As the grand finale to his
first outdoor agility season, Parker completed his second and
third agility titles on November 9, 2002. It's now Balmoral's
Blue Moon, NA, NAJ, OA! As icing on the cake, seven
of the nine agility legs he earned this year were clean runs!
Parker was trained/handled to these wins by Candace Heller.
Bentley is our most empathetic
sheltie. He is very sensitive to the feelings of other dogs and
people. A story about "Mr. B " is featured in
Kim Dearth's newly published book, "The Compassion of Dogs."
Bentley was delighted to see his name in print!
On September 21st, Chet was
WD/BOS under Breeder/Judge Debra Tessmann at the Butler County
Kennel Club Show for two more points. We want to thank
Rose Linton for presenting Chet so beautifully in the ring.
On September 1, 2002 Can Ch
Kelbren Blue Flame ("Chet") was Winner's Dog under
Judge Gary Sparschu at the Ft. Steuben Kennel Club Show and earned
his first American conformation point!! Chet is our first
show hopeful, so this was our first conformation point too.
A huge "thank you" goes to Rose Linton (Softale Shelties)
who expertly handled Chet to this win.
Parker earned the final leg
of his Novice Agility title on August 24, 2002 with a third clean
run! Parker is the first Balmoral sheltie to earn an agility
title, and he is the first agility titlist for his breeders (Jim
and Cathy Wojcik---Imperial Shelties) as well. Parker was trained/handled
to these exciting wins by Candace Heller, and he's now training
for his Standard Open agility title.
Copyright (c) 2002
Pup Art--Kathleen Schaffer.
Parker (Balmoral's Blue Moon)
had two very exciting wins at the WCOTC Agility Trial on August
10th and 11th. He ran like the wind and received a perfect score
of 100 on both days. Parker NQ'ed at his first two agility trials
in July, so we were amazed and thrilled to have gotten two clean
runs this time. We hope to complete Parker's NA title in the
near future. Parker was handled/trained by Candace Heller.
At the Three Rivers Shetland
Sheepdog Club of Greater Pittsburgh Specialty on June 21st, Bentley
finished his CD in style! In addition to earning his third CD
leg, he also garnered the High Scoring Novice award. Bentley
is the first Balmoral sheltie to earn an obedience title of any
type! Bentley was handled and trained by his long time friend,
Debbie Miller-Gurchak.
At the same show, Can CH Kelbren Blue Flame ("Chet")
won the Open Blue Class under respected breeder judge Nioma Stoner
Coen. We are just thrilled with the way Chet is showing right
now.
At the WCOTC Obedience Trial
on June 8, 2002, Bentley (affectionately known as Mr. B) earned
his second CD leg. As icing on the cake, he significantly improved
on the score that he received for his first CD leg, and he was
the high scoring sheltie today. Two legs down, and one to go!!
Bentley was handled and trained by his long time friend, Debbie
Miller-Gurchak.
We took Chet to an AKC All
Breed Conformation Match on June 2, 2002, and we were thrilled
with how well he showed and with all of the wonderful comments
that we received about him ringside. Chet won BOB and the Herding
Group with me at the end of the leash. We just couldn't be happier
with the way he looked and moved at the match.
On May 11, 2002, our dream
came true---we welcomed a lovely blue show boy ("Chet")
into our home! Through the generosity of Carol Craswell (Kelbren
Shelties), we now co-own a lovely sixteen month old blue merle
male with a temperament and a pedigree that we adore.
Chet finished his Canadian
Championship at eight months of age, and his first U.S. show
was the Western Massachusetts Specialty on May 11th. We met Carol
at the show to bring Chet home, and we were thrilled to see him
win the Open Blue Class at the specialty. That made an already
joyous day even more so!!
A special "thank you"
to Jennifer Graham (Silversong Shelties) who made us aware of
the fact that Chet might be available to a U.S. show home. :)
"Chet"
Can. Ch. Kelbren Blue
Flame
BISS Am
Ch Granville Merisle Commotion X Can Ch Kelbren Tresta Tatianna)
Photos by Jennifer
Graham
April has been a great month
for us!! On April 21st, Tom and I took Bentley to an obedience
match in Wheeling, WV, and while we were there, we had him tested
for a Canine
Good Citizen Certificate (CGC) and his Therapy
Dog International Certification (TDI). To our delight, he
passed both tests!! He now has initials after his name!! Bentley
was handled and trained by his long time friend, Debbie Miller-Gurchak.
On April 2 our lovely red sable
boy, Solange Lo and Behold (Spencer), followed in his brother?s
footsteps by winning Best Adult Male and Best Overall Pet in
this year?s Virtual Sheltie Show (VSS).
On April 7th, our oldest blue
boy, Bentley, got his first CD leg at the Youngstown All Breed
Training Center. This was only his second show, and we were thrilled
that he did so well. We almost got a leg on Saturday too, but
he decided to go check out the ring steward during the group
stay exercise. This is the first performance leg that Tom and
I have ever put on a dog, so we're on Cloud Nine. One leg down
and two more to go!! Bentley was handled and trained by his long
time friend, Debbie Miller-Gurchak.
