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Grace's wonderful weekend in springfield Illinois
Congratulations to Grace and Beep, Ch. Bruce's Drive My Car at Calico for their great weekend of showing in Sprinfield Illinois! Saturday, Grace and Beep took a nice 4th place in open senior against fierce competition. Grace also showed Beep in the group ring always a good thing to get exposure in front of judges and other people!
On Sunday, Grace and Beep earned a BEST JUNIOR HANDLER from the open senior class, and then went on to show Beep in the group ring and get a SPORTING GROUP 4 award against and along some top professional handlers!! What a great weekend and a great way for Beep to end his stay here in Wisconsin. Sadly, Beep will be returning to his co-owner Wyn Overholt in South Carolina this week. Hopefully Beep will visit us again in the future!
Carmen has her pups October 5, 2009
Carmen decided to bring her pups into the world the HARD way. On early Sunday morning 7 healthy puppies were deliverd by C-section at Harris Pet Hospital by the capable hands of Dr. Rosie Hatcher and assitants, including Jim and I. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the 7 babies came home to join their two siblings born naturally that evening. All together 9 pups. 5 males, 4 females, in that, 1 liver boy, 1 liver girl Mom and babies are doing great. Click HERE to see pics.
Bebe and Qwik rock the hunt tests! september 26, 27, 2009.
In Ohio both Bebe and Qwik had success at the hunt tests! Qwik and Aubrey earned their THIRD Junior Hunter leg! One more to go! Dawn and Bebe earned their FIRST Senior Hunter leg! Way to go to these very talented team of girls!!
Another Jh Leg for Qwik!
Miss Qwik the wonder Curly earned another leg to her Junior Hunter title at the Madison Retriever club's fall hunt test. Way to go Qwik!!!
Qwik shown here with her trainer/handler for the day Kyle Knoke of Chesapeake Waters Kennels.
Grace is going to Westminster! September 20, 2009
Grace has achieved her dream of going to compete at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in February by earning her 10th first place win in open competition in AKC junior showmanship! Grace got her qualifying win at the Sheboygan Kennel Club show on Sunday September 20th! She showed her liver and tan Field Spaniel "Beep" that she co-owns with Wyn Overholt. We are all very excited for Grace and we will have a great time in New York City!
08/31/09 Carmen is expecting!
Yeah wooo hooo!! Carmen is expecting puppies! Today she went to see the vet and get an ultrasound to check for a pregnancy. SUCCESS!! We are so excited about the upcoming babies at Sun Devil!! Now it's time to get the whelping room ready and get Carmen ready to whelp puppies!
Here is a pic from Carmen's ultrasound! You can see one little baby in there, it's little feet and umbilical cord!
HRC Started title for Qwik 8-23-09
Another GREAT weekend for Qwik and Aubrey, this time, running an HRC test at Bong Recreational Area in Brighton, and earning their Started Hunting Retriever Title!!! I see nothing but GREAT things for these two!!
JH leg for qwik! August 15,09
This liver girl and her amazingly talented owner Aubrey keep up their string of successful weekends with Qwik earning her first AKC Junior Hunter leg on Saturday!! Way to go girls, you never cease to amaze me!! Here's to three more legs and your title!
QWIK EARNS HER WCX!! August 8, 2009
Qwik continues to soar, running a Golden Retriever WC and WCX at Bong Recreational Area. The WCX run by the Golden Club is a harder test than the curly coat WCX, as it contains a land triple and a water double with an honor! She nailed both tests! Our Curly WCX is a water and land double, and an honor. I continue to be in awe of Aubrey and Qwik as they add on yet another couple titles to Qwik's already lengthening name!! Way to go girls!
Update from Carmen 8/4/09
Mommy...it's me, Carmen! I sneaked away from that boy dog who keeps jumping on me and found the typing box thing that his person has. I can't use the talking thing, because I don't have thumbs, so I can only use this.
The boy dog's person is really nice to me sometimes. She takes me for walks and lets me sleep in her room...and she gives me cookies and water with ice cubes in it (those are really fun to play with), but then she brings the boy dog in, and he's so much fun to play with too, but then he DOES THINGS to me...and I just KNOW that he has a video camera hidden somewhere, and that he's going to show it to all his boy dog friends. I'm going to be SOOOO embarassed! The other times were NOT like this! He made me stand there stuck to him for, like, 12 MINUTES today!
The boy dog's person told me that I was being a good, brave girl, but I don't know. It just didn't seem right. I tried to tell her that it wasn't supposed to work like that, but she just kept scratching my ears and telling me I was good. I don't know if I believe her.
Oh no! They are coming in now...I have to go so they don't know I sneaked onto the typing box. Please tell the boy dog's person that I can come home NOW!!
