This year we once again attended The Gathering at Sunnybank. But this year we proudly came home with exciting news!
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| Phoebe (left) and Maizie (right) |
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| By the graves of some of the Sunnybank collies |
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| My daughter and Grandson |
On Saturday, both Maizie and Phoebe passed the Therapy Dog test! They can both help fill all the requests we get for visits! The ladies doing the testing gave me so many compliments on their wonderful temperaments.
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| Photo courtesy of Roseann Cyngier |
On Sunday the Collie Health Foundation held their puppy match. A match is different from a show, as it’s held just for fun and to help puppies learn how to compost future shows. We brought both Rory and Morgan, and they did amazing on the long drive to Sunnybank.
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| Rory |
At the match, the girls made us so proud! Before the official puppy match began, they hold a “Virtues Match.” You can choose from Best Front, Best Rear, Best Gait, Best Expression, and a few others. As collies are judged mainly on their beautiful expressions, a win under the Best Expression judging is coveted. And this year our beautiful Rory was awarded Best Expression by the respected panel of judges!
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| Morgan |
Then during the official puppy match that followed the virtues match, our Morgan won 1st place in her age group by Judge Gerry Oliver! (And Rory came in 2nd, showing how similar and consistent these puppies are!) We were so excited and honored by these wins, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for these two beautiful puppies!
It was an unforgettable weekend for us, and one we will never forget!
Lulu: "Congratulations, therapy dogs! We know you will do good work! And that looks like a wonderful weekend out in the woods and around the lake!"
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all those ribbons! What a beautiful place that is to visit.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Maizie and Phoebe and Rory and Morgan are just too cute!
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