Fredericksburg, VA

Chris & Izzy picking up her final GCH major in Winston Salem, NC Dec. 2011

Well, we will be taking it easy the first two months of the year but still doing at least two weekends a month!

Our first stop of the year was in Fredericksburg, VA.

This trip we showed Henry, Izzy, Faith, and brought Breah the akita back out!  It was great to see everyone after the New Year and to start seeing what 2012 would bring.

Right off the bat Izzy won BOS behind 2011's #2 border collie to finish her GCH!  Henry also picked up select for another point.  We were feeling good about what the afternoon would bring.  Faith showed great but didn't pick up any points this weekend...but was competing against a really nice bitch.  Breah came out of the gates crazy the first day.  She showed much better the second day but the adult competition beat her out by her still looking fairly young.  We are very pleased with how she showed though.

On Sunday Izzy ended up winning her first BOB of the year!  Henry was BOS behind her.  We are proud of the brother and sister duo picking up points their first weekend back out.

Watch over the next few weeks when we update the side menu of dogs we are showing this year.  Jonesy did retire at the end of 2011 but we will have some new faces springing up for you to see! We are already excited about what 2012 will bring!

Justy

2011

Man I have gotten way behind...I don't know where the time has gone!

Izzy picked up her final major in Winston Salem, NC in December leaving her needing one single point to finish her GCH.  Henry picked up 2 more points under judge Linda More.

Yoda picked up a few points getting a Select Dog and Best of Opposite in NC.

We then headed to Florida!

What an amazing trip we had!  We finished driving down on Monday and had a great motel so close to the show we never had to move Herc while there.  Great places to eat and some great sight seeing adventures close by.

The dogs showed amazing the whole time and we got to see lots of friends and meet some new ones.  Sadly no one came home with ribbons but they knew we were there.  Matty made the final cut in border collies on Sunday and he was the only non black and white to do so!   We are all very proud of Chris and Matty!

It was sad to leave the sunshine but we had to come back home and venture back into reality!

May 2012 be as good if not better than 2011!

Tallmadge, OH

Sorry I haven't been on here guys....it has been even more busy than usual. 

After eating the big Thanksgiving meal and doing a little shopping we all jumped in Herc and headed to Tallmadge, OH for the Agathon KC dog shows.  This trip we had; Faith, Jonesy, Yoda, Izzy, Matty, and a newbie James!

Faith showed well picking up two class wins but wasn't able to bring home anymore than the blue ribbons.  Jonesy only showed on Saturday and while he enjoyed himself he probably enjoyed himself a little too much....we expect him to do better in the last 5 shows he has for the year! Yoda picked up two nice BOS wins...I sure hoped he would win but Yoda is still working on getting back into the groove of things.  Izzy was the big winner!  She won BOS both days and on the first day she picked up her 2nd GCH major!  Izzy needs one major and one single to finish her GCH.  We are so excited about her!  Matty was select dog on Sunday bringing his total to 49 points....we hope to be able to medallion him next year!  Now about James...I know you guys haven't met him and we need to get some photos of him but he is a French Bulldog.  Leslie has some past experience with Frenchies and James grandmother.  James won his class both days but wasn't able to obtain any points yet.  But man he is a show dog!  Watch for more news on James in 2012!!!!!

Can't believe December is upon us.  I sure hope Chris & Leslie get me something good for Christmas! ;-)

Buckeye Country!!!

Jason & Leslie

We were in Columbus, OH this weekend and while the Buckeye's lost last night to Penn State we won!!!!

This weekend the border collie lineup was stiff!!!!  Henry tried his best but didn't get any ribbons this weekend.  Izzy was on the ball picking up BOS behind her dad Storm both days getting 2 points yesterday and 1 point today.  She did pick up two CH defeats towards her GCH title so she has completed that part of it.  She now sits at 19 points 1 major 4 CH defeats!  Way to go Izzybizzy!!!!

Jason was awarded his fourth major reserve on Satruday and as Chirs & Leslie were somewhat sad about it they knew he showed his heart out.  Leslie was feelling the pressure on Sunday as they both really wanted to finish Jason before he goes home this week.  This was the last chance they had!  Well.....

