Daserbe Valaraukar At Anadune NA AXJ CGC

Bilbo

Breed: Standard Schnauzer
Sire: Schnaubern Night of the Road
Dam: Rillaton Premonition von Daserbe
DoB: 9 January 2002
Colour: Black

NEW17 June 2010: Bilbo Q's at his first ever standard runs in the US!

Bilbo is an incredibly clever dog — the sort of dog who, when you switch on the hose for his favourite game of getting drenched in the garden, first checks that he really couldn't switch the tap on himself next time! His intelligence means that he learns new things very fast. Of course, he also does tend to get bored with them fairly quickly — he was doing very reliable "B" scent within a couple of weeks, but another month later he became more interested in the smells on the ground...

Being a Schnauzer means that he needs a firm hand, but it also means that he absolutely loves showing off! He loved his time in the breed ring, although due to his unexpected castration in 2006, he has now retired from the show rings. We are focusing on his agility at the moment — he is really enjoying himself, his contacts are often his downfall, but if he makes them, he frequently gets a place in agility. He is surprisingly fast for a non collie, and boy is it different running a Schnauzer to a Border Collie! He is loving the lower jump height in the US, I've never seen him run this fast, and every run is a bit of a surprise for me as I don't know how far I'll manage to get anymore! I have starter entering Standard with Bilbo — he's had two years of getting every single contact (as we only did them in training and he never competed in Standard), so I was keeping my fingers crossed that that will transfer. And it did! He Q'd in his first three Standard runs for his NA title (his fourth run, he decided that it was time to demonstrate that he can really do those contacts and he did all four sets ... on a course that was only supposed to have three sets of them!).

Selection of Bilbo's results:

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28 Sep 2008
CATC 1st in Novice B Jumpers (Q): Pam Cumming
27 Sep 2008
CATC 2nd in Novice B Jumpers (Q): Scott Stock
14 July 2007
Norfolk 8th in Grade 3 Agility: Jayne Widdess
26 May 2007
Supadogs 11th in Grade 3 Agility: Gary Doyle
12 May 2007
Godmanchester & District 4th in Grade 3 Agility: Richard Jordan
13 Aug 2005
Kennel Club International Agility Festival 10th in Starters Agility: Mike Hallam
18 Jun 2005
Newmarket & District Canine Society Reserve Best of Breed: J Robin-Smith
5 Sep 2004
City Of Birmingham 2nd in Postgraduate Dog: S V Jernhake
19 Jun 2004
Newmarket & District Canine Society 3rd in Pre-beginners: Karen Pudney
9 Jan 2002 born Born in a litter of 6 puppies