Nash Earns His AKC Rally Advanced Title
CH Deja Vu Back Seat Driver CGC, RN, PT, JHD-s adds "RA" to his name at the Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club rally trials in Bremerton WA, March 22, 2009. Judge Larry L. Tanner designed a challenging course for us with 20 stations.
Nash is a C-course Virtuoso!
On March 7 & 8, we attended a clinic on C-course herding, otherwise known as "tending" style. Although Nash had both AKC-PT and AHBA-JHD titles at the time of the clinic, this was his first exposure to this type of herding. Tending is a style of herding originating in Europe where the dog works as a "moving fence" to guide a flock of 20 or more sheep down roads, past cars, and over bridges to an open field, or "graze" where the dog contains the sheep while they eat. Briards usually excel at Tending. Nash was no exception. Barbara Davenport, who has been training Nash and I in other styles of herding remarked:"Clearly we have been trying to put a square peg in a round hole". Another clinic attendee put it best: "you have been forcing him to play the piano when he just wanted to play the violin". Photographs courtesy of Debbi Humble.
Diary of a Stock Dog
Friday, February 13, 1900
"I'm freshly bathed and the car is packed. Something's up. But I don't know what. My food bag and soft crate are packed but the grooming table is not. I wonder...."
Saturday, February 14, 0500
"There goes the alarm clock. I'm sure we're going somewhere. Mom never gets up this early for work."
~ 0538
"We're heading down the road. Better catch some zzz's and conserve my energy for the day."
~ 0650, 32°, calm
"We stop at Rock Creek Preserve for a run. Always good to stretch the legs after a long car ride. Wow, there's snow on the ground here."
~ 0705, 33°, overcast
"Here we are at Pack Leader Farm. I could smell the sheep from the Wauna bridge. We're going to be stock handlers but I don't have hands????"
~ 0735 am, 35 °, calm
"I have my leash on and we're headed to the pens. Oh boy, oh boy!!! I get to push about 50 sheep down the alley to the pens which is a lot of fun. But then I have to wait for what seems like forEVER while the humans try to sort the sheep by collar and paint color. Then I get to help Gus the Kelpie drive about half the sheep to the back field. They have me on leash behind Gus because they say Gus doesn't have enough power."
~ 0830, 38°
"Back in my kennel waiting........"
~ 1020, 40°
"We get to do pen work for the HTAD2. Don't really know what HTAD2 is. Sounds like a cross between attention deficit and a robot from Star Wars. But the pen work is good. The object of this game is to get all five sheep out of the pen without driving them over the fence or into the post. Mostly I have to concentrate on slowing down or I have to lie down every 2 seconds...."
~ 1220, 45°
"Lunch break, back in my kennel waiting...."
~ 1520, 44°
" Finally I get to work the Junior Herd Dog test. There are only 2 runs today. Here I have to move groups of 3 sheep out of the pens, slowly, then move them across the round pen to the 100' arena, slowly. When the run is done we pick the sheep up in the round pen and put them back in the smaller pens. Moslty the sheep will do this last part themselves but I'm there to make sure."
~ 1600, 42°
"I get to put the sheep out in the lower pasture. Here I move the groups of 3 out of the small pens thru the 50' round pen and into the pasture, yup, you guessed it - slowly."
~ 1630, 40°, clearing
"Back in my kennel waiting for dinner."
~ 1730, 38°
"oh boy, oh boy dinner. I love dinnner!!!"
~ 2200, 32°, clear
"Evening walk then into the house. I get to sleep in the house."
~ 0302, 22°
"Coyotes are howling, guardian dogs barking, how am I supposed to get my beauty rest???"
~ 0630, 28°, sunny
"Up again, morning walk, breakfast, back in my kennel waiting......"
"I'm freshly bathed and the car is packed. Something's up. But I don't know what. My food bag and soft crate are packed but the grooming table is not. I wonder...."
Saturday, February 14, 0500
"There goes the alarm clock. I'm sure we're going somewhere. Mom never gets up this early for work."
