Kokya (Mikudi Kokya at FiveNinePlus Beg Ex.)

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Kya was the pick of the litter from the well-known Irish kennel Mikudi, based in Newtownards, County Down, and we are grateful to Judi and Mike for letting us have him. Kokya is tri-coloured, with gold on his feet and backside, and his father, Mikudi Texas Cowboy won BOB at Crufts 2003, so he has a fantastic pedigree behind him!
He was Adrian's first dog, our second show dog, and qualified for Crufts 2001 when he was only 6 months old, at the Belfast show in 2000. Since then, he has been shown at Crufts every year 2001-2006, when he retired from the breed ring.

Kya has been attending obedience classes with Adrian since he was around 12 weeks old, and trains with Glandore Dog Training Club of Ulster. He has won out of Pre-Beginners and is currently competing in both Beginners and Novice. Kya can have a short attention span, which can make his heelwork rather unpredictable in a show situation. Adrian has introduced Kya to the clicker, which vastly improves his motivation for obedience.

Kya's forte in training has been in agility, despite the fact that he is just into the Large class, so is among the smallest dogs having to jump the tallest height jumps. With the Kennel Club rule changes, he is much happier jumping the slightly lowered jumps. However, he qualified into the Seniors class at the Castlereagh & District show in October 2005, having won two Novice classes at the old 'Standard' heights. He now competes at Grade 6 Agility.

Kya is a very loving dog, always ready for a cuddle, and with his long, flowing coat, looked really spectacular flying over jumps. (However, for ease of keeping his coat, he is now fully clipped down!) He can work very well for Adrian, but like all TTs, has a mind of his own- some people call them independent, perhaps another word is disobedient!

At the age of 10, Kya is now retired from agility competition, as he really doesn't enjoy jumping the Large height jumps any more. However, at fun shows, he loves racing over the Mediums!
Rachel