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Brags from the July 2010 Newsletter
Julie Iverson tells us
that...Homespun has some exciting news. On June 5 and 6 I
took Weaver and Calvin to their first herding trials at Hado Bar Farms given
by the Cleveland Shetland Sheepdog club. I'm very proud to announce that
both dogs earned their HT title. And this title completed the requirements
for Weaver's Ch VCX. They are now Am/Can Ch Homespun Dream Weaver AX AXJ
AJP NAP Ag-NJ AG-N HT VCX "Weaver" and Am/Can Ch Homespun Casual Blues HT
"Calvin" Both boys were owner/breeder handled! Thanks for letting me brag!
The Kaskade shelties have
done well in herding.
On the weekend of June 27th and 28th:
Ch Wind in the Willow, RN, NA, OAJ earned her
HT (Herding tested) title. Owner: Carol DeMoss.
Kaskade Kassandra of Annonio, NA, OAJ, NAP,
NJP, NFP, earned her HT.
Owner: Darla Annonio.
Kaskade's Resistance is Futile earned her PT
(Pre-Trial) title. Owner Donna Rozeck and Carol DeMoss.
CH Kaskade Annonio's Friendly Ghost earned his
HT. Owner: Darla Annonio and Carol DeMoss.
Imperial's Wash and Wear of Kaskade earned his
HT Owner Joyce Cummings and Carol DeMoss.
The last 3 dogs are littlermates out of Torree.
CH Wind in the Willow has earned her CH
Versatility Certificate with this herding title. She needs 1 more point to
earn her VCX.
Elaine Kelvington tells us
that…The Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore held a
herding testing trial at Berryville, VA on July 1. We are very
happy to report that Sawyer aka CH Kelvington's Talisman CDX, RE, AX,
AXJ and Solomon aka CH Kelvington's Once 'N A Blue Moon both qualified
to get their first HT legs.
Nancy Ann Whitley tells us that...Sterling and Ben has
received new titles in Rally. Sterling has received his Rally
Excellent title on June 11th at Westmoreland County Obedience Training
Trial.
AND...Ben also received his Rally Advanced title on June
11th at Westmoreland County Obedience Training Trial.
Rita & Wayne Slepcevich are
happy to report that...at the WCOTC Rally Trials on June
11th and 12th in Delmont, Homespun Cubbie Blue RA "Addisyn", finished her
Rally Excellent title. One of the legs was a 2nd place.
AND...at the same trial, U-AGI Homespun Sweet Home
Chicago CD, RE, AX, MXJ, OAP, AJP, NF, AG.I.J, NAC, NJC, OGC, RS-O, JS-O,
GS-O, CL3-S, CL3-H, CGC, TDI "Hannah", earned the 3rd and 4th Double Q’s of
her Rally Advanced Excellent title.
Nancy Grebur tells us
that...Annika-my blue merle Sheltie
earned her 3rd leg in Rally Novice at the Greene County fairgrounds show in
Waynesburg, PA on Friday-June 25,2010.
That was her title.
She did great with a 3rd place.
I was so proud of her because that was 3 legs
in a row for her and that was her 1st time in the ring.
From Barb Westerman...I'm
thrilled to report that Windi finished her Novice Standard title today at
the TRSSCGP trial in Cheswick, PA with a 1st place! She is now Karefree
Gypsy Wind NA NAJ.
Tomorrow we'll be running in both Open JWW &
Open Standard!
Terri Poirier reports
a very good weekend at the TRSSCGP trial in Pittsburgh with 7 out of 8
qualifying runs. Trevor got two more QQs and 40 MACH pts. He now only
needs 370 points for MACH2. He has 27 QQ. Racehl earned her 7th
MX leg and another QQ giving her 3 QQ and an additional 26 MACH points for a
total of 190 MACH points.
We are proud to announce the first Shetland
Sheepdog Grand Champion is GR Ch Suntera City Life CC "Austin". This
is a new title that began mid May 2010. Austin will go down in the history
books as being the first Gr. Ch Shetland Sheepdog. Austin is owned by Roe
and Ed George. He is being shown by the Sunway Presentation Team, Nick
Joines and Joel McCarty. He was bred by Colleen Gentilcore.
Julie
Iverson tells us that...Homespun had a
good weekend at the South Hills and Mountaineer KC shows.
