Big Sky Scottish Deerhounds
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January 2012
We start the new year with some pictures of our pups from our previous litters, as well as those from our A litter girls---sent in by their proud owners :)
Thorn (Astrid son) Ada (red collar) Dae (now Deirdre) Blaire (now Myla)
Hebridie (Astrid son) Baccio (Anica daughter) Hector (Astrid son)
Astrid Brock Rider (Anakin) Hart (Astrid son)
November 2011
We were pleasantly informed that our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis and our Ch. Big Sky's Beckett were both invited to the Eukanuba invitational show in Orlando, FL. We are so proud of both of these homebred champions who have both won Bred By Exhibitor Hound Group 1's at competitive shows!
October 2011
Madolyn and I drove down to Belton for the Belton dog show with Calyx and Ziggy. This was Calyx's very first show, and she ended up winning Best of Breed both days!! She was a natural in the ring, and seemed to really enjoy it. Madolyn showed Ziggy in Junior Showmanship, and she ended up winning Best Junior Handler both days!!! Junior Showmanship is always so competitive, especially now that Madolyn is in the older class, so this was really cool. Madolyn and Ziggy were awesome!!
Big Sky's Calyx O'Fernhill Madolyn and Ziggy take back to back Best Juniors!
October was another good month for us, as we found out from Barb Heidenreich that Hebridie, the son of our A litter girl, Astrid, went Best Puppy in Specialty at the SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty. He also took Reserve Winners Dog on one of the other days---a nice feat for a pup! Here's a look at his stash!
For Hebridie to take this win was very special, as this means that three of our A litter girls have produced Best in Specialty winning pups! Audrey's girl, Paloma, took Best Puppy in Show at an all sighthound specialty show, Anica's girl, Cara, took Best Puppy in Specialty at the 2011 SDCA Western Regional Specialty, and Astrid's son, Hebridie, took Best Puppy in Specialty at the 2011 SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty as well as Best Puppy in Futurity at the SDCA National!! Yippee!!
August 2011
Our friend, Lesa Newbitt (Bereton), headed up to Fern Hill to bring back two puppies from the Nootka/Torrish litter. Nootka (Ardtalamcu Nootka) is the Australian girl we brought in with her brother, Mojave, and sister, Arikara. The sire of the litter, Torrish, is by Fernhill's Lyric (who was Winners Dog at the 2007 SDCA National) and out of Ch. Foxcliffe Thistleglen Bluegrass Cat (whose sister, Hickory, was BIS at Westminster and a two time Breed winner at the SDCA National). Lesa and I will co-own Eclipse. Here he is with his sister, Etta. Their sire, Torrish, is the third picture.
July 2011
We headed up to Oklahoma City for Maddy to participate in the big Junior Showmanship competition. This was a really fun event sponsored by Onofrio that not only included a big competition with three judges in each ring, but also some fantastic prizes and a great meal. There were 76 entrants, and Maddy showed her Pug, Ziggy. Well.....Madolyn ended up making it to the finals!! We were so thrilled, as this competition is extremely competitive. They looked incredible together, and Ziggy showed his little heart out even though they were in the ring for so long. Madolyn had a smile from ear to ear!
On July 24, our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) gave birth to her second litter by Ch. Fernhill's Valor. This time she had four bitches and two dogs. Audrey is a great mom, and these pups are fat and precious! We look forward to seeing how they look as they grow, and having fun with them!
This summer was exciting for us, as we also heard that Fernhill's Cara (from the C litter), whose dam, Anica, is from our A litter, ended up taking Best Puppy in Specialty at the SDCA Western Regional in Lompoc, CA!! Cara is a litter sister to our Calyx. Her brother Colin was also at the show, and looking very handsome.
Fernhill's Cara (from the C litter) Fernhill's Colin Colin with Kris in red and Cara with Laura in brown
June 2011
Madolyn and I traveled to Oregon for the 2011 SDCA National. We look forward to this show every year, as we always enjoy seeing everyone and their dogs, but since the show was so far from home, we went without dogs this year. We were lucky to have the chance to see a few of our pups from our 2009 litter as well as some from Astrid's litter born on Dec. 2010. Sharlene Lazin brought down Paloma (Bebe) and Calli (Brady) and Dave and Terri Baas brought up Myla (Blaire). Hailey, Hebride, Holt, and Holly from the Astrid/Iagan litter were too young for the regular classes, but they came for the futurity.
Madolyn wanted to show in Junior Showmanship, but since we couldn't bring any of our dogs, Sharlene brought Calli (whom we co-own) down for Maddy to show. Calli had never been to a show before, and Maddy had not seen her since she was 12 weeks old, but they did a fantastic job together. Madolyn didn't win Best Junior this year, but I was very proud of how well she did and how awesome the two were together. You would never had known that this puppy had never been to a show before, much less never been handled by Madolyn either. They were a great team! Here are some shots of the two together:
The lovely Myla entered the LGRA racing for her first time and ended up placing! She looked gorgeous running out there, and for her to run her first time at a national and place, was great to see! Here she is in the conformation ring:
Perhaps one of the coolest moments at the show was when Hebridie (Fernhill's Hebridie O'Glencrag) ended up winning Best Puppy in Futurity amongst some extremely promising puppies! His dam, Astrid, is from our A litter, so we were very proud of how this little guy did! Here he is with his owner/handler Barb Heidenreich. His sister, who also won her class, is pictured on the right.
