Updated July 11, 2008
Bianca and I are heading off
to Romania on July 12th for 2 weeks and will not have internet access
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Special Velvet Teddy Bear OFA n/e n/c MDR1 Ruben's kids are having a great summer! Congratulations to: New Ch. Special Care Bear New Ch. Special Teddy Bear Graham Rally Novice and WD/BOW - Special Make No Mistake Belle, Thor and Raven, 9 month old pups bred by Mary Franden of WA. All 3 qualified for their PT, 1st trial! And Thor went WD both shows his first weekend out!
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New Champion!!! Special Teddy Bear Graham, n/e
Graham finished with his 2nd major from the BBE Class under judge Particia Mowbry-Morgan. Graham is sired by Ruben. Owned with Richard and Gail LaMagdelaine of Revelation Collies, MA
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| New Champion Special Care Bear, n/e n/c Special Velvet Teddy Bear OFA n/e n/c x Ch.Special Circle of Friends n/e "Sable"
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Hi Laura,
I had such a fun weekend with my Ruben kids, I
thought I'd share. I had entered three of them in an AKC herding trial,
and ran each of the three once per day over three days. A total of 9
gorgeous runs! They were so fabulous, we had such a blast! I have owned
some very talented herding collies in the past, but I never had any that
were better than these pups. The judges were just gushing, the spectators
were blown away . . . gosh, these are nice puppies! So I have three new
AKC "PT" herding titles. (Two of the pups also have 2 legs each toward
their AKC "RN" rally novice title.) AKC rules specify that dogs can't be
entered in a herding trial unless they are at least 9 months old. Cool
that these pups did it before ten months of age.
In total, 7 of the puppies from the Ruben x
Hildi litter are in performance homes . . . I'm guessing at least 5 of
them will have AKC performance titles by the end of this year, with other
pups to follow next year with agility titles. So, if Ruben doesn't
already have his ROM-P title, he will by the end of 2009, just from the
pups in this one litter.
Wish I had some good herding pix . . . but I
was too busy managing my own runs to think about arranging for it. Plus,
it was cold and drizzling here, not great conditions for photos. There
was a spectator who got a few shots, though, and was nice enough to share
them with me.
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Comet winning a 4 point reserve his first show at 6 months and 1 day old. |
Havoc is owned by Troy Sawade of MI |
| Comet and Havoc are by Ch.Nightstar's Skywalker n/e n/c x Special care Bear n/e n/c and were born 11/30/07. Both of their parents are non-carriers of CEA so they have a 100% chance of being a non-carrier also but have not been Optigen tested yet. |
Jett and Carolyn Pirro of NJ are having a great time in Juniors and already
have 2 First Place Wins!
Am/Can.Ch. Special
Sharp-Dressed Man, n/e OFA is standing at stud in Ohio at Huntington Collies
through the spring.
Puppy Brags
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Some of my favorite dogs have been stud fee puppies! Introducing Special Bobby Sox, n/e Special Velvet Teddy Bear, n/e n/c maj.ptd. x North Ridge Rev Bob (granddaughter of Ch.Row-Bar's Northern Exposure 2 CCA AOM and Ch.Bethany's Preacherman CCA BOB) "Bobbee" is a stud fee puppy sired by our Ruben. Many thanks to her breeder Judy Cooke of VT for letting me have this lovely female! Bobbee has the head, outline, movement and temperment that we love. She is currently in NJ at the Yeagers going to handling classes and learning to do stairs. Look for her this spring!
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Update - Champion Special Sharp-Shooter, n/e "Pistol" was named for his great-great grandfather Ch.North Country Sure Shot of whom he is so reminiscent. He is the first champion for his sire ZZ and a littermate to our specialty-winning Ch.Special Fleur-de-Lis. He finished quickly as a puppy with 4 majors. I was so impressed with his intelligence, temperment and working drive that I donated him to NEADS, of Princeton, MA, the country's oldest assistance and hearing dog training school. The first leg of his training included a stint at the local prison to brush up on his obedience skills. While there, his name was changed to the more elegant "Bristol" as having a big black dog in prison named Pistol was a no-no. Bristol passed his OFA preliminary and was neutered. He spent 3 months in Maine learning the basics of assistance dog training which he passed with flying colors and has finished his intense training at the NEADS Princeton facility. Bristol graduates October 29th! Bristol was matched with a school in Wisconsin where he is helping children with emotional and behavioral problems. http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/includes/newspaper/assets/dog/index.html Click the link above to watch Bristol in his new job at Lincoln Elementary School in Marshfield, Wisconsin!!!
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