On Thursday 6/24 "Calvin" BISS Am/Can Ch
Homespun Casual Blues HT was BOB under Judy Adams, Friday he was again BOB
under June Penta and went on to a Group 2 under Mrs. Robert Smith. On
Saturday he was BOB under Paul Willhauck who was also the group judge and
gave him a Group 3 under. I handled him to one of his BOB and Katie
Grohowalski took him to the rest of his wins. Thank you Katie for doing
such a wonderful job with Calvin. He just turned two the end of May and I
can't believe how much he's accomplished.
Legacies Baretta Bobcat "Bullet" attained his AKC
championship on June 26th. He finished with three 4 point majors and a BOB
over specials....did not go to the breed ring as his handler had to get home
to whelp a bitch. Bullet is my second homebred champion and my favorite dog
so he will be on the summer 2011 cover of Sheltie International, a promise I
made to myself since he is the hardest dog I own to show. Many thanks to
Rusty, Deb, and Linda for evaluating this boy for me as a puppy and helping
me decide to keep him. His sister, Legacies Back In Black "Bibs", took a 3
point major reserve her first show out in over two years as she was home
being a mom. The same day her son took his first 2 points!
Veronica Covatch
Elaine Kelvington tells us
that…At the South Hills Kennel Club
show on June 24, our puppy, Suri, aka Kelvington's Circle O' Life was
reserve winner's bitch. The next day, at the Mountaineer Kennel Club
show, her litter mate ,Semper aka Kelviington's Celebration O'Life was
reserve winner's dog. The puppies are out of Sony, aka CH
Kelvington's Elec Tri Fying and Brett, CH Whiteoaks Dealer's Choice
II.
Sharisse, aka Kelvington's Dancing 'N Moonlite
was also reserve winner's bitch on June 25 at the Mountaineer Kennel Club
show and the next day, June 26 at the South Hills Kennel club show.
Legacies Back In Black, my very
plain bi black girl who entertained everyone in Pitts. a few years ago at 11
months old with her over the top happy tail (and butt) wagging, is now back
out in the ring. She picked up a 3 point major reserve her first show out
and on July 3 rd took WB / BOS for her first AKC points. Yes...she is still
wagging that tail and kissing the judges!
Veronica
Covatch
Legacies Pittsburg's Steel Curtain
earned 2 points taking WD and BOW at his third show and first since coming
out of the puppy class. He followed that with a reserve the next show. He is
sired by Apple Acres Cub Cadet out of Legacies Back In Black. This young
male has now been bought back by me and will be out until finshed.
Veronica Covatch
Diane Troese tells us that…Rondo's
brother EVERETT is now BISS CH Patented Emprise Forevermore.
He added the BISS to his name by winning Best
Of Breed at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Western New York show in June
under Rick Thompson. The next day under Charlotte Tull he was BOS.
Everett is 12 years old and went on to his Best In Specialty Show from the
12 and over veteran class. He is co-owned and handled beautifully by
Katie Grohowalski who always said they were going to do it! Everett
had such a wonderful time that the next day, while we were grooming the
"other dogs" for their classes, he refused to be left in the expen and ended
up either underfoot or on the grooming table so he was "in the action" till
it was his turn to get groomed.
Brags from the June 2010 Newsletter
Lynn Uram tells us that...On
May 20th, CastleGate's Seventh Heaven (Bliss) won Best of Breed from the
Open AOAC Class under Jack Ireland in Marietta, Ohio. That was Bliss' first
BOB and our first homebred BOB, so it was an extra special win for us. A
huge thank you to Judy Stachowski for presenting Bliss so beautifully at
this show!
Elaine Kelvington tells us that...Today,
May 27, 2010, Kelvington's Dancing 'N Moonlite aka "Sharisse" our blue
merle girl, was Winner's Bitch for a major at the Laurel Highlands
Kennel Association's Show. That gives her 7 points, one major and several
reserves/major reserves. As always, Sharisse was Breeder/owner handled.
Marlana Tice tells us that…After
celebrating his 8th Birthday on Thursday 5/27/10, CH Damingo Marksman's Hi
Speed Bullet, OA, OAJ, "Marko" was entered in the Veteran's Class for three
out of the five days at the Memorial Day Cluster in New Castle, PA. Marko
won the Veteran's Class all three days. But, on Memorial Day, Marko went on
to take Best of Breed over top ranked professionally handled specials under
judge Colonel Joe B. Purkhiser. Then to add icing to his birthday cake,
Marko went on to take a Group 2 under the same judge. In limited showing,
this Best of Breed has brought his career total to 40 Best of Breeds. I
received many nice compliments from the judge during the photo shoots,
mainly the question as to why Marko is in a Veteran's Class and not being
shown as a Special. Marko's Breeder and Co-Owner, Joanna Fortson was there
to cheer him on and screamed the loudest, only to deafen some of the other
club members that were there to cheer Marko on. It was so nice having a lot
of the club members there to share in my special day with my "special boy"
and cheer us on......Thank you. Marko who has been feeling left out, as I
have been traveling with Justi to agility trials, showed his heart out even
in the heat. I now understand the meaning of Marko's "true showmanship" and
the old saying "you can take the dog out of the show, but you can't take the
show out of the dog".
