Watch out for agility news this May! Kona and handler Mike Padgett were chosen to represent the USA at the World Agility Open in Belgium! Kona has had a remarkable year - earning 4th place at the Team Relay at the 2011 USDAA Nationals (Team Skunk Whisperers) and 8th place overall for Team out of 175 teams!! She made it to the finals in Steeplechase and was Top 12" dog at Nationals! This team is smokin!
ASSA National:
Cloud daughter Ayla earned her PT!
Deacon won 1st place in Utility B and 3rd place in Open B.
Bilbo is up to QQ #11!!! Way to go Bilbo and Heather!
Jack took WD in Colorado for 2pts!
Chase earned his first JHD leg at the AHBA trial in Texas! Way to go guys!
Rhymer daughter Kona earned her MAD title for USDAA!
Bison and Ice went to the AHBA trial in Ohio and came back with some brags! Bison ran in Level III, earning scores of 90.5, 98, 96, and a whole slew of placements and a High in Trial. He earend a RLF-III leg and his HTAD-III. Ice ran at Level I and earned some impressive scored for such a young dog: 85.5 and 89 out of 90, as well as many placements. Ice came home with an RLF-I leg and his HTAD-I.
Faerie Shelties is proud of our first OTCh Sheltie -- Deacon, OTCh Faerie's Master Craftsman PT UDX RAE2 GN GO OM1. Deacon finished his UD in July and within 11 trials finished his OTCh title. Deaconwon the Open and Utility classes multiple times, along with High in Trials and High in Combineds
Raven finished her Open Standard title with a first place!
Selkie x Jack kids are hitting the rings. Faerie's Wind Chill, finished his RN title at 18 months. Chill finished the title with a 1st place and score of 100. Across the country in Nevada, brother Faerie's Winter Storm Warning, Blizzard, made his NADAC debut with a Q in Hoopers and 2 Q's in Jumpers.
ASSA National News
Herding
- Cloud took 1st in the Advanced Sheep class, 2nd in Advanced Ducks, and Reserve High in Trial Ducks and High in Combined!!! Not bad for a dog who ran at Agility Nationals 2 weeks ago!
- Flutter took 2nd in the Advanced Sheep class.
- Ice qualified in his PT run.
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Voo qualified in his HT run.
Obedience/Rally
- Deacon Q'd in Open B with a 2nd place and Rally Advanced with a 1st place
Cloud earns his MACH!! He is now MACh HCh WTCh Faerie's Dream Catcher HXAsdc HSBs MX MXJ HTD-Is HRD-IIIs. Cloud will be going to Agility Nationals later this year. A big Thank You to Mike and Jan Padgett for training and trialing Cloud!
Tammy will be doing a Sheltie-Only herding clinic at the ASSA 2011 National, as well as the herding instinct testing.
Selkie will be bred to Jack when she comes into season. This is a repeat of last year's breeding; outstanding herding dogs are to be expected. Selkie is a littermate to MACH Kona and ASSA 2009 High in Trial Fiver.
On January 1st, 2011 -- Kona earns her MACH while her littermate Fiver finished her Ranch Large Flock II title with a 1st place. Both of these girls are out of HTCh HCh Flutter, sired by MACH2 Ch Rhymer VCX.
