Exciting news!

It’s been a while since we last updated the blog, but things have been very busy.  We have some exciting news to share, and will hopefully have even more exciting news to share in two weeks!

This past weekend we attended a 3 day dog show.  Rosie, Creekwood’s Sunshine and Roses, FDC, BCAT, FITB, ATT won Winner’s Bitch and Best of Opposite all three days.   She also earned the AKC Temperament Test title, ATT, on Saturday with my daughter.  We had never done the temperament test before, but many of the elements, like walking on different surfaces, were similar to the Farm Dog test.  She passed the test twice, under two different evaluators, so she added a new title after name.

ZuZu, CH Creekwood’s Fireheart, FDC, BCAT, FITB took a group 3 in the Owner Handler Herding Group on Saturday, and then on Sunday she won Winner’s and Best of Breed to finish her championship!  She is now CH Creekwood’s Fireheart, FDC, BCAT, FITB, and we couldn’t be more proud of her!

And puppy Nolan, Creekwood Winterberry Rich and Famous, won a Group 1 on Friday, a Group 3 on Saturday and a Group 2 on Sunday in the Puppy Herding Group.

We are so proud of all three collies, they were showing their hearts out for us, and deserved all the ribbons they brought home!

Addi has news!

 This past weekend we attended another dog show.  Our Addison was entered, in the hopes her winning streak would continue.

And it did! This was the 3rd show in a row that Addi won Winners, and it gave her the last points she needed to become a champion!

1-4-25 Winners Bitch for a 3 point major

1-5-25 Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, BOBOH and Best of Breed for a 4 point major

2-1-25 Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite Sex and BOBOH to finish

Addison is now CH Winterberry’s Neverending Story, FDC, THDX, CGC, TKN, BCAT, FITB, HIC, VC

Addison definitely started 2025 off with a bang!  We are so proud of our girl, and can’t wait to see what comes next!  She won all her points from the competitive “Bred By Exhibitor” class, which makes this title even more special.

Addison is our 3rd collie to earn her championship in the past 6 months.  ZuZu is 1 point away, and should finish this Spring.  So now we will be focusing on our little Rosie, it’s her time to shine.  More to come…

Peyton did a thing…

We have some very happy and exciting news to share!  This past weekend our pretty Peyton did some winning!  On Saturday she won Winner’s, which gave her enough points to finish her Championship!  But it didn’t end there.  The collies who win Winner’s Dog and Winner’s Bitch get to go back into the ring to compete against the finished champions, which are called Specials.  And the judge loved Peyton so much he gave her Best of Breed over the Specials!  

By beating the finished champions, Peyton actually earned a 4 point major!  A dog needs need 15 points to become a champion, and of those 15 points they have to win two majors.  A major is a win of 3, 4, or 5 points.  And the points are calculated by how many other dogs they beat at the show.  Peyton already had her two majors, and a total of 14 points, but this exciting win gave her a third major.  I’m so proud of our girl!  

 

And this was actually the second title she earned last week.  On Sunday she earned her BCAT and on Saturday, her Championship!  And what made this new title even more special?  Peyton is our very first Winterberry Champion!  All our previous collies were cobred with my sister, so even though they were our collies, we registered them under her kennel name.  When my sister retired from dog shows and collies, my daughter and I created our own kennel name, Winterberry Collies.  So this is a very special title, and means so much to us.

Exciting news!

It was a beautiful Spring weekend, and we had perfect weather for an outdoor collie specialty show on Saturday.  This show is one of our favorites, as it is held on a horse farm!  The view in every direction was just stunning.  The weather was perfect, with the temperature about 66 degrees, it was a lovely day. 

But want to know the best part of the day?  Our youngest collie, Scarlett, won Winner's Bitch and Best of Winners, which finished her championship!  I'm so proud of Scarlett and my daughter! Scarlett isn't the first champion in our family, my sister has bred many others over the years.  And my daughter and I have two champions that we raised, Abby and Holly. But Scarlett is the first champion that my daughter and I bred, so she is extra special to us.

And I'm also proud of my daughter for another reason, she is the 4th generation in our family to raise, and show, collies. It's so wonderful to see her carry on this tradition!

Scarlett

Kori was entered in the show too, and she won Reserve Winner's Bitch.  It was very exciting to have both our girls win Winner's Bitch and Reserve Winner's Bitch!

Kori in the front, Scarlett in the back.

Kori and Scarlett

Kori

Kori

When we took the collies for a short walk, we noticed that in one of the pastures a young horse was watching us. 

We walked over to the edge of his pasture, and he immediately trotted over to say hello and get a look at the collies.

He was so curious about them, and Kori was equally curious about him.  They both leaned down to get a good sniff!

He must have liked her, because when my daughter took Kori for a walk, the horse followed along, on his side of the fence!  It was very cute, and he was such a sweet, gentle giant!  After my daughter and Kori walked out of sight, he came running back over to me, and then started running around his paddock.  He really seemed to be enjoying the warm weather and sunshine. (and maybe showing off a little too)

It was such an exciting day, and I am so proud of my daughter and our collies!