Kanzu attained his Novice Agility Jumpers title (NAJ) in March 2010 in his first weekend of agility trials. He then progressed to competing for his Open Agility Jumpers title and earned his first leg at the San Diego Rhodesian Ridgeback trial in Escondido on March 28th. The following weekend, he attained his second leg at the Gamblers Agility Club of Greater Las Vegas where he earned a second place ribbon. At his next competition at the Portuguese Water Dog Trial in Walnut CA on April 24th he earned his third and final leg in Open Agility with a perfect score and a first place win. With this third leg completed, Kanzu secured his Open Agility Jumpers title (OAJ).

This new title was one of Kanzu’s most significant accomplishments as it completed his requirements for his Rhodesian Ridgeback Club (RRCUS) Versatility Certificate. This VC title is awarded by RRCUS to highlight the versatility of the Rhodesian Ridgeback hound.
http://www.rrcus.org/performance/honors/vc/VC_VCX_req_new.htm

 
 
 

To obtain the VC award, the dog must have 10 points across 5 different performance categories such as conformation, lure coursing, obedience, agility, tracking etc. The award is given once a year and honored at the National Specialty Dog Show along with an ad in The Ridgeback magazine. An application must be submitted with supporting documentation of all of the titles. We will be busy putting together Kanzu’s application and excitedly awaiting his VC award in the spring of 2011.