POETA

04/07/2010

WRA Nationals in Pilesgrove, NJ:

Poeta Strictly Super Tramp (Whistle x Sonnet) wins BEST IN MATCH under judge Lisa Costello!!! Owned and handled by Wendy Strickland.

Super Sonnet finishes in 7th place in the WRA National on Saturday and 10th place in the NOTRA Derby on Sunday. This just 4 months after having puppies!!

BEST IN MATCH WINNER:


26/06/2010

CONGRATULATIONS to Stephanie Minnella and TrumpeTee DRAGON for running a 3.603 (with a .017 RT, L2L 3.586) singles today in flyball, becoming the fastest singles dog in UFLI!!  We couldn't be prouder!!!! Watch the video.

22/06/2010

Trumpet and Wings have 7 new puppies!! 4 females and 3 males.

21/06/2010

TeePee takes a 2nd place in Jumpers at an AKC agility trial in NY and finishes her MXJ title!!

06/06/2010

TrumpeTee DRAGON made his flyball debut this weekend and he is already listed as the #3 singles dog ever in officially sanctioned singles racing with a time of 3.645 seconds. How much faster will he get???

22/05/2010

Poet x Darby pup Scottie gets his WRCh in Illinois today by finishing 2nd in the meet! Congrats to the Bradshaws and to breeder Vicky Lamb!!

16/05/2010

Poet x Aretha brothers Whistle and Trumpet finish 1-2 at the NOTRA meet in NJ!! Some exciting racing between the two brothers.

09/05/2010

Yodel (Poet x Fudge 2) wins BOTH meets in NC this weekend!

02/05/2010

King (Poet x Darby) wins the NOTRA meet in Glenville, NY today, and Demetre (Panther x Rita) finishes his ORC at the same meet!!

28/03/2010

Border Collie Vixen whelped TEN Trumpet puppies today!!! 5 males, and 5 females, all black & white. Pictures to follow.

21/03/2010

On Saturday, Poet x Fudge son YODEL won the WRA race meet in NJ. On Sunday, TeePee finished her AX title in agility!

28/02/2010

Sonnet whelped 6 SUPER puppies (sired by Whistle) early this morning. 3 males, 3 females. All black. Follow their progress on this page.

21/02/2010

Yodel (Poet x Fudge 2) wins the WRA race meet in NC today!! A very impressive win given the caliber of dogs running on this day. Congratulations to the Straehles!

14/02/2010

TeePee finished her AXJ title by winning the class yesterday. And today she won the Excellent A Standard class and moved up to Excellent B in Jumpers where she placed second and picked up her first MACH points, 22 of them!!!

29/01/2010

On Target's beautiful, sweet and athletic Border Collie Vixen was bred to Trumpet. This breeding should produce top performance Border Whippets (AKA lurchers). Puppies are due April 1st, 2010 and all are spoken for.

24/01/2010

Two of Poet's pups (both out of Fudge) made their debut in flyball this weekend and did REALLY well, putting in some great times, with Shax getting an FD title and Yodel getting an FDX title. We are so proud.

01/01/2010

Poet gets his MACH2 with a Double Q at the AKC trial in Amherst, NH!!! Panther also gets a Double Q and closes in on his MACH!

28/12/2009

Sonnet has been bred to Whistle! Puppies due Feb. 28, 2009. Keep your eye on their page.

8/11/2009

Whistle wins another NOTRA meet, this time in Florida! Meanwhile in AKC agility Trumpet finishes his Novice Jumpers title (NAJ) And TeePee finishes her Novice Agility title (NA), both of them winning their respective classes.

31/10/2009

Panther's daughter Ladybug is the first Panther x Rita puppy to become a Race Champion!! Little Ladybug finished her WRCh in Camden, SC in great style with a 3rd place finish. Congratulations Allie!!

24/10/2009

Whistle wins the race meet in NJ today, with Sonnet taking 2nd place! We are REALLY looking forward to Whistle x Sonnet puppies (Whistlets?) next spring!!

