Cleveland

We headed to cold and what ended up snowy Cleveland, OH to end the year!

We did have lots of fun though.  It was nice to see people we had not seen for awhile and to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!  Had dinner with Tyler and Shawna one evening as well.  Yummy Bob Evans!

The compeititon was really stiff in Springers, Shelties, and Border Collies ( of course the 3 breeds we took) lol.  Faith and Danny showed great but didn't get anything this trip.  Look for both of them to finish their GCH's in 2014!!!

Matty was on a roll picking up 6 points with two select wins behind his dad Storm.  Matty fell short of pickng up more points on Sunday but we are proud of him.  For the two weeks out in December he garnerd 7 points.  He needs 15 more and he will be done with his bronze GCH and head to life a retirement from conformation showing.



Maerry Christmas 2013!

We are proud of all we accomplished this year.  Here is our 2013 Christmas card.  Maybe I will make it back on the card next year. ;-)  HINT HINT!





*~*Justy*~*

Winston Salem, NC Dec 2013

RIFLE IS ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!

1 WEEK LEFT TO GO!!!!!!!!!!


Rifle's candid photo from winning BOB over specials!!!

Well, we made the short trip to Winston Salem, NC and bad weather was predicted.

Rifle was awarded WD/BOW for 2 points on Saturday and Matty won a select dog for 1pt.

THen on Sunday sadly the points went down as people left with bad weather possibly coming. THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T! Rifle was awarded WD/BOW/BOB for 1pt but he won over one special!!!  Matty was awarded select but not enough dogs for points.

Wow Rifle is on fire....he has won 6 points the last 3 times out with me!  Maybe he will finish early in 2014.

We have one weekend left of shows and we are headed to snowy cold cleveland....burrr!

*~*Justy*~*

MD and Thanksgiving!

Well, I told you I would let you know about our intresting trip to MD.  It was intresting because Leslie judged!  Yes you read that right!  She was asked to judge sweepstakes for the local Golden Club. She had a great entry of almost 25 total entries and had some exceptional dogs.  Her BISS went to a bitch and her BOSS went to a boy of course. ;-)  Hopefully we will get to see some photos of her winners.   Her BVISS went on to win Best Vet in Show on Saturday so she must have done a pretty good job.  I know she could!  She says she had lots of fun but isn't ready to move to judging full time.

Matty went on to show that weekend and picked up two BOS's for 2 points.  Good boy Matty!

We were then home for Thanksgiving.  It was great to relax and hang out at home.  Leslie even had a few days off from work....good for her!

It is back on the road for two weeks and then the year is over!  Can't say I'm not excited to be home for a little bit but then we will be hitting the road in January again.  We are looking forward to an exciting 2014!

Here is the photo of Rifle from the Concord, NC shows where Leslie picked up 2 majors on 2 different dogs.  WOOZERS!!!!

Rifle winning his 2nd major on his 2nd birthday!

*~*Justy*~*

 

2 weeks of North Carolina

We took 2 back to back trips to NC!

First stop Winston Salem. 
Henry picked up 5 points by winning BOS one day and Select the other day.
ZeeZee was a little crazy and placed both days.
Rifle placed both days as well.
Marty won BOS the first day almost beating Chloe (we are just proud the he was reconized along with her) and was select the 2nd day for 4 GCH points.

Rifle at the shows in Concord, NC November 2013

Second stop Concord
Matty was select for 1pt
Danny was awarded BOS for 2pts
The goldens rocked it this weekend!
Day 1
Zeezee 1st
BO 1st/WD 3 pts from bred by!!!!! Not only did he win his first major he also won HIT the day before!
Rifle 1st/RWD
Day 2
Zeezee 2nd
Rifle 3rd
Day 3
Rifle celebrated his brithday in grand style and won 1st/WD for a 3pt major!

:)  We are very excited about our succesful trips to NC.

Just three weeks left of shows for us this year.  We are all pretty tired and hope to get some rest the next few days.

Watch for an intresting trip to MD next week.

*~*Justy*~*

Cumberland, MD

We spend two enjoyable days in Cumberland, MD to end the month of shows for Ocotber. 

Matty had to miss these shows for being a little under the weather but he is doing much better now!

BO picked up another reserve we sure hope he breaks out of that soon!

Faith picked up a select for 2 points and recived BOB on Sunday for her final GCH CH defeat and a 3 point major.  She now needs 2 singles to finish her GCH.

