June 16-18 - Billings, MT Katana - 3 pt major to finish! (shown by Clint Livingston) June 18-21 - Cambridge, MN Cujo - 2 pts Koda - 2 pts + 3 pt major! Koda - Junior Courser Title Houston - Junior Courser Title Lola - Best in Field! June 27-28 - Loveland, CO Ruger - 4 pt major to finish! July 3-5 - Sedalia, MO Kovu - 4 pts (shown by owner) July 11-12 - Eagle, CO Cujo - 3 point major! July 18-19 - Weston, WI Devin - 2 pts July 24-27 - Marion, OH Dante - 4 pt major! Kovu - 3 pt major! July 28 - Elkhorn, WI Devin - 4 pt major! (shown by Randy Pasbrig) July 30-August 2 - Bismarck, ND Layla - 1 pt to finish! BBE Group 2 Devin - 2 pts Kovu - 2 pts (shown by Terry Ann Carlson) Dante - 1 pt Nash - 1 pt, BOB August 7 - South Milwaukee, WI Nash - 2 pts August 9-10 - Racine, WI Nash - 2 pts Devin - 2 pts Monty - 1 pt (shown by Jr. Handler) August 15 - Greeley, CO Koda - 5 pt major to finish! (shown by Neil McDevitt) August 16 - Topeka, KS Kovu - 1 pt (shown by owner) August 23 - Kansas City, MO Kovu - 1 pt (shown by owner) August 28-30 - Amana, IA Devin - 3 pt major to finish! Nikki - 3 pt major September 5 - Greeley, CO Cujo - 2 pts Bree - 2 pts September 12-13 - Salina, KS No winners ..... :(( October 3-4 - Lincoln, NE Nash - 2 pts October 10-11 - Lawrence, KS Rocky - 1 pt Nash - 1 pt October 16-18 - Springfield, IL Cujo - 5 pt major to finish! Bree - 4 pt major to finish! Rocky - 4 pt major October 24-25 - Sioux Falls, SD Rocky - 3 pt major November 7-8 - Pueblo, CO Rocky - 2 pts November 10 - Calgary, AB Monty - 1 pt (shown by owner) November 12-15 - Chickasha, OK Rocky - 1 pt November 21-22 - Shakopee, MN No winners ..... :(( November 28-29 - Kankakee, IL Rocky - 1 pt November 28-29 - Conroe, TX Kilo - 1 pt (shown by Elizabeth Lane) November 27-29 - Calgary, AB Monty - 3 pts (shown by owner) December 5-6 - Belleville, IL Rocky - 3 pts to finish! December 10-12 - Cleveland, OH Nash - 5 pt major (C. Morris, handler) December 18-20 - Rosemont, IL Kovu - 3 pt major to finish! |
| Hunts' BBQ - this was a great spot to eat - we found it in Dolores, CO on our Cortez trip. |
| We found Engine 477 in Salina, KS . . . |
| Mount Sunflower - highest "peak" in Kansas. We had a good laugh at this one! |
| Giant deer sculpture on the "Enchanted Highway" in North Dakota . . . |
| AKC Museum of the Dog - near Saint Louis. |
| Dad, cuddling up with Lola in our motel room . . . |
| Scheels Sporting Goods in Omaha, NE - they have a full-sized Ferris Wheel inside!!! |
| We saw this guy grazing at a rest area on the ND/WY border . . . . |
| Sometimes you don't have to go far at all to see something cool. This picture was taken from our back deck - a real cattle roundup! |
| The Eagle River, near Eagle, Colorado - July 2009 |
| Shrine of the Holy Family - near Omaha, NE - June, 2009 |
| Visit to Notre Dame University July 2009 . . . |
| Highest point in Ohio . . . . Campbell Hill, elevation 1549 ft - wow! |
| "Mac-O-Cheek" Castle (above) and "Mac-A-Chee" Castle (right) near Marysville, OH |
| Mysterious Rotating Sphere in Marion Ohio graveyard - spooky! |
| 2009 KODA STATS Points earned this year: 151 Titles earned this year: AKC Champion - 10 INT'L Champion - 1 Canine Good Citizen - 8 Field Champion - 1 Duel Champion - 1 Best in Field - 1 Junior Courser - 5 Senior Courser- 1 Rally Novice - 2 Herding Instinct Cert. - 1 Therapy Dog - 1 Register of Merit - 2 Dog show mileage this year: 47,937 |