18/10/2009

Panther won the NOTRA meet in Ontario today, with Trumpet taking 2nd place. Sonnet finished 5th and TeePee finished 8th.

17/10/2009

Sonnet is a meet winner!!!! She won her first WRA meet today in Ontario!

11/10/2009

TeePee and Trumpet attended their first CKC agility trials this weekend and both finished their AgNJ titles with some first placements! I couldn't be happier with their progress!

2-3-4/10/09

Sonnet wins Best of Opposite Sex in Match under judge Merril Woolf at the WRA/NOTRA Nationals fun match with an entry of about 100 dogs, after winning the Race Champion Bitch class. Handled by Mike Hattery.



Other match results:
TrumpeTees Frisco 2nd and Keeper 4th in 6-9 Month Puppy Dogs. Ink wins Puppy Bitch
Trumpet is 2nd in Bred By Exhibitor
Spinner (Panther x Rita) is 4th in Minor Titled Dogs
Whistle (Poet x Aretha) wins the Race Champion Dog class and gets an Award of Merit!!!
Pete is 3rd and Yodel is 4th (both are Poet x Fudge) in Race Champion Dog class
Panther is 2nd in #1/National Race Meet Winners class, and Poet is 4th
Shax is 3rd in Altered Dogs
TeePee is 2nd in Open Bitches

in WRA with 129 adults:

Yodel (Poet x Fudge) is 6th
Sonnet (Poet x Fudge) is 15th
Luther (Poet x Darby) is 20th

in NOTRA with 96 adults:

Sonnet (Poet x Fudge) is 7th
Trumpet (Poet x Aretha) is 10th
Panther (Poet x Fudge) is 12th
Whistle (Poet x Aretha) is 13th
Demetre (Panther x Rita) is 20th

26/09/2009

TeePee won the 16" Novice Jumpers class today and finished her first agility title!!!! NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers). 3 legs in 3 tries. She started trialing a week ago...

12/09/2009

Yodel (Poet x Fudge 2) finishing a strong 2nd in a 33 dog WRA meet in NJ today becomes the 2nd WRCh of the litter! Congratulations to the Straehle's who have done an amazing job with this boy.

06/09/2009

Sonnet finished 2nd in a 40 dog WRA meet in Otis, MA today and is now a WRCh!!!

12/07/2009

Stix and Stretch get their flyball titles FDX!!!! Congratulations Pam!!!

06/07/2009

A great weekend of racing in Delaware. On Saturday, in the 60 dog WRA meet Poet x Fudge2 kids Yodel and Sonnet finished 2nd and 3rd. Poet's grandkid Ladybug (Panther x Rita) finished 7th. On Sunday, in the 53 dog NOTRA meet Poet x Aretha boys Trumpet and Whistle finished 2nd and 4th. Luther (Poet x Darby) finished in 6th place both days.

14/06/2009

Whistle (Poet x Aretha) wins another meet, a 30 dog NOTRA meet in NJ!!!

07/06/2009

Two of Poet's sons stood out this weekend. Dougall (Poet x Fudge) won a 30 dog WRA meet in Ontario, a year after severing two tendons attached to his digital flexors. Kudos to Dougall's owners Jean Ralson and Helen Robinson for the wonderful rehab job they have done. And Luther (Poet x Darby) took 2nd place in a NOTRA meet in Ohio to finish his ORC!! Congratulations to his owner/breeder Vicky Lamb DMV.

24/05/2009

This weekend was racing in Delaware. Po baby Sonnet finished 3rd on Saturday in a 30 dog meet. Po baby King won Sunday's 31 dog meet, while Po baby Whistle finished 2nd, and Po baby Trumpet finished 4th. Go Po Babies!!

03/05/2009

Two Poet x Darby pups won meets today!!!! King on the east coast and Luther in the midwest. Poet x Aretha pup Whistle finished 2nd behind King. GO PO BABIES!!!

