There is a new Elite Dog in town, and right here in our house! Mom and I had a local NW3 nose work trial last Saturday. The weather was cold, with snow and ice, but we still were excited to get out and compete again. Our team has been doing a lot better lately. Amazingly, I found nine of the ten hides without any mistakes. This leg combined with my leg from North Carolina gives me my third NW3 Title which is the NW3 Elite Title! Mom and I are super excited and happy! Only two GBGV’s have ever earned this title – Olivia first, and now me.
It has been a long road for me. I did my first NW3 trial on March 30th, 2019 at this same school. Over the past four years, I’ve trialed at this level nineteen times and it wasn’t until 2022 that things started to look up a bit. NW3 is hard because you have to pretty much be perfect to get a title. A dog needs three titles to get the Elite Title, along with four element titles. I have had the element titles for a long time. Mom never dreamed after so many trials we would ever make it out of this level but WE DID!
With the bad weather conditions we only had two searches outside, vehicles and exteriors. There are six searches in a trial, so that gave us two container and two interior searches. It was not an easy day for Team Pink but Mom didn’t loose her head and by keeping her cool, we slowly knocked down one search after another during the day. The video above is me with my two interior searches. The second one was really nice. The first one, Mom should have called finished earlier, but no harm done. Hope you enjoy watching me work.
Since the trial was local this time, my siblings all stayed home and I got to have a mommy and me day which I loved. I took this selfie sitting in the car with Mom waiting for my next search. See all the snow/ice on the sunroof? It was not nice out at all, too warm for snow.
Now that I am an Elite dog, I will get to do more difficult trials. Thank dog Olivia earned her Elite Champion so we don’t need to fight over spots in trials! Elite is a super fun level and we are really looking forward to playing with bigger and better sniffing puzzles. Mom says it is funny because now we are all four in different levels, Nelson NW2, Bailie NW3, Me Elite, and Olivia Summit. We don’t know if Bailie will compete anymore or not, she doesn’t seem interested in it right now, so she is taking a big break.
It’s Happy Tuesday, and I’m super happy so I’m joining Comedy Plus for Happy Tuesday!
We loved watching you work and congrats on all of those beautiful ribbons! You are one smart girl, Madison!
Thank you. I love to sniff. I’m not a whirlwind like Olivia, I have my own style but I know what I am doing too.
Oiviviiiiaaa! bravo bravo!! stand up for the champion and bark and howl!!!
Hey, it’s Madison…I can sniff too, even if I am not as great as Olivia 🙂
WTG Madison…slow and steady sniffin’ is your style. I enjoyed your video and Mom is you biggest Cheerleader.
Hugs Cecilia
Thank you. I am a slow and steady, but thorough girl always.
What a great job at that search! We love watching the searches. We enjoy going for searches, but we haven’t done any real trials yet. It’a a great game.
We all love the game, but Bailie isn’t keen on competing. Dogs were born to sniff!
Excellent Madison!!! So proud of you and your mom!!
Actually proud of all of you, but this was your day.
Yes, we each have our special days and this one was huge for me and Mom.
Pawsome! Mommy and I love how you and your mom match your colors. Her shoes and jacket match your pink clothes, Madiaon. Cool that you and Olivia are ELITE! XOXO, Sparkle
Actually, Olivia is an Elite Champion and now at the Summit level, but I will hold the family in Elite for a while now…until Nelson is ready, maybe. Mom has colors for all of us, right down to her shoes 🙂
Way to go, Madison!!! I would tell your mom to call alerts faster. Watching the video, she should know you look back at her when you find each. We have never done nosework, but we knew Madison was trying to tell you in two different places and you finally called them. Mom calls that “checking back.” So happy for you and all your hounds! Jimmy Parker
Mom is getting better at calling but this trial was really important so she didn’t want to mess anything up and was extra cautious. In Elite it will be easier for us to learn to find and call faster as it is a points system and we don’t have to be perfect.
You all are going to need a new house just for all the ribbons you’re winning!
Congrats!!
xoxo,
Sunny & Rosy
Mom is figuring out the wall in the office as it is getting a bit crowded but it is a good problem.
You do have your own style and that’s a great thing. We’re all proud of you.
Thank you for joining the Happy Tuesday Blog Hop.
Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
Each of us in an individual with our own style and personality. It is up to Mom to keep us all straight when we are working.
How do they know not to go back to one they found already?
Some dogs do go back. I train mine not to by never giving them anything if they go back. I just say found that one and they move on. They rarely go back as it isn’t worth their time.
It is a Happy Tuesday, i got to see you work. Congratulations!
Thank you. It is almost more fun than cleaning up after Carl, right??? 🙂
Good job Madison !
Thank you.
That is super exciting and your video was fun. Congratulations sweet Madison, we are super proud of you!
Thank you. I am proud of me too and Mom is super proud!
Congratulations Madison and your Mom!!!
Thank you.
Congratulations! Super well done. 🥇
Thank you.