It's been so long!

Hey, sorry I haven't blogged. I've been super busy. Went camping with the pups and BLitz, took them all the Dixon, didn't win anything but had a great time meeting everyone in Cali. Extended my vacation to 2 weeks and camped along the coast and went to see Crater Lake. Very beautiful. I highly recommend going!

Khan is currently at 10 points with his first Major. He only needs 2 singles and one more Major to be an AKC Champion. Stormy will catch up and then, we hit Canada. :) After December I will try and only show during the weekends in order to have at least a week for the Florida Nationals. From the looks of things I might have to fly there.

Dixon, CA

It's been a long while but I'll tell you all about it later.

Oregon Specialty

Well, we didn't do too bad but nothing great either. Khan and Stormy both won first place in their class all three days but nothing more. They only technically beat 1 - 3 dogs in their class so nothing spectacular. :( Oh well.

Andrew and Katrina did much better. Andrew is the new champion finishing in grand style. He took home Best of Breed Sunday for this Championship, beating probably about 9 adult champions on top of all the other dogs and bitches in the show. Great job Sarah and Andrew! That's a spectacular win!!

Soon the Washington Specialty. Perhaps Khan will finish next!!

Dixon, CA

Well, my entries might not make it in time. If I enter online, I could get double charged. I can't afford that. Seems to me there are plenty of signs saying not to go. Besides, I asked a virtual online 8 ball and it kept telling me not to go, consistently. Well, if my entries make it I'll be there. If not then it's just me and my pups camping the Oregon Coast and Crater Lake. That is still a Win, Win for me. :)

***UPDATE**
My entries made it in after all. Dixon, here we come!

Another Point!

Just got back from the Shelton shows. Khan won another point. YAY! 6 Points and 1 Major. Almost halfway to champion! I really, really want and need another Major. I can't wait to win again!!

Pics from the Shelton weekend will be up soon. I'm beat. I left around 2pm and just got to the house after 5pm. I just now walked in the door and I am plum tuckered out. It was slowwww going on I-5 for a couple of hours. I wanted to take naps between the stops in traffic. Seriously, it was that bad. Glad I didnt' fall asleep. Glad to be home.

Pups are happy and fed. Nadia, my cat is purring in my arms while I type on the lap top. I think she's happy we are all home. It's a perfect time for a power nap but knowing me, it will just throw off my schedule. Ehh, oh well. I'm super tired. I'm gonna sleep and unload the car later.

Mt Vernon Wins

First day with Judge Judy A. Harrington.Finally we win something. It's been a while. I hope we keep on winning. In this show Khan was very excited. He got to see Seven and Blitz and it's been so long since he's seen them. He was just so excited. Stormy was just being a total flirt to Blitz. Just shameless, I tell ya. She was a cutie patutie pie. They all did really well and Khan took the prize for Winner's dog and also Best of Opposite to the Best of Breed. Woo hoo!

The odd thing was Destiny didn't get the breed and she was the only special. (The only CH). Winner's Bitch got the Best of Breed. That was a shock. That bitch that won doesn't even have any points yet. She could have been started late but still. Stormy has her beat with a Major and it frustrates me that she loses to that dog. I should probably look at the dog more closely. I don't even know if it's a nice dog. Must be since she keeps winning over Stormy. Ok, it's happened like 4 times but still. I can't wait to beat bitches with Stormy. I think Stormy is pretty awesome in her elegant way and she moves sooo nice.


Second day with Judge Walter Pinsker.On this day we showed by ourselves. I was nervous because I didn't have a second handler in case Stormy and Khan both went up for Best of Winners. Luckily, Randy Shepherd was there and he was nice enough to have one of his kids or assistants on hand in case I needed help. That was really awesome. He's such an nice guy. If I ever want a pro handler for any of my dogs, there's no question I would chose him. He's the nicest guy and his daughter the top junior handler and I think he has a son and they all do so well.

Someday I actually do hope I will need to have him handle one or more of my dogs, for a Major Crazy Special Show or something. :) For now, I'm really excited about doing it all on my own, learning the ropes. It sooo helps I have some of the best dogs in the country too.

So for this show, I really enjoyed the judge. I'm not sure where he is from but he had an accent and a certain flair and style. I liked him. He was fun. I'm really glad he chose Khan for Best of Winners for the point and for the picture. I think he is pretty cool.

Can you identify these puppies?

I see Stormy in the Mix. There seems to be 7 pups in this pile. I believe Khan and Seven are out of the pen, so they are not in this pic. Can you identify each pup?