Titles for 2008 New AKC CHampionship CH Softmaple TransAtlantic Affair CGC New Finnish Championship FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman New Nordic Championship FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman New Swedish ChampionshipFIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman New TK2FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman New CGC Softmaple TransAtlantic Affair CGC New CGC CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'N Dese CGC New Rally Excellent Ch Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir, CGC, CD,NA, NAJ, RN, RA, RE New Rally Fast Ch Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir, CGC, CD,NA, NAJ, RN, RA New ROM CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF ROM New UKC Seasoned Title HR, SHR CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WCX, JH, SH New AKC Rally Novice Title SoftMaple Z Rues The Day RN New AKC NA AKC/UKC/Int'l CH, SHR, AG1, UWP, Beltane's Bodacious Blue WC, CGC, TT, SS, SWET, WETT, CD, BPS, TDI, RN, JH, NA, NAJ (Co-bred) New AKC NAJ AKC/UKC/Int'l CH, SHR, AG1, UWP, Beltane's Bodacious Blue WC, CGC, TT, SS, SWET, WETT, CD, BPS, TDI, RN, JH, NA, NAJ (Co-bred) New NAHRA SR SR Gunflint Highland Hunter CD, CGC, WC, WCX New AUST CH Aus CH SoftMaple BackCast Traveler New AKC TD U-AG2 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind TD RN NAJ NF TN-O OJC NAC TG-N NGC New AKC Open Agility CH Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir CD RE OA NAJ NF

U-AG2 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind TD RN NAJ NF TN-O OJC NAC TG-N NGC
12/14/2008 Sarah and Gambol qualified at the AKC tracking dog test in Leesburg, Va, earning their TD!

November 30, 2008 Mow earns his Aust Show Championship!

Aus CH Softmaple BackCast Traveler

Mow also is #3 CCU in point standings
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11/22/2008 Rosie Softcast Sweet Rosemarie at the Leaps N Bounds AAC agility trial in Abbotsford, B.C. had a clean run in Starters Jumpers, 20 seconds under time for a Q and a 2nd place. In Snookers, Rosie and Sheila got a Q and a third place. And in Starters Standard a Q for her first leg of her ADC title.

October, new Open Agility title! CH Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir CGC, CD,NA, NAJ, RN, RA, RE, OA

10/26/2008 Kennesaw Kennel Club Inc. (2) SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel was WB, BOW, BOS for a point under JUDGE: Mr Erik Bergishagen

10/25/2008 Kennesaw Kennel Club Inc. (1)SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel was WB, BOW, BOS for a point under JUDGE: Col Joe B Purkhiser

10/24/2008 Griffin Georgia Kennel Club (2) SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel was WB, BOW, BOS for a point under JUDGE: Dr Alvin W Krause

10/23/2008 Griffin Georgia Kennel Club (1) SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel was WB, BOW, BOS for a point under JUDGE: Mr Kenneth A Buxton

September 28th, New Champion! CH Softmaple Transatlantic Affair CGC is winners dog, Best of Winners to finish his championship!

September 27th, Softmaple Transatlantic Affair CGC earns another major going Winners Dog, Best of Winners.

September 26th, Torri is RWB, Softmaple Transatlantic Affair CGC is winners dog for a point

September 25th SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel (Torri) earns a 5 point major at the Fingerlakes shows going WB BOS
Softmaple Transatlantic Affair CGC (Ranger) is Winners Dog, Best of Winners for his first major!

September 6th and 7th, SHR, CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WC, WCX, JH, SH and Stephen pass two more Senior Hunt tests

September 2008 Gunflint Highland Hunter CD, CGC, WC, WCX Skye earned two Junior Hunter Passes. Skye is owned by Alan Dadd & Pam Panther, co-bred by Softmaple and Gunflint. Way to go Alan and Skye!

Moxie (CH SoftMaple's Pheasant Dreams CGC, WC, RN, RA, JH) tied for 2007 Dogs in Review's top Dam for Curly Coated Retrievers!

Among her offspring are:
CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'N Dese CGC
CH SoftMaple's Dark Star JH, WC, CGC, CD
FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman
CH Riverwatch Bella Freeze
CH Riverwatch Frozen Assets
CH Riverwatch Carbon Glacier

In July, Blue, AKC/UKC/Int'l CH, SHR, AG1, UWP, Beltane's Bodacious Blue WC, CGC, TT, SS, SWET, WETT, CD, BPS, TDI, RN, JH, NA, NAJ who was bred by Molly Kerwin, and co-bred by me, earned his AKC NA and NAJ! Blue is owned and trained by Stephanie Ayers of Ayershire Curlies

FlatCurl's Follow Me Forever To Softmaple

Emma will be living in with Paula and the gang at BackCast while I am busy with puppies!

