Lake Elmo Regional Specialty

August 26, 2011 It was a beautiful day in Lake Elmo, MN today for the Twin Cities Regional Specialty. Our host Club was very gracious as always. Being a Specialty, there was a Sweepstakes event. Ava and Velma (on left) had to compete head to head, and Velma ended up winning 12-18 mos., and with Best of Opposite! In the regular classes, Cuervo and Maliboo were chosen as Select Dog and Bitch. This should be the last of 3 majors needed toward 'Boo's Grand Champion title. Cuervo came home with me today, but everyone else is sticking around for the rest of the weekend. Hopefully the good weather and ribbons continue!

Grayslake

June 17 & 19, 2011
Had an awesome weekend in Grayslake! On Friday, Sawyer was Reserve Winners Dog (to a 4 pt major), Sadie won the Open Bitch class, but 10 mo old Ava trumped all by going Winner's Bitch, Best of Winners (for 4 pts - her first!) and Best Puppy.

Sunday got better! Today was our supported entry. Ava came back to win Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps. In the classes, Velma won the very competitive 9-12 mo class and went Reserve to Sadie's Winners Bitch win! Maliboo took Best of Opposite out of 23 dogs including 8 specials. But, dearest to my heart, Helen won the 7-9 year old Veteran class, besting 2 other lovely "old ladies", then went head to head with the winner of the 9 yrs and older class and won Best Veteran in Sweeps! She showed great and seemed to get more into it with every go-round. That's my feisty girl!

Jefferson County, Part 2

What a weekend! Velma was again picked as Reserve Winners Bitch, but today Sawyer - Marshview's River of the Gods - went Winners Dog! The major broke, but he was happy to go home with his 1st 2 points. Cuervo was not entered today, but Best of Breed went to Maliboo - Marshview's Out Ridin' The Waves. 3 days, 3 Best of Breed wins, 3 different Marshview dogs! Amazing! Happy, happy Mother's Day to me:)

Jefferson County

May 7, 2011 Marshview was well represented in Jefferson this weekend. Velma took Reserve Winner's Bitch from the 9-12 mo class on Friday. Her sire,Cuervo, won the Breed. Then two Marshview puppies, Sawyer and Velma, went head to head for Best Puppy. While Cuervo did not place in the Working Group, daughter Velma went on to a Group 2 in the Puppy Working Group!

Today there were majors in both dogs and bitches. Sawyer won his class again - owner handled by Barb - and Velma went Winners Bitch. Then our spunky little girl went on to take Best of Breed - over 3 Specials for 4 points, scoring a major for her first career points! Cuervo and Maliboo were chosen as the Select Dog and Select Bitch - what an exciting weekend!

Fond du Lac

April 23, 2011 The Fond du Lac show is the closest show site to our house, so we had a number of dogs there. On Saturday, Ava and Velma competed in the same 6-12 month class and went 1 and 2 out of 4 puppies. Ava ended up going Reserve Winners Bitch, with just one bitch shy of a major, and Cuervo took the breed.

IKC 2011 - Chicago

February 2011 We had a good time in Chicago for 4 days of shows! Velma - our Cuervo daughter - made her ring debut this weekend and won the 6-9 month class on the day of the Regional Specialty! Two other 6-9 puppies also got their first taste of competition. A few of our Specials strutted their stuff too. Cuervo made the cut on both Saturday and Sunday in a large field of Champions. A good time was had by all!

UKC

November 2010 Two Marshview owners decided to try their hand at UKC conformation. Unlike AKC, there are fewer area shows, but when they are held, there can be 4 shows in 2 days. Which is how it happened that we now have 2 new UKC champions (already AKC champs)! 16 month old Maliboo went in with 1st-time owner/handler Julie and took Winner's Bitch all 4 shows. Rachel, who previously won AKC points with 3 year old Hogan, took Winner's Dog/Best of Winners the first 3 shows (Maliboo was BOW and new CH in the last show), and Best of Breed in 2 out of 3 of those, including a Group 4 placement! That earned him a CH, and moved him up into the Champion class for the last show where he went Best of Breed again over other champions! Kudos to these owners for trying a new way to work/have fun with their dogs.

Ft. Wayne, IN

Gabbie is a New Champion! Gabbie "Marshview's Keep 'Em All Talkin'" was entered for 2 of 5 days in Ft. Wayne, where there were enough dogs entered for majors all 5 days! On 11/3/10, her first day there, she was Winners Bitch for 4 points, giving her the 2nd "major win" she needed to earn her championship. Now maybe she can grow that lion clip out before the winter cold hits:)

Also, Sadie "Marshview's No Holding Sadie Back" could not be held back in Springfield, IL last week where she scored HER first major, from the 12-18 mo. class. Go Sadie! We hope to see more from her later in the month.