Maureen and Lindsay Spitznogle of Anistar
Shelties is happy to announce a litter
of seven sable puppies - four girls and three boys whelped May 11, 2010. The
puppies are sired by our CH Anistar Ever Seen The Rain (Noah) and out of our
Merlyn Anistar Adoration (Dora). Everyone is fat and healthy and the kids
would like to thank Grandma Rusty for helping them into this world!
Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr. are very
proud to announce that... Suntera Molly
Grandillo earned a 2nd Place finish in the GTOTC AKC Agility trial in Open
Jumpers over Memorial Day weekend. Molly then continued on with a 1st Place
finish in Open Standard.
Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very
proud to announce that... Cammi,
Dawson, and Bryce competed at the GTOTC AKC Agility trail over Memorial Day
weekend. Cammi earned five 1st Place finishes in Exc B P Standard and
Jumpers. Dawson qualified in five of his six runs earning nearly 100 MACH
points in Exc B Standard and Jumpers. Bryce earned his Excellent A Jww
title with two 1st Place finishes. Bryce also earned a 1st Place finish in
Exc A Standard. Finally, Bryce moved into Exc B Jww and earned 1st place
earning 33 MACH points, his first MACH points.
Rita & Wayne Slepcevich are happy to
report that...at the Splash and Dash
CPE Agility Trial in Cheswick on June 5th, Homespun Cubbie Blue RA "Addisyn",
tried agility for the first time. Addy was entered in Jumpers Level 2, and
qualified with a 2nd place. She said she had so much fun, she wants to enter
two classes at the next trial.
AND...
at the same trial, U-AGI Homespun Sweet Home Chicago
CD, RE, AX, MXJ, OAP, AJP, NF, AG.I.J, NAC, NJC, OGC, RS-O, JS-O, GS-O,
CL3-H, CGC, TDI "Hannah", earned her CL3-S title and a Full House Level 3
leg, all with 1st places.
Lynn Uram tells us
that...On
June 4th at the Cuyahoga Valley Golden Retriever Club's agility trial in
North Olmsted, Ohio, Geraldo finished his Excellent FAST (XF) title with a
first placement! We had been chasing that last XF leg for quite awhile, so
I was very happy to finally put it to bed. Geraldo also picked up an
additional 28 MACH points during the weekend. We had so much fun!!
Nancy Ann and
Kevin Whitley report that...Ben
received his last leg in Novice Preferred Standard Agility at GTOTC Agility
Trial on Sunday, May 30, 2010. He had a score of 95 and was 10 second under
Standard Course Time. Yea, Ben. Since his health is good now, he will be
competing in Novice B 20" in the future. We are so happy the he is still
with us and doing well.
Diane Ambrose is
thrilled to report that
Damingo Lock And Load, NAJ
(Locke), now has his OAJ after finishing his Open JWW Title at the Cuyahoga
Golden Retriever Club Trial. Locke and I qualified for back to back Q’s with
a Third Place on June 4th and a Second Place on June 5th. Locke’s brother,
Damingo Pedal To The Metal, AX, AXJ (Chase), had a busy May racing with Team
Martin and Mayowski. Chase qualified for three more MXJ legs and one more MX
leg at the Cuyahoga Golden Retriever Club Trial and the Hamburg Obedience
Club Trial. He earned a Second Place, a Third Place and 52 more MACH points
with these runs!
Brags from the May 2010 Newsletter
Rita & Wayne Slepcevich are happy to report that...at the BDTA Rally Trials on May 1st and 2nd, Homespun Cubbie Blue RN "Addisyn", finished her Rally Advanced title with a 1st Place on Saturday, and earned her first Rally Excellent leg on Sunday with a 3rd Place.
Nancy Ann Whitley reports that...Ben qualified for his first and second legs in Rally Advanced A at the Butler Dog Training Association Obedience and Rally Trial on May 1st and 2nd.Ben placed Second both days.
