~What's new in the dog show ring ~

2012

January 21-22, 2012 - Heart Of Texas Australian Shepherd Club in Rendon, TX:  What a weekend!  This is the kind of weekend that we dream of...Saturday morning McKenna wins Best Junior, Bliss wins Winners Bitch  and then Best of Winners for a 3 point major!  Saturday afternoon, McKenna wins Reserve Best Junior, Bliss wins Winners Bitch and then Best of Winners for another 3 point major!  Bliss is now an ASCA Champion with all major wins!  Sunday morning McKenna wins Best Junior and Skylar wins Winners Dog for a 3 point major!  Sunday afternoon McKenna wins Reserve Best Junior and Pebbles wins Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, and Best Of Opposite Sex over 4 bitch specials!!!  And, last but not least, Pebble's brother, Canyon Lake's Dance Time In Texas "Strait", wins Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best of Opposite Sex over the #1 ranked Aussie in ASCA on Saturday afternoon!  I'm so proud of McKenna for her outstanding handling skills & poise she shows in the ring.  She's really improving her handling skills with every show.  I'm also really proud of the incredible Aussies that we have the pleasure of showing and even more importantly the pleasure of sharing our lives with!

January 14-15, 2012 - Corpus Christi Kennel club in Sinton, TX:  Skylar wins Winner's Dog on Saturday and Sunday, bringing him closer to completing his championship!

January 6, 2012 - Nolan River Kennel Club Dog Show in Glen Rose, TX:  The new year began with a huge win for us at the USASA Australian Shepherd Specialty Show in Glen Rose, TX.  Pebbles takes Winner's Bitch for a 5 point major to a huge entry!  There were a lot of very nice dogs there and the win is an impressive accomplishment for Pebbles & McKenna!  Pebbles is exceeding our expectations - after 3 weekends showing in AKC, she has both of her majors & 9 points!  Way to go, McKenna!

2011

December 9-11, 2011:  Lone Star State Classic Dog Show in Dallas, TX:  Pebbles takes Reserve Winner's Bitch to a major on Saturday and Winner's Bitch and Best of Winner's on Sunday for a 4 point major!  That was Pebble's second weekend in the AKC ring and she's already major pointed!  We are so excited about her!  Good job, McKenna!

November 26-27, 2011:  CenTex Kennel Club in Alvarado, TX:  Skylar takes Winner's Dog and Pebbles takes Reserve Winner's Bitch on Sunday!  Pebbles is quickly learning just what to do! Good Job to all!

November 20, 2011:  Heart Of Texas Australian Shepherd Club in Arlington, TX:  McKenna wins another Best Junior!  Working towards the goal of reaching the 500 Club.  Way to go!

October 29-30, 2011:  Heart Of Texas Australian Shepherd Club in Keller, TX:  McKenna wins two Best Junior & two Reserve Best Junior!  Pebbles enters the show ring for the very first time & takes Winner's Bitch & Best of Winners for a 3 point major!  The second show, Pebbles takes Reserve Winner's Bitch to a 3 point major.  The third show, Pebbles takes Winner's Bitch for a 3 point major!  That's 2 majors & 6 points in ASCA her first 3 times in the ring all out of the 9-12 month puppy class!  We're so excited about her and thrilled that the judges loved her as much as we hoped they would!  Way to go McKenna & Pebbles - I'm very proud of you both! 

October 22-23, 2011:  Bell County Kennel Club show in Belton, TX:  Bliss take Winner's Bitch, Best Of Winners, and Best Of Opposite Sex on Saturday for a 4 point major to complete her AKC Championship!  Skylar takes Winner's Dog on Sunday for a 4 point major!  What an awesome weekend!  Keep it up, McKenna - you're doing great!

October 15-16, 2011:  Tyler Texas Kennel Club show in Canton, TX:  Bliss takes Winners Bitch, Best Of Winners, and Best Of Opposite Sex on Saturday leaving her with only her 2nd major needed to finish her championship!  Way to go McKenna & Bliss!