Jason won WD for a 3pt major to finish!!!!!!!!!!!!  YAY!  He is now CH Denzel Front And Center.  He finished in 7 weekends of showing with 3 majors, 2 supported entry wins, and 4 major reserves.  Now thats how you finish!!!!

Chris & Leslie showed Marty & Drogba in a match Friday night and Drogba goofed off big time!  But Marty came out on top with a BOB and Sporting group 1.  We sure hope many more of those will come in his future dog show career.

Marty showing in the Best Puppy In Match 3-6 month match in Columbus, OH

It was nice to see lots of familiar faces in Columbus this weekend as this will be the last time seeing some of them for the year.  We are starting to get excited for our trip to FL and can't believe the year is almost over.

If I don't talk to ya before Thursday have a great Thanksgiving!!!

Match

Labradorite's loot from the match!

Chris & Leslie just told me I forgot to tell you guys about the match in Indiana!  My bad!  The 3 month old puppies, Lola, Drogba, and BeckhamOtis went into the ring for the first time. 

Everyone showed great but Labradorite's Shoots N Scores "Drogba" ended up being the BOB winner of the night.  Labrdorite's Free Kick Sensation "BeckhamOtis" was 2nd place behind brother Drogba.  Labradorite's Heads U Win "Lola" won her class of 3-good competition but in the end lost the breed to brother Drogba.

Those puppies all have great attitudes and showy attitudes.  Cousin Marty was upset he didn't get to play but Leslie and Chris only have so many hands.

I think these guys have bright futures and hopefully next year I will be blogging about them more!

Until next time. "Justy"

End of October and the Start to November

Sorry, I have blogged for awhile guys.  We sure have been busy until this past weekend.

Lets go back to the end of October.  We drove clear out to Leesburg, VA and Mother Nature had some bad weather in store for us.  I wasn't ready to go for my walks in the snow yet but that is what she gave us.  Both shows were cancelled because of snow.  Chris & Leslie were kinda upset because they thought Jason had a pretty good shot to finish and the border collies to pick up some points but it just wasn't in the cards.  So we headed home Saturday afternoon and got some rest on Sunday.

We then were off to Ft. Wayne, IN.  We had never been to this show before but it was quite nice.  It sure felt good to be showing inside after that bad weather the weekend before.

Going to Indiana we had Faith, Izzy, Henry, Yoda, and Jason.  The weekend started off with Jason winning a major reserve under Tim Catterson at a PCA supported entry.  If Jason would have won that would have finished him!  But Leslie was pleased with how he showed.  Then came Yoda and Yoda hasn't shown very much this year but when he has he is very competitive.  He made the cut getting a hard look. Then it was time for the Border Collies to have their turn.  Henry showed great but was unable to pick up any points.  Izzy took BOS for 1GCH pt.  Faith decided to take  so many laps around the ring I took a nap.  But Chris told me he got some good photos of her in sweepstakes where she won her class!  Regular classes didn't go as well when Faith received 4th place.

The next day started again with the Papillons and we didn't have much luck on this day.  But everyone showed great!  Then it was Faith's turn and she surprised us all again winning her sweeps class and then taking Best Of Opposite Sweepstakes.  Again regular classes didn't go well but thanks to Judge Jamie Hubbard, Faith will always be known as Kalwa's Elements of Faith, BOSS!!!!  She won a huge ribbon that is pictured below.  I've never seen one so big!!!! Then the Border Collies took another trip around and they are really on top of their game right now in the ring.  Henry just wasn't able to win any ribbons this trip but Izzy won BOS again for 2GCH pts.

Faith and Leslie after winning BOSS in Indiana

We had a great time in Indiana but we were all ready for a weekend off.  Leslie and all of us dogs had been traveling for 7 weeks in a row and Chris had been going for 5 weeks in a row.  So thankfully we were off this past weekend. 

Watch for some new upcoming dogs soon!

Updated Point Counts
Izzy 15GCH pts with 1 major and 2 CH defeats
GCH Matty 48 GCHpts
GCH Henry 26 GCHpts
GCH Jonesy 29GCHpts
GCH Yoda 41GCHpts
Jason 12 pts 2 majors
Faith 7pts

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.