Whippet iPhone Wallpaper

hi!

I recently got an iPhone.  as a result, i decided to make a Whippet Wallpaper.

I thought i would share it with you.

 

Rocket from Mach-Speed Whippets

MachSpeed Whippets on the Beach in MuiNe

Astro, Rocket, and Lajka on the beach at Surfpoint Kitesurfing School. Feb 2012. Made by Adam Borys of HamTien Productions

Whippet Frisbee-Coursing on a Tropical Beach

Here are some shots of Rocket doing some Dog-Disc Coursing on the beach in Mui Ne, Vietnam.  We went out a few days ago in the morning.  My friend Adam, from SurfPoint Kite-Surfing school and Ham Tien Productions, took these shots.  As you can see, he did a real good job considering this was the first time he photographed Whippets in action — no small task!

We weren’t able to perfom for long becuase it was hot and sunny.  Rocket got tired.  If I were to go home for another dog, the beach would have been full of kites by the time I got back.  There is a chance we will try to take a few more shots before i need to head off to SaiGon to prepare for our move to California.

If when you are in Mui Ne, you need a photographer or a cameraman for a project, or want to learn how to Kite-Surf, you might try to get a hold of Adam.  Contact to him is on the Surfpoint internet site.  You can find the link on one of my other blogs:  www.muinet.wordpress.com

Click on the thumbs to enlarge the photos.

Handling Fences

a View from Behind

Stretching Out

the Tropics

When will he finally come back down to Earth?

I think he ended up catching this one.

Rocket on Lauchpad

Rocket Flies Away

Attention! Whippets Overhead

Rocket Launch 3

Rocket Launch 2

Rocket Launch 1

I am going to miss Mui Ne, but I am sure that a lot of exciting times are up ahead of us in California :  my new work,  the music scene,  the whippet scene, the Frisbee and Aerobie scene, etc.  I will miss the weather, but it doesn’t get very cold in California and the climate will be just about ideal for the dogs.

Dog Shows in Asia – 2012

Here are the dog shows in Asia for 2012 (by month):

• January
• 08 : Taoyuan, Taiwan
• 29 : Chiba, Japan

• February
• 05 : Jakarta, Indonesia
• 05: Kanagawa, Japan
• 12: Karachi, Pakistan
• 19: Lahore, Pakistan
• 19: Taichung, Taiwan
• 24: Manila, Philippines
• 25: Manila, Philippines
• 26: Manila, Philippines (Asian & Pacific Section Show)(25-26?)

• March
• 04 : Shizuoka, Japan
• 10 : Shanghai, China
• 18 : Semarang. Indonesia
• 18 : Gunma, Japan
• 18 : Gyeonggi-do , Korea
• 18 : Taiinan , Taiwan
• 24 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 25 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 31 : Tokyo, Japan (through April 01)

• April
• 07-08 :  Xi’an, China
• 08 : Gyeonggi-do, Korea
• 15 : Tokushima, Japan
• 21-22 : Harbin, China

• May
• 06 : Daegue, Korea
• 12-13 : Shenyang, China
• 12 : Bangkok, Thailand
• 13 : Bangkok, Thailand
• 13 :  Bandung, Indonesia
• 13 : Shiga, Japan
• 20 : Gyeonggi-do, Korea
• 20 : Taichung , Taiwan
• 26 : Marikina, Philippines
• 27 : Marikina, Philippines
• 27 : Fukushima, Japan

• June
• 03 : Surabaya, Indonesia
• 16 : Marikina, Philippines
• 17 : Marikina, Philippines
• 17 : Nagano, Japan
• 17 : Taiinan, Taiwan
• 30 : Bangkok, Thailand

• July
• 01 : Bangkok, Thailand
• 08 : Hokkaido, Japan
• 14 : Marikina, Philippines
• 15 : Marikina, Philippines
• 15 : Taipei, Taiwan

• August
• 18 : Marikina, Philippines
• 19 : Marikina, Philippines
• 19 : Taichung, Taiwan

