Well, Daisylane has had a fabulous April.  Denzil earned 133 points and 4 double Qs, placing 2nd twice.  He only needs 90 points now for his MACH2.  
 
Demi has only been singling in her runs each day, so she still needs 6 double Qs, but only 49 points for her MACH.  It seems she likes to turn on the speed outside, consistently running a 4.3 yps jumpers course, her fastest was a 4.8 yps on one of Scott Stock steeple chase courses.   She even had a fantastic open-fast class run, but mom stepped on the line and disqualified us.  Denzil had an awesome open-fast run also, mom did not step on the line, but Denzil upon turning to take the tunnel from the a-frame decided it was more fun to chase the paper that went blowing across the ring.
 
Marlee took it slow and finished her MX and MXJ and will now be enjoying her maternity leave, even though she is still running around like a maniac with Summer, especially in this nice spring weather we have been having.   Every day I come home to snow in my living room, I envision two crazy little girls tearing up another stuffed toy.
 
I was very proud of Denzil and Marlee who were two out of three 12 inches dogs to qualify in a standard course designed by judge Jeff Ipser.  It was a course that kept every handler on their toes, very technical but since a min-pin and two B&T cavaliers were the only three dogs to qualify out of over 20+ dogs, I guess the BLACK N TANS RULED THE COURSE.

Daisylane Galaxy Déjà vu aka Tiki débuted in Novice JWW at our local Long Island Agility trials with his owner Dianne.  It was a thrill to see them run and have a great time.  Tiki earned two Novice JWW qualifications placing first on both runs.  What a fantastic job by both Dianne and Tiki, the Daisylane team is so proud of them. 

The Dynamic Duo, Denzil and Demi, arrived safely in Tulsa at the AKC Agility Nationals on March 27th.  We were so glad to see so many familiar faces, it made us feel like it was just another agility trial.    Denzil blasted off the start line qualifying in both ISC classes on Friday, earning a cumulative 9^th place ranking in the 12 inch class of 79 dogs.  Demi was a little distracted with the pigeons flying around and landing in the ring.  She did not know who to watch, me or the air.  Her ruby coat was a great camouflage in the Oklahoma red dirt , her hunting instincts were really trying to take over, but she managed to keep it together to qualify in the jumpers ISC course, after that it just all fell apart..  So it was all left up to Denzil, who qualified in two of the three National runs.  He gave every run his best, with only a slipped footing in the weave poles in the third run, which caused him to miss a weave pole. 

While the Dynamic Duo were in Tulsa, Marlee, who was GLOWING, took Winners Bitch at Sand-n-Sea KC show with handler Debbie Yeager. 

The Daisylane paws had a fabulous year, earning a total of 22 titles in Agility, Obedience and Rally.  Denzil and Demi both made the requirements for the AKC National Agility Championship which will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma in March.  This was a great accomplishment, especially with two dogs.  The Wystar Grams are still dancing around with excitement with two of their pups going to the big show.   

The AKC reports several rankings that I am very proud to announce.  The agility ranking for the entire year of 2007 show Denzil as ranked 3rd and Demi as ranked 12^th.  This ranking takes only the qualifications earned in 2007.  There is also the Invitational Agility ranking list which ranks the dog's qualifications between July 1^st and June 30^th.  The top five agility dogs of each breed are invited to the Eukanuba Agility Invitational each year.  After six months Denzil holds the 3^rd place ranking and Demi moved up the line to 7^th place.   Keep posted, this "Dynamic Duo" may also be going to the Invitational.

Marlee debuted in agility this past fall and has shown exceptional talent and speed in the agility ring, quickly earning her NA, NAJ, OA, OAJ, AX and AXJ in nineteen trials.  She is having lots of fun and being such a good girl, she is a joy to run, when she is not spinning around in circles. Marlee also started off the 2008 year taking Winners with a 4-point cross-over major.  That is quite a accomplishment to beat the boys out.

Well, with the time off this winter, the Daisylane paws have been resting and learning new skills, even little Summer, who does not believe paws were meant to touch the ground.  I am told Tiki is tackling his weave poles as if he is a football player as well as being a quick little running back.  We may see Tiki showing off his talents in agility this Spring.

Also, there might be some more Daisylane paws this Spring, so if you are interested, give us a call.