An extraordinary rescue dog, who earned 101 titles, recently peacefully crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. His talented trainer and human reflects on her special relationship with Good Grief Charlie Brown. RIP Charlie 2008-2023.
Good Grief Charlie Brown, labeled as an untrainable dog at the Arizona Humane Society, finally retired at age 14 after earning 101 titles spread among 12 performance sports. He’s Judie Niece’s once-in-a-lifetime furry companion. Together they are an exceptional team!!
4-H offers an inexpensive way for youngsters to train their dogs and learn patience, responsibility, and confidence as well as other useful life-long skills. In one Colorado county, 4-H provides a much-needed diversion from our COVID times and helps youths bond with their four-footed friends.
One family’s love of dogs and interest in the dog show world has been passed down three generations. It’s meant more family time together and even helped fund a college and veterinary school education!
Parents often bring their young children to dog shows only to find them bored and undoubtedly glued to their electronic devices. One AKC judge recognized this problem about five years ago and sought a diversion to capture their interest. Thanks to his persistence, children ages five to nine now can participate in pee wee classes at AKC shows nationwide. And they love doing so!
UPDATED: The Arizona Humane Society workers said that Choco was untrainable. Judie Niece ended up adopting and renaming him Good Grief Charlie Brown. This rescue dog and his proud owner/handler Judie Niece defied that Humane Society’s opinion. Charlie now has 48 titles to his name and still competes!
Purebreds and mixed breeds can use their natural abilities to earn a plethora of American Kennel Club (AKC) titles. Read my third and final post about AKC performance sports to learn about more events that you and your furry best friend might try for new challenges as well as plenty of fun!
Learn a new sport with your favorite four-legged best friend to shake off any winter blues! The American Kennel Club offers a huge selection of canine performance events and a total of nearly 400 performance titles. One of these sports just may be a perfect match for you and your furry pal.
Does your furry best friend act bored and find ways to get into trouble? Or are you and your dog just plain tired of competing in the same type competition, show after show? If so, check out some of the many American Kennel Club performance events open to mixed breeds and purebreds. You just may find a fun new sport for you and your faithful companion!
I never understood why so many dogs and their humans love agility. Recently, I discovered why and realized that I’ve been by the agility bug!