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Ziya is a 4-year-old female out of Mary’s dog Feist, who has competed here at Soldier Hollow 7 times. Ziya is Mary’s young dog and while her profession (a veterinarian) was considered “essential,” her young dog missed out on her nursery and ProNovice year and a “boat-load of training.” That said, Ziya is clever, athletic and “all in” – and has become a good teammate in a short time. Mary is from a 5th generation Nevada ranch family and, until recently, owned several businesses including the Dayton Valley Veterinary Hospital. As she notes, “time has always been a scarce commodity and, during the summer months, she would often get up a 4:00 a.m. and train dogs at sunrise before seeing her first client at 7:30.
