Solstice Flying Ace and owner Cody Smith
Charlie shown with Sweeps Judge Karen Harbert (Aelwyd Cardigans) in Los Lunas, NM October 10, 2009.
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Planning Planning
Some of my friends all me an Uberplanner but I’m not that bad. I just like looking forward. So here are my plans for the late fall, early winter:
Lindy: Pending unconfirmed litter by Arylan Tribute to Liberty due around 11/28
PJ: PJ will be home from Arylan in the next couple of weeks. Litters pending with June Carter, Aelwyd Arylan I Walk The Line, which will be due around Christmas and Addy, CH Rhys Sweet Adeline, due around the New Year.
The puppies: Frost, Bailey, Charlie and Bonnie will start practicing Rally. We aren’t sure what our plan is for practice yet but Cody and I are going to set up practice times for the Rally.
We won’t be going to another show until Feb. 2010 when we will plan on the Hobbs KC. Of course none of the new babies will be old enough for that show but Harry and I might have our own major later in the season 
. Of course there are several potentially lovely litters in the works in the SW so we are liable to have some fabulous competition by the Fall of 2010.
Plus Sienna aka The Flea should better hair so she will be competitive too.
Fun times are a coming!
Solstice Flying Ace
Charlie and Cody in their 1st win photo with Judge Gloria Kerr. I think Cody is looking at the toy that photographer threw, say it together “Squirrel!”.
They look good and I’m proud of them!
Weekend Wrap up
It was a really nice weekend for the Solstice gang.
Friday – Bailey WB/BOW/BOB and a pull in the group, Charlie WD/BOS
Saturday – Frost WB/BOW/BOB, Charlie WD/BOS
Sunday – Bailey WB/BOW/BOS, Charlie WD/BOS
Monday – Frost WB/BOS, Charlie WD/BOW/BOB
So everyone got points and everyone got some good practice in the group. The Flea did very well and we learned a lot about grooming and presentation of the Brussels Griffon.
We are off to the Toy Group shows on Thursday for some more Griff lessons and then the All Breed shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Valencia Valley KC shows in Los Lunas, NM
A quick show update – From Frost
Hey it’s me Frost! I’m the winner!!
We are at the dog show and today I was WB/BOW/BOB and I got to show in the group. It was raining but I was a real good girl! Charlie won today too, his Momma Cody showed him and it was her 1st dog show. We had a nice judge.
Yesterday the Brat won, Bailey was WB/BOW/BOB and Mom was excited cause she got “pulled” in group. Big deal she didn’t get a ribbon or anything for that, but it did make Mom happy. Charlie won yesterday too but Mom showed him because his Mom, Auntie Cody had to work and could play with us yesterday.
We have two more days, so stay tuned and stay cool,
Frost out
Going to a dog show
Finally! I haven’t been to a show with my dogs since the 1st of June. We have 3 of the 4 class dogs and the Flea to show. It will be Bailey, Charlie and Sienna’s 1st show. We have 4 days in Alamogordo, NM and then we move to Los Lunas, NM for 4 more days. The Flea shows at the Toy group shows in Los Lunas and then we have a supported Cardi entry on Saturday. We only have 2 points at the supported entry which was disappointing but people are not traveling as much so not many of our non NM Cardi folks are entered. These will be my only shows for the fall and I’ll be staying home over the winter.
The last few days in New England
We spent the last few days enjoying the nice weather. Thursday we went to Hull and the beach at Nantaskat. The beach is where Linda and Kevin like to go. Hull is a historic harbor town founding in 1644. We stopped by to see some CUTE Boston Terrier puppies belonging to Linda’s friend Ginny O’Connell. Then spent an hour or so walking along the beach, I tried to save clams from the seagulls by tossing them back into the water. I think the seagulls won.
Linda and the cute Boston puppy
More cuteness
View of Hull from Ft Revere
mine! mine! mine!
I saved this one, more clams for me!
Saturday we went to the Oxbridge KC dog show Kevin was judging so Linda and I went along just for fun. It was a beautiful New England day in Connecticut and we saw some nice dogs and I even ran into people I knew! The show site was along a pretty river and it was a small show that made me imagine what old time dog shows might have been like.
