[Oslo is ABS12 FC Audi Oslo von Dorndorf CA CG, owned by Stan Knoll of Mississippi.]

Called back 3rd, Oslo went on to win the class of 13 male Field Champions at the Buckeye Dachshund Club field trial. Later in the day, Oslo was Best Field Champion, then became Absolute Winner (Best in Trial) in the entry of 47 dachshunds competing on the grounds of the Hilltop Beagle Club in Cowansville, Pennsylvania!

This was Absolute Winner award number 12 for Oslo. Few dachshunds have won this many;  the only longhair with more Absolutes is Oslo's maternal grandmother FC Ilsa v Dorndorf L who had 15.

A big congratulations to Stan and Oslo! Way to go!

It never fails. Every new dog teaches us new "truths."

For years, I have used the following vignette as an example of the difference, in my experience, between male and female dogs:

"Several years ago, I was mowing grass and it was hot. Under the bright sun, my male dogs sat at the kennel fence and watched my every round on the lawn tractor. Their devotion stuck out like major headlines. Where were my female dogs? They were in the kennel building, lying on the cool cement in front of a big fan!"

Today, I had a lot of (overdue) mowing and weeding to do. It was the first time I have mowed this year and I was at it for three hours. The sun was bright when I began, and it was one of the warmest days we have had this spring. Who do you think sat - alone - at the kennel fence persistently monitoring my whereabouts? Taya. The female. The three boys had all gone inside!

It was very interesting to me to see it after years of telling a different tale.

I decided to get my camera to illustrate a new conclusion. Maybe the two genders are not that different after all. 

Many thanks to events Chairman Cheri Faust and Secretary Larry Gohlke.

[Nexus is ABS6 DC Nexus v Dorndorf L CD TD JE RN NA VC Wa-T BHP-G LH, 11 years, owner Patricia Nance.]
[Oslo is ABS11 FC Audi Oslo von Dorndorf CA CGC, 8.5 years, owner Stan Knoll.]

Nexus and Oslo placed 2nd and 3rd in the Field Champion Dog class of 17 at the Dachshund Club of the Great Lakes today. The trial was held at the Northern Illinois Beagle Club in Roscoe, Illinois.

Congratulations to Nexus and Oslo! They are pictured with judges Bill Dyer and Pam Bethke.

Judging the dogs' reactions, Bill Dyer's jacket may be a bit TOO bright. haha!

A beautiful, bright morning in southeastern Ohio. Just right for packing the car, loading the dogs, and heading for a field trial!

I am sure that it won't be the last!

[Viljo is FC Cadium Aurinkosoturi, 2 years old male, bred in Finland by Tia Eskelinen, owned by Patricia Nance.]

Today, Viljo placed 4th in the class of 15 Field Champion Dogs at the Badger Dachshund Club field trial in northern Illinois. He is pictured with judges Larry Gohlke of Wisconsin and Pam Bethke of South Dakota. Larry commented on Viljo's actions in the field, "I told Pam that that's the dog I would take home. He was really using his nose to show us the line. He is wired right."

Thank you, Larry.

It is a fact that Viljo inherently has an excellent head for the basics. He is not yet getting enough done to generate more call backs and placements - but with more rabbit experience he will.

Next photo is Viljo minutes after the above photo was taken.

Up early this morning to pack 'em up and head 'em out (translated = traveling to field trials this weekend). This was the sight that greeted me. With the schedule I work, I do not see many sunrises. It looked like the woods were on fire! Spectacular sight!