Look out Michael Phelps!!

Had a free afternoon last week so my friend, Laurie, and I took Hacker and Miley swimming up at Del Valle reservoir.  I've lived in the Bay Area my entire life yet had never been there.  I'm told it can be packed in the summer, especially on weekends, but during the week there wasn't a crowd.

Hacker's getting better and better at this swimmin' stuff.  He loved running along the bank, chasing Miley but he also did his share of swimming out for the tennis ball when it was thrown in the water.

Another Coursing Dal! The boy's a natural! :o)

Last weekend at the Coursing Ability Tests that were put on by the Monterey Coursing Association and the Basenji Club of Northern California Club Rocky got to come out to play.

This was his, and his mom's, first try at coursing and boy did they have fun.  Rocky's going to give his sister, Honor, a run for her money, he's Fast!!  And boy does he love to chase those "bunnies".  I had the fun of taking him to the line to run while his mom, Mary, got to watch and smile.

  

Tally Ho!!!  And he's off!  All I do at this point is watch.

 

  

  Gonna get those bunnies!

   

                         

 So close!  Almost got 'em!  :o)  Rocky earned his "CA" (Coursing Ability) title in three tests over the weekend and an extra qualifying run towards his "CAA" (Coursing Ability Advanced).  He's now more formally known as "Montague's Fly Me To The Moon, CA".  Good boy, Rocky!

His sister, Honor, earned four more qualifying legs towards her CAX (Coursing Ability eXcellent) title.  She needs a total of 25 qualifying runs for that title - so proud of her and her mom, Laurie!  There are less than a handful of Dalmatians in the country with a CAX title.