More junior wins for GRace; 6, 7, 8 and 9! 7/25-8/4/09
In the last couple weeks Grace has been going strong in the juniors ring!! At the Waukesha Kennel Club July 25, Grace and her Field Spaniel Darcy she co-owns with Sonya Haskell and Jeff Zachow, earned a huge first place in open senior and went on to take BJH over 45 junior entries! Grace earned her 7 first place and another BJH at the Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club show on July27, again showing Darcy!
This past weekend in Marshall Michigan, Grace took back to back Best Junior Handler Awards for a total of 45 points, showing CJ, her Pointer she owns with Trudy Golden! One more to go to qualify for Westminster Kennel Club show in February!
Grace showing Darcy, Ch. Winfarthing Pride and Prejudice SH for a BIG first place and BJH in Waukesha July 25!!!
Goose finishes his CH in style! July 26, 2009
Wow!!! What a great weekend in Waukesha this year for Goose. He is now CH Sun Devil Veni Vidi Viici of Hot Feet!! On Saturday July 25, Goose took WD then BOB over 3 dog specials and a bitch special for a 5 point major, then went on that afternoon to earn a sporting group 4 award. Not just any group 4, but one worth 527 points!!! HUGE. On Sunday, Goose again took the dog major to finish his AKC CH!! Congratulations to Laura Bauer and Dylan Brannon and Goose!!
Carmen is off to Thriller for breeding!
Carmen left for Ohio on July 18 to be bred to Thriller when the time is right! We are very happy that Suzanne Macre has obliged us on this next adventure! Click on this link for information on this litter CARMEN X THRILLER
FLASH!!! Carmen has been bred, and will be coming back to me on August 8!!! Now the waiting game begins!
Bebe is an AKC Champion!
The lovely Bebe, is now CH Sun Devil Nil Volentigus Arduum JH WC UWC! Bebe earned her CH title with style, finishing with 4 major wins! She finished at the Ann Arbor Kennel Club show in Monroe Michigan, July 4th! Thanks to Mary Meek for handling her to this title, and to Ellen Manes for transporting her there!
Qwik earns her CD!
With great style, Qwik earns yet another title, her AKC CD, finishing with a first place ribbon and almost a HIT, in a run-off at the very end, and sadly, the other dog won. However, we do not scoff at first place ribbons or titles!! Way to go Aubrey and Qwik!
Qwik is a STAR!!!!!
JULY 09! FLASH!!! QWIK EARNS HER AKC CD TITLE WITH A FIRST PLACE RIBBON!!
Miss Qwik, Ch. Sun Devil Seas Blazin' for Shore, RN RA WC UWChas been quite busy as of late in obedience and Rally, earning her RN AND RA in the last month! Qwik is almost always in the ribbons too, her scores are amazingly high! Qwik also has two Novice B obedience legs, needs one more for that title. This girl is owned and trained by Aubrey LaCrosse of Neosho Wisconsin.
Here is a pic of Aubrey and Qwik at Pheasant Fest In February!
Camelot earns her AKC Championship!
Camelot, Sun Devil Deo Vindici, earned her AKC Championship in Kalamazoo Michigan May 26 2009! Cam was shown beautifully by Grace going winners bitch and Best Opposite Sex over 3 bitch specials to finish with a 5 point major! Cam finished with ALL her points from the Bred-By class, earning an AKC Bred-By Medallion Award!
Below is Camelot and her sister BeBe at Pheasant Fest in February! Cam is on the right.
Grace earns her 3rd Best Junior Handler award
Grace is on her way to qualifying for Westminster Kennel Club dog show in junior showmanship, earning another BEST JUNIOR HANDLER at the Kettle Moraine Kennel Club show June 29! Grace now has 4 first place wins, of those 3 are BJH placements!
Here is a pic of Grace handling Nyla, a Brittany Spaniel, in the group ring!
BeBe earns her AKC Junior Hunter Title
BeBe, Sun Devil Nil Volentigus Arduum, owned by Dawn Fleming and Ellen Manes earned her AKC Junior Hunter title in Ohio the weekend of June 18! BeBe is a crazy black girl who is a dynamo in the field and wonderfully trained and handled by Dawn! At this writing, BeBe needs just three single points to finish her AKC Championship.
Grace places in the Wisconsin Top Junior Handler Competition
This weekend at the Badger Kennel Club show, the State of Wisconsin Top Junior Handler competition took place. Out of a group of over 20 top juniors from Wisconsin, Grace made the final cut of 4 finalists. Then in the afternoon final competition, took an award of merit along with a 250.00 scholarship award! Grace showed her Field Spaniel Ritz, Ch. Calico's Putting on the Ritz CD RN! We are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished!