Belarus

August 2010 Lex (Martha x Walker 2008) competed in an international show in Belarus. His Best of Breed win on Saturday - after a 12 hour bus ride to get to the show - earned him a Belarus championship. Then he went on to win the Group#2 competition! Lex won BOB again on Sunday. He now has 2 certificates from foreign countries plus his home country,Finland, well on his way to an "international champion" title.

Lake Elmo, MN

August 30, 2010 It just keeps getting better and better! Today at the Northstar Working Group show, Maliboo was awarded Winner's bitch for the second time out of this 4 show cluster. I had already returned home, but heard from spectators that it was a very deserving win. With this third major, she is now CH Marshview Out Ridin' The Waves. Maliboo was expertly groomed by her owner Julie, a first-time PWD owner!

Lake Elmo, MN

August 27, 2010 was a wonderful day for the Twin Cities Regional Specialty in Lake Elmo, MN. The site was great, the weather perfect, the hosts very gracious, and the competition stiff. Thirteen month-old Maliboo showed beautifully for breeder-judge Marilyn Rimmer who awarded her Winner's Bitch over a field of 21 girls! This is Maliboo's 2nd 5-point major at a Regional Specialty, leaving her needing only 3 more points to finish.

Waukesha, WI

July 31, 2010 Marshview had high hopes for the show in Waukesha this weekend and Cuervo came through. He took Best of Breed Saturday and Select Dog on Sunday in an impressive field of Specials. He made the cut in the Working Group against some really BIG dogs! Maliboo also took Reserve Winners on Saturday. Gabbie just needed a major to finish, but unfortunately on Saturday there were not enough dogs entered and Sunday's major broke, so she sat out both days without the chance to show off her new lion clip :-(

Grayslake,IL

June 18, 2010
Friday was the PWD Club of Greater Chicago's supported show in Grayslake, IL. Maliboo, Sadie and Cuervo there. Sadie showed well and Cuervo earned a Grand Champion Select ribbon. Maliboo is still competing in the puppy class. She won the Best in Sweepstakes from the 9-12 mo. class. She went on to be named Best Puppy in the class competition, and won the Puppy Working Group for the second time! On Sunday, she took Reserve Winner's Bitch.

Canadian CH

June 4, 2010
Marshview Kennels has just gone international. In the same week we found out we have a European champion, we were just informed we have a Canadian champion also! Cuervo returned to Canada this weekend and today was awarded Best of Breed over Specials. He went on to compete in the Group and was given a Group 4 placement. With the points earned today, he has achieved a Canadian championship!

Finland

May 2010
Marshview Kennels has its first European Champion! Last week Lex (Martha x Walker 2008) earned his Finnish championship. Yesterday Lex - Marshview Lucky Star of Finland - competed in the champion class for the first time and was awarded Best of Breed. At the end of the day was the Group competition where the best-of-breed dogs (about ten different breeds in his group) compete. Lex took second in Group! While not a big dog, Lex has a great show attitude and moves like a dream. Now his summer activities will include agility, swimming - and maybe a haircut:)

Kalamzaoo, MI

May 28, 2010 Cuervo "CH Marshview's Kan't Remember Last Nite" RN, WWD went Best of Breed today in beautiful Michigan weather over an impressive field of PWDs, including 4 male Specials. Good luck with the rest of the holiday weekend!

Jefferson, WI

May 9, 2010
Gabbie and Sadie showed in Jefferson this weekend. Both won their classes on Saturday (with 7 in the Open Bitch class!)and Sunday. With both girls in the line-up for Winner's Bitch, we had high hopes for a major win that day. Alas, it was not meant to be. Gabbie won on Sunday (happy Mother's Day to me!), but the major broke. She only needs a major to finish. Sadie has her first point already, and is showing well in the 12-18 mo class.

IKC 2010

2/27/10 The PWD Club of Chicago held its first Regional Specialty at the International Kennel Club Show in Chicago and 7 month old Maliboo "Marshview Out Ridin' The Waves" went Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a 5 point major in her second weekend out! The IKC offered a Best In Show Puppy competition, so Maliboo went on to compete in the Puppy Working Group where she took a Group First. This put her as one of 7 puppies competing for Best In Show! After a long day in the ring, Maliboo was still "working" the crowd right until the end.

IKC 2010

2/28/10 We brought 2 brown puppies to Chicago in February: 9 month old Sadie-a brown curly (Henry and Casey) and 7 month old Maliboo-a brown wavy (Henry and Ruthie). Through 4 days of showing plus a Sweepstakes event, both girls showed well. Sadie placed in the top 2 of her class under every judge, and Maliboo won her class under 4 of the judges. Both girls are going to grow up a little bit before hitting the show road again, but we expect great things!