Kayas’s Dance Across the Rio Grande BN, RAE, AX, AXJ, OF, CGC, TDI ASCA: JS-N Rs-N RN
 
I am a Princess and if you can’t tell I am spoiled rotten!
CERF clear, BAER normal, OFA Normal AKC CHIC Certified Rio is my baby girl. She is the yin to my yang and the other half of my soul. I never thought this little girl would teach me so much. She is my agility buddy and my partner in all things new and exciting because I know she will always try for me. She is perfect and I never want to change her. At only 11lbs, Rio is the smallest dog in the house, but by far the one with the biggest attitude! She has a spirit that is unbreakable and unwavering. She is my little American Hero. No matter what I tell her I love her and I know she loves me all the time. We started a tradition in agility just before she got her first Excellent title of me telling her I love her before every run because good or bad, right or wrong she is my other half out there and I will always love every effort she gives me. Rio finished her Rally Novice title in the fall of 2008 and earned her Advanced and Excellent Rally titles in the spring and summer of 2010. I didn’t show her in Rally in between very much as we were training for agility. Valentine’s weekend 2010 was her first agility trial and since then she has earned 6 titles in AKC agility. Rio was bred in August 2009 to Tux, our friend Adrienne’s Champion male. This was her only litter so she can focus on her performance career. Rio is a total ham who loves the camera. You will notice that from her pictures. She is almost always smiling or ‘posing’ for me. No matter what Rio and I are in this for the duration. Our partnership is better than anything else!

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Rio got 2 legs towards her Open Std and Open JWW titles April 24 and 25th in Salisbury, MD!!!!!
Rio received her 2nd Rally Advanced leg on May 1, 2010 at the HROTC trial in Hampton, VA. She received 4th place in her class. Only one more leg to go for the title! Rio completed the requirements for her Open Agility and Open Agility Jumpers title on May 8th and 9th, 2010. She went 3/3 on her Std runs with one perfect run and 3/4 with 2 perfect JWW runs to ear her title at the ODTC trial in Baltimore, MD. We are headed to the Excellent A classes.
Rio received first Ex A JWW leg on May 18, 2010 at the BTCA National Specialty. She took first place in her class also! We experienced our first dirt run. I think we will stick to grass, matting and turf for a while!
Rio received Rally Advanced title on May 28, 2010 at the LKC shows in Hampton, VA. She took third place in her Rally Adv. A class :) On May 31,2010 she also got her first Rally Excellent leg with a 3rd place finish in her class at the GKC shows in Hampton.
Rio and her only daughter, Taylor - June 2010
Rio being a therapy dog @ library - June 2010
Rio finished her Rally Excellent title on July 11, 2010 at the Spaniel Club Nationals All-Breed Rally Trial. On the 10th she received her 2nd leg and a 2nd place in her class. Onto her RAE title now!!!!
Rio earned her Novice Fast (NF) title July 24, 2010 under Jill Roberts in Salisbury, MD
Rio earned her Excellent Jumpers (AXJ) title July 25, 2010 in Salisbury, MD
Rio earns her NA and NAJ titles - April 2010 All of her Q’s in Novice Agility were 1st placements in her classes
First puppy match September 2007
Our Flower Girl - June 2007
October 2008 Bark in the Park
2008
Rio earned her first two Obedience legs in Beginner Novice B on October 23rd and 31st.
Rio earned her first RAE leg October 24th at the MDTC trials.
Rio earned her second RAE leg November 14, 2010 at the Bouvier CLub trial in Glen Allen. Rio earned her 3rd RAE leg January 15, 2011 at the Greater Fredricksburg Kennel Club Rally trial. Her scores were in the 90’s on both runs! Mom made a handler error and cost her a perfect 100! Bad momma!!! :)
Feb 13, 2011 Rio finished her Open FAST title at MDTC with first place. She was 1 of 2 dogs in all of OPEN to Q!
Feb 19-20, 2011 Rio competed in the BRASC ASCA agility trial. She earned Q’s and 4 1st place ribbons in Novice Regular and 2 Q’s and First Place in Novice Jumpers along with a 1st place in Open Jumpers. She ran a clean run in her 2nd Open Jumpers run, but we were 2 seconds too slow...
April 23, 2011 Rio completed her Excellent Agility title... on to MX and MXJ titles and some MACH points!!! On April 30, 2011 Rio finished her Beginner Novice title with a 195 and 2nd place!!! She also got her 4th RAE leg! On May 1st she followed up with her 5th RAE leg... halfway there!
Rio earned her 6th and 7th RAE legs at the Memorial Day shows in Hampton. She also earned her first 4 MACH points in June at the Salisbury Kennel Club trial!
Rio has been playing agility and continues to earn MACH points, MXJ legs and T2B points. On January 14th she earned her RAE title and officially retired from Rally for at least the next few years. I am very proud of her for earning this title with me. <3 Princess Rio