September 17-18, 2011:  Hill Country Australian Shepherd Club show in Austin, TX:  Bliss takes a 5 point major , giving her 10 points & 2 majors in just 3 weekends!  Skylar took Reserve to a 5 point major and last but certainly not least:  McKenna takes 2 Best Junior wins to qualify her for finals at Nationals in 2012!  Way to go McKenna...what a great weekend!

August 6-7, 2011:  Hill Country Australian Shepherd Club show in Kerrville, TX:  Skylar takes a 4 point major (at his first ASCA show!), Aston (our up-&-coming star) takes Best Of Breed Puppy, and McKenna takes Best Junior with a win over the #2 Junior Handler (this girl is quite talented) in ASCA in the United States!!!  We had a great weekend & I'm very proud of them all! 

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June 18-19, 2011:  Rolla Missouri Kennel Club show at Gray Summit, MO (Purina Farms):  Bliss is Winner's Bitch and Best Of Opposite Sex on Saturday for 2 points handled by McKenna.  Bliss is Winner's Bitch on Sunday for a2 points handled by Maggie Pryor.  Bliss is only 4 points shy of her championship!  Congratualtions to McKenna & Maggie for their excellent showmanship!  (and for enduring the broken window in the RV...lol)

June 11-12, 2011:  New Hope Australian Shepherd Club show in College Station, TX:  Bliss took a 5 point major, and 2 reserves to majors!  McKenna did an awesome job handling Bliss & one of the judges even said she wanted to "steal her" to help her handle German Shepherds!  Congratulations, team McKenna and Bliss!

Skylar, Briarbrook Reach For The Sky, took 4th Place at the USASA Nationals in the 12-18 month class and 4th Place in the 15-18 month Puppy Sweeps!  What an accomplishment!  Thanks Kimber for all of your hard work.  We look forward to Skylar's return after Nationals!

The Denton Dog Show was a red ribbon weekend for us.  That is, we were 2nd place everytime we entered the ring!  Oh well, if it were easy, a Championship title wouldn't mean much.  And it's always good experience and we never stop learning!

On Easter weekend, we attended the Shreveport Dog Show.  On Friday, McKenna won Best Junior!  She also handled Tucker to Reserve Winner's Dog to a major.  On Monday, Bliss took Winner's Bitch to bring her another step closer to her championship!

Skylar was Reserve Winner's Dog April 7th at the Australian Shepherd Specialty show in Wichita, Kansas.  That is quite an accomplishment considering the number of Aussies entered and his young age!  Thanks again, Kimber!  We miss Skylar and can't wait for him to come home after Nationals!

McKenna had an awesome weekend at the Faith City Kennel Club dog show in Fort Worth, March 26-27.  On Sunday, McKenna & Bliss took a 4 point major win over several professional handlers and many owner handlers!  She was the only 13 year old showing...all the others were adults...but you could tell it didn't make her nervous at all!  She showed with such confidence and showed how very far she has come in her handling!  Tucker also went Reserve Winner's Dog to a major win that day!  What a great show for us!  I'm very proud of McKenna!

Skylar has been on the road with Kimber Shields learning the ropes of the showring and getting over his reluctance to allow the judges to examine him.  Looks like he's past all of that!  He took Reserve Winner's Dog on March 19th to a major at the Kansas City, MO show.   On April 2nd, he took Winner's Dog for his first AKC point.  Kimber reports that he now gets so excited to go into the ring that he can hardly contain himself ringside!  Thanks, Kimber for your excellent handling and training!

Tucker took Reserve Winner's Dog in the Faith City Kennel Club dog show in Wichita Falls on March 6th.  Tucker is showing well & McKenna is doing a great job of showing him!  We look forward to our next show in Fort Worth, March 26-27.

2011 began with our toughest show of the year!  The Aussie specialty in Glen Rose, TX hosted approximately 100 Australian Shepherds.  While I feel we did pretty well at the show, we didn't achieve any points towards championships.  What we did achieve, is a great weekend with plenty of  experience for McKenna and we enjoyed seeing all of the nice Aussies that came to the show!