July 5th, New Rally Novice! SoftMaple Z Rues The Day RN Andy and Rue earned their Rally Novice title Saturday July 5 at the Ann Arbor Kennel Club trial held at the Monroe County Fairgrounds!

July 4th SoftMaple Z Rues The Day and Andy earn their second Rally Novice leg.

Moxie's litter is born July 1st!

SR Gunflint Highland Hunter CGC,CD,WC,WCX traveled to Washington State to earn his NAHRA Started Retriever Title (SR) in June 2008. Skye is owned by Pam Panther and Al Dadd.

6/29/2008 FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman earns a Best of Breed

Thank you to Paula Sarkkinen for doing so much with this boy!

5/26/2008 Softmaple TransAtlantic Affair CGC earns his first two points going BOW at the Kalamazoo shows! Way to go Rob and Ranger!

Denzel has been busy in Finland

FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman. earned a First Placement in Open Class Obedience!

Denzel also was was BOB with CACIB and second CAC at a show in Finland!

Award of Merit CH Softmaple's Pheasant Dreams WC, CGC, RN, RA, JH!

CH Softmaple's Pheasant Dreams WC, CGC, RN, RA, JH also won the Brood Bitch Class!

CH SoftMaple's Dark Star WC, JH, CGC, CD First in Working Retriever class

SHR, CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WC, WCX, JH, SH was second in Working Retriever Class! I am so proud of these two girls!

New CGC Softmaple TransAtlantic Affair CGC
New CGC CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'N Dese CGC

First place and first leg in Rally Novice A SHR, CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WC, WCX, JH, SH!

Qualified in Rally Novice B for their first leg, SoftMaple Z Rues The Day.

Ch Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir, CGC, CD,NA, NAJ, RN, RA, RE, Finished his Rally Excellent title with a 4th class placement!

We are also happy that both the Best of Breed winner and the BOS winner are out of Raven, one of the international kids born at SoftMaple Nov 24 1999! Raven left SoftMaple to travel to California with Iris Andre. She has proven herself to be a great producer in the breed. It is nice to see such consistency with the judges picks, that the BOB and BOS are half siblings. Also congratulations to Scooter (CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'N Dese CGC) and Gabby (CH SoftMaple's Dark Star WC, JH, CGC, CD) who made the first cut in the huge Breed class.

Ch Fairway's Softmaple Finnheir, CGC, CD,NA, NAJ, RN, RA Finished his Novice Fast Agility Title! Way to go Finn and Pat!

FIN & NOR CH SWE SH CH TK2 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman.
4/20/2008 Denzel wins BOB at a show in Norway earning CAC and CACIB! Denzel now has one CAC from Finland, Sweden and Norway

Jet earns his ROM!
CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty MH WCQ CD CGC TT HOF ROM CR-536G27M-T CR-CA177/89M/C-PI-ECHO, CERF 2001 GSDIIIa clear, CHIC

Mowgli SoftMaple BackCast Traveler Has been to a few shows in Australia this March. He has taken Reserve dog and BOB. He now has 28 points towards his title!

3/1/2008 HR, SHR CH SoftMaple's Ma Belle Bouclee CGC, WCX, JH, SH earns her UKC Seasoned title!

Congratulations Stephen Engel and Bouclee!

Ch Hntrbay's O'Dark Justice got an OFA Good rating for his hips. CR-848G38M-VPI, CR-G3A50/33M, CR-932, CR-CA295/34M/C #45205
CH SoftMaple's Dark Star JH, WC, CGC, CD, got a pass on her elbows, but was not so lucky on her hips. :-( CR-CA279/17F/C-PI, CR-EL185F30-PI
SoftMaple's Yankee Pudle got her re-cerf number (we had the test in September, but I am real bad about sending in results to CERF! so it just came out this month) CR-897 06,07, CR-CA250/20F/C-PI, CR-823G26F-PI, CR-EL174F26-PI, CHIC#38871

Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman

1/6/2008 (News from Finland) Denzel went to a show today. He was graded Excellent and first in working class and 3rd best dog! Here is the critic: Excellent type, straight bearing, beautifully presentet male. Good bone and feet. Very good proportions in body. A bit deep set eyes but still beautiful _expression. Beautiful topline. Good forechest. Balanced construction. Moves with correct lenght of step. Good coat.

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