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.

Agility, Rally

June 13, 2010
Martha and I had a busy weekend of performance. Helen was supposed to come along, but came in season the day before trials :-(
Friday we had agility in Manitowoc, and Martha got her 2nd leg in Excellent Standard, nailing every contact and finishing in first! We missed the weaves on her Jumpers run, but it was really my fault.
Saturday we did Rally in Ixonia, where she earned the 3rd leg for her Rally Excellent title! She could have improved on the Figure 8, but it was my point deductions that cost her the 2nd place ribbon.
Today it was back to agility. The weather was great and the courses challenging. Martha hit every contact, every tight turn and every jump - and blew me off on the weavepoles on both runs. Guess I know what we'll be working on next!
All in all, lots of good stuff in the runs, tons of fun and PWD company at the trial. Can't wait 'til next time!

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!

Delta Dog

May 25, 2010
Congratulations to 8 year old Nellie - CH Marshview's Our Belle Nell - our first Delta Partners Therapy Dog! The Pet Partners Program is a program of Delta Society that enables pet owner volunteers to provide services to people in their own communities while spending quality time with their pets. Nellie and owner Jan underwent an evaluation to determine how well the handler interprets and manages the dog's behavior, and how well the dog responds to the handler.
Animals that visit people in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare facilities need to be healthy, clean, and well mannered so they pose little risk to patients. Therapy Dogs must meet specific criteria for health, grooming and behavior. Dog and owner teams can be used to help patients meet specific goals, or to meet and greet people just to brighten their day.
Good job, Nellie! Your calm demeanor and sweet nature will be an asset everywhere you go! Thanks Jan for believing in your girl (and yourself!) and going through the evaluation process.

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.