Slow
Tucker also pulled Bonnie in his sulky for the Decorative Cart
Display and competed in
Veteran Sweepstakes. He won Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweepstakes. Here is a shot of him in the breed ring.
Stuart competed in best of breed and was a good boy. Here's a
shot of him gaiting.
On September 10th, 2006, Tucker competed in Rally at the Collie Club of Washington trial. He earned his second Rally
leg! He actually tied for first place with a score of 95 - but was seven seconds slower than the winning dog. Here
are some photos:
Tucker earns Second Place!
Starting out with the spiral,
call front finish left,
serpentine weave once, and the
slow at the end of the course. Only one leg to go!
On September 3rd, 2006, Stuart and I participated in the
Pacific Crest Trail pack dog hike near Carson, WA. Stuart
packed 22.2 pounds and successfully completed his very first hike for one leg towards his NWPD. The weather was
lovely and the company was great, but the pack was pretty hard for me! I felt like a truck ran over me for two
days afterward.
August 2006:
The weekend of August 26th, Stuart went up to Bow for a three day herding clinic. He came home wiped out, but had a
lot of fun!!! Here's a slide show of Stuart herding!
On August 12th, Tucker & Stuart attended the Nisqually KC show to warm up for the 2006 CGSMDC Specialty! Tucker competed
in Rally - his first time competing since Rally become a regular titling class. He lost a few points for slow sits
and slow to respond, but qualified for his first Rally Novice leg with a score of 92. Here's a slideshow of Tucker in the ring. Stuart competed in the breed
competition and was a good boy - thanks to Andy Potter for taking photos off us!!!
Tucker and Stuart sure like to snuggle! Here is a shot of them them napping
together and another of Stuart resting his head on his daddy's
leg.
Tucker got his new whiskey barrel in the mail - should be great for Oktoberfest! If anyone is interested in
getting their own, please email me. Also, here's a shot of of my silly
husband sporting it.
June 2006:
Tuck & Stu's friend Peri came over for a visit. Peri was enthralled by the
Koi in our pond! Here is one shot of them together: Peri, Stuart, &
Tucker. Here is a shot of Stuart
& Tucker.
May 2006:
Tucker, Stuart, and I attended the 2006 Maifest parade on May 13th, 2006.
Tucker pulled his wagonload of flowers at Maifest! Afterwards, we had a blast at the
"all-Swiss" fun day where
Stuart couldn't see the logic behind actually going through the tunnel!
April 2006:
Stuart took Winner's Dog for a 4 point major at the Timberland show in Centralia on April 8th, 2006. With that
win,
Stuart finished his Chamionship!! He also went on to take Best of Winners! Here is a shot from the rear in the ring. Stuart turns 18 months old this week.
While
Tucker always manages to find some cute pose, Stuart is decidedly
less graceful!!
January 2006:
Tucker decided recently that
being on the couch is actually pretty cool! The photo was dark, so I tried an effect on it.
He's still our special guy!
Stuart on January 19th PS - that's my new dog rig in the background - a 2002 Lincoln Navigator, I finally have
room for two dogs!
Here is a photo of Stuart after taking Winners Dog, January 14th, 2005. He turned 15 months old that day, too! I
promised Michele I'd
credit her for holding my ribbons, but I looked so horrifyingly bad in the photo I had to crop the faces out. Thanks,
Michele!
December 2005:
Here's our
Merry Christmas 2005 from our house to yours! Love, Tucker, Fritz, and Stuart!
We're back from Walt Disney World. Me & my mom with Mickey & our other
good dog friend, Pluto!
Stay tuned for more photos!
November 2005:
HAPPY 7th BIRTHDAY TUCKER!! (11/14/05) Hard to believe he's now officially a veteran!
We had a visit from puppy Peri on November 3rd! Here's another shot. What a sweet
little girl!!
October 2005:
My husband captured Stuart in this unlikely napping position! Soft beds
abound, but he picks that.
Click here for the great birthday card from my husband!
September 2005:
Cascade Specialty - September 23rd, 2005
Stuart's first Specialty! He took
Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes,
Winner's Dog for a four point major, Best of Winners, and Best Puppy in the
Regular Classes! Here is a montage of shots in the ring taken by Don
Rudee. Thanks to
judges Ms Christie Smith and Mr Clay Coady for a fantastic day!
The dogs had a visit from their friends
Lilia and Ava on September 13th!! Also, here is picture of Stuart laying on my lap in the living room. Tucker never did this
climbing in the lap thing!!
August 2005: Stuart turned 10 months old on August 14th! Here is a
cute shot of Stuart on Perry's lap.
Also, here's a great shot of
Stu napping on Tucker's back. Enjoy!
Stuart and Tucker in our library, August 2nd, 2005.
June 2005:
Little Stuart went to the Puyallup Valley Dog Fanciers and Tacoma Kennel Club shows on June 11th
and 12th, 2005. The
happy little guy was a bit of a handful, but he won Winners Dog anyhow! On Saturday he earned his very first
points, two of them, under Col.