AND...Sterling qualified for his first and second legs in Rally Excellent A at the Butler Dog Training Association Obedience And Rally Trial on May 1st and 2nd.Sterling placed First on May 1st and Fourth on May 2.
Julie Iverson tells us that...Homespun is pleased to announce that BISS Am/Can Ch Homespun Casual Blues "Calvin" won BOB and a group 4 under Judge Michele Billings at WPKA and then he repeated his performance at Magic Valley Kennel club by winning BOB under Judge Carrie Chase and then winning a group 4 under Judge Daniel Fleitas. you Katie Grohowalski and Lindsay Spitznogle doing such a great job with him.
Lynn Uram reports that...On May 2nd, Bliss (CastleGate's Seventh Heaven) was WB/BW/BOS for two points under Carolyn Herbel. Bliss also earned points as a puppy, but these were her first points from the Open Class. Our thanks to Judy Stachowski for presenting Bliss so beautifully at the Eaton, OH shows.
Elaine Kelvington tells us that...Kelvington's Dancing 'N Moonlite aka Sharisse was Winner's Bitch and Best of Winners on Saturday, May 1 at the Magic Valley Kennel Club show under noted, sheltie, breeder judge, Dorothy Christiansen for one point. brings her up to 4 points and several reserves/ major reserves.
Elizabeth Brinkley reports that...UKC Ch. Dante's Rocket Man Harrisburg SSC was RWD, specialty major reserve under Tom Coen; Mason/Dixon KC - WD for one point under Paul Wilhauck. Magic Valley KC - WD under Dorothy Christiansen for one point. Beckley WV KC - WD, BOS under judge Virginia Lyne for one point. Also at Mid Atlantic UKC KC - two wins toward his UKC Grand Championship. Just needs two more wins to finish the Grand.
Nancy Ann Whitley that...Ben qualified for his second leg in Novice Standard Agility at Mountaineer Kennel Club on April 11, 2010.
Lynn Uram tells us that...Geraldo QQ'd on April 24th and again on April 25th at the POTC agility trial in Zanesville, OH. Geraldo has five of the six QQ's and more than half of the 400 points that needs to qualify for2011Agility National in Perry, GA. We would love to be able to go to the National again next year!! an added bonus, of Geraldo's sons (Tuxedo owned by Sue Botsford) his first Q in Excellent B this weekend, and I was so happy to be there to see that run in person!
AND...Geraldo had a great day on May 2nd too! At the CABTC's agility trial in North Olmsted, OH, he earned the final QQ that needed to qualify for the 2011 AKC Agility National in Lexington, VA.
Marlana Tice tells us that...At the Parkersburg Obedience Training Club agility trial in Zanesville, Ohio on April 24th, Emprise Just Three Wishes, AX, AXJ, CD, "Justi" earned her Master Agility Excellent (MXJ) Title. Since her slow start in Standard due to falling off both the dog walk and teeter, Justi has persevered to earn her NA, OA and AX titles starting October 31, 2009 and has now earned her fourth agility title (MXJ) in a 6 month span. Justi has also earned 1 Double Q and 191 MACH points since coming out full time to agility in October of 2009. The saying, "Little Dog, Big Heart" was meant for her!
Terri Poirier reports a good weekend at the Greater St Louis Agility Trial. Trevor qualified 5 out of 6 runs giving him 2 more QQs (total of 22) and now has 300 MACH2 points. He also earned a 3rd place finish in JWW. Rachel earned two standard legs now giving her 4 MX legs and 8 MXJ legs and 119 MACH points. She also earned two third place finishes. AND...Terri reports a very good weekend at the Show Me Agility trial in Columbia, MO. Trevor qualified 5 out of 6 runs including a second and third place in JWW and a 4th place in standard. He now has 24 QQs and 325 MACH points for MACH2. He is still losing significant time on the table. Rachel earned her MXJ title and her 5th leg for her MX and her second QQ. She earned a lst and 4th place in JWW and now has 154 MACH points.is now Saranac Enduring Promise, MXJ, AX.
Agility Brags from Diane Ambrose: The Damingo brothers are having an exciting Spring in Agility! Damingo Pedal To The Metal, AX, AXJ (Chase) and his outstanding handlers, Mary Martin and Elaine Mayowski, are starting the race to a MACH with 73 points so far. He qualified in Excellent B Standard at the Clarion Canine Obedience Club trial on March 28th, and at the Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club trial on April 24th and April 25th. Chase qualified in Excellent B JWW at the Cleveland Shetland Sheepdog Club trial on April 30th and the Cleveland All-Breed Training Club trial on May 2nd. Chase’s brother, Locke (Damingo Lock And Load, NAJ), had a beautiful, clean run with a Second Place for his first leg in Open JWW at the Cleveland All Breed Training Club trial on May 2nd.