• September
• 01 :  Seoul, Korea
• 02 : Kitec, Hong Kong
• 15 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 16 : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• 16 : Taiinan, Taiwan
• 21-23 : Beijing, China
• 23 : Singapore, Singapore

• October
• 07 : Saitama, Japan
• 14 : Iksan, Korea
• 14 : Taipei, Taiwan
• 20 :  Bangkok, Thailand
• 21 :  Bangkok, Thailand
• 21 : Okayama, Japan

• November
• 10-11 : Ningbo, China
• 17 : Marikina, Philippines
• 18 : Marikina, Philippines
• 18 : Fukuoka, Japan

• December
• 02 : Osaka, Japan
• 09 : Jakarta, Indonesia
• 15 : Marikina, Philippines
• 16 : Marikina, Philippines
• 16 : Tokyo, Japan
• 30 : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2nd annual International FCI) ; national VKA show on the 29th)

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Asian and the Pacific Section Show (by year)

2012 : Manila, Philippines ; 26-27 February

2013 : Ootacamund, India ; 14-15 September

2014 : Tokyo, Japan ; 05-06 April

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Hong-Kong
	Hong Kong Kennel Club Stanley Street 28/B, 3rd Floor HK-HONG KONG http://www.hkkennelclub.com.hk E-mail: info@hkkennelclub.com.hk
2. India
	Kennel Club of India Nr 28, AA Block – First street Annanagar P.O. BOX 6872 600 040 IN-CHENNAI http://www.kennelclubofindia.org E-mail: vvs.iyver@kennelclubofindia.org
Indonesia
	The All Indonesia Kennel Club Kompleks Roxy Mas Blok D III n° 28, 3rd Floor J1.K.H.Hasyim Ashari 10150 ID-JAKARTA E-mail: perkinpusat@gmail.com
Japan
	Japan Kennel Club 1-5 Kanda, Suda-cho, chiyoda-ku KDD n°TOBINBTH J 29 400 101-8552 JP-TOKYO http://www.jkc.or.jp E-mail: jkc@proof.ocn.ne.jp
Philippines
	Philippine Canine Club Rm 206 Hillcrest Condominium 1616 E. Rodriguez, Sr Avenue corner Hillcrest Street 1100 PH-CUBAO, QUEZON CITY http://www.pcci.org.ph E-mail: info@pcci.org.ph
Republic of Korea
	Korea Kennel Federation 5F, 252-23 Yongdu-dong, Dongdaemun-gu KR-SEOUL http://www.thekkf.or.kr E-mail: kkfinfo@hotmail.com
7. Singapore
	Singapore Kennel Club #12-02, Bukit Timah Shopping Centre 170, Upper Bukit Timah Road 588179 SG-SINGAPORE http://www.skc.org.sg E-mail: admin@skc.org.sg
Taiwan
	Kennel Club of Taiwan 1F, 303-1, Da Chang, 1st Road KAOHSIUNG TW-TAIWAN ROC http://www.kctdog.org.tw E-mail: kccorgtw@ms35.hinet.net
Thailand
	The Kennel Club of Thailand 403/3 Casa City – Sukontasawat Rd. Khwang Lardprao 10230 TH-BANGKOK http://www.kcthailand.org E-mail: info@kcthailand.org
China
	CHINA KENNEL UNION D302 Kingfield Plaza- 3, Chaowai Street, Chaoyang District 100020 CN-BEIJING http://www.cku.org.cn E-mail: crystal2110@163.com
3. Malaysia
	Malaysian Kennel Association N°8 (1st Floor) Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad Dua Taman Tun Dr Ismail 60000 MY-KUALA LUMPUR E-mail: admin@mka.org.my
4. Pakistan
	Kennel Club of Pakistan Church Road 4 – Old Anarkali 54000 PK-LAHORE http://www.kcp.com.pk E-mail: kcp@kcp.com.pk
Viet Nam
	Viet Nam Kennel Association (VKA) 188 C Lê van Sy, Ward 10, Phu nhuân District HO CHI MINH CITY http://www.vka.vn E-mail: dog.vka@gmail.com

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For Asia shows listed by country, please see: http://www.fci.be/expositions.aspx

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If you have any specific links to any of these shows (info for the future shows, or results from the past shows of 2012), please feel free to send them to us in a mail or a comment… We will try to add the links to this post.

