While I have been struggling with my website to post new pictures, the website is finally fixed thanks to my wonderful older sister!  There are new pictures on Pirate, Tori, Chance, and Charleys’ pages, so go check them out!

This past weekend was a fun weekend for dog showing, as we attended the Twin Peaks Kennel Club’s UKC shows.  There were 5 shows, one on Friday, and two on Saturday and Sunday.  Sadie did very well taking 5 Best of Breeds, a Group 3 and three Group 4′s.  Pirate also did well, finishing his UKC Championship by taking Best of Winners at the first two shows.  We are very proud of these two dogs who have excelled in conformation rings in three different venues (AKC, UKC, and IABCA).

Pirate was awarded Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex (to Sadie) for another two points toward his Championship at the Colorado Springs Kennel Club show in Colorado Springs, CO.  He is now up to 12 points, with one of his majors, so we just need one more major and he’s finished!

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!

Last year my mom, Doree, attended a leadership retreat for Dog Scouts of America, where Faith became a dog scout, and got the opportunity to earn badges in Steeplechase, Dog Care, and Search and Rescue. Later that year we started to form our Dog Scout troop here in Colorado. Over Memorial Day weekend, we took a 24 hour car trip with four people (Doree, my younger sister Kelsey, me, and our friend Cathi) and four dogs (Gyp, Faith, Pirate, and Little – Cathi’s adorable long haired chihuahua mix, who I say looks like a toy sized Australian red Border Collie) in a Ford Expedition to attend this year’s leadership retreat in St. Helen, Michigan. I am proud to say that Gyp, Pirate, and Little all became dog scouts, and each earned extra badges in various activities.  To learn more about why we got involved in Dog Scouts, read our new page in the Training section.

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

We decided to expand our horizons by attending some shows put on by registries other than AKC. The first show was the IABCA show on March 1-2, 2008. These shows are judged like a European show, where dogs must accumulate three V-1 (excellent) cards to obtain a Championship. The judge also provides a written evaluation of each dog. We took Pirate and Sadie, and we are proud to announce that both finished their International Championships. They both earned four V-1 cards, with wonderful comments from the judges. The next weekend we took them to a UKC show. Pirate took BOB at the first show, and went on to win a Group 3. Sadie took BOB at the next three shows, with a Group 3 along the way, which completed her UKC Championship.

Sadie is now AKC/Intl./UKC CH Omegan’s Make Me an Angel.

Pirate is now Intl. CH Omegan’s Fire The Cannnons RN HCT.

We will post their show photos when we get them.

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.

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!