Peter & Peggy Grandillo Sr. are very proud to announce that…At the Keystone Canine Training Club TDAA agility trial on April 24th, 2010, Suntera Molly Ann Grandillo earned two 1st place finishes resulting in her Games 2 Title. Also, Molly followed up the next day earning a leg towards her Games 3 Title.
Peter & Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very proud to announce that…At the Cleveland Shetland Sheepdog Club / Cleveland All-Breed Training Club agility trial from April 30th to May 2nd, 2010, Suntera Cammi / Dawson / Bryce got to compete all three days in agility. Dawson had six runs in Excellent B, and he qualified in all six runs. Cammi had six runs in Excellent B P, and she qualified in all six runs with six first place finishes. Bryce had needed one leg in jumpers and one leg in standard for his open titles. He got both on his first day of showing, with two first place finishes. We are very proud of Bryce, he never NQ’d in Open. On Saturday, he moved up into Excellent A, and he took first in both Standard and Jumpers. His times in Excellent A were very competitive with the Excellent B dogs. All-in-all, the fur kids went 16 for 18 with 10 first place finishes, 6 DQ’s, and well over a 100 MACH Points.
Kaskade’s Tia Maria and Macey Mae both received their CGC last Monday. They are both owned by Lyn and Walt Robertson.
Brags from the April 2010 Newsletter
Rita &
Wayne Slepcevich are happy to report that...at the WPKA
Rally Trials on March 27th and 28th, U-AGI Homespun Sweet Home Chicago CD,
RE, AX, MXJ, OAP, AJP, NF, AG.I.J, NAC, NJC, OGC, RS-O, JS-O, GS-O, CL3-H,
CGC, TDI "Hannah", Double Q'ed in Excellent B and Advanced B both days,
earning her first two RAE legs along with a 3rd and 4th place. At the same
trials, Homespun Cubbie Blue RN "Addisyn", earned her first two RA legs, one
with a 3rd place.
Cathy
Artis reports that...We went to Harrisburg for the Easter
weekend UKC Rally trials at OTCH. And some of the Catydid boys did well.
Kerry got his third leg for his URO 1 (equivalent of AKC Rally Novice) with
a score of 98 and third place. (There were no 100's in the class.) He is
now URO 1 Merlyn's Kerinden Silver Dawn CD, RN, HIC, CGC, TDI. And Quincy
was really on a roll. In the first three trials he got all three legs for
his URO 2 title (kind of scarey off lead; equivalent of AKC Rally
Advanced). So that bumped him up and he had his first run in URO 3 ( like
AKC Rally Excellent) and he got his first leg there ! He is now U-AG 1, URO
2 Homespun Quinlan's Crystal Blue Snow CL1-R, CGC.
(Quincy's Picture on Right.)
Maureen
& Lindsay Spitznogle tell us that...Anistar Vince Lombardi
"Heath" had a great week in Tucson AZ at the 2010 ASSA National. He won his
12 to 18 month Futurity class and had a nice fourth place in his class in
regular judging. Heath is out of our CH Jade Mist Anistar Andante
"Annie" by Ch Elora Mastequila and was handled in Tucson, as always by
Lindsay.
Lynn
Uram tells us that...On March 26-28, 2010, Geraldo and I
competed at the AKC Agility National in Tulsa, OK. We had a blast, and we
met so many wonderful people and their dogs. This was our first Agility
National, and we were delighted to qualify on two of our runs. We had two
other really nice runs where we were oh so close to qualifying too. Despite
the fact that we never trial on dirt, Geraldo ran well for me in Tulsa, and
I'm very proud of him! He's such an awesome dog!! Check out Geraldo's web
page to see a photo of him competing at the National.
Terri
Poirier reports a good weekend at the recent Gateway
Agility trial. Trevor earned his 20th QQ and now has 268 MACH points on his
journey to MACH2. Rachel earned her first novice fast leg with a first
place. She has also earned two more MXJ legs including a 4th place. She thus
now has 8 MXJ legs and 95 MACH points. We are also experiencing table issues
with the down right now that is killing us in standard.