~ 0538
"We're heading down the road. Better catch some zzz's and conserve my energy for the day."
~ 0650, 32°, calm
"We stop at Rock Creek Preserve for a run. Always good to stretch the legs after a long car ride. Wow, there's snow on the ground here."
~ 0705, 33°, overcast
"Here we are at Pack Leader Farm. I could smell the sheep from the Wauna bridge. We're going to be stock handlers but I don't have hands????"
~ 0735 am, 35 °, calm
"I have my leash on and we're headed to the pens. Oh boy, oh boy!!! I get to push about 50 sheep down the alley to the pens which is a lot of fun. But then I have to wait for what seems like forEVER while the humans try to sort the sheep by collar and paint color. Then I get to help Gus the Kelpie drive about half the sheep to the back field. They have me on leash behind Gus because they say Gus doesn't have enough power."
~ 0830, 38°
"Back in my kennel waiting........"
~ 1020, 40°
"We get to do pen work for the HTAD2. Don't really know what HTAD2 is. Sounds like a cross between attention deficit and a robot from Star Wars. But the pen work is good. The object of this game is to get all five sheep out of the pen without driving them over the fence or into the post. Mostly I have to concentrate on slowing down or I have to lie down every 2 seconds...."
~ 1220, 45°
"Lunch break, back in my kennel waiting...."
~ 1520, 44°
" Finally I get to work the Junior Herd Dog test. There are only 2 runs today. Here I have to move groups of 3 sheep out of the pens, slowly, then move them across the round pen to the 100' arena, slowly. When the run is done we pick the sheep up in the round pen and put them back in the smaller pens. Moslty the sheep will do this last part themselves but I'm there to make sure."
~ 1600, 42°
"I get to put the sheep out in the lower pasture. Here I move the groups of 3 out of the small pens thru the 50' round pen and into the pasture, yup, you guessed it - slowly."
~ 1630, 40°, clearing
"Back in my kennel waiting for dinner."
~ 1730, 38°
"oh boy, oh boy dinner. I love dinnner!!!"
~ 2200, 32°, clear
"Evening walk then into the house. I get to sleep in the house."
~ 0302, 22°
"Coyotes are howling, guardian dogs barking, how am I supposed to get my beauty rest???"
~ 0630, 28°, sunny
"Up again, morning walk, breakfast, back in my kennel waiting......"
All in the Family
Canine Chronicle Online - Breed Stats 2008 · Starting from January 1, 2008 up to and including December 31, 2008. Sire, CH Deja Vu Vital Signs, is #3, Dam, CH Deja Vu the Color Purple, is #15 and (drum roll please) CH Deja Vu Back Seat Driver CGC, RN, PT, JHD-s, "Nash", is #19!
Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC
On Friday October 31, AKC-Ch Deja Vu Back Seat Driver RN, PT JHD-s, CGC "Nash" went Winners Dog against Ne Orageux Assiniboine Admirer "Rio" and then took Breed over the Special CKC-Ch. Aladax's Sorcerer 
CDX AGNCH "Dante" showing to Dany Canino. On Saturday Nash repeated his performance showing to Christina Hubbell. The Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers of BC in Abbotsford Canada is billed as Canada's Largest Dog Show. Nash, presented by Gabrielle (top photo) and Dixie Rae (bottom photo), is now half way to becoming a Canadian Champion. Photos courtesy of Romy Wood and Sue McGregor.
New AKC Champion!
We are thrilled to announce our new Champion Deja Vu Back Seat Driver, RN, PT, CGC, JHD-s. Beautifully presented to Judge Betty Jo Patrick by Mike Stone, Nash finished at the Sacramento Show on Sunday going Winners Dog for a 3-pt major. Sunday's win followed winning the Northern California Briard Club Specialty on Friday under Judge Edeltraud Laurin, by going over the Specials for a 4-pt major and taking Breed again on Saturday under Judge Jeanne Zuver for a 4 pt major.
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