21/04/2009

Last night Wings had her Trumpet puppies!!! See the 5 pups on their page here.

11/04/2009

Freedom wins the WRA meet in NY today, and finishes his WRCh!! That makes him the 4th dog in the Poet x Darby litter a meet winner! Congrats to owner Derrick d'Amore and to breeder Vicky Lamb. Freedom's half-sister Sonnet (Poet x Fudge 2) takes second place. Go Po Babies!!!

22/03/2009

TeePee had her Trumpet puppies early this morning!!! See the litter page for more info.:
Trumpet x TeePee

14/02/2009

LTD (Poet x Fudge 2) finished her CD obedience title today with a 1st place. Owned, trained and handled by Vicki Jackson. We're proud of you guys!!!

12/02/2009

TeePee had her pregnancy confirmed today by ultrasound!!!! We're expecting at least 6 puppies March 21-22!!!

07/02/2009

Here at last, the videotaped agility runs of Poet and Panther from the 2008 AKC Agility Invitational that took place in Long Beach, CA in December.

Poet - Round 1
Panther - Round 1

Poet - Round 2
Panther - Round 2

Poet - Round 3
Panther - Round 3

Poet - Round 4
Panther - Round 4

Poet - Finals

18/01/2009

TeePee has been bred to Trumpet. Puppies are due on March 22nd, 2009. Keep your eye on the puppy page for updates.

17/12/2008

The racing season has terminated and Panther is NOTRA's 2008 National Champion!!!

15/12/2008

2008 AKC Agility Invitational in Long Beach, CA

The top dogs of every breed were invited
468 dogs in attendance
57 dogs advance into the final round

POET MAKES IT TO THE FINALS!!!!!

After 4 rounds of competition, Poet had a perfect score for his four clean runs. Based on time, he was fast enough to advance to the finals. In the final we made a mistake and incurred a refusal to finish in 9th place. Look for TV coverage of the final round on Animal Planet in February 2009.

23/11/2008

Trumpet finished his Advanced Rally title today. RN now becomes RA. With the exception of the AKC Agility Invitational in California in 3 weeks, our racing and agility season is over. Happy Holidays to all!

16/11/2008

Whistle (Poet x Aretha) wins his first race meet!!!! This is the first POETA bred dog to win a race meet and he did it in fine style by winning the 30 dog NOTRA meet in NJ today, which also finished his ORC (Oval Racing Champion) title! Huge congratulations go out to the Stricklands on their second meet winner in one week!

Not to be outdone, Panther x Rita pups Demetre and Ladybug also picked up their first ORC points today with a respectable 5th and 6th place finish right behind King.

9/11/2008

King wins the NOTRA meet in NJ today!! That makes him the 3rd meet winner out of the Poet x Darby litter!! Congratulations to Ray & Wendy Strickland on their first meet winner, and to breeder Vicky Lamb.

The top 3 placements were Po babies (King, Jetzon, Whistle), and 4th place was Panther's daughter Bug.

27/10/2008

Another beautiful racing weekend in NJ this past weekend. On Saturday Sonnet picked up her first race point on the straight track, and her big brother Panther kept up his fine form with another undefeated meet win in a 40 dog oval meet. And little TeePee continues to have a blast running with the big dogs and maintaining her grade B average.

19/10/2008

Another undefeated meet win for Panther in Ontario today on the oval track. And little TeePee finishes 7th out of 20 dogs, her first full meet since May and nursing a muscle injury all summer long.

28/09/2008

NOTRA National Race Meet in Pilesgrove, NJ with 107 adults entered

1st place!!!: Panther (Poet x Fudge) - running undefeated!!
3rd place: King (Poet x Darby)
6th place: Trumpet (Poet x Aretha)
20th place: Demetre (Panther x Rita)

This was Demetre's very first race meet and I'm sure he'll be following in his daddy's footsteps.  King who continues to improve all the time ran a great meet, as did Trumpet. Both King and Trumpet finished their ORCs today as well!

