Lord Fenwick of Christenson
MAD SACH RM SM JM TM-Bronze AX AXJ TSAD TMAG CL3 CL4-S CL4-R CL4-H EAC EJC TN-E TG-E R1MCL FDCH-S CGC
 2008 USDAA NW Regional Grand Prix Finals 2nd Place
2008 USDAA World Championships 16" Grand Prix Semifinalist
2006/2007/2008 USDAA 16" Grand Prix Local Qualifying Winner
2006/2007/2008 USDAA 16" Steeplechase Qualifier
2006/2007/2008 USDAA DAM Team Qualifier
2007 USDAA World Championships 16" Grand Prix Semifinalist
2007 USDAA NW Regional Grand Prix Finals 2nd Place
2006 USDAA World Championships 16" Standard Gold Medalist
2006 USDAA World Championships 16" Steeplechase Finalist
2006 USDAA World Championships 16" Grand Prix Semifinalist
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HIGH IN TRIAL FENWICK!
 MHDPC AKC Trial - Vancouver, WA
November 15-16th, 2008
Fenwick came home with his very first double Q for his first time out in both ExB classes - and high in trial too! Way to go Fenny! A missed weave entry threw us off for our 2nd doulble Q, but I don't mind. Any run with my Fenwick is a good run - and he was feeling great and ready for action - Can't ask for more than that!
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FENWICK AXJ (finally!)
 Portland Aglity Club AKC Trial - Vancouver, WA
September 20-21st, 2008
Fenwick had a nice break from agility since the regional, but I was totally confident that Fenwick would have no issues jumping back into the game for this trial. Ha! He proved me wrong - Saturday was hillarious the silly things we were doing. However we pulled it together on Sunday to qualify in both classes - we just needed a little refresher! It was funny how many issues we kept having in jumpers, but we finally finished Fenwick's AXJ title, so now he's matching. I doubt Fenwick will ever get a MACH, but every time we run we have the most fun, and that's all that matters to me. Love my Fenwick!
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2nd PLACE NW REGIONAL GRAND PRIX FINALS!
 USDAA NW Regional Championships - Canby, OR
June 27-29th, 2008
Very, very glad that I was extremely selective about what classes I entered Fenwick in at the regional. With temperatures up to 104 degrees and Fenwick still having issues with the heat I was really relieved not to run him in the team events and most of the normal classes as well. We only ended up running in a few classes, but actually got to run the grand prix finals TWICE!
It was like history was repeating itself, last year Fenwick got to run the first round of grand prix twice due to timer malfunction, this year we got to run the finals twice in a run off with Rock-it for second place! That was really fun, we shaved over a second off our original time, won the run off and came in 2nd for the second year in a row at the regionals. Pretty darn cool!
Of course, after running Grand Prix twice Fenwick was really tired for the Steeplechase finals, dropped a bar, missed a contact ... and still came in 5th. Heh.
I just love my Fen-i-wick, he's the best!
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 Full Name: Lord Fenwick of Christenson
Call Name: Fenwick
Nick Names: Little Bastard, El Fenwicko
Date of Birth: Approximately August 15th, 2000
Adopted: Humane Society of the Willamette Valley, January 2001
Breed: Old World Style Boston Terrier (or All American)
Affiliated With: North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC 03-01226), United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA U121616), Teacup Dog Agility Association (TDAA 4903), X-Fidos Flyball Racing Team (CRN 031336), APDT Rally (R04-803), Canine Performance Events (04520-01), AKC ILP (ILP101132)
Weight: 19 lbs
Height: 15.5 inches
Record Jumping Height (official measurement): 40 inches
Description: A vigorous, compact, muscular short-haired black dog with white markings. Erect ears, docked tail, neutered, extreme underbite, watery brown eyes. Assertive, loud, and dominant. Prone to barking and nipping on the course. Whines excessively when left alone, screams like a monkey when he doesn't get his way.
Strengths: Fast, accurate, fearless, focused, quick learning, driven
Weaknesses: Will take it upon himself to discipline handler for ill timed commands, difficulty passing obstacles without taking them, will add in extra moves and behaviors into exercises, dislikes stationary behaviors.
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 This is Fenwick, LORD Fenwick, actually, and if you've ever met him you'd see the “Lord” is very much a part of his personality. At the shelter we thought we were adopting an 8 week old medium sized herding breed mix. Imagine our surprise when we got home and the first things he did was lift his leg on the nearest bush and then run into the house chasing cats to and fro. Imagine our surprise when we found out we had a little bastard SMALL DOG on our hands!
We would probably never have looked at him had we known his true nature, we were not small dog fans at the time. You can bet that changed REAL fast! “Fast” would be a good way to describe Fenwick as a puppy, you could also use the words “hyper”, “non-stop”, “loud” and, of course, our favorite description of Fenwick, “little bastard”.
Fenwick was hell on wheels as a puppy, too busy to let anyone touch him, a total spaz that never slept, and too damn smart for his own good. For all of that Fenwick always has been and still is totally people focused. He just wants to be involved, to be in the middle of things, and to be the absolute center of attention. And if he doesn't have that … well, he can scream his head off for hours on end.
I love Fenwick's personality, I love how he's always ready to go, always ready for each new adventure and wants to do it together. He's completely fearless and never gives up, he's everything you could want for a dog sports partner. He introduced me to agility, and, wow, has that ever been fun! I can honestly say that for both Fenwick and I it's our favorite activity. But Fenwick doesn't care what we're doing, he just loves to work, and he gets just as excited for obedience or rally than he does for flyball! And of course the more excited he gets … the more he barks!
Fenwick is the most demanding and difficult dog we have … and my favorite, I'll admit. He's a simply fantastic dog, I can't say how much he means to me. He never lets me down, he's always there for me. Though sometimes the barking does drive me (and everyone else) up the wall, it's just part of who he is! I wouldn't change him for the world.
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