Jedi Master Bitty!Obi (or "Bitty" as he usually gets called) is the newest recruit to Team Pawformance. He was the puppy we just couldn't look past. With so many twists and turns happening in my life at the time, I never thought I would be bringing a puppy from Slinky's first litter home with me. With all of the sports we do, and the added requirement that he would need to be able to be competitive in the show ring, he was the unicorn puppy I was not prepared for Slink to produce, but who I just couldn't say no to!
Bitty has always been a firey but cuddly ball of mischief. At just 6.5 weeks old, he began offering his breeder, Jacq advanced behaviours in his training sessions and at not even 8 weeks old knew sit and a fold back drop cue! He is always first to the food bowl, and first (and last!) on the tug toy when we play. There was so much to like about him from very early on, and he just got better and better as the weeks went on. He is an amazing combination of type, structure, handler focus, brains and drive and as he has matured, he has impressed me more and more. Now 2 years old, Bitty has started training in a myriad of different sports and is oh-so-close to entering the trialling ring. I can't wait to see everything that we will be able to do together over the next few years. |
ANKC Registered Number: 3100424644
Microchip: 953010004886269 Colour: Black & Tan DOB: 1st February 2021 |
Height: 49cm at the wither
Bred By: J L Lincoln - Armahani Kennels Owned By: M Gurney & J L Lincoln Lives with: Shell (Sydney) |
Hips: 4/6
Elbows: 0/0 Eyes: Clear (September 2023) Gonioscopy: narrow drainage angle (cleared for breeding by ophthalmologist) |
prcd-PRA: Clear
Canine Degenerative Myelopathy: Clear GSD-II (Pompes): Clear Parentage verified: 2021 |
My Dad | ToriAmerican Champion
Lecibsin Suoritus (Fin) Tori has always been a boy I have kept an eye on as he is down from some truely lovely dogs. Originally raised in Finland, and eventually settling in the USA, Tori does display some residual behaviours associated with spending early life in a kennel environment, but his Mum, Linda (Sugarok kennels) tells me that she does see his personality shine through and he is a truely awesome little man.
Hips: B/B | Elbows: N/A | Eyes: Clear (2018) | prcd-PRA: Clear |
My Mum | SlinkyCh Armahani Iolite Ihana (AI)
SD HT ET JC WPD FDCh Slinky was the puppy that I always knew would be coming home with me. Though I often make fun of her about being dumb as a box of hammers, her enthusiasm for sports/ training and her incomparable drive is everything I wanted in a Lappie. She continues to be my constant shadow and so I always knew that one day one of her puppies would continue the lines at Pawformance.
Hips: 4/5 | Elbows: 0/0 | Eyes: Clear (2020) | prcd-PRA: Clear |
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Show Ring HighlightsTitles Gained:
Australian Champion (Ch) |
The show ring has been Obi's first foray into the world of competition and he absolutely loves it. He has been consistently awarded in the ring, and is now starting to get noticed at group level.
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Herding HighlightsTitles Gained:
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Obi has started his herding career a little later than planned due to covid and then widespread flooding throughout NSW, however he has buckets of instinct and I'm excited to see how we can develop his stock handling skills once we can get back out there!
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Backpacking HighlightsTitles Gained:
Working Novice Pack Dog (WNPD) |
Bitty has been loving his backpacking training which started about 5 months before he entered his first trial. He has gained over a kg of muscle and has worked his way up to carrying 30% of his body weight with no problems, though he only needed 15% for his novice title.
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Endurance HighlightsTitles Gained:
Endurance Test (ET) |
Bitty loves running next to the bike and though we weren't going to put him in for the trial in 2023, a change of mind 5 weeks out saw us turn our training to ET prep. He sailed through the 20kms, loving jumping over the speed bumps on the course, with a massive smile on his face.
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Flyball HighlightsTitles Gained:
Flyball Dog (FD) Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX) |
Bitty has blown us away with how well he has taken to flyball. After a bit of a rocky start, taking a fright when the flyball box triggered unexpectedly, he has turned into a confident and reliable flyball dog, even running with other entire males on his team.
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NSW Breeder Identification Number: B000685661 | Victoria Source Number: EE102260
Dogs NSW Member Number: 2100088743 |
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