Cranbrook Results

What a weekend. The weather in Cranbrook was a mixed bag, for sure. Starting Friday with wind, wind, wind, it was almost like being at home in the Porcupines. Saturday dawned cool but warmed up to be the nicest of the three days because Sunday was rain, rain, rain. And we persevered. Congratulations are in order to SAWHDA members in both conformation and rally obedience.

Cheryl and Jeff Popoff's German shepherd, Brenner , Ch. Kris-T's The King and I, took first place in the Herding Group on Saturday and looked wonderful! We were all so excited as he was up against the top GSD in Canada!

What a win!

Saturday evening, Token, Judi Snowdon's shepherd, entered the Veteran's Class at the Fun Match with at least 15 entries. It was a hoot to see Nancy Lopaschuk stop the entire show to announce that the shepherd could not possibly run without having a double-handler, which she volunteered to be. It worked because Token won the Match!!! Ta Da!

Drummer, Darryl Snowdon's sheltie pup, got a quick clean up from breeder mom, Andrea Knibbs, and joined his brother, Buzz, in the Puppy Fun Match. It was hard to believe that a dachshund won over our cutie boys, but it happened. I think that the judge couldn't bear to choose between Drum and Buzz and had to choose something else to avoid hurting anyone's feelings.

Sunday, Hunter, Shadowbar's Pardon My Dust, went Best of Winners in the conformation ring to gain 3 points towards his Canadian Championship his first weekend out. Yippeee to our Busch baby.

And, speaking of Buschman, Kim Cowie gave Judi the ultimate gift as a memory on behalf of PJ, her wonderful little poodle who was, his entire life, the light of her life. When PJ died, Kim received some dog angel pins from friends, and Saturday Kim gave one of PJ's pins to Judi , who lost her wonderful GSD, Busch, three weeks ago. What a considerate, wonderful gesture, Kim.

This weekend, things were rocking in the rally ring, too. Judi and Drummer opened the day with a High in Class win in Novice B, followed by Louann Killoran's High in Class win with Brazil in Rally Advanced. Brazil went on to gain another 'leg' towards her RAE I title. Hank, Carol's Solkshinitz's parents' Berner, got a leg towards his Advanced title. Look out Swayze Boy; here comes Hank. Mesa, Judi's GSD, shown by Sharlet, gained a 'leg' towards her RAE I title as well and went on to earn the High in Class ribbons in Excellent B both trials Sunday. Ryder picked up two 'legs' towards his RAE III title and Maureen O'Neill's sheltie, Levi, added another "leg" towards her RAE II. Drummer got another High in Class award with his second Rally Novice B performance and was two marks off High in Class in his last performance, with a score of 97 to gain his RN Title! As a matter of fact, Drummer was so happy to be at the dog show that he just couldn't stay away from the ring and escaped from the trailer yard and zipped over to play "Walmart Greeter" at the rally ring.

It was a busy weekend, but we all found time to visit with each other, celebrate the wins and encourage one another through the "oopses". We hope everyone got home safe and sound.

We are going to rent the Cowley Hall beginning mid-September so that we will all be 'ready' for the Red Deer and Lethbridge shows. Keep checking our blog for news. And send pics if you have any.