News and Updates

Things continue to be exciting here at Cali Whippets.

We had a wonderful time with family over Memorial Day weekend, spending time at home with them and seeing some of the wonderful sites around the Raleigh area.
Following that weekend, we found out that our little red girl "Spirit", as of May 22nd, is still on top as :

the #1 Whippet and #1 Sighthound in AKC Lure Coursing for 2009
and is currently the #20 Whippet in ASFA Lure Coursing!

With a mild toe injury, we took a few weeks off to rest, but plan to head to Kentucky in a few weeks for a 3 day AKC trial there. As Morgan has FINALLY come out of heat!! she will be joining Spirit on the trip. Wish Morgan and Spirit good luck!

Also at our last AKC trial in Rocky Mount NC, Mike took some great shots of ALL the dogs lure coursing! His photos can be seen at: http://mgmcnamer.smugmug.com/
Thanks Mike for all the photos he takes - I think he does a great job.

Photo of Spirit in Rocky Mount, NC on May 17th, 2009, taken by Mike.
Deana

Exciting News!

Well, It has been an exciting few weeks. Make sure to check out both Morgan's and Spirit's own pages for full details. A few highlights:

4-4-09: At the American Whippet Club Nationals in Atlanta, GA - AKC Lure Coursing Trial - Spirit beat 110 dogs and went Best of Breed! This keeps Spirit as the #1 AKC Lure Coursing Whippet in the USA (photo by Mike - taken at Nationals)
4-18-09: At the Columbia Kennel Club in Aiken, SC - Morgan goes Winners for a point towards her Championship title (Photo from Nationals - taken by Mike)
Same day, Spirit goes first at an ASFA Lure Coursing trial in Reidsville, NC

4-19-09: In Reidsville, NC - Spirit goes first again and earns her ASFA Field Championship title and is can now be called a CHAMPION!

Great work girls! Thanks to Mike for all his help in making these wins possible!!

New photos and updates

This past weekend was great weather and a lot of fun spending some time with good friends. Tyler's "girls" did great, with one of them earning Winners 4 out of 5 days. At the end of the weekend, Mike was able to get some really great photos of the girls. Check out the individual pages of Spirit, Morgan and Tyler. Thanks to Mike!
Below is Deana with Marlow and Morgan (2 of Tyler's daughters).
Upcoming events: We will be heading to Atlanta for the American Whippet Club's "National competition" in a few weeks. Wish the girls good luck as they are entered in both Lure Coursing and the show ring. I know we will have lots of fun and I am very excited!
Deana

New updates and News

I have made a few changes in the past month, adding some pedigrees and photos to some the pages. Please check them out.
The biggest new lately is that Morgan has come into heat for the first time and it has been a real learning experience for me keeping her and Tyler apart. What fun knowing that Spirit will not be far behind her and we will get to do it all over again.
We are planning for a big trip to the Whippet Nationals this coming April held in Atlanta. Besides that we have a few Lure Coursing trials coming up in the next few weeks and a local dog show in Raleigh in March.We will update everyone with results once we have them.
Deana

Snow in North Carolina!!!

What a day for the dogs! Snow! We got at least 7-8 inches starting last night into today.
Check out the great photos of both the dogs and the snow.


Check out more on our web album:
http://picasaweb.google.com/CaliWhippets/SnowDay12009522PM?feat=directlink

We also went coursing this past weekend and had a successful weekend.
More photos to come on Spirit's and Tyler's page. Watch for them.
Deana

New photos are posted from this past weekend

Here are a few shots - more can be seen on each dog's own page or on the web album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/CaliWhippets/LureCoursingCamdenSC122808?feat=directlink

Spirit and Morgan resting in the motel room after the first day of running:
Morgan:
Spirit:Thanks Mike for the photos!
Deana

Merry Christmas!

Hi all! Hope you all had a great day! Check out the great photos Mike took today of the dogs. They are posted on each dog's own page. I think they are great.

Deana

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mike, Deana, Cali, Tyler, Roy, Morgan, Spirit, Jake and Wally want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Safe and Happy New Year!!

Successful weekend Lure Coursing

Hi all,
We made it home safely and without any problems. Both Morgan and Spirit had a good weekend. Morgan placed 3rd on Saturday and earned 2pts towards her FC and Spirit placed 2nd on Saturday (3pts) and 3rd on Sunday (2pts) for a total of 5 pts for the weekend. Great job to both Morgan and Spirit! It was a tough weekend, with LOTS of competition and many, many specials competing to keep their position in the top 20!
I am very proud of both of these girls. Watch for photos and more info on each of their pages in the next few days.

Lure Coursing Trial this past weekend

Hi,

I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! We had an enjoyable Thanksgiving Day weekend. We started out enjoying a good meal with friends on Thursday, then left on Friday to go Lure Coursing in Reidsville, NC. Both Morgan and Spirit earned NEW TITLES this weekend and Spirit earned her first points towards her championship (this was her first time entered in competition as she just became old enough to compete). Cali and Tyler also ran and had a good time. Check out each dog's page for details.

Also, Marlow, one of Tyler's daughters and Morgan's sister took first place on Sunday and earned a 5 point major!! Way to go Marlow (pictured below).


All the photos were taken by Mike - Thanks!!