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Sava Sara Brakada, AKA Xsara was born on 06-27-2004. She was raised in Kennel Brakada spending the first two months of her life on beautiful countryside Gorenjska (Slovenia) with her siblings and parents. As soon as she came to Ljubljana we started a puppy class, followed by an obedience class. She passed her B-bh exam with 96 points (instructor Agility EO winner Polona Bonač). We now continue with Rally-Obedience under Polona's supervision. Our biggest passion however is Agility. We started our first Agility class in October 2005 (club Agility Ilirija, instructor Silvia Trkman, two times agility world champion). When Silvia stopped teaching agility classes, we switched to Daša Zakotnik. We regularly participate in Agility trials in Slovenia and sometimes abroad. Xsara also loves to learn new dog tricks, you can see some of them in our videos. Her other passions include long walks, big meals and playing with dogs, specially her pyr shep sister Tani, her crazy agility pals and her sister Sena.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Good, Bad And In Between


Good news and bad news.
The good news is Xsara is one of the calendar girls for Slovenian Agility Calendar. You can view the entire calendar and order it on Agility Portal. I think that Andraz Cerar and Iztok Noc have done an amazing job, again! The calendar is just beautiful.
The bad news is we had to cancel the agility trial in Belgium (Kortrijk Euro Dog Show) because two of the girls we were supposed to go with got sick and have very high fever. We were really looking forward to it but health comes first. If the weather is nice we will use the weekend to go somewhere else instead.

Another thing I want to share - I just loved the tip of the month by Maureen deHaan in the latest issue of Clean Run: "When things go really bad and frustrating during a training session, stop and hug your dog. You can't hug your dog and be mad at the same time." Very nicely put and so very true - don't you agree?

16 comments:

"ME N MY MILLION DOLLAR" said...

congratulation for the good news, and the bad news, no worry l m sure they will be another next year, take care and be happy, hug yr dog when you ar happy, hug your dog when u are sad, just simply hug them, hahahaha

Xsara and Tani said...

yes yes, there will be many more trials and I'm sure we'll find a nice way to spend the weekend doing something fun together. And as far as hugging is concerned - we're big fans :) and always highly recommend it!

Crikit, Sparky, Ginger! said...

Hi Xsara! 1st congrats and so sorry for changed plans...

Mama does that tip thing when we mess up, we like it. She yells a moment gives us a look and then hugs us ooowwee td she don;t stay mad long.

were gonna go look at you pic now.

Lots of Love Licks & wagging tails Tx trio barking really loud today

The WriggleButts said...

Hi Xsara! Thanks for dropping by! You really are a very beautiful beagle! We'd love to hang out with you and do some agility anytime!

sniffs and sneezes,
the WriggleButts

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on making the calender! So sorry to hear that you need to miss the trial. Hug Xsara for me!

Amber-Mae said...

Xsara congrats! You look pawsome in the calendar but it would be nicer if it was a picture of you weaving or jumping over a hurdle. I love jumping or weaving pictures!

Sorry to hear that the trial got canceled. But it's o,m, you have time to practice a few more rounds & then go for a break before the big day ha...

Love licks,
Solid Gold Dancer

i said...

Congrats Xsara! Too bad about the cancellation. But not to worry, the next one will be here soon enough. Have a happy hugging weekend!

Urban Smoothie Read said...

congratulation to us for being in d calendar...

hope ur frens get well soon n start practising agility with u...

i think is okay to miss a trial...coz there are alwiz plenty of trial around...

Johann The Dog said...

Hi Zsara! Really, really glad you stopped by and really glad to meet you! I was so excited to find your site and another agility dog. And you train with Sylvia, that is sooo cool. She is coming to our area in February and we've put our name in to do a one day seminar with her. We sure hope we get in.

We'll be back to read more, fur sure! And we're adding you to our links of favorites! Woofs, Johann

Opy - the Original GruffPuppy said...

Hey Xsara,

You have been nominated for "Photo of the Month" over at the Bone Zone. Head on over and cast your vote :-)

Love
Opy

Lorenza said...

Sure is great to be in the calendar!
Sorry aboutthe cancellation but sure you will have the chance to go to others!
Have a great weekend
Lorenza

Buster the Wired Fox Terror said...

Why don't you join us in DWB Chat? A whole pack of us get together for a barking chat every Sunday - 9 am Eastern Time (That's 10 pm Singapore time). Peemail me at wiredfoxterror@yahoo.com and I'll send you the secret DWB Chat Room address!

Bussie Kissies
Buster

Lacy said...

woofies Xsara, nice to meeteded u...beagles r such sweet doggies..mama used to have them she wuz growin up...way to go on the agility, and me sorrwy u didnt get to go on ur trip...mayb dey will takes u on a long walkie to make up fur it...

b safe,
;)lacylulu

Xsara and Tani said...

We actually heard there was a big snow storm on the way to Belgium so we're glad we didn't go :)

Juno said...

Xsara- The Calendar girl!! That's great! :) If I am featured on the calendar my mom would purchase millions of copies. :D I am sorry about your friends. I hope their speedy recovery!!
BTW You're awarded by me! Please come visit me when you have a moment!

Momo xoxo

Sophie Brador said...

Sounds like a great advice to me! I'm going to see if I can get a hug from my mom right now.

xo
SB