06/19/2025
There aren't a thousand words to explain what this picture is and means to me. I can't put into words what this thing is I've built. This school sure, but also this community. The support everyone offers each other, the shared joy when it goes right, the disappointment of a near miss, and the determination to keep trying.
Left to right is my (Stephanie) girl Sumi, Instructor Chris' girl Irina, and Maryrose girl Sage.
Those ribbons represent 20 plus titles - in order to get them each dog had to earn a Started titled, then an Advanced title, then and Excellent title, another Excellent title and 2 more Advanced and/or Excellent titles to earn a Championship title, then another Excellent title plus 4 more Advanced and/or Excellent titles for the Master Championship as well as earning 5 Elite titles to earn the Elite Championship which paired with the Master Championship gave them Grand Master Championships - including several 96% or higher scores and titles under multiple different judges - AND 3 games titles to earn the Games Championship. 43 dogs or less in Canada have done this so far (43 dogs have the GMACH, however I haven't confirmed how many of those also have Games Championships).
These 3 girls are also the only dogs of their breeds to have reached this level of titling. This didn't happen in days. It's happened over years. Years of a pandemic, of personal tragedies, of changes. Of failures and successes. How do you put words on that?
Thank you to all who keep helping make this a special place for a special sport. And a massive congratulations to .chi3 and .mcintyre for their Championship titles!
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