Danny was select both days for a point.

We are enjoying our 2nd weekend home in a row.  Not sure what to do with this time but Leslie seems to be staying busy.  Look for us in NC soon! :)

*~*Justy*~*

West Freindship, MD

We started October on a warmer rainy note in West Friendship, MD.  We had not been over there since Feb. 2012.

Henry and Leslie winning BOS at West Friendship, MD Oct. 2013
 

Started the day with Henry winning a GCH select for 3 points.  BO won his bred by class. Marty made the cut in a strong lineup of specials including BIS winners and top 20 goldens.

Marty wasn't entered on Sunday but BO won his class again and looked good in winners dog.  We hope soon he will finish breaking the ice and pick up some more points!  Henry being the big winner of the weekend picked up a BOS for 2 GCH points.  That puts him at 120....maybe a silver GCH is in his future.

We are off to the beautiful mountains of Cumberland, MD this weekend and then off for two weeks!  I'm excited to sleep and hang out at home for a little while.

*~*Justy*~*

Sad news

We hate to report that we have lost a family member.  Our Jewel passed away on September 26, 2013 at the age of 14.

Jewel's everything golden ad after the 2011 national.

AM/CAN CH ptd Hytree's Foolish Games, RN,CGC, BVISS "Jewel" will always be known for her smiles and howling and begging for attention.  Such a sweet girl.  She will forever be missed.

RIP Jewel

Love,
*~*Justy*~*

End of July August and September

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted here!  I know I'm a slacker and prefer to sleep than type.  But I will try to do better.

After Huntington we headed out to Ohio and sat on Lake Erie for the weekend it was just beautiful!  Danny picked up his first GCH major that weekend!

2013 Group Photo taken in July 2013
Marty, Danny, Yoda, and Matty

Here came August and Leslie and the gang headed to Marshall, MI for the first weekend.  BO picked up a point/ best bred by/ and bred by group 3.  Danny picked up 2 GCH points and Matty showed great but didn't win anything.

Leslie headed to Harrisburg, PA with Henry and BO.  BO won his class both days and henry won two selects for 2 points.

Then St. Clairsville, OH came up and it was a nice short drive.  Faith was awarded two selects danny was awarded two selects and Matty won a BOB under the esteemed judge James Moses.

We ended the month back in Huntington showing in rally.  Yes, you heard it here.  My brother Yoda and Marty finished their rally novice titles.  They sure had fun and brought him some pretty ribbons.  Good job boys!

Hello September!  We started out at the beautiful horse park for labor day.  Danny picked up a select and faith was the big winner picking up 2 selects and 2 ch defeats for 7 points!

Leslie had to go out of town for work that week so we spend a relaxing weekend at home.

Then we headed off to Lancaster, OH another short but fun trip.  Matty won 2 bob's and Danny 2 selects!

Leslie headed out to KC of Columbus IN where she says they had some really good food.  I dunno because she sure didn't let me have any.  This was a fun weekend where Nancy and Leslie went to see the Tibbs and evaluated Bokay's puppies...sure was a nice litter!  Faith won a bob for 1 GCH point and Matty showed great but brought home no ribbons.

Then it was fun in Charlotte, NC!  Leslie loves heading to the Piedmont KC shows.  Matty won 2 BOB's for 6 points.  Danny was awarded 2 selects for 2 points. BO won a RWD/Best Bred By/Bred By grp 2.  Rifle was 4th and 2nd.  Ditto was awarded RWB!  Fun fun weekend and great weather!

We are now in October and will be heading to MD soon.  See what fun the rest of the year brings!

*~*Justy*~*

The River City

We started July off in the River City, Huntington, WV.  These are about as local as we can get these days for shows to our house.  It is an hour drive! 

Huntington, WV

Leslie started Friday off by judging Magic Valley KC's match.  She had juniors, sporting, and best adult.  She chose a German Shorthair pointer for her best adult.   It was a fun time!

Then came the busy weekend since Leslie had a lot of dogs and they were commuting rise and shine time was 4:00 AM.  OUCH!

Saturday was what we would like to call a 2nd best day. ;-)

Secret 2nd
Russet Select
Matty Select
BO 2nd/ RWD
Annie 2nd
Marty Select
Faith Select
Danny Select
Paprika BOS

Sunday was much better!

