While Tori and I were having fun at Dog Scout Camp, Layla was travelling with her breeder to shows.  In Omaha, NE she took Best of Winners for one point, and then in Bismarck, ND she took Winners Bitch for a three point major!  A big thanks to Alice Caplinger, Layla’s breeder, for helping us to finish Layla.

We attended the Flatirons Kennel Club show in Longmont, CO, and on Sunday, Pirate got Winners Dog and Best of Opposite for a 3 point major. This is Pirate’s first major, and we are very excited that the judge (Ms Sheila Polk) liked him so much. This brings him up to 10 points. Sadie got Best of Breed both days her first time out as a Special. Pirate’s daughter Fallon won Winners Bitch both days, and Best of Winners on Sunday, bringing her up to 12 points with both of her majors. The judge was happy to find out that all her top placements were related!

Tori earned her first AKC title, the Pre-Trial Tested title on sheep.   She did very well, especially considering she had very little training.  She is very biddable and maintains a good distance from the sheep.

Pirate got his first PT leg, but got a little too excited the second time around and was called off for gripping.  It was my lack of knowledge in how to handle a powerful dog like him, and our lack of practice.  We will work on it some more and hopefully try again in June.

Tori is now Omegan’s Secret Angel PT HCT

Sadie, Ch. Omegan’s Make Me An Angel, finished in style at the Rocky Mountain Cluster in Denver, CO. She took Winners Bitch the first day for a 3 pt. major, Reserve Winners Bitch the second day, Winners Bitch/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex the third day to finish her championship, and then Best of Opposite Sex her first time out as a Special! She also got her first leg of her Rally Novice title. Shadow also got the first leg of his Rally Excellent title at this show.

Sadie and Pirate did very well at the Terry-All KC Show in Brighton, CO. Sadie took Winner’s Bitch both days, for a total of four more points. Pirate took Winner’s Dog on Saturday for one point.

We came back from the Plum Creek/Colorado Kennel Club dog shows with four new titles and a major! Sadie won Winners Bitch on Saturday for a 3 point major. Shadow, Gyp, and Faith all earned their Rally Advanced (RA) titles, and Faith also got her Companion Dog (CD) title.

I have put up Pirate’s Best of Breed picture from the Roaring Fork Kennel Club show.

The BCSA Nationals were a blast! I scribed for the herding trial, and learned a ton. Then Faith competed in agility for the first time, and while she didn’t Q, she is pretty close to being ready. In obedience and rally, Faith got a second leg toward her Rally Advanced title, but didn’t Q in obedience. On Friday was the Puppy Sweepstakes, where Sadie won 4th place in the 15-18 month bitches. On Saturday, Sadie won 3rd place in the 12-18 month bitch class, and Pirate took 4th place in the Bred-By Exhibitor’s Dog class. Sadie finished the week up by taking 2nd in her class on Sunday. We met a lot of great people, and had a lot of fun!

Pirate and Layla (our Rhodesian Ridgeback) went to the Roaring Forks KC Dog Show this weekend in Eagle, CO. Layla won her class both days, beating her littermate. Pirate took Best of Breed on Saturday, also winning his first two points!

Sadie, Omegan’s Make Me an Angel, has her first two points toward her conformation Championship. She took Winner’s Bitch both days at the Brighton, CO shows.