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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kathy also had fun showing our friend Deb's Havanese to a 3 point win!</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Imagine a little dog totally covered with the soft hair that's found behind Shelties' ears...that's the coat of a Havanese!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">They </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">won a Group 1st and Group 2nd and </span></span>had a great time with friends!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next day </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was thrilled to hear they won Group 1st under </span></span>Judge Valerie Piltz from Washington. This takes </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aimee more than half way to her UKC Championship!</span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kathy, you've done a lovely job with Aimee - thank-you for getting her back in the show ring! :)</span></span></span></span><br />
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792426436686779102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322868249119043739.post-73763914418868320632014-12-18T12:07:00.000-08:002014-12-18T12:07:49.841-08:00Throwback Thursday - Back To The 80's<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today I'm digging back into the archives and sharing a Winter show photo from the 80's of me and our lovely "Debbie", Ch. Merithot Debutante.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She was an absolute dream who especially loved the shows! I'd drop the leash and she'd show her little heart out. She didn't have a full white collar, so most of her win photos were taken from the other side. For those of you not in the dog show world, this side (her left) is called their 'show' side, as this is the view the Judge has while standing in the ring.</span></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792426436686779102noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322868249119043739.post-52843649016710955052014-10-27T15:54:00.000-07:002014-10-27T15:54:07.750-07:00Sugar at our local Farm Market<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nice sunny skies yesterday made for the perfect Fall afternoon at our local Farm Market with Sugar :)</span></span> <br />
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792426436686779102noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322868249119043739.post-32709259747071874802014-05-26T20:03:00.000-07:002014-05-26T20:03:04.076-07:00VIDFA Dog Show Weekend<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This weekend we went to the Vancouver Island Dog Fanciers show with Mardi, and had a wonderful time despite the fact it was a very soggy and rainy two days. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kathy and Adriana did some shopping at the show dog supplies vendor, and we all enjoyed hot fries and poutine from the food truck. </span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was also nice to meet some other Sheltie exhibitors here on the Island. </span></span></span>These are a couple of photos that Adriana took at our grooming tent setup :) </span></span></span>There are also some ringside candid shots of Mardi's first time in the ring that we'll share as soon as the</span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> photographer</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> sends them!</span></span></span></span><br />
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792426436686779102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322868249119043739.post-69974767498278736572014-02-27T19:07:00.000-08:002014-02-27T19:30:16.085-08:00Jasper's Agility Adventures<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're so happy to share exciting news about Jasper! His wonderful Mom and Dad, Judy and Randy, have been doing a great job with him in Agility and competed in their first trial last weekend!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We had such an enjoyable afternoon watching the Shelties play as Aimee and her friend Holly</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Aimee" and her son "Teddy"<span style="font-size: small;"> (</span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kel-Lani's Trending Now - 4pts.)</span></span></span></span></i></div>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792426436686779102noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-322868249119043739.post-11004607128503699612013-03-06T18:44:00.000-08:002013-03-07T15:24:53.375-08:00Victoria City Kennel Club Show News!<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What an exciting weekend it was for us at the Victoria City Kennel Club! This was Teddy's first show, and Aimee's second show weekend with Kathy. </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teddy
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kel-Lani's Trending Now <span style="font-size: small;">~</span> "Teddy"</span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kathy, you've done an amazing job training Aimee and showing her to all her wins! Thank-you! You are my beautiful girls and make a beautiful team - I'm so proud of you!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As well as <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperAndRuby/search?search_query=sheltie&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search" target="_blank">Shelties</a>, her art features many other <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperAndRuby?section_id=7254696" target="_blank">dog breeds</a>, and also the adorable animals in the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperAndRuby?section_id=7254586" target="_blank">Forest Friends</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperAndRuby?section_id=7261513" target="_blank">Safari Babies</a>, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JasperAndRuby?section_id=10216989" target="_blank">Farm Friends</a> series and more!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was a lot of fun, as other puppies came in costume too! Our instructor gave out homemade doggy biscuits, and we got nummy chocolates.</span></span><br />
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One of my favorite spots in Vancouver is Kitsilano Beach where I grew up right across the street from the ocean. Our dear friend Judy Leblanc also grew up in Kitsilano less than a mile away from my house. We enjoyed the same activities, went to the same High School and, as you can see, we both love Shelties! </div>
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Judy's beautiful home is <a href="http://broadwaywestbb.com/" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Broadway West Bed and Breakfast</a>. If you're planning a visit to Vancouver, and looking for that perfect B and B, be sure to check out her website. </div>
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