Winning Ways

Spring 2026 Supported Entry Fun
March 1, 2026 / Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault & Colin & Bryce
We had tons of fun at the CRFCRC Spring Supported Entry!!

Piston, GCHB MACH BLAZIN’S OFF ROAD DRIVE’N CD BN RA MXS MJS MXP MJP OF FCAT3, handled by Dawn, won Best Veteran in Sweepstakes on Sunday!

Quigley, GCHS BLAZIN’S QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER BN RA OA OAJ NF DCAT ACT1 SCN SIN SEN CGC TKN DN, handled by Alex Bialozor, won Best Veteran in Sweeps on Saturday!

Azula, GCHB CH MACH GROUSEMOOR BLUE FLAME A BLAZIN BN RA MXS MJS MXF T2B2 FCAT CGC, handled by Dawn, won Best of Opposite/Best Owner Handled on Saturday and Select Bitch/Best Owner Handled on Sunday!

Norma BLAZIN’S SUNSET BOULEVARD STR, handled by Dawn, won Best Opp Puppy in Sweeps on both days and won Winners Bitch/Best Of Winners for her 2nd major on Sunday!

Piston, Azula and Norma are owned by Blazin and Quigley is owned by Pam & Jerry Ambrose and Blazin!!
MDSA Weekend!
February 28, 2026 / Ruth Marsh
Athercroft had a great Maryland Sporting Dog/Spring Supported weekend!

Athercroft Vineders Keepers “Tebo”, was RWD on Friday and Sat and WD on Sunday for 3 point major! He was also Best in Sweeps on Saturday and Sunday!
Athercroft The Viner Things in Life. “Peggy”, was Select bitch her first time as a Special.
Athercroft Bat in the Saddle Again “Tonks”, was WB on Friday and Saturday for her majors, she was also best BBE!
Athercroft To the Moon and Bat “Buzz” was WD on Friday and RWD on Sunday.
New AXJ
February 24, 2026 / Karen Wiley
Ch Weathervane Jim Cantore CD BN JH WC AX XF AXJ RE added a well deserved Excellent JWW title to his name. We’ve struggled for a long time to weave in trials and I got a little teary eyed when I knew he was going to complete them. I was very thankful we only had one more jump to get through!
2 more QQs
February 24, 2026 / Karen Wiley
Ch MACH Northfield’s Let’s Moon Em CD BN JH RE MX MXJ MXF WC added 2 more QQs to her accomplishments. So blessed to still be able to step to the line with her.
Holy Moly! A new CD!
January 30, 2026 / Karen Wiley
Ch Weathervane I Sheetz You Not, CD BN OA OAJ RE XF Holy Moly finished his CD with two legs in a row and all the legs with placements.
Pink earns her CD title!
January 18, 2026 / Sherri P Lilley-Peck
CH Shalyn’s Pink Ice Diamond CD BN RE FCAT ACT1 ACT2J SWN SIA SEA RATS TKN FTN – Pink owned, bred and trained by Sherri Lilley-Peck earned her final CD Q at the Merrimac Dog Training Club in Hampton,Va with a third place.
First GCh points for Rock em Sock em
January 11, 2026 / Karen Wiley
Ch Iconic Rock em Sock em Robots RN NA picked up a 3 pt GCh major at Annapolis KC.
Master Silver Azula
January 4, 2026 / Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault & Colin & Bryce
On November 15th, Azula, GCHB CH MACH Grousemoor Blue Flame A Blazin BN RA MXS MJS MXF T2B FCAT ACT1 ACT1J CGC, finished her Master Standard Silver title!! She followed that up on January 4th with her Master Jumpers Silver title!! Now onto Gold!Azula is owned and loved by Dawn, Marty, Colin & Helen.
FCRSA Designated & Independent Specialty Fun
December 14, 2025 / Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault & Colin & Bryce
Two more memorable FCRSA specialties for Azula. On December 7, 2025, I competed at the 1st FCRSA Designated Specialty in Oaks, PA. Taking just Azula (GCHB MACH Grousemoor Blue Flame A Blazin BN RA MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF T2B2 ACT1 ACT1J FCAT TKN CGC) I am happy to report that Azula won Select Bitch and Best of Breed Owner Handled. I immediately traveled to Florida to compete at 3rd FCRSA Independent Specialty where Azula won Best of Opposite Sex. Not too bad. Five specialties in 2025 including the national and Azula picked up a BOB, BOS, Select Bitch, AOM and 3 BOBOHs!! Azula is owned by Blazin & Helen.
Tebo shines in Florida
December 13, 2025 / Ruth Marsh
Athercroft Vineders Keepers “Tebo”, owned by Ruth Marsh and Dee Turkelson, had a great couple of days in Sunny Florida at the AKC National Dog show. On Friday, Tebo was the BOS in the junior puppy stakes, on Saturday he was WD at the AKC Championship show and then on Sunday, Tebo was BOSS in the Specialty sweepstakes and then in the regular classes he was WD for a major and even was awarded an Award of Merit from the judge! We are very proud of this youngster!