Last weekend was very busy and filled with fun, dachshunds and friends.We wrote about Genti and Beth Sheros' puppies in the previous post.
We also had a chance to get to know Sherry Ruggieri's wirehaired dachshund puppy Niya, which she imported from Hungary. Niya's registered name is Tüsöksori-Ugrasztó Husniya, and she is five months old. She has a perfect tight coat with nice furnishings, and her size is quite small, just under 12 lbs.
Sherry Ruggieri watching Niya, who is just about ready to swim. |
Niya is a natural swimmer and retriever. |
When we did some blood tracking work with Niya on Friday and Saturday, we quickly realized that she is ready to pass UBT I evaluation. Both John and I are United Blood Trackers judges and eligible to judge Niya. The UBT-I demonstrates the basic skills necessary to track wounded game
by assessing the ability of the handler/dog team to follow an artificial blood
trail. This is not a test comparable to a 20-hour-old line prepared according to the European tradition. More information about the UBT evaluation program can be accessed here.
Early Sunday morning John laid a 400 yard track for Niya with scent shoes and three ounces of deer blood. The line had two turns and one wound bed. Niya was put on the line two hours and 20 minutes later, and her performance was flawless. It took her 15 minutes to get to the deer hide placed at the end of line, and she showed a good interest and aggressiveness towards the hide.
Niya at the end of the track. |
John Jeanneney, a UBT judge, and Sherry Ruggieri with Niya. |
Niya wants to go back to the deer hide. |
Good luck to this new blood tracking team!
3 comments:
Great puppy...is it easy to import a dog to the US? Expensive??
Wonderful blog! I love a success story!
VERY NICE! Congrats!!!!
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