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What's New with the Sensation crew!! |
| The Baseball litter has lost another teammate. Nancy Burka's Bob left for the Bridge on December 15. |
| Mischief made it into the Top 50 of competitors at the inaugural AKC Rally Invitational in early December, finishing 47th out of 139 dogs. |
| Rosie & Anne lost Montee on 11/27 to a sudden severe infection. His enthusiasm and love for life was infectious. He's free now, keeping all the bars UP on his agility courses! |
| After a roller coaster of good and bad days, we let Ember free of her aging body on October 10. She was tough to the end, just has she always was. Her loss has left a huge hole in our home and our hearts. |
| October 5th was a good day times 2 - Gloria and Asia earned their Rally Novice title & first Advanced leg, AND Nancy & Essie earned their herding PT title! |
| Turi saw rats for the first time in a year on 9/22 and finished her Crazy 8s Platinum 2 (CZ8P2) title. |
| Sally and Nyx were busy in September! Nyx had 2 nice quiet PT runs on ducks to earn her PT title on 9/9, and then finished 2 Novice scent work titles, Container (SCN) and Interior (SIN), on 9/14. |
| It took too many tries but Tala finally earned her NACSW NW2 title on 9/8. Now on to NW3! |
| Marlene's girl Aurla became the first Night Litter conformation champion, earning the Canadian CH on 8/28 in very limited showing! |
| Jenni & Kai earned their CGCA on 8/3. |
| Tala finished her Senior Buried SBE) title on 7/21, then the next weekend earned her last 2 conformation points to finish her CH! |
| Aura saw scent work Buried bins for the very first time in early July, and got 3 straight Qs to earn her SBN title on 7/7. |
| Vickie & zReign earning the RATN title on 6/29. He will be an awesome ratter just like his mama! |
| Claire & Remy earned their Novice Trick Dog (TKN ) title on 6/22. |
The 2024 ABTC National Specialty was Sensation-al! There were so many wonderful accoomplishments by the Sensation pups, in almost every area of competition. Turi earned 2 placements and her HXBd title in herding, Tala earned her the Novice FAST (NF) title in agility. Lots of success in scent work: Sally and Nyx ran for the first time and were 4 for 4 including a 1st place, Mischief & Montee both had multiple placements, Tala & Turi finished 1-2 in Master Interior in one trial, Tala finished her SCME title, and Aura was also 4 for 4 to earn her SCN and SIN titles. Tala earned her Advanced Rally (RA) title, and the Obedience Team class with Mischief and Turi earned first place. Puppy sweepstakes saw Cheryl's Noir get second place in the 9-12 month class, and Nancy & Essie took 4th. Turi won the Working 2 class in Working sweeps. In Conformation, Essie was 2nd and Noir 3rd in the 9-12 bitch class, and Aura was 2nd in the BBE Puppy class, with Turi finishing 2nd in Herding Titled. Last event for any of us was Brood Bitch, and it was so awesome to see Dyna (Babe's daughter) win the class, with Turi right behind her in second! |
| Robin had a good day on 6/2 in her last scent work competition, earning the points needed for her NACSW Elite 1 title. She will still do searches at home just for fun. |
| Turi earned the MXB agility title on 5/18. |
| Robin managed to work through near total darkness in Master Interior on 4/28 (trial held in a building without power!) to finish her SIME title, which also earned her the overall Master title SWME! She is our third SWME Terv. |
| Turi finished her MJB title (25 total AKC Master JWW Qs) on 3/15. She then earned herself an early birthday present on 3/24 when she finished her NACSW Elite 2 title! |
| The 2024 GLBTC specialty was one to remember! Turi was Best in Working Sweeps in both shows, Aura was best in Puppy Sweeps in both shows, and Aura won Winners, BOW AND Best of Opposite Sex over 4 specials on 3/9! Turi also won Select Bitch at both shows and now needs only 5 points to finish her GCH! And in Rally, Turi earned her RAE title. |
| At her very first conformation show, on 2/23, Aura was Winners Bitch for 2 points! Tala was Reserve that day and also won a major Reserve the next day, and on 2/24 Aura wpn amajor Reserve as well. |
| Tala earned her Rally Novice title on 2/17 and moved up to get her first Advanced Q the next day. |
| Great conformation brags: Mischief earned her 2nd & 3rd majors at the IL shows in late January to finish her conformation championship on 1/28. Tala earned her 2nd & 3rd majors the same weekend so it was a great weekend for Sensation girls! |