April 2011
Lesa took Birdie up to Kansas for a show, and came back with back to back majors and Best of Breed wins!!! Congratulations, Lesa!!
March 2011
The lovely Ada from our A litter came back to us. She turned out to be a very type-y bitch with the sweetest, easiest, temperament. Right away, she became a fixture on the landing in front of Madolyn's room. Madolyn will be showing her in Junior Showmanship.
December 2010
Big Sky Astrid O'Fernhill gave birth to seven beautiful puppies by Ch. Tannochbrae's Iagan at Glengrag on December 21. We look forward to seeing how these beautiful pups develop.
Astrid and her pups the proud father, Ch. Tannochbrae's Iagan O'Glencrag
October 2010
Brock (now Fionn), brother to Bean and Birdie, took Winners Dog and Best Opposite at the Lawton Dog show on Saturday. On Sunday, Maddy showed Valor to Best of Breed!
Maddy shows Valor to Best of Breed
September 2010
We decided to bring Ziggy out for the Dallas Toy Dog Specialty. Unfortunately, we were only able to make the Sunday show, but Maddy handled Ziggy to a nice Best of Breed win over a top ten special! It was very exciting! Maddy has shown Ziggy as a special at two Pug specialties now, and both times, he has taken home Best of Breed!
July 2010
Bean finished his championship at age 11 months by going Best of Breed again at the Dallas show on Friday. Boo took Winners Bitch and Best Opposite. Bean took Breed again on Saturday and Sunday, while Boo and Birdie split Winners Bitch and Best Opposite on Saturday and Sunday.
Bean at 11 months
July was also a great month for Bean's sister, Paloma (Bebe). She went to her first show--the Western Sighthound Specialty in Canada---and not only did she win Best of Breed, but she also went on to take Best Puppy in Show!! On the east coast, her cousin Bayard (his dam and her sire are littermates), went Best Puppy in Show at the Eastern Sighthound Specialty. That was really cool!!
Paloma
June 2010
Bean took Winners dog on Saturday and Best of Breed on Sunday at the Texarkana show. His sister, Birdie, took Winners bitch and Best Opposite on Sunday. Their sister, Boo, took Best of Breed on Saturday!
Boo takes Best of Breed in Texarkana
The Oklahoma City show was very good to us. On Thursday, Valor took Winners Dog and Best of Breed for a three point major, which finished his championship. Birdie took Winners Bitch. Zoe, at 11 years old, took Best Opposite! On Friday, Bean took Winners Dog, Best Bred by, and Best of Breed for his first major! He then went on to win an extremely competitive Bred by Hound Group 1! I was very proud of him, as there were some huge hound entries with well known hound breeders there. On Saturday, Bean took Best of Winners for a five point major, and Valor (being shown by Madolyn) took Best of Breed! Then on Sunday, Bean took Winners again and Valor took Best Opposite. It was a great show!
May 2010
We went to the SDCA National in Basin Harbor, Vermont. This is one of my favorite show venues, and we had an amazing cottage right on Lake Champlain! Since this show is so far, we went without dogs, but Barb Heidenreich was kind enough to bring Ardtalamcu Mojave Man (whom we co-own) down for Madolyn to show in Junior Showmanship. Madolyn handled him in the regular dog classes too. Mojave ended up winning his regular class, and then Madolyn took Best Junior Handler for the fourth year in a row! She has been doing so well showing the dogs, and we are very proud of her! This win was particularly nice, as it was Mojave's first show, and Madolyn's first time to ever show him. The gorgeous GCH. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind (who is pictured on the right and whose sire is a littermate to our Valor's sire), took Best of Breed for the second year in a row. As always, she was handled to perfection by Angela Lloyd.
March 2010
We took Birdie and Bean to the Wichita Falls and Ft. Worth dog shows. Bean took Winners dog and Best Opposite both days in Wichita Falls, and Birdie took Best of Breed both days! At the Ft. Worth show, Bean took Best of Breed both days, while Birdie and her sister, Boo split the bitch points by each taking Winners Bitch and Best Opposite on a day.
January 2010
Birdie and Bean are now six months old, and boy have they grown! Bean is 75 lbs and Birdie is 62 lbs.
I am looking forward to bringing these two out to the shows. See you soon!
Bean at six months Birdie at six months
November 2009
We kept our dear little Birdie and Bean from our Audrey/Valor litter, and here they are at 16 weeks----cuties!!!