Introducing Karadhras TinkerBell @Mach9 (Laika)

Many of you already know Laika, but I thought it was high time to officially introduce her to everyone now.  After all, I think only just recently is she truely in her adult form.

I am so lucky to have her here at Mach-Speed.  After all, I haven’t been deep into the show aspect of Whippets for very long.  People associate us more with the frisbee/disc, sport and pet aspects more than with pure-bred showing.

When I look back at Laika’s past year (to year and a half), as far as shows are concerned, its been so much more than I ever expected.

Here’s a quick look at the successes:

• In Laika’s last 6  shows, she has taken Best of Breed or Junior Best of Breed in ALL 6 of them!   …and in all 6 shows she was up against competiton.
• In her last 2 shows, she took Best of Breed, Best of Group and 3rd Best in Show both times — from a field of approximately 400. (collecting a CAC and a CACIB in the process)
• In her only show as a puppy, she took Best of Breed Puppy.
• She completed her Junior Polish Champion title in, if I remember correctly, the minimum number of shows.
• She accomplished all this with a less than exception handler (me), and she missed quite a few chances at Best of Group and other awards because I didn’t know what was going on.

She is my 50cm tall sweetie (that I sometimes call “Tweetie”) that seems to have something magic.  She seems to use the magic the most when judges are watching…  Not to say that she is the easiest to handle in the ring, cuz she is not.  But she seems to be getting better.

Here are some pics I took of her today in Mui Ne, VietNam.  Click on thumbnails to see them in full-size.

Lajka with a Local Boy

Lajka on Stage

Lajka Pumpin’ Gas

Lajka Guarding Antiques

Lajka the LifeGuard

Lajka is an Adult Now

Vietnam Whippet-Beach-Frisbee

Here are some shots that Christophe Guegan took of the Whippets and I playing frisbee on the beach in Mui Ne, Vietnam.  He was there on vacation and happened to be there with his camera.

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Whippets on Pedestals — Rocket and Lajka on Display

Here are some preliminary shots in a slideshow format.  I have some ideas on some photos based on this concept for the future.

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Whippets in the Red Dunes of Mui Ne, VietNam – part1

A slide-show from the red dunes near Mui Ne, VietNam:

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More Photos from the FCI and VKA Dog Shows in VietNam – Dec 2011

Here are some more pics from various sources….

To see more (through links, etc), please go to the original blog entry on this subject.  (It was 2 or 3 entries before this one.)

FCI “Best in Show” Results

FCI Best of Show Results

Lajka getting Congratulated for FCI “Best of Show 3”

Lajka Taking FCI 3rd “Best of Show”

Lajka Takes FCI 3rd “Best of Show”

Lajka in the FCI Best of Show Line-up

FCI “Best of Show” Judging

FCI “Best of Show” Judging

Rocket on the Table (FCI)

One of the “Best in Show” Comparisons (FCI)

One of the Sighthounds at the Show

VKA “Best in Show” Results

Lajka Taking VKA “Best of Group”

VKA Best in Show Judging

Lajka on Table in VKA Show

Lajka on the Move in VKA “Best of Group”

Lajka’s Turn in VKA “Best of Show”

The VKA National and FCI International Dog Shows – SaiGon: Dec 10 and 11, 2011

The whole “MachSpeed Team” went down for the dog shows in Ho Chi Minh City (SaiGon), VietNam last weekend.  We got down there by train from Phan Thiet on Friday night.  That turned out to be a fiasco — The conductor guy said that dogs aren’t allowed on trains.  I think this is very strange, because trains are the perfect form of transport for dogs, a lot of people have dogs in VietNam, and dogs are not allowed on busses.   (So how does one get a dog from point A to point B in VietNam?  My answer, for the return anyway, ended up being hiring a private taxi.  Expensive compared to other forms of transport, but much cheaper than one would expect.)  The taxi on the return came out not much more than twice what I paid to get there by train.  You see, to get there by train,  not only did i have to buy my ticket, I also had to take a taxi from my beach town of Mui Ne to the closest big city (Phan Thiet), and pay for the dog’s spot in the motorbike car, and then take a taxi from the Saigon train station to my hotel.  A private taxi, on the other hand, takes you door to door.  When I traveled by train, I had a few scares… including being told I cannot take the dogs just minutes before the train was to depart.

