This weekend, I alternated showing Mazikeen and Rory every other day, with Mazikeen being three days, and Rory being two. Mazikeen earned her Owner Handled Silver Wednesday morning. Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 – Ms. Minna-Liisa Koltes Mazikeen – BOS/BOBOH – 2 Points Thursday, October 31st, 2024 – Mr. Del Richards Rory – SEL/BOBOH – 2 … More Doswell, VA – October
At the beginning of 2024, I set out to accomplish some pretty ambitious plans.. and for the most part, we were successful. But, the biggest winner of this year was Mazikeen, who finished in the Owner Handled Top 10, took several OH Group placements, and achieved way more than I set out to do… Our … More 2024 Goals – Accomplished and Beyond…
This was… supposed to be our year… and in a way, it really was, despite being unable to really showcase your stuff. Our dreams to come in and compete in Versatility were dashed when you came into season 3 days before the obedience and rally trial, meaning that you couldn’t actually showcase your amazing talents … More Nationals – Mazikeen
So, our Australian Cattle Dog Club of America decided to put together an inaugural Top 20 event for the nationals in 2024 for both the regular and owner handled categories. Last year Mazikeen was invited to Royal Canin, finishing #10, and her mother Fiddle finished the year as the #20 cattle dog. This night was… … More Nationals – The Top 20
Our last stop before heading to nationals in Tennessee was the 3 day show in West Friendship. Mazikeen hasn’t been shown since August, so we needed to refresh her mind on how to be a good little show dog. I was super pleased! We got 15 points worth of owner handled points, and 4 points … More West Friendship – October
Well, silly me, I forgot to enter the show Friday, due to an error on Raus part… I brought Rory out for the first time since July to knock the rust off of her for nationals… And it was fun. She wound up going Select on Thursday and Saturday. She was being a bit overexuberant… … More Hatboro/Devon/Montgomery
Aug 2nd-5th – Herding at Isle of Calais Aug 10-11th – Obedience Seminar in VA Aug 15th-18th – Cumberland, MD Aug 22nd-25th – Doswell, VA Aug 30th-Sept 2nd – Herding at Isle of Calais
Mazikeen and I followed the successful weekend at Cumberland with another successful weekend at Doswell. Thursday – Dr. Vicki Sandage, DVM Select Friday – Mr. Brian Meyer OS/BOBOH Saturday – Mr. Charles L. Olvis OS/BOBOH Sunday – Mrs. Cindy Meyer OS/BOBOH/OHG1
This was my very first time trying to balance performance and conformation showing into one category, and Mazikeen really stepped it up! She earned two OH group placements, two BOB, two rally titles, and two legs on her Beginner Novice Obedience title. Chunky also did remarkably well, and finished her Rally Novice Title and picked … More Cumberland, MD Dog Show
July 1st-2nd – Herding With Terri July 5th-7th – West Friendship Shows July 11th-15th – Breeding Fiddle in Kansas July 16th-18th – Jan Wesen Clinic July 19th-21st – Herding at Flying Bucket July 27th-28th – Blue Ridge Herding, Berryville, VA
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