Mood:  cool

Last weekend out we ventured out to Brandon with Gloria my friend to take on the last show of the year that is in Manitoba.   With the winds howling the snow falling, off we went with her Fergie (Finnish Lapphund) and Jackson & Diva (Amberlyn's Sorority Girl) both very young babies.   This was Diva's first show also.   We made it with no really big issues on the road, but it was like driving into winter!

First Day at the show, all did well.  Gloria with her Finnish Lapphund went WB/BOS to put her at 8 points!

Diva went WB/BOW & BOS for her first 3 points, and Jackson too BOB and a Group 3rd for his first Group placement.   He Also got another Best Puppy in Group.  Thank you to Judge Irene Bader for these great wins, and putting up such young babies in the winners circle. 

Saturday Jackson went and played in Sweeps again, to Win aother Best In Sweeps!  Thank you to Shawna Mclaughlin for this lovely win, there was some very lovely puppies and well deserving babies in the ring.

Onto Sunday, another foot of snow has fallen and its so flippin cold!  Last day and were outta here right?      So Diva & Jackson decide to pull of their Friday in the exact same order.   Jackson now gets to stay all day and wait for Best Puppy in Show.   We didnt get another, but we had fun waiting around all day to visit with friends.   Gossip's (our Finnish Lappund) breeder Linda & Steven drove in from Tennesee to show the weekend, so we had to thaw them out of the snow drift and see them off to Kansas City to visit their family for the US Thanksgiving. 

I got to watch some of our puppies run in Agility, was nice to visit with some, was too bad i didnt get to visit with all, but its such a busy weekend for all.   Congrats to all the new Q's and titles, and to some who just had tons of fun running with their dogs. 

So Jacksons ended Year was 4 Puppy groups, 2 Best Puppy In Shows, 3 Best In Sweeps & 2 Specialty Wins!  And all in 4 weekends of shows.   Break time for baby!  And me too.   

So Jackson went off to be shown with Trina & Connie from Kanine Kru handling.  

His first weekend with them, at the Battle River Show, he went BOW/BOS and BEST puppy In Group under Judge Carol Graham to Finish his Championship.   The same day went onto our FIRST Best Puppy In Show breeder/owned.  

He then went onto BC Lower Mainland Shows, where he went Best of Opposite Sex in Speciaty at the Peace River working/herding specialty under Judge Charlotte Clem McGowan.   It great company congrats to the other winners!

Back into Alberta the following weekend, he also took another Best Puppy in Show!  Thank you to Judge John Reeve Newson! 

We are so proud of our 7 month old star!

Mood:  celebratory

So we Flew to BC, to stay with Friend Judy Decker and have Jackson out his first weekend, just 6 months and a few days old.  

Jackson was a hit!  His first show was friday and he went BOW for his first 5 points, handled by myself.   Thank you to Judge John Rowton

Second day, piloted by his new best friend, Judy Decker, he went WD at the Specialty & Best in Sweeps at the Specialty also.   Winners Dog was awarded by breeder/Judge Yvonne Defriatas, and Sweeps also by a breeder/Judge Cindy Wilson.  Thank you both, for such lovely wins on our new baby, and thank you for being there for our eventful night that ended well, thankfully!

The next day Jackson went into the All Breed Sweeps again  Piloted by Judy Decker, and won the sweeps over some 60+ puppies.  WOW.   What a weekend. 

What fun it was in BC, thank you Judy for letting me stay, and what fun we had!!! It was Sheltie VILLE at Judy's with Friends Rod O, Carol S, Lee & Tifanny (and their mom) and all the shelties packed into the house for the weekend.   Im sure Judy still is recovering from that weekend.    Of course theres nothing like a couple dozen shelties all soggy from the rain running threw the house.  LOL 

Congrats to all the winners, there was many wins had by all.  

I now have a new addiction to homade Ice Cream, cant wait to visit again Judy! 

