"Marti McFly"

MACH3 NATCH2 ADCH Martini - Shaken, Not Stirred PAX OF RN FMX CGC ThD TT

Marti is Debby's first Italian Greyhound, born in July 1995, and is queen (and a tomboy at the same time) of the Martini household. Marti taught Debby more about training dogs than all her years of experience could have. Marti, although a fairly shy girl, excels at everything Debby wants her to - BUT requires a totally different training approach than most dogs. With a kind & gentle hand and creative nature, Debby has learned to think outside the box when training Marti in her sports. Marti's achievements are many, but her highlights are:

	1st Italian Greyhound MACH & 1st MACH2 & 1st MACH3
	1st IG to hold all three Agility Championship titles (MACH NATCH ADCH)
	Winner of the Alpo Frisbee Regional
	AKC TopDog 3 years running
	Flyball Master Champion Excellent
	Competing at the National Level (USDAA & AKC) for over 10 years
	Qualifying for 2006 & 2007 AKC Agility Invitational
	High Scoring Italian Greyhound at the 2006 & 2007 AKC Agility Invitational
	6th Place finish in the 2007 AKC Invitational Finals

Click here to read a Tribute to Marti and her success at the Invitational.

Click on the thumbnails below to view pictures of Marti in Action

Oliver was Debby's second Italian Greyhound, born in May 1997, is the clown of the family. Oliver is by far the most versatile of Debby's IG's. He has competed in Flyball, Agility, Frisbee, Lure Coursing, Racing, Obedience, and Conformation. Oliver has more of the "sight hound" traits than her other IG's, being driven to chase anything that moves. He is best known for his crazed barking fits in the car whenever a Motorcycle goes by... he would certainly love to have one of those on the coursing field :) Oliver's achievements are many, but his highlights are:

	3rd Italian Greyhound NATCH (NADAC Agility Trial Champion)
	3rd Italian Greyhound FM (Flyball Master Champion)
	Gazehound Racing Champion (GRC - Straight Track Racing)
	Field Champion (FCh - Lure Coursing)
	1st Italian Greyhound to hold all 4 Championships (Flyball, Lure Coursing, Racing, and Agility)

"Fizz"

MACH2 FCh Martini's Sloe Gin Fizz XF OEAC OEJC EGC AAD SC CGC

"Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over" F.Scott Fitzgerald

Fizz was born in October 2000 (Oliver's granddaughter) and is the princess of the family. If she had it her way, all would bow down to her, carry her around on satin pillows, and feed her from fine china! The smallest of Debby's IG's, Fizz has the ability to turn much quicker than my other IG's making her perfect for Agility and Lure Coursing. Fizz is best know in the agility community because she always carries her baggy of treats to the ring. If Fizz doesn't have a baggy, she'll take your finger instead! Fizz achievements are many, but his highlights are:

	Field Champion (FCh - Lure Coursing)
	3rd Italian Greyhound MACH1 & MACH2
	1st Italian Greyhound to hold both a Field and AKC Agility Championship (FCh and MACH)
	Qualified and competing at the AKC Agility Nationals 3 years and working toward 2007 - 2008.
	Qualified & competed at the AKC Agility Invitational 2006 & 2007

Click on the Thumbnails below to see Fizz in Action

Click on the thumbnails below to view Oliver in Action

"Oliver"

May 14, 1997 - January 17, 2009

NATCH FCh Martini's Lit'l Green Olive MX MXJ RN AAD SC GRC FM CGC ThD TT

Welcome Home Zelda

This is Martini's Whirlwind Adventure

Zelda comes to us all the way from Texas - Teri Dickison & Jack Downing, of Whirlwind Italian Greyhounds, were wonderful to entrust us with this darling little girl. We are documenting all her progress on video which has been posted to our You Tube channel...

Current Training: Shaping the sit, down, stand, back up - Rules of Tugging for Drive and Motivation - Crate Games by Susan Garrett - Balance objects - Line up using the Perch

Check her out at www.youtube.com/user/MartinisRanch

"Seven"

Martini's Double Oh Seven MX MXJ AD OF RN

Remember to ALWAYS have Fun!

Seven, born January 2006, is the newest edition to Martini's Ranch. Seven is a Pointer from strong field lines and is a wonderful addition to the family. He is named following the original theme our kennel was going to take - James Bond. Marti's name is fitting, but we could never find suitable names after that - until now. Seven is a chip off the ol' "Bond" block! Not only that, but he has 7 body spots :)

We hope to do many things with Seven, but most of all we hope he is a loving family member.

Click thumbnails below to view Seven's first 2 years