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Winning Ways

  • 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!

  • Fall 2025 Supported Fun

    November 23, 2025 / Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault & Colin & Bryce

    We had tons of fun at the CRFCRC Fall Supported Entry!!

    Piston, GCHB MACH BLAZIN’S OFF ROAD DRIVE’N CD BN RA MXS MJS MXP MJP OF FCAT3, handled by Marty, won Select Dog/Best of Breed Owner Handled/OH Group 4 or Saturday and Best Of Opposite/Best of Breed Owner Handled 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 both days, Best of Breed on Saturday and Select Dog on Sunday!

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

    Norma BLAZIN’S SUNSET BOULEVARD STR, handled by Dawn, won Best Puppy in Sweeps on Saturday and won Winners Bitch/Best Of Winners for her 1st major on Sunday!

    Piston, Azula and Norma are owned by Blazin and Quigley is owned by Pam & Jerry Ambrose and Blazin!!

  • Keeper earns NAP & NJP

    November 23, 2025 / Bob and Jill Kurtz

    Keeper (Victory’s Quaffle Catcher RN JH NAP NJP CGC WC) earned his Novice Agility Preferred and Novice Agility Jumpers Preferred titles at the Danville Kennel Club trial in Chatham, VA. Keeper is owned by Bob and Jill Kurtz and handled in agility by Jill. He loves working with his Mom!

  • NACSW NW3-1

    November 15, 2025 / Helena Dahlen

    NACSW NW3 1 (3)

  • BN

    November 15, 2025 / Amy Bergstrom

    Archie (Bramcote’s Pierce Pond Maine Man CGC TKA RI SWE BN) completed his Beginner Novice Obedience title at the Dauphin Dog Training Club in Harrisburg, Pa.

  • Barn Hunt fun for Breeze!

    November 7, 2025 / Sherri P Lilley-Peck

    Breeze earned her barn hunt Crazy 8 Bronze title at the Merrimac barn hunt trial by earning the required 500 points needed to title. There are 8 live rats in tubes on each course with additional tubes of litter only. 10 points for every correct call of a rat and completing a climb and tunnel in two minutes.
    UKC CH AM GCHB CH Shalyn’s Sweet Virginia Breeze CD BN RE RAE DCAT ACT1 ACT2J SWN SIA SCA SEA RATM *CZ8B* TKN FTN CGC
    Breeze is owned, trained, handled and loved by Sherri Lilley-Peck.

  • Shalyn scent work fun!

    November 2, 2025 / Sherri P Lilley-Peck

    Pink, owned, bred and handled by Sherri Lilley-Peck earned her scent work novice buried title and overall scent work novice title with a third place and her exterior advance title with a third place at the Merrimac Dog Training trial in Hampton, Va.
    CH Shalyn’s Pink Ice Diamond BN RE FCAT ACT1 ACT1J SCN SIN SEN SBN SWN SIA RATO TKN FTN
    Her mother Breeze, picked up her first buried advance Q.
    U-CH GCHB Shalyn’s Sweet Virginia Breeze CD BN RE RAE BCAT ACT1 ACT1J SCN SIN SEN SBN SWN SIA SCA SEA RATM TKN FTN CGC