Rollie & Chase had fun at the Tyee Shows!

Wow! At the Tyee Kennel Club Shows our beautiful little Rollie, Belmark Rolling In The Deep, finished her Championship in a big way!

Handled by my son-in-law Chris, in his very first shows, Rollie won Best of Breed over Specials, then on to an exciting Group 3rd under Judge Ashley Reid! A lovely 5 point win. We were all over the moon!

Not letting his Aunt Rollie have all the fun, our gorgeous boy Chase, Ch. Kel-Lani's Chasing The Sun, went Best of Breed under Judge Cheryl Paterson and Judge Shannon Lancaster awarded him Select Male. He's now halfway to his Grand Championship! 

Thank you Kathy for your wonderful presentation of Chase and for grooming him and Rollie so beautifully!

Merry’s win at the 2026 ASSA National!

We are thrilled to announce that Chase's litter sister Merry, Belmark Merry Go 'Round, won 4th in a beautiful lineup of Sable females in the 12-18 month class at the American Shetland Sheepdog Association's National Show in Gray Summit, Missouri.

A huge thank-you to respected breeder Judge Mr. Hector Hector for this great honor!

We're so proud of this young girl and excited for her future!

Merry is by BISS AM/CAN GCH Laureate Magnified ROM/ROMC AOM x Belmark's Gracelyn at Kel-Lani

Bred by Christine O'Dare & Bella Thompson Corwin

Congratulations to owners Frances Hughes & Susan L. Anderson, Esq. 

Chase’s official Show photos are here!

We're thrilled to be sharing Chase's official photos from the Victoria City Kennel Club's Shows! He's such a fun, happy boy to show and he just loves it! Many thanks to Sheltie breeder Judges Judith and William Byrne for the wins to finish his Championship and for your lovely comments! 

Many thanks again to Judge Dr. Gail Forsythe for awarding him Best Of Breed in a lovely entry of Shelties his first time in the ring as a Special! He now has 4 points towards his Grand Championship title.

We’re so proud of our little boy!

Chase is a NEW CHAMPION!

Kathy and Chase had a fantastic weekend at the Victoria City Kennel Club Shows! He went Winners Dog and Best of Opposite Sex over Specials under Sheltie breeder Judge Judith Byrne, Best of Winners under Sheltie breeder Judge William Byrne to finish his Championship, then the icing on the cake was Best of Breed in his first Show as a Special under Judge Dr. Gail Forsythe, earning him 4 points towards his Grand Championship!

We’re so proud of our little boy! Thank-you Kathy for your great job with Chase in the ring and to everyone for all the lovely comments on him!

Chase rocks the Winter Classic Show & Sweepstakes!

We entered Chase for two days of the Winter Classic Shows in December, and he was awesome! He went BOW and BPIB on "Glitz & Glam Day" Saturday for another 3 points! Many thanks to Judge Danik Dancause. 

Chase also won enough in Puppy Sweepstakes to cover all our entry fees! Thank you Sweeps Judge Lynne Rehsler. It was a really fun show, and he loved every minute of it! 

Thanks everyone for your sweet comments on our little boy and a big thank-you to our friend Crystal Ryan for the ring-side photos!

Many thanks to Judge Danik Dancause for these wins in a lovely entry of Shelties.

Chase’s first time in the ring at the Elsie Murray Dog Show!

Kathy and Chase travelled to Chilliwack in November and had a blast at the Elsie Murray Show. Chase, Kel-Lani's Chasing the Sun, was a little rockstar his very first time in the ring! He came home with 3 points going WD Friday under Judge Delvina Beaulac then BOW and BPIB Sunday under Judge Kathleen Anderson-Wulff.

Many thanks again to Judges Kathleen Anderson-Wulff and Delvina Beaulac.

Chase is by BISS AM/CAN GCH Laureate Magnified ROM/ROMC x Belmark's Gracelyn at Kel-Lani

Scout’s first Show!

Kathy took Scout to his very first shows at the Nanaimo Kennel Club and they had a blast! He came home with a Best Baby Puppy in Group rosette each day, and we’re so proud!

Not to be outdone, his aunt Rollie (Belmark Rolling in the Deep) went Winners Female under respected Sheltie Breeder Judge Mr. Glen Stark. She now has 8 points towards her Championship!

 

Scout’s registered name is 'Kel-Lani's Adventure Awaits' and we’re looking forward to more fun adventures with him in the future!