Secret 2nd
Russet Select
Matty BOB
BO 2nd/ RWD
Annie 2nd
Faith Select
Danny Select
Paprika BOB

Faith was the big winner of the weekend picking up 8 GCH points!  Good job Faith!

We are heading to Madison, OH this weekend...it has been awhile since we have been to these shows but really looking forward to the lake!

Leslie has some spots for goldens open if anyone is interested please contact her at riverviewhandling@yahoo.com.

Catch ya later!

*~*Justy*~*

June

Well, the end of June has come and gone and now it is July. I would have updated you guys on whats going on but I have been a bit under the weather but glad to say thanks to Mom doctoring me and going to see Dr. West I'm doing much better.

We packed up and headed to Fishersville, VA the 2nd weekend in June.  Marty picked up his first GCH points as a move up special.  BO won his first point from Bred by.  Matty picked up a BOB but no one else showed up ( he scared them away).  Danny picked up his 2nd Ch defeat and won 2pts.  Yoda picked up a couple of selects.

Marty's CH certificate

Leslie and the gang headed to Waynesville, NC and she showed a couple new dogs.  Rifle won a reserve (he is a real nice-goofy boy) Annie picked up a reserve Marty picked up antoher select and CH defeat and Yoda finished his Silver GCH and retired.  I don't know what to do with him now that he is retired.  Mom has a few suprises for him though. ;-)  Oh can't forget Henry went along for this trip and was awarded BOS and a select.  Its nice to get him out every once in awhile.

Then we went to the golden specialties in New Castle.  BO won his class 2 out of the 3 times and Marty made the cut both times shown (not bad for being a baby compared to those other dogs) and Annie and Jerry were there having fun!  BO also finished his RE title in 3 straight tries.

Marty on the move at the specialties June 2013

Then on down the road and after some traffic we landed in Waynesburg, PA for 2 days.  Matty picked up a select for 0 points and Danny picked up a select for his 3rd CH defeat and 2pts.  We need to find that boy some majors!

Danny and Leslie in a candid shot taken by Linda Griffith

We had the last weekend off which was good because 1. I didn't feel well and 2. It was my birthday!  I'm officially 12 years old now.  They said we would celebrate more when I felt better and I"m telling them now is time to celebrate.

You can find the gang in Huntington, WV this weekend but I'm staying home.  Don't worry they will let me know all the details every evening!

*~*Justy*~*

PCA 2013 and Hamilton, OH for Memorial Day weekend

Leslie, grandma, and some of the gang headed to Louisville, KY for the 2013 PCA national.  Yoda was to compete in BOB and the top 25 compeition!  Even with the judge change we were all excited. 

We got in and got unloaded into this fancy motel!  Im not use to these ritzy places.

Crown Plaza, Louisville, KY home of the 2013 PCA national

We were up early because of course Yoda needed a bath and judging started at 8AM.  Sadly Yoda didn't make the cut but he sure looked good! 

Congrats to my friends Cheslie and Angela Pickett on Greta winning BOB.  It was a nice lineup.

Then we rested awhile before dinner and right after dinner it was time to compete again.

Leslie & Yoda were in the top 25 compeition and Leslie pulled #2.  Her group of three had Ellen Perry and Chris Jones with top 5 papillons from last year.  Yoda held his own and performed flawlessly.  Even though he was getting tired by the end of the evening it was well worth it.

Yoda's #14 breed ribbon for the PCA top 25

Photos with judges and our breeder Paula will be posted when we recieve them.

The top 25 judges pick with Jackson---Yoda and him became good friends last year.  The crowd favorite was Tegan and Contender and we show against him alot as well.

Then early Sunday morning we headed to Hamilton, OH to finish off the memorial day circuit over there.  Lots of goldens had been finishing and we were hoping the points would hold long enough that maybe Marty could do it.

We started the day with some baths and Matty picking up a nice select for 2 points.  We then headed back to the ring later in the day for Marty.  He was quickly awarded WD but Leslie thought it was only 1pt and was nervous he wouldn't get the cross to finish.  Marty was awarded Wd/BOW and the WB was awarded BOS which gave her a major that Marty gets to share!  That is a hard way to get a major and not that Marty needed it...it was exciting to finish him with three majors and at a supported entry! The breeder judge had some very nice compliments on our boy.  It is great to have his CH done and now we will see what the future holds for this promising boy.