I think between the 2 girls, there is definatly going to be the pitter patter of many feet!      Hanna our black tri girl from Cynchar's is expecting a litter from Fizz.   Hanna is due around the 15th of October.  She is HUGE!   Looking a bit like she swallowed a bowling ball.     Will keep updates.  Possible colors, tris, bi blacks, blue merles and bi blues

Flirt is also expecting by the Lovely Ch. Tremolo Backstage Pass.  She is due around the 20th of October.   Same colors are expected,  bi blues, bi blacks, blue merles & Tri colors.  

We have been busy in the yard getting ready for the Dreaded Winter.   I have some new pictures of Jackson out by the pond.  I cant seem to post them on here, but they are on the website too.

We have a few trips planned soon.   Going to vegas for the famous Sema show!

Jackson will make his debut in a few weeks in the show ring.  Will be tons of fun! 

Things have quieted down for shows, trials ect, so now to keep up with dogs/house/life and soon PUPPIES!   Were going to make one heck of a play agility area in the house for these ones.   Im already planning the area!!   

Later.  

What a summer it has been!    There has been dogs to AAC Nationals who did awesome also.  I havent gotten total updates, but i heard there was some great runs and lots of great FUN.  Wish i could have been there. Great work and training with your teams, thats what its all about. 

We also have 5 New champions this summer.  Ch. Cassbar's Blinding Bling HIC "Paris" finished up in May.   Her 2 kids BPIG Ch. Cassbar's Badda Bing & Multi BPIG Ch. Cassbar's Bet on Bold finished up also in July.   Ch. Cassbar's Iced Latte also was finished in June!   And another Puppy Group Winner, is Multi BPIG Ch. Sugarok Hot Topic "Gossip" our Finnish Lappund!  Their pages on the site will be updated shortly. 

I am busy updating the website and making new pages for some new dogs on brags page and others.  

Please come check things out.   The Nursery could be busy soon, so please do check back for updates on our website. 

New pics also coming soon!  

Dale and I are off to our Niece's Wedding on the September long weekend, first time for 5th wheeling it.  Going to take a few dogs and hopefully relax a bit.   Cant wait to visit with the "Youngs" again in Whitecourt.  

Well im sitting here at work, watching the clouds rolling in   we sure dont need this rain, we have enough already!    Hoping the weekend is nicer, im off to Kenora Shows in Ontario.   

Here come the Thunder storms.    

So Mid Canada we are still at.   On the Sunday Feist had Taken WD & BOW/BOS for 3 points, and Frankie took WB also, for her first 2 points!

Next show was Fort Garry Shows, on the first day "Gossip" Took another Puppy group win.   Then Latte started to clean up taking WB the Saturday and BOW on sunday to Finish her Championship.  She is now Ch. Cassbar's Iced Latte.  Congrats Claudia on your first bred by Champion.

So thats THREE new Champions in a couple weeks.  What fun! 

So then all the Cassbar Crew Shelties ran off to Brandon Manitoba last weekend May 28 & 29 to compete for the Manitoba/Saskatchewan AAC Regional Championships. 

Cassbar Dogs that were competing were: 

Dustee, Tex, Ebony, Hope, Levi, Sneak, Sis, Spice, Rory, Dart. 

the Qualifiers are all going to The AAC Nationals in Calgary in August!  Good luck to you all! 

I am also updating our new Cassbar Kid,  so far his name is "JACKSON" and hopefully registering him as Cassbar's Man in the Mirror.  He is a lovey Tri boy sired by :  Am/Can Ch. Kensil's Irish Cream, and his Dam is Can/Ukc Ch. R hill's Enchantress CGN.    "Jackson" was born a singleton, and had hard start born C Section.  He will be staying her at Cassbar 

Mood:  party time!

Well i think i have to go backwards now on the blog.  :)

Nationals first weekend of May.   It was a blast, but VERY VERY busy for me and the crew.    Well in Sweeps under Judge Jo Anne Pavey, tri boy "Feist"  Cassbar's bet on Bold took a 3rd place!  Owner is Bev Benson.   His sister didnt get any placement but had a few nice words from Jo Anne, thanks you for your kind words on both our hopeful littermates.  

