Brownie - Driviest Puppy and 3rd place in the puppy Sprint Race!
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 | Uncategorized
On Saturday Nov 1st, Brownie was entered in “Driviest Puppy” 6-12 months. Brownie was 7 months old. (Same place Rommel earned his OBT) They have a helper who has a tug, pillow, sleeve, whip, stick and clatter stick…and basically just have a giant puppy circle. They continue to add pressure until they decide on the winner. Brownie has never seen a sleeve, stick, whip…etc. He is on the tug. I had no idea what he would do…but he bit the sleeve like he had been doing it his whole life… and I dont even think he noticed the clatter stick or the whip. And he had also obviously never seen that helper before.
I was somewhat surprised at the level of pressure they put on the puppies…but I would do it again…Brownie did awesome and had a freaking blast. Oh, and he got 1st place out of about 10 puppies in his class. 
He handles pressure extremley well, and honestly…I think this dog enjoys the fight. The guy next to me actually was commenting about Brownie the whole time…saying that he liked him and “Good luck with him as an adult” LOL. He is going to be alot of dog…but I am game, and I am very excited to see what the future holds for him. :) I think Brownie is exactly what I was looking for. He has shown from a very young age that he is special…he was my pick from the time he was born.
Right after the “driviest puppy” they did the puppy sprint race…Brownie was totally worn out, but still got 3rd place. They do it one by one, and you can have them chase you, or have someone run with a toy or whatever… It is 25 yards. I had our trainer (who was there also) run down the field with Brownies tug and I stood with Brownie behind the starting line holding his collar, I knew Brownie would B-line for his tug…haha, he did, and it got him 3rd place. 
He was one pooped out puppy that night. But he won 2 trophies that day!
After meeting Brownie and seeing him work…everyone laughs when I tell them his name…”Brownie” But trust me, Brownie is the perfect name for my little hellion.
I only got one photo of him during the Driviest Puppy Competition….and the only reason I even got ONE is because someone happend to snap one with their camera. Thanks to Lydia of Bionic American Bulldogs (www.bionicamericanbulldogs.net) for the photo of my boy.
Brownie with his trophies… his first trophies!!! (Hopefully many more in the future) :) 7 months old.
I would highly recommend NWDA events. The people, the judges and the competitors were awesome. We had a great time and will definitely enter more NWDA trials in the future.