Ruby
FC Zanzibar's Aruba at Jaytea, RN, LCX-2, FCh, MC, JOR, CGC
born 1/16/2002
(Ch Zanzibar's Dakota Sunrise, JC x Epic Amazon)
We've all heard of 'empty nest' syndrome.  I seem to suffer from 'empty crate'
syndrome.  Ruby came to fill that empty crate after Paulette died.  Ruby has
turned out to be more than I had any reasonable hope that she would be.  She
has over a dozen Best in Fields spread pretty evenly between AKC and ASFA,
finished her Field Champion titles easily.  She now has all her placements towards
her ASFA LCM, it's just hard to find competition to get the points and she has 44
of the 45 points needed for her LCX-2.  She's easy to live with (she thinks she's a
Whippet) and easy on the eyes.  She will be seen selectively in the conformation
ring in 2009 if there's nothing better to do.

Ruby graduated from her beginner obedience class on July 2, 2007 and we
started the Canine Good Citizen and a Rally obedience class in August.  
However, just three weeks into the classes she came in season.  In spite of the
limited training, I showed her in Rally Novice B at the GCA National on September
26, 2007 earning her first RN leg and getting second place in the class.  She
passed the Canine Good Citizen test at the Greyhound Reach the Beach event in
October 2007.  We got her second and third RN legs in November 2007 to finish
her RN title.  She completed a pre-novice obedience class in December 2007 and
 then took a break in training until October 2008 when she got back into class.  
I'm hoping we make enough progress to show her in Novice obedience at the
GCA Eastern Regional in September of 2009 and we may even try some Rally
Advanced entries between now and then.
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Photo by John Huff
Running at JRRWA - August 2007
Photo by John Huff
Ruby's picture was
selected for the cover
of the 2009 Pet Prints

Greyhound calendar!

and she got selected
for the 2010 Willow
Creek Greyhound
calendar as well
Ruby's first Rally Novice leg
Ruby's Rally Novice Ribbons
Ruby earned the final point for her
LCX-2 on Sunday 7/19/09