Seattle Show

Seattle KC Results:

Saturday March 12, 2011

Judge Honey Ann Glendinning

Dunes Not All Treasure Is Silver And Gold "Token" - WD for a 4 pt major

Aurigan MP Primary Attraction "Phantom" - WB/BOW for a 4 pt major - finishing her Ch.

Am/Can Ch. Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue "Bella" - BOS for more GCH points

Sunday March 13, 2011

Judge Kenneth Buxton

Dunes Not all Tresure Is Silver And Gold "Token" - WD/BOW for a 3 point major

Aurigan Mantle Strikes Again "Desi" - WB for 2 points

NEW Ch. aurigan MP Primary Attraction "Phantom" - SB for her first GCH points

Am/Can Ch. Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue "Bella" - BOS for more GCH points

Good weekend for the Aurigan/Dune/Fogcatcher crew.

On the home front: we still have snow at the house. Which is putting a serious cramp in my plans for a garden this year. Might end up being a late summer garden...

On to Nationals!!! I am very excited to see old friends and meet new ones this year.

Canada Results

Pot Of Gold show, Cloverdale, BC

02/27/11 Judge Lesley Hiltz

Dunes Not All Treasure Is Silver And Gold - Best Of Breed, Best Of Winners, Best Puppy, Best Puppy In Herding Group and a Herding Group 3 win - 5 points

Aurigan Mantle Strikes Again - Winners Bitch, Best Opposite, Best Bred By Exhibitor - 2 points

Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue - Reserve Winners Bitch

02/28/11 Judge Thomas Alexander

Ch. Aurigan Dunes National Treasure - Best Of Breed

Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue - Winners Bitch, Best Opposite, Best Bred By Exhibitor - 2 points

Aurigan Mantle Eye Candy - Reserve Winners Bitch

Bella is now a Canadian Champion!

Token is currently ranked #1 Cardigan in Canada, #7 Herding Puppy (tied for)

It was quite a weekend! Now I have to go back to spend my loonies ;)

Serious Catch-Up

I am finally getting back to the blog! Here are some updates, which we are very proud of!


















Above: We have a NEW HOME!!! After a very long year of living out of a suitcase, Jesse and I purchased this beautiful home near Wenatchee, WA. We are looking forward to raising our dogs here.

Above: Bella got point number 11 and 12 at the Wenatchee, WA show

Above: We got to see Harley, Hunter's 8 year old grandfather and Hunter together. Harley has been one of my favorite dogs for a long time. I am so happy to have his younger clone in my house!

Harley is Am/Int Ch. Aurigan Thunder Rolls, CD RN CGC - on the left

Above: Bella wins her 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th points in the form of a 5 point major Sunday at Richland, WA by going WB/BOW to earn her Champion status! Thank you to all of her support! We knew she could do it.

Above: Hunter was such a good boy at Richland this year. Even tho he didnt win any ribbons, he was 'pulled' all three days and considered in the final lineup. Friday was the first NWCF Specialty, and Saturday was a Supported Entry. He is now blowing coat, so he wont be seeing a show ring until he finds it again. I was also voted in as a board member to the Northwest Cardigan Fanciers, and trophy chairman for the upcoming year.

Above: Token was 5 1/2 months in the above picture at Richland. Too young to show, but I couldnt resist getting him all cleaned up to take pictures of :)

Above: Token and Jesse at their first show in Canada, over Halloween weekend. Token was WD/Best Puppy for 2 points! It was an awesome weekend for Dune. On Saturday Bella took BOB/BOW/WB for 3 points, Hunter was BOS, and Token was WD/Best Puppy for 2 points!!! On Sunday, Bella was BOB/BOW/WB for another 3 points, and Hunter was BOS. Bella now has 9 points total toward her Canadian championship in two weekends of showing. Not too shabby! She will even be on Canadian TV as she was in the herding group.

Above: Jesse and Token have started taking handling classes in Wenatchee, WA. Very good experience for both dog and handler. I will be taking Bella to the next class to prepare us for campaigning her toward her Grand Championship title. She needs some polishing and I certainly could use some pro handling tips.

