Being three meant a big year for big sports titles! I love doing my sports and some big titles were on the line and I captured them. Mom decided to step on the accelerator and we went to town to get a couple very nice titles. FastCAT is one of my favorite things to do. Not only do I love it, but they take the best photos of me running!
On May 17th, I earned my FCAT Title which is 1000 points. We traveled an hour south to Rochester for three days and I earned my title on my first run the third day. I am also the first GBGV to earn an FCAT Title which is pretty special. I seem to hold a lot of firsts when it comes to titles for my breed. Looking at the end of the year standings, I still hold the fastest GBGV spot. This was my third year of running FastCAT and my third year of being number one. How fun!
Nose work is my love, my absolute favorite thing to do, and I am pretty good at it too! Mom and I set our big goal for my year of being three to earn my Elite Champion Title. Most dogs take a couple years to do it, but I am young, talented and we thought it would be fun to try for it. Since there are not a lot of local Elite Trials, it also would mean traveling which we enjoy.
My first Elite Trial was in Pennsylvania at a search and rescue training center which was super cool to search! My second Elite Trial was in Wyoming at a prison museum. This was also a really interesting place to search and I earned enough points to earn my Elite-1 Title. I’m the first GBGV to ever be in Elite, so I am the first one to earn all my Elite Titles. Another super fun thing for me and Mom.
In May we entered two element trials for nose work. The first one was Level 2 Exteriors. I passed with flying colors and earned my L2E Title. I’m the first GBGV to enter this title. Only GBGV’s in our family have ever earned any element titles, and I’m the first in the family to get this one. Element trials are a half day, with four short searches having different numbers of hides or unknown numbers depending on the level.
That same day in the afternoon I had a Level 2 Vehicle Trial. I passed this one too without any trouble and earned my L2V Title. Once again, I’m the first GBGV to ever earn this title.
My next title happened up in Northern Minnesota where I earned my Elite-2 Title. We had a really fun searching day with a lot of our local friends who were also at the trial. It was my fifth Elite Trial.
Of all places to search, we got to search at The University of St Thomas where Mom graduated from College. What better place than that to have my eighth trial and earn my Elite-3 Title. Once again we were with a lot of friends and we had an awesome searching day.
It took me twelve trials to earn my Elite Champion Title which is a really big sports title in the nose work world! Each trial has a maximum of one hundred points and you need one thousand for this title. Mom and I carefully planned it all out and it happened. On February 11th in Wilson, NC, I earned my ELT-CH Title. It is truly amazing! We are so very hard of our work and that our plan actually worked out.
Dog sports are my thing and I’m really good at them, especially sniffing. Mom loves them like I do, so we have a lot of fun together! We have some goals for me when I am four, but nothing will top my Elite Champion Title. I have a lot of years ahead of me and I will continue to be sporty for many years! Photo credits to Shawn Rossmann for my nose work photos.
My GBGV Life is happy, so we’re joining Comedy Plus for Happy Tuesday!
You are an amazing girl, Olivia, and we love that first photo of you running!
Thank you. I love to sniff more than anything, but I also love to run. I run a lot while I’m sniffing because speed is so fun. Thankfully, Mom loves to run too.
we are so proud that you are a french breed… and we know once the whole world will know your name!!! and maybe you will get such a star on hat walk of fame?
I am already kind of famous in the nose work world because I do so well. It is fun.
What an awesome year!! We loved reading this timeline of success. Also, you are very cute!!! Can’t wait for your birthday party. Woohooo! your friends Lilly and Chester
I’m excited for my party too, but I get to do scent work all weekend and that is even better than my party in my opinion!
What great achievements you reached this year! Have you heard of the new sport that is based on Search & Rescue? We just listened to a podcast about it yesterday.
No, what is it called? If it is man trailing we have heard about it in Europe, but that would be the only thing we know of.
That just proves it! YOU are the #1 GBGV!!!!!!! XOXO, Sparkle
My name is etched in stone in as many places as I can get it there. It is super fun to be first because it is forever.
Olivia oh to be three there is so much glee! AND so many fun road trips.
Hugs Cecilia
Three was an amazing whirlwind kind of year and I loved every minute of it!
You rock, Olivia. I so wanted to see that prison, but the folks we were with wouldn’t stop. Bugger.
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Have a fabulous Happy Tuesday. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
It is an awesome place. If you ever get there again, definitely stop and see it even if you have to tie up and lock those you are with in jail while you check it out 🙂
I am so proud of you and your Mom! What a team
Our team got so much stronger this last year. We just have so much fun working together.
You are a sniffing rock star! I have no doubt if you put yourself to it, you could travel the world sniffing out all sorts of amazing things.
I could be trained to sniff out pretty much anything, but for now I will stick with the dog sports things.
Way to go Olivia! I am so happy for you and your Mom!!
It was a very special year for us, busy and hard work, but we wouldn’t trade it for anything.
You are such a natural sports gal, Olivia, and we know you are going to go far!!
xoxo,
Sunny & Rosy
It really is in my genes and I hope to make a lot more history in the coming years.
You are quite the Champion and we all always do the happy dance when we see you with new fancy ribbons!
Thank you. I hope to get more in the next year.
What a great year! What a great pup. Congratulations.
Thank you. Three will be tough to beat.
But I’m sure you will try.