Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Faith’s First

This past weekend, we traveled to Timonium MD for two days of showing. There was Springer sweepstakes and supported entry, so my friend Faith was shown. Faith is just 8 months old and this was her first real show. A few weeks ago Faith showed in a puppy match and did well, but this weekend was her debut. She showed in both sweeps and regular classes, placing in all her classes but one. Faith showed really well for it being her first show. Chris and Leslie are excited to continue showing her and watching her improve each week. Faith was not the only one of my friends to make the long trip, but Matty and Henry also came along and each picked up a GCH Select Dog placement. Unfortunately, there wasn’t a large enough entry for them to get any points but its nice to be recognized anyway. Chrissy was also shown one day, but did not get any placements. Overall, the weekend was not too bad. It was a great experience for Faith and good practice for everyone else. This next weekend we will be traveling to the Eaton OH shows for two days.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Canada 2011

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My Friends that took the trip to Canada last year. Yoda, Jonesy, and Quiz all finished their CAN CH. 

I am happy to announce that Riverview Handling L.L.C. will be taking its second trip to Canada. This summer Chris and Leslie will head up north just as they did last year. Last year Chris and Leslie finished Jonesy, Quiz, and Yoda’s Canadian Championships. It was a very successful trip will all 4 dogs taking a group placement. This summer they look to continue their success. The plans are still being worked out but they anticipate to show 11-13 shows between June 25 – July 4, 2011. Chris and Leslie are currently taking a list of interested dogs for this years trip. If you are interested in sending your dog with them to Canada to compete for its Canadian Championship you can find contact information at www.labradoritekennels.com, or email riverviewhandling@yahoo.com.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Concord NC

Faith 1st Match
Kalwa's Element of Faith - "Faith"

This past weekend my friends and I traveled to Concord North Carolina. This week was Chris’s spring break so we went down for four days. On the first day Chris showed Matty, Henry, and Jonesy. Henry went BOS for his first grand championship point, Matty was select dog but unfortunately did not get any points, and Jonesy showed great but it was not his day. On Friday, Matty and Henry were there only ones entered. Matty won BOS for 2 GCH points and Henry was unable to add to his GCH total.  Friday was also exciting because Faith, the English Springer Spaniel puppy Chris and Leslie have been working with was at the show to show in a Match Friday evening. Faith did great! She won the breed in the match and fought hard in the group, but unfortunately did not get a group placement. However, Chris and Leslie were very proud of how well faith did considering it was her first time in a ring!

On Saturday, Leslie was at the show with Izzy. Izzy took another major reserve. This is Izzy’s 3rd major reserve in her short career. Henry took select dog for another GCH point, and Yoda took the breed. Unfortunately, Matty was too interested in Izzy because she was in heat, but he still showed well. On Sunday, Henry took another select dog for 1 GCH point. This gives Henry 3 GCH points and all three champions defeated all in his first full weekend as special. Izzy, Matty, Chrissy, and Jonesy were all showed and showed great but none walked out of the ring with any points.

Overall, my friends did really well this weekend. Chris and Leslie are very proud of everyone and look forward to their next show in Birch Run MI later this week.