Marty right after finishing his CH.  BOW for a supported entry major (his 3rd major)

Marty wasn't shown on Monday as Leslie wanted to get home before the traffic rush and we were all really tired!  Matty was awarded another select for 1 point.  We are happy that he is starting to pick up some points.  He really broke the ice last weekend in TN.  He now sits at 62 points....lets hope he can keep it up!

Mom says we are off this weekend which will be nice and then we are showing for 3 weeks in a row!

Enjoy some photos from this trip.

*~*Justy*~*

Gray, TN

We hit the road for the short drive to Gray, TN this past Friday.

 We started early Saturday with Matty and Yoda winning select.  Then we moved on to Danny the sheltie and he and Leslie won their first BOB win.  Next up was beckhamotis and he won his class and showed well for not being in the conformation ring since October.  To top the day off Danny made the cut in a strong herding group!

After the rain on and off on Saturday Sunday was much warmer!  Thank goodness leslie cranked the ac up and i slept cool and comfy all day.

Leslie and Matty started they day again bright and early and this time he ran like the wind and they broke the ice for 2013 and he won BOB for 2 GCH points!  Then it was Yoda's turn and he won BOB under Malcolm Moore and showed impressively well both days.  Then a short break to pack some stuff up and it was Danny's turn.  On Sunday he was awarded select dog for 1pt bringing his weekend total to 3pts and his GCH total to 15 with 1 CH defeat. Later in the day it was Beckhamotis's turn and he picked it up and notch and was awarded RWD.  We are very pleased that he is coming around and really showed great.  We are sure he will have a bright future when the light bulb actually kicks in! 

Nothing in group for Matty or Yoda but both showed well.

We then fought the rain home and of course today I have been catching up on my rest.  Traveling and taking in everyones stories are hard work!

Keep updated here with Papillong Club of America results and after that we are heading to Hamilton, OH.  Sure hope Yoda keeps showing well for the prestigious top 25 compeition!

*~*Justy*~*

Gray, TN show site

Back to Back in Ohio!

We were in Eaton, OH to finish April out and Bucyrus, OH to begin May!

Eaton, OH results

Matty made the cut the 1st day but didn't bring any ribbons home.

Gamble won her class both day!

Danny was BOS for 2 points on Saturday and Select dog on Sunday for 1 point.  He is now at 12 GCH points with 1 Champion defeat.

Marty was the big winner of the weekend on Satuday he won WD for 1pt and Sunday he was WD/BOW/BOS over 1 special for another point.  He needs to points to finish his championship!

Bucyrus, OH results

Matty showed well both days but didn't bring anything home. 

Gamble was 2nd both days and headed home to grow up some more.

Marty was 3rd on Saturday and reserve on Sunday.  He is a reserve king.  Still needing those 2 points we will see him showing again soon!

Yoda didn't show the past two weekends but will make an appearance in TN soon.  Then before we know it the Papillon national will be here!  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone. :-D

Im glad to hear we are off this weekend.  I need some rest.

I am sporting my summer hairdo now.  It feels great.

Talk soon!
*~*Justy*~*

Spring is here!

I know I'm way behind but sometimes I do get preoccuiped and it has been busy around the house!

Spring is here not that it always feels like spring but it is.  Soon mom will shave me when she sees that it is going to stay warm enough for me to have less hair.  I can't wait for that becuase I'm really starting to get tired of my hair!

We spent the last two weeks of March in NC.  Danny picked up 5 points in two weekends towards his GCH putting him at 9.  Matty showed well but hasn't picked up any points yet...I feel he will be getting some soon.  Leslie showed a few goldens; Tease, ZeeZee, and Castle....all showed great and won some ribbons but no points!  They will all mature for awhile and may be back come fall.  Yoda won two BOB's for 8GCH points bringing him up to needing 3 more for his silver GCH.  Leslie also showed Russett a lab and she got a hard look for points in Concord but still needs that illusive major.

We had two weekends off and then we went to Columbus last weekend.  Danny showed great but didn't win anything.  Yoda was select dog on sunday for 1 GCH point so now he needs 2 more to go.  Leslie started showing Gamble again and she made the cut in a large 12-18 class on Saturday.  Watch for a few more appearnces from Gamble before she heads home to mature more.  Henry made an appearance and while he was really on his game there were some really nice border collies that beat him last weekend.  Which is ok he was just happy to go run around the ring. :)

Next weekend we will be in Eaton, OH and hope to watch some pig shows!  Keep those fingers and paws crossed as we have a few dogs that are close to finishing titles! 

Until next time check out Yoda's top 25 invite from PCA!