The three shows in Saigon were:

• The 3rd Annual VKA National Dog Show (on Saturday)
• Judge: Mr. David Strachan (Australia Judge; ANKC All-Breeds Judge)
• BiS1 – Bull Mastiff (Thailand) – “Peacekeeper’s Bacardi Braut” (from dogs-open)
• BiS2 – Miniature Schnauzer (Malaysia) – “Hubee Rythm of the Air” (from dogs-intermediate)
• BiS3 – Whippet (Karadhras Tinker Bell @ Mach-9;owner: Glenn Greer-Meyer)(from intermediate-bitches)
• Best Junior in Show – Rottweiler (VietNam)
• Res. Best Junior in Show – Siberian Husky (VietNam)
• The 1st Annual FCI International Dog Show (on Sunday)
• Judge: Mrs. Jackie Perry (FCI Thailand Judge)
• BiS1 – Pomeranian (Thailand) – “Dream Team Moon Walker” (from dogs-open)
• BiS2 – Bull Mastiff (Thailand) – “Peacekeeper’s Bacardi Braut” (from dogs-open)
• BiS3 – Whippet (Karadhras Tinker Bell @ Mach-9; owner: Glenn Greer-Meyer)(from intermediate-bitches)
• Best Junior in Show – Pomeranian
• Res. Best Junior in Show – English Bulldog
• The 4th Annual Phu Quoc Dog Show
• Results – (data unknown)

Mach-Speed Results at the Two Shows:

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Lajka (Karadhras Tinker Bell at Mach-9)

• National Show: V1, BOB, BOG, BIS3, CAC
• International Show: V1, BOB, BOG, BIS3, CACIB

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Rocket (Rocket from Pocket Yakuza.Gdy

• National Show: V1, BOB2, BOG2, reserve CAC
• International Show: V1, BOB2, BOG2, reserve CACIB

Abbreviations:

V1 – Judged as “excellent” and 1st place in class

BOB – Best of Breed

BOG – Best of Group (in this case, Group 10 – Sighthounds)

BiS – Best in Show

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As you may assume, we are all very happy with the results.  The shows were well organized and there were a lot of nice dogs there from VietNam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia, and maybe from some other countries.  I will find out soon if my hunch is correct — They seem to allow BOG2 to be from the same breed as the BOG winner in VietNam.  (They seem to have placed Rocket ahead of the Afghan in the ring following the BOG comparisons.)  I thought he judges were quite impressive and professional.

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There were approximately 350-400 entries in the shows.   Group 10 was made up of Whippets and Afghans.

Results now online:    http://vka.vn/page/24

(I’m not quite sure what to make of Rocket being listed as BOS3 instead of Lajka.  I will investigate. It doesn’t matter to me if I am mistaken or they.  🙂   )

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Astro at the Dog Show

Walking the Dogs at the Show

Rocket on Shoulder at the Show

Rocket says, “What’s all this trophy stuff about anyway?”

Rocket and Lajka Pose with the Cups

What am I gonna do with these??

The Crew in the Hotel after the Saturday Show

Lajka Taking Best in Group 10

Part of the Best in Group Competition (VKA National)

3rd Annual VKA National – Best in Show

Here are some links to photos and articles from the shows!:

http://dogsinvietnam.com/diendan/showthread.php?t=1511

(this one above is the newest set of shots…  many more from the ring than the other links so far)

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http://vietdog.com/forum/index.php/topic,16735790.0.html

http://www.vnphoto.net/forums/showthread.php?t=113045&page=1

http://en.baomoi.com/Info/First-International-Dog-Show-a-big-hit/12/212789.epi

http://vka.vn/page/24

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