SR Victory’s Follow the Leader RN CD NA NF *NAJ* JH WCX VFCR1 “Piper” owned by Neal & Helenmary Cody got her act together today (as did her handler, who is really the problem) and finished her Novice JWW title at the Shetland Sheepdog of Greater Baltimore trial in Frederick, MD. She then qualified for the first time in Open Standard. Piper very much enjoyed her cheeseburger!

“Eagle”, GCh Salasana Double Arrow CD RE JH OA AXJ NJP CGC HOF, earned his 3rd RE leg and 3rd place for his title!!    “Faith”, GCh Blazin’s Gardez La Foi CD RE NA NAJ NAP NJP NF CGC, not wanting to be left out of the new title rosettes offered by the local clubs, earned back-to-back RE legs for her title.  Eagle and Faith are  owned and trained by Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault.

“Eagle”, GCh Salasana Double Arrow CD RE JH OA AXJ NJP CGC HOF, continued his winning streak picking up his 5th Grand Champion 5 point major in as many shows.  I am so proud of the boy!!  Eagle was not alone sharing the spot light with “Chilly”, GCh Blazin’s Ice Mountain RN CGC, who also finished her Grand Championship at the same show!!  Eagle and Chilly are owned and shown by Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault.

On April 9th and 10th at the Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, Dancer went back to back to pick up 2 CD legs and earn her Companion Dog title.  She is now Ch Quillquest’s Leading Lady *CD*, RA, JH, AX, AXJ, NF, NAP, NJP, WCX, CGC. “Dancer” is owned by Penny Woodward.  Also on Saturday her daughter Darcy, Darkwater Aquarius Eclipse, went winners bitch for a 3 point major at her first showing.  What a fun weekend.

Ch Athercroft Not for a Melon Bucks, “Freddie”, won Best of Breed on April 8 and 9th out at the Harrisonburg, VA shows. Owned and shown by Ruth Marsh

“Eagle”, Ch Salasana Double Arrow CD RA JH OA AXJ NJP CGC HOF, has earned 20 grand championship points in the 4 all-breed shows he has been exhibited at since the new titles induction.  We are so proud of Eagle.  Three of the 4 BOBs were won from the Veteran class at CRFCRC supported entries.  “Chilly”, Ch Blazin’s Ice Mountain RN CGC, has picked up 24 points and is still in need of one more point.  Eagle and Chilly are both owned, loved and handled by Dawn Buttion & Marty Archambeault.

Sunday, March 6th, Ch Quillquest’s Leading Lady RA, JH, AX, *AXJ*, NF, NAP, NJP, WCX, CGC “Dancer” owned by Penny Woodward picked up her AXJ title with a 3rd place finish and another leg towards her MX at CAKC trial in Charlottesville, VA.  Thank Heaven for having a roof over our heads as it was a complete deluge and mud fest but we managed to keep our footing both inside and out.

On Sunday, at MSDA, Chase qualified to earn his CDX, becoming CH Huntlane Chasin’ Daisies *CDX* MH WCX. Owner-handler Sandy Bulger is very proud of her boy, who pulled this off in spite of limited training, catching a nail in his crate an hour before his class and a “substantial” handler error.

On Saturday, February 19th, Ch Quillquest’s Leading Lady RA, JH, AX, OAJ, NF, NAP, *NPJ*, WCX, CGC “Dancer” owned by Penny Woodward, picked up her NPJ title with 3 straight qualifiers after a period of downtime from last fall.  Luckily for me, she knew what she was doing and pulled it off even though her handler wasn’t so graceful.  Thanks Dancer for saving the run!

Ch. Fishercreek’s Magic Johnson, ‘Johnson’, was the select dog two days over the South Carolina cluster weekend. He picked up 9 points, giving him a total of 14, with three majors. Johnson is owned and handled by Ruth Marsh