2023 was a great year for Ragnarok Kooikers! Odin got his first OH group placement, various group placements in IABCA and UKC, sired his first litter, became the first kooiker to compete and title in weightpull competitions, got numerous titles added to both ends of his name, became a UKC Champion, was recognized for being the top kooiker for trick dog in 2022 at the national specialty this year, and passed all health tests getting his CHIC number! We also welcomed Ori to the family as our potential foundation b*tch 👀 Ori has proven herself to be a force to be reckoned with in the ring by getting various group placements in IABCA and got a Group placement in BPUP at her very first one, got her first AKC point towards her championship title at 8 months old, and got her first few international championship titles. I am really looking forward to what 2024 will bring us next!
Today was a very long day at the Northwest Cluster in Lynden. Odin and I ran back and forth between our ring time and FastCAT all day which was quite exhausting in the heat. Odin did EXTREMELY well in FastCAT today though and he finally got the hang of it. He was so eager to be released and ran 9 seconds both times which gives us a total of 113 points now! If he keeps this up, he will have his BCAT by the end of tomorrow! No love in a very competitive groups but he did very well with the most kind judges. We are all very tired now and ready to relax until tomorrow
Odin did weightpull for the first time ever today! It is possible he is the first of his breed to do this sport. He was definitely hesitant at first since kooikers are quite a sensitive breed. But he lives to please and he toughened up and pushed through it like a champ! He pulled 240 pounds approximately today which gave him 2 qualifying scores!
I am beyond proud of Odin today and all that he is willing to do once he puts his mind to it! ❤️
Odin won BOB/OHBOB/BOW today at the Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club in Bremerton, WA! That's another point added towards his CH title! 🥳🎊
Handling class last night! We haven't been to handling class in about 8 months so it was nice to get back into it and improve on our techniques for when it comes time to get in the ring again in a couple weeks!