*~*Justy*~*

Shenandoah Valley KC

Back on the road we went this weekend to Harrisonburg, VA!  Nice place to stay, eat, and shop!

John and Tonja came to visit and it was good to see them!  The weather was great and Leslie started some new dogs.

First up was Compadre.  He won his class the first day and was 2nd on the second day.  We were just sooo proud of how he showed.  Watch for good things to come from this young lab.

Marty picked up another reserve and was 4th on Sunday.  Not too bad for his first time in open.

Tease which is a golden owned by Marta Spry & Carol Goosman had a ball on Saturday and was 3rd but come out of her rustyness on Sunday and was 2nd.

Matty picked up 2 selects but not enough dogs for points.

We are off next week and then we head to Raleigh!  Some of my most favorite shows of the year.

*~*Justy*~*

Westminster 2013

I know I know I'm way behind!  But Mom and Dad didn't let me go to NY and then we had quite a few weeks off but I'm back now!

Izzy, Henry, Chris, and Leslie headed for a fun filled trip to NYC for Westminster.

Lots of sights were seen and they really had fun!

Henry showed great but didn't do anything but Izzy was awarded select bitch!  This is the first year WKC has awarded selects so Izzy will go down in history as the first Border Collie to be awarded select bitch.

Izzy has now retired to become a mother.  Watch for updates this spring/summer about her upcoming nuptuals!

*~*Justy*~*

Off to the races!

We spent the weekend at the Richmond International Speedway and it was pretty neat!  Not every show site is as cool as this one was.

After fighting the bad weather to get there we got all setup and ready to show!

The border collies had really tough competition and even though they didn't get any ribbons they showed awesome!  Sometimes that means more than anything else.

Marty picked up his up teen dozen major reserve on Saturday and closed out his 12-18 career by winning his class!  Leslie thinks finding these last 4 singles is going to be hard. :( sure hope not!

Shirley got two 2nd places but she sure had fun doing it.  Such a pretty girl her time will come.

Yoda was the big winner of the weekend by winning 2 BOB's.  He is undefeated for Jan. and now needs 11 points to finish his Silver GCH.  Hopefully come March he can get it done.

It was also fun seeeing our friends Jean and Bobby!  We had not seen them since December and Hogan won BOB the first day! Go hogan!

This was the last prep before we leave for NYC in 2 weeks.  Don't know if we are ready but I guess we will need to be by then, lol.  After that we are going to take a short break and hit the rings strong come March.  Look for some new faces and for some old ones to return!

See you in the big apple!

*~*Justy*~*

The starting line for 2013!

Well, guys we started the 2013 show season this past weekend in Fredericksburg, VA!

Henry and Izzy were awarded select each day izzy for a total of 6 points and Henry for a total of 5 points!  Henry was suprised to see his mom Debbie there to see him. :)

Drogba won his last 12-18 class but didn't get any points.  It was nice to see Chris and him out there though.

Marty was 3rd on Sunday....I told him he needed to do better than that if he is going to finish soon.

Yoda was only shown one day for some crazy reason and picked up his first bob of 2013 and now needs 13 points to finish his silver GCH!

Shirley (which is a new friend) showed on Saturday and won her class.  She is still trying to figure out all the dog show business but did show well.

Danny the sheltie came for his first trip with us and he was awarded select on Saturday for his first two GCH points!  He is a little rusty Chris thinks but he will come back out of it and be just fine.

It was nice seeing folks after the holidays and seeing some people we had not seen for awhile.  We even got to see the other side of the family; Geof, Lindsey, and Tonja came to visit!

We aren't rushing back to all the shows yet but we will be back in VA by the end of the month.

Well talk to you guys soon!

*~*Justy*~*

The end of 2012!

I know I'm way late at posting this!

But I wanted to give you a run down on the last two weeks of shows in 2012.

We headed to NC where Yoda won 1 BOB and 2 Selects, Izzy finished his bronze medallion, Bokay won a select, Cayenne showed great and got a 4th place, and Marty won his class both days but also went WD/BOW for a 3pt major bringing him to 11pts both majors!!!!

Then on to Orlando, FL we went.  Chris got to fly down but we all rode.  Im pleased to let you know that Henry and Yoda made the first cut in their breeds at the AKC Eukanuba Inviational.

Chris won us some really nice crates!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years!

Enjoy our christmas card if you haven't seen it already.

*~*Justy*~*