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!

Agility

January 30, 2011
What an awesome weekend! Martha needed just one more leg for her AX title (Excellent Agility), but that had proved to be elusive. On Friday, we got shut out altogether. Saturday she ran a flawless Jumpers run, but flew off the A-frame in Standard. Sunday was our day: she was perfect in Jumpers, then aced the Standard! Not only a new title, but a first-place finish over 7 Excellent A runners, and a Double Q!! I couldn't be more proud of her.

Then in the Novice division, Cuervo qualified in both of his Standard runs (!!), but forgot how to do weave poles by the time we ran Jumpers. He's a lot of fun to run (and watch, by the comments I got from the audience). He's fast and a big jumper - and he's in full show coat now, so lots of hair flying. Can't wait to run that boy again!

New title!

Dec. 3, 2010 Hogan just added a new Rally title to his name: he is now AKC/UKC CH Marshview Hesumkindawonderful RA CGC. He was a star at the Rally trial today taking 2nd place in Rally Advanced A. Owner/handler Rachel was so proud of him. Go Hogan - 2 titles in less than 3 weeks!

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!