"Asti" - FC Arlina Ossie von Dorndorf RN AXJ

Asti is a small standard red longhair bred by Patt Nance in Corning OH. Her Dorndorf kennel name is "Ossie" -- and she is part of Patt's "O" litter with the AKC and "A" litter with the Deutscher Teckelklub (DTK). Asti is descended from a long line of distinguised American field dachshunds, including her mother "Marta." Her father "Kashmir" is a Swedish and Norwegian Champion and an AKC Field Champion.

Click here for pictures of Kashmir, Marta and "Ossie" as a puppy.

Asti was born on June 10, 2004 and is the newest member of the Dachshunds of Costello. Asti is 15 lbs. and just under 10" at the shoulders. She is very quick and agile, light on her feet, energetic, attentive and eager to please. She is cautious with strangers, but very affectionate with those she trusts.

Click here for video (7 MB .wmv file) of Asti on the obstacle lure course at Wags for Wishes in July 2006.

Asti's first forays into field trials were not a great success. In November 2005 she ran off wild at her first field trial and didn't run again for a year. Then, she developed a fear of her bracemates after being chased around by a dachshund puppy, and didn't have the confidence to work the line in the presence of strange people and dogs.

Asti found her stride in dachshund field trials in early 2007 and earned her Field Championship (FC) in two weekends. She placed first in a class of 35 at the Golden Gate Dachshund Club field trial on March 14, 2007 in Vacaville, CA. The next day she placed fourth at the Dachshund Club of America National Field Trial. A few weeks later, Asti was called back high in a class of 23 at the St. Louis Dachshund Club field trial on April 15, 2007 in Coulterville, IL. She finished in third place to earn her field championship with 50.66 points. Asti moves down the line quickly, makes fast decisions, and shows strong spurlaut when she is on the line. She is the fifth in her litter to earn an FC (her brother Otter earned his FC the same weekend.) Asti earned her first Absolute at the Sierra field trial in Chino in March 2008 -- all five of the Field Champions in her litter have Absolute wins as well!

Asti earned her Rally Novice (RN) title in September 2006 and stayed in Novice for a while she built confidence and skills. She earned her first RA leg in December 2008 and her Rally Advanced (RA) title in January 2009.

Asti has great agility skills but worries about strange dogs at trials. She earned her Agility Excellent Jumpers title in May 2008; we working on building her confidence on the standard course.

Photos (left, above) of Asti taken by Bobby Palmer at the SCAT agility trial in Costa Mesa, CA on August 6, 2005.

Asti Agility
Asti and John before her CGC test in April 2006.

Photos by Juanda Anderson.

We first met "Ossie" in June 2005 at the Residence Inn in Buffalo (above and left.)