Weiss (and also
went Best of Winners) - here's a photo. On Sunday he earned a three point major
under Mr. Clay Coady!
Stuart turned eight months old the Tuesday after these shows (on 6/14/05).
May 2005: Tucker again pulled his cart full of flowers at the Maifest Parade on May 14th, 2005!!
Tucker, son Bear, and daughter Bindi ready for the parade!
Also, here's a closeup of Tucker wearing his handcast Swiss cowbell, a gift from his
friend Barbara in Switzerland!
Also in May, Stuart's sister Taz (Treensea's Body and Soul) went to the Blue Ridge Specialty in PA.
On Saturday, she won Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes! Here's a photo of her
in the ring on Friday. Also on Saturday, Tucker's
son Revis (Bindi & Bear's brother) won Winners Dog - way to go Revis!
April 2005: Stuart went to his very first dog show in Yakima,
Washington, in April. He had a great time and met lots of new friends, including Kokanee & Magnus!! Here is a photo of
Stuart with his first ribbons. Also, a front shot and a rear shot
at 6 months. The first weekend in May, Stuart went to his second show in Elma, WA, and took reserve to a 4 point
major both days!
On the way home from Yakima, we stopped to get a picture of Stuart in
front of Mount Stuart, how cool is that!
Here's Stuart in front of the Stuart Range interpretive sign.
March 2005: Stuart's first "therapy" visit - after Lilia's
tonsillectomy!
Stuart also
entertained Lilia's little sister. What a good little boy!. He's five months old today (3/14/05!
January 2005:
Stuart went up to Jan Wesen's facility in January for his
first herding experience! At first, I think he thought the sheep was a really high up fleece bed :). His first
run was nice, and his second run was fantastic! Stuart looks forard to herding more soon.
Stuart basks in a sunny spot - 14 weeks.
December 2004:
Christmas slide show - Tucker Stuart, & Fritz!
(649K - DSL Medium)
Tucker's puppy has arrived! His name is Treensea's China Clipper "Stuart." Happy Holidays!
Older News:
Here is
our June 2004 photo for our Delta Society ID badge!
We did Rally-O at the Puyallup show on Sunday, January 11th, 2004. We had some difficulties, but
managed
to score a 91. For movie Click here.
The Alki Merry Swissmas party was on December 14th, 2003. Represented were three generations of Tucker's family! Left to right are
Bindi's parent's Tucker & Lily, Bindi, and Tucker's parent's Boone and Hilda (Bindi's
grandparents). A great time was had by all! Also, a photo of
Tucker (5 years old) and Boone (11 years old) together. Times have changed! Here's Boone & Tucker
(9 weeks old)!
I scanned in a photo of Tucker's daughter
Polly who finished her championship in September 2003. Tucker's daughter Senneh finished her championship in November 2003. Here's another
photo of Senneh taking a five point major at the
Supported Entry in June 2003. The Tucker & Lily litter now has three champions to its credit (son
Heimdall finished in 2002), with
daughter Bindi getting closer every day!
October 2003: Tucker on the beach at the NWGSMDC Fall Campout. Buddy Tim in the
background.
Boone turned eleven in September! Boone
on his big trip to Colorado. Also, here's Boone showing in the
Veteran Class at the 2002 GSMDCA NW Specialty. Here's Boone
with Tucker when Tucker was nine weeks old, and Boone was six.
GSMDCA NW Specialty Weekend, June
27th-30th 2003:
We
secretaried & stewarded
the
GSMDCA Draft Test on Friday.
On Saturday we earned BISS
and a
Group One under judge Charles Trotter at the GSMDCA NW Specialty!
Sunday we earned First Award of Merit at the NWGSMDC Supported Entry.
To cap the weekend, on Monday we qualified under Lynn
Leach for our second leg of the Junior
Herd Dog Test, thus earning our JHD title!
In May 2003 we attended the GSMDCA National
Specialty. We had a great time! Tucker participated in the GSMDCA Draft
Test, and Tucker earned his advanced title,
the DD (open Draft Dog)!
Following, for us, were three days of
Specialty and All-Breed showing.
Tucker did a great job for me and I was
very proud of him. We missed the eye of the judges, but still had a great
time!
On Saturday, April 12th, 2003 we marched with the BMDCGS in the Daffodil
Days parade.
Waiting for the parade
to begin
Another picture waiting
In the parade
In March 2003, we attended the WSOTC trail. Here's a shot of the long sit
and
one before the recall.
Tucker
attended the NWGSMDC Herding clinic on March 22nd and 23rd, 2003.
The clinic was two days of hands on instruction in herding. Eight Swissies
attended, along with two Rottweilers and a Smooth Collie. Another photo here!
Tucker and Fritz circa December
2002.
Fritz and his other Swissy buddy!
Be sure to look at
more history of Tucker!
