Medicine Hat Dog Show Results

What a terrific weekend for SAWHDA members!  Qualifying scores, new titles, wins in the breed ring, too.  And a very well-run show made it even more of a pleasure. 


The Cardigan corgis were there in force.
  
Lore Bruder's corgi, Daisy, won the High in Class award in Novice obedience both days with scores in the 190's  and picked up points in the breed ring as well.


Lore's  young male, Remmington, was Puppy in Group all three days and also racked up the points in the breed ring. Thanks, Lore, for letting me show this handsome kid in the Best Puppy in Show ring. 


Amanda Labadie's corgi, Pixel, was High in Class in the Open A ring, picking up a second 'leg' 
towards her Open title.


Darryl Snowdon's sheltie, Drummer Boy, finished his Excellent Rally title with 98/100 &High in Class on Friday and stayed to play on Saturday, ending up with a perfect score of 100.


My German shepherd, Swazye, finished his Excellent Rally title with 97/100 & second place to Drummer on Friday and got to relax the rest of the weekend.  


Castle, owned by Mountain HIgh Shiba inus of Skookumchuk, BC, soon to be co-owned by me, :) took High in Advanced Rally B every day with scores of 98, 99, and 100 to gain his
Rally Advanced title.  On to Excellent!


Ryder, Sharlet Caroe's GSD, picked up two more 'doubles' towards his RAE VI title, with scores in the 90's in both Advanced and Excellent B. 


Beckett, shiba inu owned by Mountain High Shibas, handled by Deb Golding, went Best of Breed all three days, and Best Puppy in Group on Sunday taking her to 5 points.
Thank you, Amanda, for being there and making our schedule conflict disappear by taking
Beckett into the breed ring.  Whew!  Such a relief.


Heather & John Bolen's poodle took the High in Class in Rally Advanced A on Friday.


Congratulations are in order to all of us as we have begun our summer dog show adventure in good form.  Thank you to the Medicine Hat Club for all their hard work to put on this show.


FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WISH TO DO SOME TRACKING/SEARCH FUN ON THE LONG WEEKEND, JOIN US SUNDAY AT SHADOWBAR STARTING WITH NEWBIES AT 9:30 A.M. AND MOVING ON TO THOSE WHO HAVE HAD SOME PRACTICE RIGHT AFTERWARDS.  EMAIL shadowbr@telusplanet.net  to let us know if you can attend.

Ta Da!  Jeff and Cheryl Popoff have a new German shepherd puppy from Ontario's Timberline Kennels.  Her name is Ena which means (passionate, fiery) and she is, according to Cheryl, a very busy, busy, super-outgoing, nosey bundle of energy.
Brenner thinks she's pretty special, too, and has welcomed her to Tawnashee.
We'll hear more about Ena as she grows, we are sure.


Kudos to Marilyn Lee for gaining  pledges for the Lion's Walk for Dog Guides coming up this weekend in Pincher Creek.  Marilyn sat at a pledge table in Walmart from 10:00 - noon and her group raised almost $400 in pledges which was then matched by the Walmart!!!  Wow!


News from Shadowbar Shepherds has it that Hunter Dude may make his debut at sheepherding this weekend.  Judi has been seen in the Running Shoe aisle of our local store trying on running shoes with grips.



Lore Bruder's sheep herding facility is looking great.  The corgi pups  will head for High River this weekend to try out Phantomridge's sheep.  We are hoping for nice weather for the event.


Joan and her dogs Dez and Dex will be practicing as well.


Carol, Nikki, and Maureen are helping out at the Berner Booth at Pet Expo this coming weekend. Please take the time to say hi to them if you are at Pet Expo.  Theirs will be the booth  where people are having the most fun!  (Remember Maureen training chickens, last year?) 


Tracking tonight if the rain holds off..... can't wait.


Planning some carting/draft  and tracking practice on the long weekend in May if anyone wishes to join us at Shadowbar.  Send an 'e'.  Nothing formal. Just a 'gathering' on one of the days. 

Check out this show lead all the way from Australia... with bling!

Okay, enough said.  Let's get out there and enjoy our dogs!


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Draft Dog Day a Success for All

What a great day!!  The SAWHDA Draft Dog Workshop was a huge success. There was truly something for everyone and the dogs were all able to participate, from puppies to practiced adults.  It was a tremendous pleasure for the four instructors to be able to work with such an enthusiastic group of people. We admired the wonderful temperaments of all the dogs present.  All the dogs were able to work without interfering with other teams.  All the dogs were calm and relaxed in the hall setting.  Tammy and Tig went from rank beginners to carting with full turns as though they had been carting for months.   We were lucky to have Nikki and Tom offer to try their dogs at all three events in the DD test.  And when we were done, Tubby showed how he taught his dogs to walk up ahead of the handler in working towards the DDX title. We were able to raise $150 which was presented to Tubby Miller and earmarked for his next Newf rescue.   Thank you to all those who participated and who helped with clean-up and transportation of equipment.  Thank you to Deb and Shar for their endless energy in setting up the hall, preparing the food, cleaning the hall, and helping pack up all the equipment.  We will be working outdoors from this point onward over the summer and our base will be Shadowbar Shepherds northwest of Lundbreck. 


