Monday, April 22, 2013

Dog shows!


We have been busy lately, so have been neglecting the collie blog!  So what have we been doing?  Well, first there was the Collie Club of America National show, which was held in Wisconsin this year.  Over 600 collies attended, and we drove from New England to Wisconsin so we could be a part of it.  We took Scarlett, and we had a wonderful time.  We met a lot of collie breeders, and visited with friends we had not seen in a while.  The National was held in La Crosse, right on the banks of the Mississippi river!

 
 
 

This weekend we attended a collie specialty show.  It’s one of our favorite dog shows, as it's held at a horse farm, with beautiful, rolling green hills.  As we sat watching the collies competing in the show ring, we were surrounded by lush, emerald green fields with horses playing and grazing in the distance.

 


 
These two yearlings were curious about the collies.  They came right over to say hello, and get a closer look!

 
 


At the show, Scarlett won Reserve Winners Bitch.  She looked beautiful, and so did Kori, the judge had trouble deciding between my two girls!  I think they are going to both have nice show careers ahead of them.  They both seem to enjoy dog shows, which  makes it fun for all of us.

 
 
Captain, Scarlett’s littermate, was at the show too.  He won Winner’s dog, and this was a very exciting win, as it finished his championship!  He is the first puppy, that I have bred, to become a champion, and it was so wonderful being there to see it!  You can see all the puppies from the litter on this post:  http://collie222.blogspot.com/2012/05/puppies-are-now-3-12-weeks-old.html?m=0


 
 

It has been a very nice Spring so far.  And we can't wait to see what will happen in the upcoming months!  But for now, the collies are just going to enjoy this beautiful weather!

10 comments:

  1. How exciting for you to be able to go to all those collie shows and congratulations on having a home breed baby become a champion. From Milo & Jet

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  2. What a beautiful horse farm! It must be fun to be with 600 other collies. Go enjoy this glorious weather!

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  3. congrad's I couldn't even imagine being around 600 other pugs...it would have been pugamanic for sure! you guys are so pretty!!
    stella rose

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  4. congratulations on your new Champion!!!!

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  5. You got some great photos to return with!

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  6. It's nice to hear that you are all doing well, and we are sending many Congratulations for you and your champions! Beautiful photos as always :-)

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  7. Congratulations! Sounds like you had a wonderful experience with you and your Champions!

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  8. A show with over 600 would be amazing to see. (I just think if there were that many ACDs - wow!) Glad you are having fun and that Scarlett and Kori are enjoying themselves.

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  9. That's just wonderful! You must be so proud!!

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