Elaine
Kelvington tell us that..."Sawyer" aka CH Kelvington's
Talisman CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, TDI, CGC qualified in three of his runs at the
Mountaineer trials (April 10 and 11) this weekend. His first time in Fast
classes, he qualified on Saturday in Novice Fast with a 4th place. On
Sunday, he qualified in jww excellent and also qualified in Novice Fast
with a 1st place.
Bill
Herbein writes -- While his 'brother' Trio was Double
Q'ing in the regular agility classes at the Mountaineer Kennel Club trials
in Morgantown, twelve year old Rondo -- the true brother of the infamous
Everrett, was completing his Master Jumpers Preferred #5 with a third place
finish. As long as Rondo looks like he is smiling while competing he will
continue to run in Jumpers with Weaves. Rondo is pleased that his niece,
Justi, was in attendance at the trial to witness his title run.
Peter &
Yvette Grandillo are proud to announce that… Cammi and
Bryce competed at the Mountaineer Kennel Club agility trial in Morgantown
over the weekend of April 10th and 11th. Cammi competed in Excellent B
Preferred for all four runs. In all four runs, Cammi came in 1st place.
Bryce competed in Open for all four runs. In all four runs, Bryce qualified
with three 1st place finishes, and one 2nd place finish. Given this is the
first time Bryce competed in Open, we were thrilled with the results. For
those who are wondering why I don’t have any news for Dawson, Dawson was
sidelined for the weekend after getting stitches removed from have a soft
tissue mass that had to be removed (non-cancerous) from his leg.
Brags from the March 2010 Newsletter
Terri Poirier reports that during the past two weekends, Trevor and Rachel have made some progress with some qualifying runs. Rachel earned her first QQ and now has 6 MXJ legs, 2 MX legs and 75 MACH points. Trevor earned two more QQs and now has 19 QQs and 239 MACH points on his journey to MACH2.
Elaine Kelvington tells us that...Sawyer, aka CH Kelvington's Talisman CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, CGC, TDI got a Master's Standard leg at the Puli Agility Trial, Zanesville, OH on Saturday, March 6, 2010. That makes his 4th towards his title.
Pete
& Yvette Grandillo Jr. are very proud to announce that…
Cammi, Dawson, and Bryce competed at the Puli Club of America agility
trial in Zanesville, Ohio over the first weekend in March. It was a
new facility that none of the dogs had ever competed on. Furthermore,
this was only Bryce’s second agility trial, and yet another new surface,
equipment, sights, sounds, etc. Bryce overcame the new environment
with a 1st place finish in Nov B Jumpers and a 1st place finish in Nov B
Standard. These qualifying runs earned him both his Novice Jumpers
Title and his Novice Standard Title. Cammi responded by earning four
qualifying 1st place finishes in Exc B P Jumpers and Exc A P Standard.
Dawson couldn’t let anyone do any better than him. Dawson competing in
Exc B Jww / Standard qualified in all four runs with a 4th in Standard and a
3rd in Jumpers (out of 38 entries). For the entire family, 10
qualifying runs out of 12 earned the kids another McDonalds. The two
hour trip home, not a peep was to be heard, only rapid paw movement from
their dreams, and an occasional whimper in their doggie dreams.
Pete
& Peggy Grandillo Sr. are very proud to announce that…
Molly competed at the Splash N Dash TDAA agility trial the last weekend in
February. For the entire weekend, Molly had 9 runs (5 in standard and
4 in games). Of the 9 runs, Molly qualified in 6 runs. In Games
on Saturday, Molly qualified and earned two 2nd Place finishes, one in
CopyCat and one in Bowling. This also earned Molly her Games TG1
title. Also on Saturday, Molly had three standard runs in Beginner’s
Agility. Molly earned two 1st place finishes and one 2nd place finish
resulting in her Beginner’s Agility Title. In Games on Sunday, Molly
moved-up into TG2 or Intermediate Games and continued her success with
Chutes & Ladders and Football. In both, Molly qualified with 1st place
finishes. Also on Sunday, in Intermediate Standard Agility, Molly did
not qualify in either run, but did well enough to earn a 2nd and 3rd place
finish. Molly is so strutting her accomplishments in front of Cammi,
Dawson, and Bryce (her fur cousins).
To be continued… Bryce and Molly get to compete head-to-head in AKC Open Agility Standard and Jumpers in their next trial. There will be no living with the winner!