Events and practices will be posted on this website and we invite everyone to take advantage of the outdoor venue to get ready for the summer shows. 
  
We are looking for more 'square dance' dogs so if you would like to join us, please let us know.  We have been invited to perform in two events over the summer/fall already.  


The parade season is coming up as well and those who would like to try their new found skills in drafting by taking in a parade can set their sights on the Canada Day Parade in the Crowsnest Pass for some fun and enjoyment.


Good luck to those of you who are entered in the Medicine Hat show in the next couple of weeks.  

Doggie events for May

Our draft dog workshop for this Sunday, April 29th is ready to roll. We will meet at the Cowley Hall at 9:00 and the seminar will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.  There will be lots to do for pups and pro's alike.

Those wishing to practice for the Medicine Hat Dog Show in a different venue are welcome to attend the Perfect Pooches Fun Match on May 5th at Coalhurst.

A FUN MATCH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 5.

RALLY OBEDIENCE - 9:00 AM

OBEDIENCE            -11:00 AM

PUPPY SWEEPS    -  1:00 PM

CONFORMATION     -  2:00 PM

INTERESTED IN JUDGING??  CONTACT EVELYN AT 403-381-6890 OR INFO@PERFECTPOOCHES.COM 

Recreational Search Classes begin Tuesday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Shadowbar Shepherds.  Got a dog with a nose that just won't stop?  Join the crew.  $5:00 a dog will get you in...

 Due South for some canine fun. Just want to hike and explore with your dog???  Lots of opportunity here. 

Rodeo weekend starts Friday at the Crowsnest Pass Complex in Coleman..... Carla & Oshi got caught up in the fever...

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Congratulations

So very proud of this team! Sniper (Dezi and Izzy) and his owner Janeal, are now CSDA Certified Level 1 for Search and Rescue!! Janeal had a goal in mind for her next Belgian, achieved it with a promising puppy who had a working drive and more. And some very hard work. A great accomplishment!! Wishing them lots of success in Search and Rescue.

Also wishing Cindy and Ruger the best day for their Level II certification on Monday!!! You go, girl.

Reminder..... we have the Excellent course of rally already set up in the hall for 9:00 tomorrow morning.  To be followed by Advanced and then Novice.  See you there.

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Last Hall Date for the summer

Hi, Everyone,

 Just a reminder that this Saturday, April 21st, will be our last regular Cowley Hall practice. We will begin with Rally O and work from Novice to Excellent.  There will be some obedience drill and common sits and downs but no routines as we need to vacate by 1:00 p.m. as the Hall is rented for another function at 4:00 p.m.

 In keeping with our usual routines, our weekend practices will move outdoors to Shadowbar so that the dogs get practice in working in the outdoor settings.  Each week on this blog, we will post the activities happening at Shadowbar.

Sunday, April 29th, has been set aside as our Draft Dog Day and we have ten dog/handler teams attending.
I will be sending out the schedules next weekend.

Sharlet, Lore and I will represent our club at The View in Lethbridge on Thursday as the seniors celebrate Dog Days.  We will be sure to post photos and a report of our activities that day..... not the shopping.
Well, maybe the shopping.  No, not the shopping.

The sun is out after having a dump of snow and the old horse has had his blanket removed.  It will be a good day.

Let us know if you can join us Saturday.

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                                                                 Deb and the dogs...

Moose learning to fetch....

More REd Deer Results

Happy Easter to all SAWHDA members today.  Checked the Red Deer results and was happy to see that as of yesterday, the following dog/handler teams had some nice wins!


In conformation, Lore Bruder's pups, Remi and Ginger picked up championship points with BOB and BW and BOS wins. Remi now has 4 points, Ginger 3 and Daisy, also 3.  A good weekend for corgis.


Kerri Miller did really well with the two young Newfs she showed.  Cagney and Dayton's first conformation show... Cagney went BOW/BOS yesterday, over a female special, 3 points.. Dayton got puppy in breed, and had competition to win :) She showed like a rock star, and was certainly in contention for Puppy group. Cagney went BOS/BOW today for 1 point.. the female special was pulled... Dayton was only entered yesterday. YAY Team Castanewf!!!


Congratulations to Maureen and sheltie, Levi, on picking up another leg towards the RAE title with scores of 89 and 92 in Adv. B and Exc. B.  and to Amanda and Brit the BC for picking up a leg in Novice B and second place in the rally ring with 93. 


In the obedience ring, cheers for Amanda and Pixel qualified in Open B!!! Yay!!

I stole the picture from Facebook. 

And Sarah and Gyp finished their Novice B obedience CD with HIgh in Class!!!


And we congratulate Gwen and her awesome Rottie, Logan, for their High in Trial score
out of the open class with 199/200!!!  A fabulous working team.


Please let us know your brags so we can share them with other members.  

If you have a minute, phone Jackie Clemens in Spokane and wish her a happy Easter, too.
She misses us.


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