Watching Crew from the dog show
Kevin Flynn - Judge
Jude and Valentine
A pretty view on the way home
Our last day we went shopping at Bass Pro Shop, this place is crazy, an amusement park for sportsmen/women! Lots and Lots and Lots of things. Plus a nature trail out back, a restaurant and bar and snack bar a shooting gallery. Like I said crazy!
Kevin attacks with a rabid stuffed fox while Moose looks on
Linda's secret dream!
Are we fashion forward?
There were real live trout in that pond
Don't eat me!
This is the view from the nature trail behind the store
Geese
No pictures please, I'm sunning on the Bass Pro porch!
It was a great trip and I’m lucky to have such good friends show me such a fun time. And a nice Mommy who took care of the kids at home.
Back from Cape Cod
We arrived on the Cape on Wednesday and it was a nice cool day and the set up went well. This is a four day cluster Thursday – Sunday. Thursday and Sunday are the Cape Cod KC shows and Friday and Saturday are the South Shore KC shows. These shows average 1100 or 1100 hundred dogs I think. A nice size show with a couple of specialities and this year hosted the Otterhound Club of America Nationals. I had the pleasure of stewarding for the Otterhounds both Thursday and for their Nationals on Saturday. As a rare breed you don’t get to see them often so it was a treat to see 50 of them in one place.
This dog Ch Scentasia’s Shake Rattle N Roll won the Nationals and I believe also won the group one day too.
Thursday after the show my friend Heidi picked me up and took me to her home in Brewster. We had a great dinner!
I met Heidi back in El Paso years ago when she was my first Shorthair, Snert’s vet. We have stayed in touch through the years and I was thrilled to be able to spend a little time with her. I got to meet her animals, her Coonhound Frito even slept with me
Heidi’s turkeys are famous, they have even made the Cape Cod Times newspaper.
Friday and Saturday were Linda’s shows and it was unfortunate the lovely weather didn’t hold…
The weather cleared for Sunday’s show and even with the bad weather the New England exhibitors made the best of it. I saw some very nice dogs and some great handling. The Show committees really go all out with the Hospitaliy. The food was great and they really take care of their people and it is always great to work with the folks from both clubs. A job well done! I can’t wait to come again.
Match Play
Since my plans changed we were able to go to OTDFA’s match today. We had Frost, Bailey, Charlie and Sienna entered.
The Flea didn’t have any competition in breed but she did get a Group 2 in the Toy Puppy Group.
Charlie beat his sisters for the breed and went on the represent the Herding Group in Best Puppy in Match. He didn’t win the big prize, it was a cute Bassett that walked off with the Best in Match Ribbon but he did a really good job. It was a long and low sweep at the match as the Best Adult in Match was a Pem.
Charlie at the fun match!
Home from Dixon
Another Richmond Dog Fanciers Dog Show in the books. As always the folks from RDF were wonderful! Always a good time. A great group of hardworking people, I’m thankful they include me in their club. The local residence of Dixon, CA are always very gracious.
People are always curious why I’m there in Northern California all the way from Texas. It is a great learning experience for one thing. I get to help put on a very large dog show (almost 2000 dogs), I get to see dogs from another region that I might not see otherwise, I get meet new people and because of my “job” I get to meet judges and talk dogs with them always an education!
Of course this year I got to see a dog I know very well!
BIS Ch. Javahill Backwoods Boy, RN
Bubba Ranger was ending his “summer” camp with his Javahill Team. Ranger was BOB both days and was awarded a Grp 4 on Saturday, it was fun to see him out there in the big ring. One of my favorite guys. Here he is going from BOB to the Hospitality Golf Cart, he is up for anything.
I also got to see PJ’s brother Harvey again which was really nice and watch my friend Janne Radcliffe judge her 1st Cardigan assignment and awarding the finishing points to a very nice dog bred by Jane and Patrick Smith.
All and all a great weekend, but I’m glad to be home, I missed my own dogs. It is getting harder and harder to travel without them.
