Cumberland MD

Izzy's Group 4 Rossette!!!

This past weekend my friends and I made a short trip over the mountains to Cumberland MD for 3 days of shows. This week Leslie and Chris were showing; Izzy, Matty, Jason, Jonesy, Ronan, Jordan, Dee Dee and Micah. Here are the results and updated points.
Matty: BOB on Saturday and BOS on Sunday for 4 GCH points. This gives Matty 48 GCH points.
Jonesy: BOS on Friday for 1 GCH point.
Ronan, GCH Glamour’s Ronan N MacMariner CD, RN: BOB in Golden Retrievers on Saturday.
Dee Dee, Seacrest Witmer Mocha Madness V Donka: Was 1st in German Shepherd Am-Bred Bitch on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday.
Micah, Donka’s Dream Weaver: Took 3rd and 4th in German Shepherd Open Dog on Sat and Sun.
Jordan, Donka’s Dream Come True: Was winners bitch from the German Shepherd Open Bitch class on Saturday for a 3 point major. This was Jordan’s second major and finished her CH.
Jason, Denzel Front and Center: Won winners dog and best of winners in Papillons for 6 points, including a 3 point major. This gives Jason 12 points, with both majors. He needs just  singles to finish he Championship. Jason has been on a role lately picking up all his points in just 5 weekends.
Izzy: was the big winner of the weekend winning BOB Friday and Sunday and BOS Saturday. She picked up 4 GCH points and a Ch defeat. Yet the biggest win of the weekend came on Sunday afternoon when Izzy took the Group 4 for 53 dogs defeated. This was Izzy’s first group placement.

Ameila: Also finished her RA this past weekend making her a perfect 6 for 6 in qualifying legs in Rally.

Nashville TN……The Blue Brothers Show

Hey! All you all coming? We got a show to get to!!!

This weekend my friends and I headed to Nashville TN for their 2 day show. Traveling in Herc was Matty, Henry, Jason, Faith, Yoda and Myself. The trip started earlier than usually because Leslie was able to take a half day off and picked Chris up at school. The trip was long and as we got closer we noticed that the time had changed which means we picked up 1 hour on the way to the show. The weekend started with Henry winning BOB for a 4 point GCH major, this left him needing 2 points to finish his GCH. Matty was select dog for 2 GCH points. And as the day went on, Faith and Jason were not to be left out. Faith went WB/BOW/BOB for 1 point raising her total to 6 points. Jason, was the last to show for the day and to make sure that he wasn’t left out, he went WD/BOW for a 3 point major. This was Jason’s first major and gave him a total of 6 points. Chris and Leslie were so excited because everyone got points that was shown and made the long trip well worth it.

Sunday started out a little slower, with Faith taking WB/BOS but unfortunately was unable to add any points to her total. Faith has come a long way since starting her show career. Jason was also unable to add to his total when he took RWD. Chris and Leslie were disappointed after the morning but were still counting on the Blue Brothers, Matty and Henry, to finish the day out with a win. And that was exactly what happened. Henry was BOB for another 3 point major, and is now known as GCH Trucolorz Blue Hen of Wimzical. Matty to not be out done took select dog for 2 points. This brings Matty’s total to 44 GCH points. Everyone at Riverview Handling is extremely proud of how everyone showed.

Also, we would like to send out Congratulations out to the Clines as their Standard Schnauzer bitch Ellie went BOB/GRP1 last weekend!! Ellie is currently ranked in the top 20 breed and all breed!!!

Aliquippa PA

Jason’s loot from this weekend!

This past weekend you could find my friends and I in Aliquippa PA. This weekend Izzy, Faith, and Jason,Denzel Front and Center were on the trip and ready to win. The weekend started with a bang when Jason took WD/BW/BOS over 1 male special for 1 point.  Faith showed well, and was awarded Reserve Winners Bitch. Izzy was BOS, but was did not get any GCH points. Much of the same occurred Sunday, Jason was WD/BOS over a male special for 1 point. This gives Jason a total of 3 points towards his championship. This wins were exciting becuase they were supported by Three River Papillion Club. Faith continued her good weekend, winning WB for 1 point. This brings Faith’s total to 6. Izzy again was BOS but showed much better on Sunday. This next weekend my friends and I will be in Nashville TN.

G.R.I.T.S. 2011

Last week was a very special week and you could find Leslie and I , along will all our Golden friends at G.R.I.T.S. 2011, which stands for Golden Retrievers In The South. This was the theme for the 2011 Golden Retriever National. Leslie had a full truck as she headed to Atlanta for one week of showing. There were approximately 1200 Goldens entered in the contest. The week started with a bang when Chuck, Labradorites BreakNTheSoundBarrier BN RAE qualified with scores in the 90’s in both Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent. This was scheduled to be Chucks last rally appearance as Bill (Leslie’s Dad) is going to start focusing on training Chuck in obedience. Bill continued his good week picking up Ameila’s third and final Rally Novice leg. Ameila is now known as, Labradorites Flyn Around The World RN. This was only Ameila’s third rally appearance and she qualified all three times. Ameila and Chuck are littermates from Chrissy’s first breeding last year.  Keep your eye out as they continue their exciting obedience and rally careers.

Leslie started her weekend with Chase, AM/CAN CH Hytrees Dream Chaser, showing in Veteran Dogs. Chase showed wonderful and you could tell he really enjoyed his time in the ring, but he unfortunately was not the judges style dog and was unable to get a placement. The same held true when he showed in Regular Veterans. But Chase had a great time and was able to watch his daughter Ameila compete with some of the best in the rally ring.  Jonesy, AM GCH CAN CH Evergreens Smarty Jones, also went along for the ride and made his presence known in the Best of Breed ring where he was competing with over 200 specials. Jonesy unfortunately did not make any cuts, but he received a lot of very nice compliments.

The rock star of the week was, Jewel AKA Rock Star, Hytrees Foolish Games RN CGC. Jewel was competing in the 12 and older bitch class in both reg. veterans and veteran sweeps against 10 other bitches. Jewel went out there and showed her best and walked out with 2 placements. In veteran sweeps Jewel took home 3rd and in Reg Veterans Jewel was 2nd. Leslie and Chris could not be prouder of jewel and her excellent performance. Overall the week in Atlanta was a good time.  Everyone at Riverview Handling and Labradorite Kennels are so proud of everyone for their great performances.  Keep your eye out as we continue travel around the East Coast with my friends. This weekend you will find us in Aliquippa PA with Jason, Izzy, and Faith.