| Another Baseball teammate has left us - Babe joined her brother Parker working the ducks at the Bridge on January 11. She undoubtably had the most gorgeous Power Trot of just about any Terv ever. She was Deb's Perfect Puppy and touched the hearts of most everyone she ever met. |
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| The weekend of October 23-24 was an awesome Sensation herding weekend - not only did Mischief earn 2 Qs to finish her Started Sheep (HSAs) title, but 1000+ miles away, Babe earned the last few Advanced duck championship points needed to finish her Herding Championship and become the first Sensation Dual Champion!!!! |
| The Baseball litter has lost its Slugger - Sensation'ls Outta the Park, "Parker", left the world on October 11. He was a near-clone of his mama Flame, and also had her drive for agility and herding. A beautiful boy, a major snuggle pup, he is now tending the ducks at the Bridge. |
| Scentwork in mid-October saw Tala finish her Advanced Exterior (SEA) and overall Advanced (SWA) titles, along with her Excellent Interior (SIE) title. And Robin earned 2 Master Interior Qs, now just one short of SWME! |
| Tala finished her Senior barn hunt title (RATS) on Sept 29. |
| The second Sensation SWD was earned on August 26, when Turi qualified in Detective as her birthday present to Jim! |
| After a very busy but extremely fun summer with our Night pups, they all left for their new homes and lots of adventures! The Orange girl decided to stay though. You can see all of their individual pages from the Night Litter page. |
| Turi pulled an all-nighter on 6/26 to bring the Sensation Night Litter into the world! There are 7 girls and 2 boys, the biggest Sensation litter ever! Check out the baby pictures on their webpage. |
| More scentwork success on June 17. Tala earned 3 AKC titles - Advanced Interior and Buried (SIA & SBA) and Master Container (SCM). Robin earned a Master Interior Q, need 3 more for her SWME. |
| Despite being majorly distracted by wildlife smells in the outdoor searches at her NW1 scentwork trial on June 11, Tala did manage to qualify to earn her NW1 title. Even got a Pronounced rating in Containers! |
| Tala is showing her ratting skills off well! She finished her BHA Open title (RATO) and the first Crazy8s title(CZ8B) on June 3. The next day she earned the first two Senior level legs. So far, 7 of her 8 title track Qs (except her very first one) have been High In Class winners! |
| More titles for Bree in early June, this time the Novice Buried title on 6/2 which also finished the overall Novice title (SWN), and then on 6/3 she also earned her Advanced Container (SCA) title! She's on a scentwork roll! |
| Another Sensation litter is on the way! Turi was bred to Keen, GCH Monarch's Living the Dream RN SCN SIN CGC TKN ATT, and at least 4 babies will be here at the end of June! |
National Specialty 2023: Quite the week! |
| Ember's swan song NACSW trial on April 30 was bittersweet - she searched incredibly well and earned the points needed for her ELT2 title, and with that is now retired from all competitions. She will still hopefully be able to be a Demo Dog for AKC trials to show off her excellent scentwork skills. |
| Cheryl & Bree had a great weekend April 22 & 23 - they rain in an AKC scentwork trial and picked up their Novice Container and Interior titles on Saturday and the Exterior title on Sunday! |
| Turi finished her Started B course duck title (HSBd) on March 26, a day after turning 6. |
| Turi was a conformation queen at the GLBTC specialty in March, as she was named Select Bitch at both shows! Tala made her Rally debut and earned a 99! Tala was also Best Opposite Sex in Sunday's puppy sweeps. |
| Barn hunt was good for Tala and Turi in late February. Tala finished her RATN title and also earned 2 Open Qs - all three legs being High in Class! Turi was 3 for 4 in Master to earn her RATCHX6. |
| Tala made her conformation debut on the last 3 days of her puppyhood (January 27-29), winning two Best of Breeds and her first 3 points! Aunt Mischief also won a Best of Breed and 2 more points toward her championship - down to needing a 4 point major. |
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| Turi finished her NACSW Elite 1 (ELT1) title on 11/20 in her 3rd Elite trial! |
| Mischief and Rosie finished the RACH (Rally Championship) on November 11! Mischief joined her housemate uncle Montee as Sensation RACHs. Montee is also nearing his RACH2! |