Lynn Uram tells us that...On March 14th at the Butler Dog Training Club's agility trial in Edinboro, PA, Zelda finished her MX title with a glorious Standard run!! I expect her in season any day now, and I'm thrilled that she finished her MX and her MXJ prior to taking time off for motherhood. Zelda also earned her first Master FAST leg with a third placement at that trial. I hope someday that Zelda follows in her litter brother's footsteps and becomes a dual champion too!
Lynn
Uram tells us that...On March 6, 2010, at the Puli Club's
agility trial in Zanesville, OH, Geraldo became CH MACH CastleGate's Daily
News OF. It's truly a dream come true for me to have a homebred dual
champion. Geraldo has been my pride and joy from the moment he was
born, and he's a joy to live with and to train. We went into that
trial weekend needing just three points to finish our agility championship,
and Geraldo got down to business on our first run of the weekend and put
those three points (plus a few points to spare) to bed quickly. I had
been anticipating that moment for such a long time, and it felt even better
than I thought it would!!
Marlana Tice reports that...At the Butler Dog Training Association trial at Edinboro on March 13th, Emprise Just Three Wishes, AXJ, OA, CD, "Justi" earned her 5th MXJ Leg with a 4th place finish and 10 MACH points. Then she earned her 1st Excellent Standard Leg with a first place finish and 18 seconds under time. The following weekend at the Youngstown All Breed Training Club/Westmoreland County Obedience Club trials at Washingtonville, OH, Justi earned 3 more MXJ legs and 29 more MACH points. She also completed her Excellent Standard Title (AX) with 2 more 1st place legs averaging 20 seconds under time on the standard course. Justi has 8 MXJ legs with 125 MACH points. I look forward to her standard legs now counting toward MACH points and Double Q's !!!!
Veronica Covatch tells us that...Legacies Baretta Bobact ....... Bullet took a 4 point major reserve on 1-30-10, another reserve on 2-19-10, then a 4 point major win on 2-20-10, all under breeder judges! Handled expertly by Sheila Monks. With two pointed daughters from a litter of three pups we look forward to this being a good year for this beautiful boy and his girls!
Brags from the February 2010 Newsletter
Lynn
Uram tells us that...At the Olean Kennel Club's agility
trial on February 5th & 6th in Edinboro, PA, Zelda earned her 7th MX leg,
her 6th QQ, and 20 MACH points. At the same trial, Geraldo and I shaved
another 10 points off the points he needs for his MACH. We just need 15
additional points for his MACH, and I can't wait to take that victory lap
with my baby boy!!
My blue merle girl- Annika- has completed her Therapy dog observations and
now has her therapy dog certification through Therapy Dogs Incorporated. She
has her CGC and TDInc. She is doing very well and loves it. I'm so proud of
her. She is busy now doing visits, obedience, Rally and agility.
Proud
mom-Nancy Grebur
Brags from the January 2010 Newsletter
Lynn Uram tells us that...After five weeks off from trialing and training classes, I was expecting our first agility trial of 2010 to be a free for all. Geraldo and Zelda were raring to go, and we had a fantastic weekend both in and out of the agility ring at the Erie Kennel Club's trial in snowy Edinboro, PA. Zelda earned 2 QQ's, 2 MX legs, and 65 MACH points this weekend. She was fast and focused on every run, and she Q'ed on five of her six runs. My Baby Girl now has 4 QQ's and 200 MACH points. Geraldo earned 28 MACH points, one QQ, his second Excellent Fast leg and his first ever Triple Q at that trial!! He just needs 59 more points for his MACH. <G>
AND...At the BCSA agility trial in Edinboro, PA on January 15-17, Geraldo and Zelda had another nice weekend! Zelda earned 29 MACH points, her 5th QQ, and her second Excellent FAST leg (with a first placement). Geraldo picked up 24 MACH points and his 31st QQ. We're in the homestretch for Geraldo's MACH!! He just needs 35 more MACH points now!!