Above: SNOW! We had our first snow at our new house Nov 09, 2010. It's Token's first snow too, and all the dogs thoroughly enjoyed the fabulous change in the weather.

Above: The breathtaking view from my deck. We have 2.5 acres, are 700 ft from a river, and have all the USFS land behind the house that I could ask for. I am sure this winter will be a little extreme, but I have plenty of indoor work to do before I really need to get back outside.

So, I guess that brings me up to today. More later!

Bella's Birthday Picture

Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue - Bella is a year old!

She isnt a puppy anymore.

Wiccan took these great pictures! Bella and a Striker x Beatrys puppy

I dont really think Bella was asleep, she was just ignoring the puppy ;)

Beach Photo Op

Hunter, Beatrys, Candy, LE and Bella at the Beach this weekend.

Photos taken by W. York-Patten

Had To Add This One Too

Another picture Wiccan took at the Portland, OR show. Amazing. I love this girl. I do. Just like I love her mama.

9 months old already?!!

Just got new pics of Bella - Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue. The Sally x Deacon litter is now 9 months old.

W. York-Patten at the Cardigan Complex Blog took some smashing pictures of the kids at the Portland, OR show this past weekend, and this head shot of Bella is so nice! Thanks! I have a VERY hard time getting head shots of her.

Question to the Cardigan populus in general: Wiskers - trimmed or left alone? Anyone had a bad experience or a good experience with Wisker trimming? I ask because Bella has some tentacles coming out of her face! You can kinda see them in the picture. They seem a bit overwhelming for her face, but I have never trimmed whiskers before. :)

Spoiling the dog

Jesse and I dont allow the dogs on the couch - but we did bring Bella up for some snuggles. :)

Weekend pics

Jesse showing LE in open class Sunday
Aurigan Mantle Eye Of The Tiger aka "Jake" yawning for his new mom and dad!
Aurigan Dunes Bentley aka "Bentley"

Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue aka "Bella"

In other news...

All the 'grand-puppies' at Grandma Karen's in Dayton.

L to R - LE, Callie (English Springer), Bella, Hunter and Velvet New pictures of Bella. It's like we cloned Sally! Minus the excess hair.
Gotta love make-shift tables... I think I need to put a real one on my B-Day list!

In other news, Hunter gets to try for his International title next weekend. Those are busy shows, but I might have to take my new Diana Gabaldon book since I am only showing one dog. Dayl already finished the book, so I am way behind ;)

Hunter is also still doing beginning agility, and is doing pretty good. I am a little bit of a spaz, (like getting Hunter on my right side. I am already left and right challenged. This is torture.) but he is doing fine!

Then I have LE and Bella at Vancouver. So excited to see Riley again! Riley is Hunter's handsome half-brother.

And after that, I am scheduled for a heart procedure in Spokane, WA the day after the Vancouver show. I have the same condition that Kim has. I have AVNRT which is a condition that I have had forever. I have an electrical pathway that gets messed up sometimes and causes extreme tachycardia (fast heartbeats). My heartbeat goes well over 230 beats a minute (normal resting rate is about 70-80), which has caused me to pass out/black out. The heart gets into a rhythm and can't get itself out without chemical help. I am not fond of ER visits... So they are going to put a catheter into my femoral artery and put electrical nodes into my heart, stimulate the heart to get it into the wacked out rhythm, and find out where the messed up pathway is. Next, they will zap the electrical pathway with a laser. This is called radiofrequency ablation. Hopefully this solves the issues I have been having since I can remember. It's a fairly safe procedure as far as heart stuff goes. But, still, it's the biggest procedure I have ever had done. At first I was nervous to go through it, but now the constant fear of another ER visit (stress, cold meds, caffeine, or stimulants of any kind can trigger it) outweighs the doubts and anxiety.

And then our next outing will be CANADA! Yep, I am excited. I think we might even have 3 points in bitches Sat and Sun....

