Water trial

August 13, 2011 Fabulous weather for the Jr. and Apprentice dogs this morning at the Chicago Club water trial in Sterling Lake, IL. Julie and Maliboo decided to go all out and enter both classes. Boo was 1st on the line this morning and passed Junior with flying colors. Long hours later, she was the last Apprentice dog and came soooo close - over time on the float line. They should be ready next time! Amanda and Trevi, a Helen son, were in Junior at their first ever PWD event. In true PWD fashion, Trevi got the zoomies once too often - didn't pass, but had a REALLY good time:)
Meanwhile, Ava was competing at a show in Cudahy where she went Winner's Bitch. She'll be in Lake Elmo, MN later this month, looking for a 2nd major.

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.

Puppies have arrived!

3/15/11 Gabbie's first litter arrived on the 15th - the Ides of March. We have 5 boys and 2 girls, all wavy. The delivery was made via c-section, but mom and puppies are doing well now. No Wisconsin Holsteins in the group:-), but all the pups have white markings.

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!