AND...At the APOTC Agility Trial in Edinboro, PA on January 22-24, Zelda finished her Excellent FAST (XF) title, earned her 6th MX leg, and picked up 17 additional MACH points. Although Geraldo and I weren't running in sync that weekend, we did still manage to shave an additional 10 points off of what he needs to finish his MACH---25 more points to go! <G>
Peter
& Yvette Grandillo Jr. are VERY proud to announce: (Picture to right)
Suntera Bryce Grandillo, call name Bryce, made his debut at the Altoona Area
Kennel Association agility trial on January 23rd and 24th at the Penn State
Ag Center. This was an especially difficult debut because Bryce had only
run on grass or rubber matting whereas the Ag Center was packed dirt and saw
dust. Plus, the Ag Center offered all new sites and smells. While waiting
in line for Bryce’s first run, Bryce watched each dog intently before him
like he always does as a spectator. Then, to Bryce’s surprise, it was show
time. You could tell, that despite the warm-ups, Bryce thought it was only
training time and/or spectator time. Little did he know that he was going
to compete. Bryce, with all the enthusiasm of a 21 month old puppy roared
off the start line and around the course in under 26 seconds. All the
stress of an agility first run was over in fewer than 26 resulting in a
score of 90 and a 2nd place finish. Bryce went on to finish the trial with
4 qualifying runs out of 4. Bryce earned two 1st place finishes and two 2nd
place finishes. What a great first weekend for the little guy. You better
believe Bryce is letting Cammi and Dawson (his older siblings) know that he
started off better than they did! Bryce even made sure he got a bigger piece
of ice cream than his siblings during treat time at the PSU Creamery. Then
again, I don’t think anyone expected Bryce to try to take such a big chunk.
(The sight of seeing him get chilled by the ice cream was hilarious!
Whiskers shivered and all). Thanks for reading…
And… Suntera Cammi Grandillo, call name Cammi, also competed at the same trial as Bryce above. Cammi earned four 1st place finishes in Open P Std, Exc A P Std, Exc A P Jww, and Exc B P Jww. Cammi also earned title in Open P Standard and Exc A P titles.
And… Suntera Dawson Grandillo, call name Dawson, also competed at the same trial as Bryce and Cammi above. Dawson did extremely well earning two 1st place finishes, one in Exc B Standard and one in Exc B Jww. Dawson also earned a 2nd place finish in Exc B Jww. For the entire weekend, the Cammi, Dawson, and Bryce went 11 for 12, placing in each round that they ran. Thanks for reading…
Marlana Tice reports that...Emprise Just Three Wishes, AXJ, OA, CD, "Justi" earned her Open Standard Agility Title on 1/9/10 at the Erie Kennel Club Trial in Edinboro with a Clean 1st Place run and 20 Seconds under time. Then on 1/23/10, in Edinboro, Justi earned her 4th MXJ leg with a 2nd Place finish and 19 more MACH points.
Julie Iverson tells us that...Homespun has been busy the last 2 months. In December at the Cleveland Specialty Calvin took the breed and then went on to take a Group 2. His new title is BISS Am/Can Ch Homespun Casual Blues. He then went to Hamburg Jan 15, 16 and 17th and was BOB all three days. His mother Christy was WB and BOB on Jan 17 to bring her up to 11 points and both majors. This past weekend, at West Friendship, MD, Christy was WB/BOS and BOB over specials to earn 2 more points with Calvin going BOS. The next day Christy again was WB/BOW and BOB over specials to finish and then went on to win a Group 1 for 4 points! Calvin was BOS again. Sunday the roles were reversed and Calvin was BOB and Christy was BOS. It was a clean sweep weekend for the mother and son team. Christy and Calvin were beautifully presented by Katie Grohowalski. Christy won her first 5 point specialty major with Lindsay Spitznogle. You girls are just awesome. Thank you for everything you've done. Christy is now Ch Homespun Allspice Silverlicious NAJ.
From Maureen and Lindsay Spitznogle: Anistar Shelties is thrilled to be able to report a very successful weekend January 15, 16, and 17 for our puppy, Anistar Vince Lombardi. Heath was Winners Dog at the Kennel Club of Buffalo show on Friday under Judge Walter Sommerfelt, Winners Dog and Best of Winners on Saturday under Breeder Judge Janet Turnage Nahikian and Winners Dog and Best of Winners again on Sunday under Judge Chris Walkowicz all from the 9 to 12 month puppy class ! Our Super Bowl puppy is off to a wonderful start and we are so excited about his future.
AND...Today at the Erie Kennel Club show, under Judge Marieann Gladstone, Anistar Vince Lombardi - Heath - was Winners Dog for his fourth point in as many shows. Heath is two days shy of his first birthday !
From Diane Ambrose and Joanna Fortson: We are excited to report that Damingo Lock and Load, NAJ (Locke), was Winners Dog and Best of Winners for two points under Judge Lester Mapes at the Rubber City Kennel Club Show on January 10th. Locke was, as usual, expertly handled by the love of his life, Marlana Tice. Locke now only needs a major to finish!!
