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Obedience and more . . .<br />
Sharon’s current dogs from left: Kenji ( HOF OTCH9 CH Blue Isle Dance the Night Away, UDX3); Echo (OTCH2 CH Willowbrook Time After Time at<br />
Blue Isle, UDX); Tip (Sunfire’s Bettin On Willowbrook, CD); Reno (CH Sunfire’s Dancin Away at Willowbrook, UD); and Spiff (CH Lyric Isle Dancin<br />
at Willowbrook’s Rendezvous, UD)<br />
watching Sharon with her dogs at a show. I asked her about her<br />
warm-up routine at competitions. She said that she arrives one<br />
hour before her ring time and walks her dog around to familiarize<br />
him with the venue. Then she does some random<br />
heeling followed by short dumbbell tosses, glove<br />
turns, and signals with food rewards. Then she<br />
puts him in his crate. About two dogs before her<br />
turn, she gets him out and does some doodles to<br />
get him focused and ready to work. This sounds<br />
like a good plan, but the timing must be precise<br />
as Sharon is always showing multiple dogs,<br />
sometimes as many as four. It is always stressful<br />
to be in a run-off, but can you imagine being in<br />
a run-off for High in Trial against yourself with<br />
another of your dogs?<br />
Sharon’s dogs are usually listed in the Times<br />
in both Finals and Merit. She has achieved many<br />
OTCH titles as well as High In Trial and High<br />
Combined awards both locally and in Nationals<br />
competition. Sharon has several up-and-coming<br />
dogs who are beginning to make their mark in the<br />
obedience ring, so she will be continuing to add<br />
to the obedience history of our Aussies for years<br />
to come.<br />
82 AUSSIE TIMES <strong>Nov</strong>ember-<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2017</strong><br />
Sharon’s dogs are handsome boys, but they are far more than<br />
pretty faces, and they certainly are a credit to our breed.<br />
Aussie Times 2018 Deadlines<br />
Issue/Cover Theme Deadlines/Closing Dates Publication Dates<br />
• January-February <strong>Nov</strong>ember 15, ’17 January 1, ’18<br />
Juniors and Merit Winners – Cover: National Finals Best Junior Handler<br />
• March-April January 15, ’18 March 1<br />
National Results – Cover: National MVA winner<br />
• May-June March 15 May 1<br />
Obedience – Cover: Super Dog Finals winner<br />
• July-August May 15 July 1<br />
Stock Dog – Cover: Stock Dog Cattle Finals winner<br />
• September-October July 15 September 1<br />
Agility – Cover: Standard Division Agility Finals winner<br />
• <strong>Nov</strong>ember-<strong>Dec</strong>ember September 15 <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1<br />
Conformation – Cover: Intact or Altered Merit Dog with highest number of points<br />
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