Panther:

27/09/2008

WRA National Race Meet in Pilesgrove, NJ with 118 adults entered

9th place: Scottie (Poet x Darby)
12th place: Shax (Poet x Fudge)
21st place: Raven (Panther x Rita)
26th place: Freedom (Poet x Darby)

Poet was taken out of retirement for one last race meet. He ran great but unfortunately could not run his last race due to a slight muscle injury. He still managed to place 22nd running only 3 races (as opposed to 4).

22/09/2008

Panther has just been invited to the AKC Agility Invitational that will take place in Long Beach, CA December 12-14, 2008 where the top dogs of every breed are invited to compete. He'll be making the trip, accompanying his old man Poet.

14/09/2008

Panther won the Twig Memorial Trophy by winning today's NOTRA meet in NJ. This is a special win because Twig is Panther's great granddam, and the trophy was presented by Panther's breeder Sue Farebrother.



Watch the High Point race from Program 4 by clicking here. Panther in red and Trumpet in blue.

13/09/2008

Martin (Poet x Darby) wins his first NOTRA race meet today in Jacksonville, Florida. That makes him the second meet winner of the litter. Congratulations to owners Lisa and Randy McKee and breeder Vicky Lamb, DVM.

24/08/2008

Luther (Poet x Darby) wins his first WRA race meet today in Oberlin, Ohio. He's the first meet winner of the litter. Congratulations to owner/breeder Vicky Lamb, DVM.                            

10/08/2008

Trumpet is a new Whippet Racing Champion (WRCh) on the straight track!!! He raced in Michigan this weekend, placing a strong 2nd both days. That gave him 7 Championship points, and 4 National points. Returning to racing after a summer long lay-off due to injuries, he came back in full force to show that all the swimming he's been doing has paid off!

Not to be outdone, Sonnet began her racing career this weekend, winning both days undefeated in the puppy races.

27/07/2008

California Here We Come!!!
Poet is ranked #1 Whippet for the AKC Agility Invitational to take place in Long Beach, CA December 12-14, 2008 where the top 5 dogs of every breed are invited to compete. He has qualified every year it's been held but we have never attended due to my fear of flying dogs, but I have decided to bite the bullet and make the trip with a fellow whippet competitor. Wish us luck!

05/07/2008

The dogs and I attended our first disc trial and all five entered (Poet, Panther, Trumpet, Teepee and Sonnet) passed their Retrieval Proficiency Test!

  
 Poet                                                         Trumpet

15/06/2008

Stretch wins the Puppy Toss and Fetch at ADDCO's USDDN disc trial!

08/06/2008

Stix (Poet x Darby) wins Best of Breed at CASA's lure coursing trial in Ottawa!!!! Panther (Poet x Fudge) places 2nd, and Teepee makes her lure coursing debut and places 6th, in a field of 15. See videos of Panther and Teepee and Stix.

Stix and her winnings:
 

01/06/2008

Family reunion at a race meet in NY



Derrick with Freedom, Wendy with King & Whistle, and Pam with Ding Dong, Stretch & Stix

26/05/2008

After winning a race meet yesterday, Panther attended an agility trial today and finished his Master Jumpers title (MXJ) in MA!!!

25/05/2008

Another meet win for Panther! He won the 40 dog NOTRA meet in NJ today, undefeated, with his sister Punky a close 2nd.

And Teepee made her racing debut at this meet. Full results here.

Here is one of the High Point races which consisted of ALL Poet pups! Panther in red, Whistle in blue, Punky in white and King in green.



18/05/2008

Poet produces another Supreme racer! His Fudge daughter Punky (Notorious CBGB, SORC, WRCh, JC) finished her Supreme Oval Racing Champion title today in NJ. Congratulations to owner/breeder Sue Farebrother.

