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Winston is the
only ShiSedo Lhasa Apso shown and pointed by all three co-breeders,
Sandy Nyberg, Barb Kelm and Leslie Baumann. He finished his
championship in February 2000 and soon after Winston and Leslie
began training in Agility. Winston and Leslie started trialing in
2002 and gained Novice and Open AKC agility titles in the ensuing
eighteen months. Leslie decided to stop entering Winston in
standard competition after he suffered a shoulder injury on the
A-Frame but the team continued to compete in Jumpers with Weaves
classes. |
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Winston received
his AXJ in 2005 and completed his MXJ in November 2007 which made
Leslie eligible for an ALAC Agility Register of Merit award. The
same month that Winston turned 10 years old, December 2007, he flew
with Leslie to Long Beach, CA and competed in the AKC Agility
Invitational. |
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Winston is the first Champion Lhasa Apso to achieve Open, Excellent
and Masters AKC Agility titles. |
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He is also the first Champion Lhasa Apso to be eligible for and
compete at the AKC Agility Invitational. |
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Above all, Winston
is Leslie’s “heart dog”…a once in a lifetime companion and soulmate.
Watch for them in the Rally ring in 2008. |