| Parker finished his Master Fast Preferred (MFP) title on 10/28. |
| Tala had a great scentwork weekend Oct 15-16, earning Novice titles in Container, Interior and Exterior, plus 2 Advanced Qs. Robin earned 2 Master Interior Qs too. |
| Turi finished the Master Fast (MXF) title on 9/24. That same weekend, Tala made her Barn Hunt debut and earned Novice Qs. |
| Another Advanced herding title for Turi on 9/18, this time on A ducks. She can now look for HC points from both stock. |
| Robin finished her Master Exterior Elite scentwork title on 7/31. Just a few Interior Qs to finish her SWME now. |
| Tala became "of age" to compete on 7/30, and her first 3 scentwork Qs that weekend, including 2 first places! |
| Turi earned 2 Qs in Advanced A sheep on July 16-17, with the Sunday run being her best ever, finishing her HXAS and good for 1st place out of 13 and High In Trial!!! She also earned her MXJ on 7/24. |
| Babe earned a first place on Advanced A ducks on May 21 that counts as a 3point major toward her HC! She has 7 of the needed 15 points now. |
The ABTC National Specialty in WA and OR was a very successful one for Sensation dog!. Here's the recap: |
| Laser added the RATS (Senior) Barn Hunt title on May 1st. |
| Turi finished her T2B title on 4/29, with 11 of the 15 Qs needed being first places! |
| Ember was 6 for 8 in Detective qualifiers in April, including a 1st place out of 20 on April 23 that finished her Scentwork Detective (SWD) title! She is the first Tervuren in the country to earn the title. Turi earned 3 Qs in April as well and needs 3 more for her own SWD. |
| Robin earned her Master Buried title on April 3. |
| Laser & Cindy G got into Barn Hunt over the winter and did well, earning the RATN on 12/11/21 & the RATO on 2/20/22! In between on 2/5 he also finished his MXFP (10 Master Preferred LAST legs) agility title. |
| Turi had her pups on January 30 - the Time litter is here! Unfortunately one was stillborn but the other two girls are doing terrific. Here is their webpage. |
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| We're having babies again! Turi was bred to Dillon, CH Snowflower Sweet Dill, and ultrasound showed at least 3 pups! Due date is February 1. |
| Turi earned her MX title on Dec 12 after three straight Master Standard qualifiers on the weekend! Robin added a couple agility titles in December also - MXP on 12/10 and MJP on 12/12. |
| Last NACSW trial until spring was a good one for Ember as she finished her Elite 1 (ELT1) title on November 20. |
| Turi earned her Intermediate Sheep (HIAs) title on Oct 24, despite not being able to stay in a sit for more than 3 seconds! She also earned her first 2 HIAd (duck) qualifiers. She also earned her second NW3 title (out of three needed) as well as her NW3-C (Container) title on November 5 so she now needs just one qualifier to be NW3-Elite! |
| Robin rocked her second NW3 trial and added the NW3 title on October 8, just 5 days after her first trial! She's now halfway to Elite! |
| A great NACSW weekend on Oct 2 & 3. Ember ran in her second Elite trial and came within 1 point of her ELT-1 title. Robin ran in her first NW3 trial and earned a Qualifier (one error, worth 1/2 of an NW3 title). And Jim and Turi earned their first NW3 title, along with their NW3-V (Vehicles) title! |
| A long-awaited agility title has come: Robin went 3 1/2 years between her MACH2 and MACH3, but she did it on September 17! She will now move to Preferred and jump 16" for the rest of her career, in her outside shot at earning her Agility Grand Championship. |
| Sensation Tervs got their third SWM title on September 11, when Robin earned her SBM title (Buried) and the SWM. She is now working on the Elite titles. |
| September 4th was a great Barn Hunt day - Ember finished her RATCHX9 and Turi finished her RATCHX5! |
| Ember finished her herding D course intermediate (HIDs) title on August 21, her last herding title. |
| On July 31, Ember earned the last Master Interior Q (plus two extras) that she needed fo finish her Master Interior Elite title, which completed her Scentwork Master Elite (SWM-E) title! She is the second Tervuren to earn this (and Turi is the first!). Turi and Jim got their first Scent Detective Q, and Robin picked up 5 Master Qs herself on the weekend. |