"Latte" Cassbar's Iced Latte,  at nationals took 2nd in the bred by class under Judy Kelsey

There was many great wins over the weekend, I also had "Alexis" BPISS BPIG Ch. Cynchar's Rock the Cassbar,  shown in the Specials ring, while i ran back and forth to the Agility ring from the show.   Trina Neil and her made the cuts in a huge quality bitch line up in in the specials ring.  Thank you for handling her Trina! 

"Swing" was able to make 3 runs that day in Agility, and got 3 q's she ran wonderfully.  Unfortunately one Jumpers run, i couldnt make it back from my grooming so missed one run.  :(

Bev Benson & "Sneak" Cassbar's Sneak it By Ewe  went High In class in both the regular Rally Trial and the Nationals trial! Way to go team!

Terry Lambert & "Levi" "Cassbar's Classic Jean's had great runs in the rally and obedience, and had a run off for High in Class in Open B Obedience, rally he qualified also in Excellent. 

Dale Burrough's  & "Dallas" won High Sheltie in Agility at 12.5 years old!  it was a awesome moment for them both, retiring at that trial, and running like they BOTH were teenagers. 

There are SO many big wins, the Cassbar Crew consisted of  Pat & Dale with Tex, Dallas, Dustee & Jovi, Bev had Sneak, Feist and Ricki her BC, Mom with Tess & Levi, Mark & Sis, Gloria & Spice, Shareen & Banjo, me with Frankie, Alexis, Swing, Beau & Latte who is owned by Claudia Proctor.  What a weekend! 

Then onto Mid Canada weekend!

Well first day of the show "PARIS" Cassbar's Blinding Bling, took WB & BOW to finish her Championship.  We are thrilled that Paris is now finished and can let her kids take over in the show ring.   "Frankie" Paris's Daughter took reserve that day and A Best Puppy In Ground, under Judge Yvonne Savard.

"Gossip" our Finnish Lapphund finnished up her Championship along with her Brother on the Sundy of Mid Canada.  She took a BOB along the way the day before.   Both are now Champions & Multi Puppy Group Winners.   She is just 9 months old.

"Feist" Bev's boy, took WD for one point his first day, and then BOW, BOS the next day for 3 points.  Feist is alot to handle in the ring, but is having the time of his life!  lol 

Mood:  happy

Well life just never gets slow around here, i wish i knew how to change more things on this blog, i would do more.  Anyways, we had a new litter, they are already 12 weeks old, from Miley x Robin, check out our litters page.  I am off to Canadian Nationals, with Frankie, Latte, Beau, Alexis & Swing to compete in Conformaton & Agility.   Wish us luck.  

There is a crew of Cassbar Kids there, so it will be a great time in sure.  Will keep things updated as we go. 

Well home from Brandon.  Miley didnt get any points, but she wasnt acting like herself, so we will give her time and try her again next summer.   Was a fun show though!   i got to watch many of my pups in the AAC trial.  I would poke my head in and see one here and there running AWESOME WORK everyone.  I saw Sis & Marc run a Gamble course FAST FAST and were they having fun.  I missed Juno's debut, but all i heard was wow, what speed and again having SO much fun together.   Great work teams!  Now to get to the X mas celebrations and soon winter will be here!   So far im really enjoying this lovely late fall!!!

Puppies are growing like weeds, they are 7 weeks old already!  Will be leaving next week to new homes.   Dale and i thought we would try some new recycled paper to use for potty training, here is what the tri boy thinks of it. 

"Ok so we played in the shavings, we ate some shavings, now where do we go potty?"  

They are having a blast!  Their pen is now 3 x pens large, and when i get home i just let them have the entire kitchen/living room.   Its like the indy 500 around and around.  : )

We still have Girly the rescue, and still await the right home for her.  Spread the word.  

Thats about all for today.