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October 4 and 5, 2008 We decided to get out of the house and stretch our legs at the races with our friends in RCRA. Saturday was LGRA and it was all about Rio who was first place in all three races earning her High Score in Meet. Sunday was NOTRA and in the first race Rio was first but her sister learned how to hold the rail and edged her out in the second and third races gving Sophie High Score in Meet on Sunday. Sophie also completed her Junior Oval Racer Title.

October 11 and 12, 2008 We went to Modesto to have some fun in the UKC show ring. Saturday Rio finished her UKC Championship and Sophie picked up her second competitive win. Sunday was all Rio's day.

October 18, 2008 All the dogs got a chance to go around the show ring at the Basenji Club of Northern California's Specialty show. All the dogs had a good time socializing. Nicky was Best Opposite Sex Veteran in Sweeps. He really likes his once a year chance to strut his stuff.

December 13, 2008 After 3 weekends of coursing, the Kinetic Crew is happily worn out. Rally earned her AKC Master Courser title on December 7th and finished her ASFA Lure Courser of Merit at the Sierra Slopes Ibizian Hound trial today. Her daughter Sophie was BOB for 16 points.

January 2009 - May 2009 It has been a busy 5 months and I have hardly found any time to work on the website. We got 2009 off to a great start with Rally finishing her LCM and Veteran Field Championship in ASFA. Sophie finished her ASFA Field Championship. Nicky finished his ASFA Veteran Field Championship. All this by March. Then in April, Nicky was diagnosed with a spindle cell sarcoma. Thankfully, we caught it early and they were able to completely remove the tumor. Nicky, returned to the racing and coursing fields on Memorial Day weekend and though he lost the lure in the lure trial he did very well for having major surgery only 7 weeks before. Rio finished her Gazehound Racing Championship at the LGRA race meet the same weekend Nicky made his return to the field. Hopefully things will settle down some and I can get caught up in website updates.

October 3, 2009 The girls held off coming in season just long enough to get in one last race meet. It was great luck for Sophie who raced herself to a first place win for 2 GRC points to complete her Gazehound Race Championship. We are very proud of our girl.