He's by BISS AM/CAN GCH Laureate Magnified ROM/ROMC x Belmark’s Gracelyn at Kel-Lani

The puppies are 3 weeks old!

Gracelyn's puppies are just over 3 weeks old now! They're so sweet and loving - we could watch them play all day!

Puppies are here!

Gracelyn & Magnum's beautiful puppies are here! 2 girls and 4 boys arrived last week...

She's such an excellent first time Mom and we're in love with these babies! 

We’re expecting puppies soon!

Can there be a better reason to update our blog? lol Yes, our beautiful girl ‘Gracelyn’ is pregnant! She was bred to the stunning BISS AM/CAN GCH Laureate Magnified ROM/ROMC and their puppies are due to arrive next week! We’re so excited and can hardly wait!

BISS AM/CAN GCH Laureate Magnified ROM/ROMC x Belmark’s Gracelyn at Kel-Lani

VCKC March Show

Thought I'd share a couple of candid photos from the Victoria City Kennel Club's March Show...

Kathy & Aimee in the Breed ring - love my girls!

 

 

 

 

 

With Dahly the Havanese in Puppy Sweepstakes

Kathy also had fun showing our friend Deb's Havanese to a 3 point win! Imagine a little dog totally covered with the soft hair that's found behind Shelties' ears...that's the coat of a Havanese!

Harbour City Dog Fanciers Fall Show

What an exciting weekend Kathy and Aimee had at the Harbour City Dog Fanciers Fall Show!
They won a Group 1st and Group 2nd and had a great time with friends!

Ch. Belmark Beloved at Kel-Lani ~ "Aimee"

My new favorite picture - with Judge Greg Storms from Ontario. He had SO many complimentary things to say about Aimee and that she was the nicest Sheltie he'd seen all year!

The next day I was thrilled to hear they won Group 1st under Judge Valerie Piltz from Washington. This takes Aimee more than half way to her UKC Championship! 

Kathy, you've done a lovely job with Aimee - thank-you for getting her back in the show ring! :)
I'm so proud of you both!

January = Back To School

January is back to school time after the Winter break. There's so much going on in the building all at the same time. Puppy Kindergarten is in one ring, the Novice Obedience class is in another, and sandwiched in between those two classes is the Show Dog Handling Class, with a Rally Obedience class in the corner ring.
I managed to get a quick pic of Kathy with Mardi, in the line with our friend Lawrence, and his Westie puppy Morse. 

It's great to get back into the swing of things!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

May the joy of the Season

be with you all year long!

Throwback Thursday - Back To The 80's

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.

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.

Sugar at our local Farm Market

Nice sunny skies yesterday made for the perfect Fall afternoon at our local Farm Market with Sugar :) 

Ringside Candids From VIDFA Dog Show

Here are the ringside candid shots of our boy Mardi's first time in the ring. This photo captures his personality so perfectly! He's such a happy, confident, outgoing little guy!

Belmark Kel-Lani's Mardi Gras ~ "Mardi"

(BISS Grand Am/Can Ch Jade Mist Belmark Bragging Rights x Tara Hill Patriot Charm)

 

And I love this one with my daughter Kathy, who's trained him so beautifully! They make a great team!

VIDFA Dog Show Weekend

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.

Mardi and Kathy

We thought it would be fun to get him out for some show experience, as our local training classes were cancelled this Spring - the building where we train is being used by Fox Studios for storing props and cars for the TV series "Gracepoint". Mardi went Reserve Winners Dog both days, and had a great time.

 "Mardi"

Belmark Kel-Lani's Mardi Gras

Kathy and Adriana did some shopping at the show dog supplies vendor, and we all enjoyed hot fries and poutine from the food truck. It was also nice to meet some other Sheltie exhibitors here on the Island. These are a couple of photos that Adriana took at our grooming tent setup :)  There are also some ringside candid shots of Mardi's first time in the ring that we'll share as soon as the photographer sends them!

Throwback Thursday

Jasper's Agility Adventures

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!

They're doing awesome, and the fact that Jasper is the first dog they've ever trained is remarkable!

You can see why his registered name is "Kel-Lani's Jumpin' Jasper"

Here's a video of Jasper with Randy at the trial:



and with Judy at training class:



Congratulations Judy and Randy on your wonderful achievements with Jasper! We're thrilled you're having such fun with him and we can see he's thoroughly enjoying it too. Thanks again for the updates, pictures and videos!

(for those following our blog, Jasper is the puppy we nicknamed "PJ").