CH Posey

On October 20, 2013 Posey, Monumental High Sierra Wildflower finished her AKC Championship by going WB/BOW.  Posey is loved and owned (and co-owned with Tana) by Heather Ingham and lives in CA.  She was first shown by a professional handler for a couple points.  Then Heather and Laurie Isaacson shared the duties of showing her.  They made a great team and managed to finish Posey in grand style.  Sadly, I (Tana) never got to see Posey show.  However-I've been told that Posey is very well trained and was easy to show.  She's a very pretty girl who reminds me of her mother, Sadie (GCH CH CT Monumental Ravenwd Smart Choice CD RE).    She is the 29th champion for her sire, GCH CH Rockstar's Reconsider Me, aka Slade, owned by Pam Fisher of Rockstar Dalmatians.  Congratulations to everyone involved in achieving this championship.  Along the way Posey had many nice wins including a BOS over a top winning bitch special.

Heather and CH Posey

 

Joie earns the AKC Canine Good Citizen title

Sat., Aug. 3rd I took Joie and Sadie to a fun match put on by the Newfoundland club.  Sadie had a great time performing her Open obedience tricks and Joie was very good in the Novice obedience ring.  Just for kicks I decided to put Joie in the Canine Good Citizen test--thought it would be a good thing to do to warm her up for the novice ring.  She passed with flying colors.  So-I'll pay the extra $20 to AKC so that Joie can add that to the end of her name.  She'll be CH Monumental Highly Resembles A Rockstar RN TD CA CGC ASCA RN.  She's been a busy girl since the end of March.

Lure Coursing--CA titles earned in April

In April I entered Brady and Joie in Lure Coursing Trials.  We had such great fun that weekend.  Both the kids earned the CA title.  I've finally ordered photos from that day.  The photographer did a great job taking photos.  Both Joie and  Brady ran all of their 600 yard courses in less than a minute.  Brady was always around 45 seconds.  He thinks this game was invented just for him.  Other exhibitors were calling him the 'Sight Hound Wannabe.'  That he is for sure.  Joie ran her courses in great fashion, too.  However-she was not quite a crazy to run as Brady was.  She was very alert at the line and she behaved quite well.  Brady, on the other hand, went to the line screaming and traveling on his hind legs.  Hard to hold that boy.
Photos of Brady:

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Photos of Joie:

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Brady #1

Just found out after looking on the AKC website that Brady (GCH CH Monumental Taking The High Road) is the #1 Dalmatian for 2012 in the Owner-Handler Series which was started this year.  We were only in 1 competition, but it paid off.  He was BOB and also received a Group 1 from Judge Glenda Dawkins.  This competition was held in Denver in February.  Wish more clubs would include the Owner-Handler competition along with their all-breed shows.  Additionally, 1/2 brother Gambler (GCH CH Glen Oaks Firekeeper's Gambler)  was the #2 Dalmatian.  (They share the same dad--Slade--BISS GCH CH Rockstar's Reconsider Me ROMX)

Happy 10th Birthday Jordi!

Today my big liver boy, Jordi, turned 10.  It doesn't seem possible-where does the time go.  He is a very sweet, happy boy.  Tuesday he got to do a little tracking--helped me find my friend's small camera.  Yesterday he got to do a therapy visit at MacKenzie Place where my mother lives.  She loves him.  He makes her laugh.  Everyone there loved seeing him.  Today we played in the yard, had special mini cakes, and got a couple new toys.  Jordi thinks every day is special.  That's just the way he is.  Here are some photos from his day:

What a hppy boy!!!  Love the devil look.

getting his cake

finishing touches

sniffing more cake

going to get that cake

 

 

trotting in the yard

happy dance!!

loving his time in the yard

what a nice day!

checking out his new toys-a Dal from our friends in Holland and a gorilla that 'talks'

 

 

my laughing boy-he had a great day

GDDC Specialty

Brady was Select Dog under Judge Connie Clapp at one of the GDDC Specialties held in Greeley, CO Aug. 17.  He turned 2 years of age a few days later.  This boy loves showing.

Colorado Springs show pics

Here are new pics of Brady from the Colorado Springs shows-he was BOB both days.  It is going to take him forever to get the Bronze GCH level as entries around here are very small right now.  He has somewhere between 34 and 38 points toward that.  Oh well-he is fun to show so we will get to show for a long time.  He is 21 1/2 months old in these photos.  We were showing in a horse arena with reddish dirt--not too nice for the white feet.  He did make a cut of 6 in the group even though he wasn't what I'd call at his best that weekend.  We had a bitch in season at home and she was peaking--Brady wasn't too interested in showing as a result.  His brain truly was elsewhere.