News at Deer Ranch...

October -- Vancouver Kennel Club:

• Winner's Bitch for Dharma for her FIRST point under judge Carl Anderson (Photo courtesy Callea Photography).

October -- UKC Mutty Paws Obedience Trial:

• 2nd Place in Novice B for Bodhi on Saturday, under judge Marvin Wyckoff (his retirement weekend!). Then, on an impromptu entry for Sunday, Bodhi earns a 3rd place ribbon for his 2nd UKC-CD leg under judge Tami Worley. Nice job, Boo-dog!

August -- BSCA NorthWest Regional Specialty (Aug 11-13th):

• Bodhi earns his final Rally Excellent leg, going 2nd place under Judge Allen Immerman with a score of 93.
  
  Nothing exciting during Sweeps for Dharma, however she does show well and gets a nice compliment from judge Linda Riedel. Our competition was very tough--we went 2nd place to Rachelle's lovely girl, "Blair".
  
  However, during the Regular class, and the Nisqually Kennel Club shows, Dharma goes 1st in her class all 3 shows, and Reserve Winner's Bitch (to a 4 pt Major) on Saturday under judge Leslie Hiltz.

July:

• Bodhi earns Rally Excellent leg #2 under Judge Carolyn Wray at the Brush Prarie Circuit in Salem. Dharma goes 1st place in her class at the Brush Prarie show as well, under Judge J.T. Connolly (July 16th).

June:

• 3rd Place for Bodhi in his first time in Rally Excellent under judge Pam Weaver at the Clackamas Kennel Club show Saturday! Yippee! A bee sting to his foot keeps us from trying for a second leg the following day.
• Both Saturday & Sunday, CKClub, Dharma goes RWB under judges Tom Feinis and Del Richards. The 99-100 degree weather seems to suit her, she is actually beginning to gait properly! (CKC Shows, June 24/25th)

• 2nd place at the Tualatin Valley Kennel Club's Santioned B-OB match to Bodhi in his first foray into Rally Excellent, with a score of 96. Hopefully we'll keep it rolling for Canby next weekend.
• Dharma goes best BSD puppy, then onto a Puppy Herding Group I at the TVKC sanctioned match as well. (Both, June 17th)


• Bodhi earns his final Rally Advanced leg at the Puyallup Kennel Club show! Good Job, Bodhi!
• Dharma earns her first Reserve Winner's Bitch, to a Major--actual competition! She's beginning to blow coat fast & furious however, so looks like a break is in order for a few months!

• Dharma earns a Puppy Herding Group Four at the Greater Clark Kennel Club "B" Match, in the POURING rain! Friend Laurie Kudna earns Puppy Group 2 with her pretty new Malinois puppy, "Star" in their first outing!

April:

• Dharma & I make a trek down to Tulsa, Oklahoma for the BSCA National Specialty. Dharma places SECOND in her 6-9 month old Sweepstakes class under judge Sonja Ostram. I was so excited, and very proud of my little pistoll! She had a fun trip, playing with new friends (Val & "Mazzy") and was able to "catch up" with her littermates, Scoop & Chevy (Owned by Lisa & Betty Pat Goddard).

March:

• March 31st/April 1st Bodhi earns his first two Rally Advanced B legs with great scores, a 4 place and a 95, and a 98 (the competition was fierce, all placements were 100's or 99's!).

February:

• Dharma makes her conformation show "debut" under breeder-judge, Linda Robey, going 1st place in her 6-9 mos. class. She is a wild little "happy hooligan", and had an absolute blast--which was our main goal for her first-show outing.

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Updated: August 13th, 2007--Shelly Brosnan