Wenatchee Show

Wenatchee KC Show Results:
Saturday 09-12-09 Judge Dr. Ruby Hertz
Notzmo Giant Dancer at Stonelight aka Caleb - WD/BOS 1pt
Aurigan MP Primary Attraction aka Phantom - WB/BOW 1pt
Kennebec Dunes Limited Edition aka LE - RWB

Sunday 09-13-09 Judge Anitra Cuneo
Notzmo Simon Sez aka Simon- RWD
Kennebec Dunes Limited Edition aka LE - RWB

Denise Waiting's Ruby was BOB both days GP 3 Saturday, not sure about today.
Kay and Glen Garrity's girl Bella was WB today
Cant remember Denise's boy's name - he went RWD Sat, and WD/BOW/BOS today.

Dayl and I helped show the two Notzmo boys, who were very good for only meeting us once! They can be seen at http://www.wagginthedog.blogspot.com/ . I love showing new dogs. It's challenging and fun. Especially puppies. I was also very happy with LE's performance, even tho she didnt get the big wins. I am just glad she put in a good showing - no 'energizer-bouncing-bunny' routine. It makes a big difference when they are steady and focused.

Another AWESOME part of my weekend was the B-Match...
Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue aka Bella at 4 1/2 months went BOB, and Group 1 under Lorrie Bellah. Its always fun to win prizes, get the puppies some experience, AND get recognition for having a nice puppy. I hope she continues to blossom into all her potential. Her brother Maksim looks to be growing up nicely too. ;)

Hunter is doing well in his agility class. Not sure when he will be ready for actual trials tho.

My Helpers

All the kids were playing up stairs today while I cleaned and took pics. They were helping by, of course, being in the way. LE is really good at staying out of the way, usually, with the exception of the kitchen. She lays either right under the sink or by the stove which happen to be the two places I seem to be most. Bella and Hunter just go wherever I go. A bit annoying some days...

As I was making my way back up the stairs, they were all waiting for me - AND I had the camera in hand.

Hunter - 20 months old, Bella - 4 months old, LE - 4 years old

Enumclaw Show Weekend

Congrats to all the winners this weekend at Enumclaw!
I don't have the catalog with me, so I will try to do my best here...

Friday night at the B-Match, Miss Bella (Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue) got a Group 2! Dayl said she looked like a bowl of jello running around the ring. She has A LOT of skin to grow into. I was very happy with her performance - even tho she cant hold still to save her life... ;)

Saturday Results
LE (Kennebec Dunes Limited Edition) went 2nd in Open
Phantom (Aurigan MP Primary Attraction) went 1st in 12-18mo bitch and RWB
Brecca (Rememberance Brecca) went 4th in Open
Savannah (Wofrun White Lightning) was WB/BOS for a 3pt major which finished her.
Dash (Coedwig's Cracker Jack) was 1st/WD/BOW for a 3pt major also.
Lincoln (Ch. Pawcific Signed Sealed Delivered) was BOB

Sunday Results under Judge R. Frost
Phantom went 1st in 12-18 mo and RWB
Brecca went 3rd in Open
LE was on some concoction of speed and/or caffeine and therefore was not given a ribbon. She was such a spaz! A happy, effervescent, over-the-top, adrenaline-took-over-her-body-and-mind spaz... (Just kidding about the speed or caffeine... that was a joke!)
Mirage was 1st/WB/BOW for a 3 pt major which finished her too!
Ruby was BOB
Lincoln was BOS

Hunter went for the CERF clinic and is all normal there. Another health clearance down! He did get to participate during grooming time too, since he seemed left out and bored...

Onto Wenatchee in a month. Good luck to all at Redmond next weekend.

Stuff

Lazy Sunday NappingThis little girl sleeps as hard as she plays
Oh sweet cold tile, how we love thee!
LE in her red brindle camo outfit... I cant believe she blends in with the floor and cupboards...

Meet Bella

Aurigan Dunes Celestine Blue *pending

Am/Can Ch. Shadowalk Deacon x Peacan Valley Mustang Sally

Bella will be at Dune to do some growing up!