11/05/2008

Panther wins another NOTRA meet in NJ today, running undefeated. Hot on his heels were his half-brothers Whistle and King. That makes the top 3 dogs in this meet Poet babies, from three different litters!

04/05/2008

Today in Rhode Island Panther won his 24th NOTRA meet, giving him the title of SORC2!! Three Poet kids were in the top 4, Whistle in 3rd and King (in his very first race meet) in 4th.

06/04/2008

This past weekend was our first time racing this year, double NOTRA meets in NJ. Panther won both days (winning undefeated on Saturday). On Sunday the top 3 dogs were Poet kids: Panther, Punky and Trumpet in that order.

23/03/2008

WE DID IT!!!! Poet got his MACH (Master Agility Champion) title today in Massachusetts!! Only 5 whippets to date have this coveted title. 

   

07/12/2007

Trumpet and Teepee have joined the DogZworth flyball team. Check out the team website: http://www.dogzworth.com/

25/11/2007

Trumpet made his debut in AKC Rally-O this weekend and got his Novice title (RN) with scores of 97, 98 and 100 (out of 100).

18/11/2007

Trumpet ran his first NOTRA meet today and finished 2nd right behind Panther (who ran undefeated). The Top 4 dogs in today's 24 dog meet in NJ were Poet kids.  And Trumpet is now Nationally pointed on both tracks! See race results here.

28/10/2007

Dougall (from the Poet x Fudge 1 litter) finished his ORC in grand style by placing 2nd behind his brother Panther in a 40 dog meet in NJ today! Race results here: Saturday and Sunday

14/10/2007

2007 WRA Nationals in Raeford, North Carolina:

In the fun match on Friday, Poet x Darby pup Luther won Best Puppy in Match and an Award of Merit.
Panther x Rita pup Ladybug won Best of Opposite Sex.

On Saturday 115 dogs were entered in the WRA meet.  Four Poet sons (seen below) finished in the Top 20.

Whistle (Poet x Aretha) was 9th
Dougall (Poet x Fudge) was 13th
Trumpet (Poet x Aretha) was 15th
Shax (Poet x Fudge) was 18th




On Sunday, in the Eastern NOTRA Derby, 98 dogs ran. Four Poet sons found their way to the Top 20 again.
 
Panther (Poet x Fudge) was 2nd 
Whistle (Poet x Aretha) was 8th
Dougall (Poet x Fudge) was 11th
Pete (Poet x Fudge) was 16th

With his sons representing him so well, Poet is now officially retired from racing. He looks forward to continuing his agility career and hopes to do so well into his teens.

23/09/2007

Poet, at 6 years old, wins another WRA meet!!


Whistle (Poet x Aretha) is a new WRCH!!!!! He finished his championship in 5 race meets, taking top points in every one and also picking up national points along the way. Whistle is the first race champion I have bred, from my first litter and I am very proud of him and his wonderful owners Wendy and Ray Strickland. They have brought out the best in Whistle who is formally known as Poeta Wheatland Whistle Stop WRCh.  

10/09/2007

Fudge has whelped her second batch of Poet puppies!!!! More info. on the Poet x Fudge 2 page.

08/09/2007

On August 11, Shax (Notorious NY Shakedown WRCh, CGC) finished his WRCh by winning the WRA meet in Michigan. Today, his brother Pete (Notorious Weaver's Poet WRCh, RN, NA, NAJ) finished his RCh by winning the NAWRA meet in Indiana! This latest feat makes all 6 of the 7 Poet x Fudge pups who have raced meet winners!

02/09/2007

Panther finished his AKC Agility title AX today in Granby, Mass!! Now our quest towards the MACH begins.

26/08/2007

Stix entered her first disc competition today, in the puppy roll and fetch, and SHE WON!!!

"Pedigree indicates what the animal should be. Conformation indicates what the animal appears to be. But performance indicates what the animal actually is." - Author Unknown