Celsie

Celsie is a lovely liver lass and the first Dalmatian to own Josi Kaal and John Davies. She has always been a live wire and full of natural curiosity. Her inquisitive nature has meant that she is always seeking new adventures. She is a constant companion and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. Celsie is a Dal of many talents and seems to succeed at whatever she turns her paw to.

Celsie is quick to pick up new ideas and has got Josi and John very well trained. Her penchant for stealing shoes, was the inspiration for the KC affix “Schunikka”. To help challenge her and keep her occupied Celsie attended puppy obedience classes as soon as she was inoculated. She passed the KC Puppy Foundation course with flying colours and continued to attend obedience training. Like most Dalmatians she is very food orientated and will quickly learn if there is a treat or two involved. Celsie has passed both the KCGC Bronze and Silver awards and is currently working towards the Gold award. She has also competed in the NoEDC Limited Obedience Show and placed first in both the Pre-beginners and Beginners classes.

Celsie loves showing off and despite her old fashioned spotting, her excellent conformation and flowing movement means she is consistently placed in the show ring. Her ability to set a steady pace has meant that endurance and distance running is something she falls easily into. Celsie regularly competed in CaniX with John and completed a half marathon in 2009. Although John was flagging as they crossed the finish line Celsie was still ready for more. She has also represented Dalmatians at the CaniX Exhibition Races held in the main Arena at Crufts, running each year with one of the other Dalmatians she shares her life with - In 2009 she ran with Ella, the following year at Crufts 2010 with Sandy and at Crufts 2012 with Kiki. Her easygoing nature means that she is a great one to pair with and they quickly learn that hers is the best pace to emulate.

Despite her already full social calendar Celsie enjoys her weekly training sessions with agility trainer Deena Freeman. However as most agility competitions take place at weekends she has only managed to compete at a few, so is still at Grade 1.

After carrying out instinct tests in 2012 at the National Carriage Dog Trials Josi and John discovered that Celsie had a natural affinity for horses, even though her experience of them was very limited until then. Josi entered Celsie for the Bronze Carriage Dog Class at the 2013 National Trials after hearing that Vicky Brennan was available to drive for anyone who wanted to compete. After a couple of training sessions behind Elma, Vicky’s Fell pony, and her carriage Celsie showed all the signs that she was as ready to compete. Josi and John were absolutely delighted that Celsie passed, although they should not have expected anything less from the multi-talented lovely liver lass!

The challenge has now been set to train and compete for Silver Carriage Dog now J