| Sue Athey had a great agility weekend with her girls on July 23 & 25. Trinity qualified in all four of her Master Preferred runs and earned her first 2 double-Qs along with 25 PACH points. Flair also earned Qs in all of her runs, one in each of Novice FAST, Standard and JWW, all with placements!She also finished her Novice Standard (NA) title. A perfect 7 for 7! |
| Another Sensation star in the sky . . . Bogey left us on July 18. He was an "Ace" search and rescue dog and Tom Rosenthal's constant companion. |
| Ember ran in her first BSCA French Course herding trials June 25-27 & finished her Started title. She loves large flock herding! |
| A great obedience day for Rosie and her pups on June 19 - Montee earned his first Utility A leg with a first place AND Mischief earned her first Open A leg! |
| Turi achieved more Tervuren firsts on June 19 when she finished her Master Exterior Elite and Master Container Elite titles, making her the first Scentwork Master Elite (SWM-E) Tervuren! |
| It was quite the scentwork weekend for Ember on June 12-13! On Saturday she earned her third NACSW NW3 title which means she earned the NW-3 Elite title! In doing so she was given 3 Pronounced ratings from the judges (out of 6 searches) and also earned 3rd place overall out of 34 teams. Then on Sunday she qualified in both of her AKC Master Exterior searches which earned her Master Exterior Elite title. One more leg to the overall Master Elite! |
| Turi earned her Barn Hunt Crazy 8s Platinum Gold title (CZ8PG) on April 30. |
| April 24 & 25 saw Turi and Ember each earn their Master Buried Elite (SBM-E) titles in AKC scentwork. |
| March 27 saw two of the Musicians earn new titles! Mischief earned her Open FAST agility title (OF) and her sister Turi finished her herding Started title on ducks (HSAd). |
| Robin earned her Master Excellent Gold (MXG) title on 2/20/21 which is 75 Qs in Master Standard. |
| Turi finished her first scentwork Master Elite title on 2/21/21, earning her 10th Master Interior qualifying run. |
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| Turi earned her first NACSW NW-3 qualifying leg as well as her NW3-Exteriors title on 11/1. Ember earned her second NW-3 title (out of three required) toward her NW3-Elite title, with 2 Pronounced ratings. |
| Turi earned her Herding Started sheep title (HSAs) on 10/24/20 with a couple wild runs - there will be a lot of remedial work before Intermediate!! |
| Ember finally earned her Master Buried scentwork title on October 10, making her the 2nd ever Scentwork Master (SWM) Tervuren! She also added her Elite Container (SCM-E) title the next day. |
| Ember earned her Barn Hunt Crazy 8s Platinum 2 Bronze (CZ8P2B) title on 9/26. and then on 9/27 ran an 840 yard TDX track in 12 minutes to earn her TDX title! She is a 3rd generation TDX and the 4th overall Sensation Terv to earn that title. |
| Robin finished her Master Exterior scentwork title on Sept 6. |
| Turi finished her Master Buried title on August 1st, and the next day added her Master Interior title to complete the AKC Scentwork Master title, becoming the very first Belgian Tervuren to earn the SWM! |
| The first dog event after the pandemic shutdown was a success for Sue & Jim's dogs. In early June, Ember and Robin each earned their Excellent Buried titles, which finished up their Scentwork Excellent (SWE) titles as well! Robin also earned her first Master title, in Container. And Turi added her Master Exterior title. |
| Kathy and Parker teamed up for a first place in Master Standard agility on 3/15, which finished his MX title! |
| Turi finished her AXJ title on 3/13 and earned her first QQ the next day. |
| Jim and Turi earned her NW2 scentwork title on 3/7, including a 1st place in Interiors and a Pronounced rating in Vehicles! |
| FINALLY! On 3/1 Turi managed to do all the exercises by the book and earn her CD! And the exciting part of that is that this title earned her grand-dam Flame's O-BAR! |
| A successful Barn Hunt weekend: on 2/21 Turi earned her Platinum Silver Crazy8s title (CZ8PS) and on 2/22 Ember earned her RATCHX8! |
| Turi finished her Rally Excellent title on 2/15 and moved up to Master on 2/16 for her first RM leg. |
| Cindy and Laser had a great weekend - on Jan 31 Laser earned his MXF title and the next day 2/1 finished the AXJ title! |
| Another agility title for Turi on 1/31, her XF - and she won Master Standard both days of the weekend for a total of 64 MACH points in three runs. |
| Turi finished her AX on 1/24 and earned her first MX leg the next day for her first MACH points! |
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