Bodhi Tales

Today I drove with my pack to Waimea to the Kona Coast Kennel Club dog show match.

How exciting to see all the dogs that don’t look like me. Wait a minute, nobody looks like me… As we waited for my turn to go in the ring I practiced being calm by sitting.

I learned soon after that my pack leader was not going into the ring with me but this really nice lady would be my handler. She had a sweet encouraging voice and yummy treats.

She encouraged me to stand with a yummy treat while the judge touched and looked at me. I had to do this a lot, and I had to prance around the ring too.

I’m so glad the nice lady named Melisa handled me, because my pack leader does not have the good treats and the happy voice.

I was so glad to get out of the ring so I can be me. Then I find out that I won best in breed! I was so excited that I won, but my pack leaders were laughing because I was the only vizsla. Oh well, I like it better when I can roll around in the grass on my back while chewing on koa leaves anyway. Then there was all these applause, and I quickly look at the ring to find out that Oliver, my class mate at AKC CGC won the show!

This dog show stuff is fun, for the first hour… Can we go home now?

I mean it, can we go home…

Pack leader said that I might have to go into the ring again. He was right, and the nice lady Melisa took me back in the ring one more time.

Here I am prancing about the ring!

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Today was my first day at school. The class I’m taking is AKC Canine Good Citizen. This class is eight weeks long. At first I was a little nervous with all the new people and dogs. Then pack leader was really strict and didn’t allow me to meet the other people.

We did all these walking drills and this funny exercise where the pack leaders stopped and talked but I had to sit and watch them and the other dog.

Not fair!!! When do I get to sniff? Then we played the watch me game. Pack leader had a smelly treat in his hand and he moved around with his face. I had to watch.

How long do I have to do this to get the treat? We also practiced the command come on a long rope. I thought it was silly exercise, why wouldn’t I come, I get treats and praise when I do it, so I chewed the yellow rope when nobody was looking waiting my turn. At the end of class some dogs and pack leaders practiced for the dog show match in Waimea tomorrow. I was invited to participate too! At the end of the class, I was so tired that I fell asleep in the car.

I went to my first parade! I sniffed all kinds of funny smells. Heard all kinds of loud noises like rock bands, motorcycles, firecrackers, and sirens from police cars and fire trucks. I was brave and didn’t flinch at any of these noises. I also met big people, little people, people in strollers (which I had to be very careful with), people on stilts that were very tall, people in funny costumes and lots of people who just thought I was the cutest and wanted my picture. I’m thinking they must be mistaking me for a movie star…

One of my favorite things to do is to relax on the futon!

I had a meet and greet party. My pack leaders read all these books and said that I needed to meet 100 people before I was 12 weeks old. Something about socialization… It was great fun though, everyone who came over brought a toy or treat. I also met some of my kind too ( Cleo, Gracie and Shadow).

After everyone went home, my pack leaders tried to stack me and take a photo. Boy are they poor handlers…

Today was family photo day in the back yard. Of course I had to be uncooperative…

Eventually they got me.

The next day we went on a short walk on Wailua Road. All these new and exciting smells of tropical flowers and plants. My nose was in heaven… After my walk it was nap time again. I impressed my pack with my retrieving skills. They were so excited that they filmed me. Take a look…

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Now I reside on the Big Island of Hawaii. I arrived in Honolulu on June 19, 2009. The Hawaiian Quarantine Agents said I was very friendly but I was really very happy to be out of my shipping crate. When I arrived at my new home, I was presented a traditional hawaiian lei greeting.

Soon after I took my first Hawaiian snooze on my new pack leader.

My name is Bodhi.

I’m a Hungarian Vizsla that was born on Buddha’s Birthday. I’m named after the tree that the Buddha meditated under and found enlightenment. I was born in Australia to the Hubertus clan. My pedigree name is Hubertus Dr. Dolittle, because I’m so smart. Here are a few pictures of me in Australia.

My dad was a great Australian champion who was born in Hungary. Here is his picture. When I grow up I’m going to be a big boy like my dad!