My very first black, Tiercel is one of my two keepers from the Second Bird litter. I love his smooth, balanced body and movement, his keen athleticism, his sweet and sensible temperament, and ESPECIALLY his charismatic personality! He is an incredibly athletic dog and rivals his half-sister Kestrel as the champion frisbee player here at Serendipity.

Tiercel made his show debut in July 2006 at the Canadian National specialty in White Rock, BC, where he won his sweeps class under breeder judge Lorna Leinbach (Sailaway) and his regular class under breeder judge Tracy Hite (Tivio). The next day at the LMWA specialty, he again won his sweeps class under sighthound specialist Barbara Turpin (Of Course) and was 2nd in his regular class under English breeder judge Gay Robertson (Moonlake).

Tiercel made his racing debut in the puppy races in late October 2006, and debuted as an adult at the WCOBC NOTRA meet in November, running a grade B score in his very first meet. He earned his OTR in March 2007 in the minimum three meets.

Tiercel made his CWA debut in March 2007, running a grade B score and finishing in the top 10. He followed up the next day with an even stronger performance, finishing 5th in the meet, just behind his half-brother Levi who was the "bridesmaid" to the ARX points. In his next CWA outing, Tiercel was the bridesmaid himself! He has been a consistent top-10 performer in his first year of racing and has been the bridesmaid on more occasions than I can count. At the October 13, 2007 RFF meet in Abbotsford, BC, he finally earned his first ARX point, finishing 5th in a highly competitive 30 dog meet. He picked up 4 more points (and a conformation match win!) at the NCWFA meets in May/June 2008.

Tiercel made an exciting ASFA debut at the WWWA ASFA trials in Roy, WA on April 14/15. On Sunday he won his open stake for his first placement and 40 points towards his title. He then went on to win the BOB runoff, defeating two full stakes of open whippets and six field champions! His next time out, at the May 12/13 EBC trials in Auburn, WA, he picked up his 2nd and 3rd first placements and 48 more points. He finished his field championship in September 2007 at the NWSGA ASFA trials in Arlington, WA, with an exciting 1st place tie in a highly competitive full stake; I forfeited for 2nd place as he only needed 12 points and already had all his placements. He finished his title in 6 trials with three firsts and a second placement, only out of the ribbons once. In his debut in the FCH stake, he finished 3rd, earning his first points towards his LCM in a highly competitive full stake!

Tiercel won the conformation match at the 2007 Northwest Versatility Weekend, and finished 6th in the overal Versatility standings! The match win made him a 2nd generation NWVW match winner, as his mother Wren won the match at the 1st NWVW in 2002!

I am very excited to see what the future holds for him in the ring, in the field and on the track!

Health data:
OFA BAER Normal WP-BR69/4M-NOPI
OFA Cardiac Normal WP-CA342/26M/C-PI
CERF Normal WP-3204