Bean Birdie
October2009
We didn't go to many dogs shows this year, as much of it was taken up with rearing our litter of twelve puppies. They take lots of work, but I think it's the best kind of work, as who doesn't want to spend time with puppies?!!! Luckily for me, Madolyn was home for the summer, as she is the best at helping to socialize puppies, and this time, she was old enough to help with clean up too!! Anyway,
the puppies have now all gone to their new homes, and we will surely miss them! We are happy, though, that they have all gone to great people who will keep us up to date as to how the pups are doing! Already, we have some nice shots of Bubba (now Blu), Bitty, Benjamin (now Murdoc), Bitsy (now Biddy), Brock (now Fionn), and Brady (now Calli).
Here is Bubba and his Wolfhound pack The superfast Murdoc
Calli and her Dobe pal, Zeus little Bitty who has already learned a new trick!
Aodhan and Biddy Fionn and his new buddy, Beau
July2009
Our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) blessed us with a nice litter of a dozen puppies---8 girls and 4 boys! The proud father is our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky. The puppies look gorgeous, and we are already very excited about them. Madolyn has been making sure that they are well socialized :)
May2009
We attended the 2009 SDCA National Specialty in St. Louis, MO. This was the first time we had ever visited Purina Farms, and boy were we impressed! It is a lovely sight for a dog show, and we enjoyed seeing all the other animal displays on the beautiful grounds as well. Unfortunately, we ended up having to leave Valor at home to perform stud duties, as Audrey decided to come in season just at the time we had to leave, so we ended up only bringing Zoe and Nootka. Zoe took second in her Veteran Bitch class, but more importantly, she and Maddy won Best Junior Handler for the third year in a row! Nootka showed well, but did not place in a very large, competitive Open Bitch class. She did get lots of nice compliments though! :) As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of our friends, and can't wait until next year!!!!
February2009
Madolyn was named #1 Junior Handler in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound by BestJunior.com. This is her third year in a row to receive this honor. We are very proud of her.
We start the new year with some pictures of our pups from our previous litters, as well as those from our A litter girls---sent in by their proud owners :)
Thorn (Astrid son) Ada (red collar) Dae (now Deirdre) Blaire (now Myla)
Hebridie (Astrid son) Baccio (Anica daughter) Hector (Astrid son)
Astrid Brock Rider (Anakin) Hart (Astrid son)
November 2011
We were pleasantly informed that our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis and our Ch. Big Sky's Beckett were both invited to the Eukanuba invitational show in Orlando, FL. We are so proud of both of these homebred champions who have both won Bred By Exhibitor Hound Group 1's at competitive shows!
October 2011
Madolyn and I drove down to Belton for the Belton dog show with Calyx and Ziggy. This was Calyx's very first show, and she ended up winning Best of Breed both days!! She was a natural in the ring, and seemed to really enjoy it. Madolyn showed Ziggy in Junior Showmanship, and she ended up winning Best Junior Handler both days!!! Junior Showmanship is always so competitive, especially now that Madolyn is in the older class, so this was really cool. Madolyn and Ziggy were awesome!!
Big Sky's Calyx O'Fernhill Madolyn and Ziggy take back to back Best Juniors!
October was another good month for us, as we found out from Barb Heidenreich that Hebridie, the son of our A litter girl, Astrid, went Best Puppy in Specialty at the SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty. He also took Reserve Winners Dog on one of the other days---a nice feat for a pup! Here's a look at his stash!
For Hebridie to take this win was very special, as this means that three of our A litter girls have produced Best in Specialty winning pups! Audrey's girl, Paloma, took Best Puppy in Show at an all sighthound specialty show, Anica's girl, Cara, took Best Puppy in Specialty at the 2011 SDCA Western Regional Specialty, and Astrid's son, Hebridie, took Best Puppy in Specialty at the 2011 SDCA Eastern Regional Specialty as well as Best Puppy in Futurity at the SDCA National!! Yippee!!
August 2011
Our friend, Lesa Newbitt (Bereton), headed up to Fern Hill to bring back two puppies from the Nootka/Torrish litter. Nootka (Ardtalamcu Nootka) is the Australian girl we brought in with her brother, Mojave, and sister, Arikara. The sire of the litter, Torrish, is by Fernhill's Lyric (who was Winners Dog at the 2007 SDCA National) and out of Ch. Foxcliffe Thistleglen Bluegrass Cat (whose sister, Hickory, was BIS at Westminster and a two time Breed winner at the SDCA National). Lesa and I will co-own Eclipse. Here he is with his sister, Etta. Their sire, Torrish, is the third picture.
July 2011
We headed up to Oklahoma City for Maddy to participate in the big Junior Showmanship competition. This was a really fun event sponsored by Onofrio that not only included a big competition with three judges in each ring, but also some fantastic prizes and a great meal. There were 76 entrants, and Maddy showed her Pug, Ziggy. Well.....Madolyn ended up making it to the finals!! We were so thrilled, as this competition is extremely competitive. They looked incredible together, and Ziggy showed his little heart out even though they were in the ring for so long. Madolyn had a smile from ear to ear!
On July 24, our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) gave birth to her second litter by Ch. Fernhill's Valor. This time she had four bitches and two dogs. Audrey is a great mom, and these pups are fat and precious! We look forward to seeing how they look as they grow, and having fun with them!
This summer was exciting for us, as we also heard that Fernhill's Cara (from the C litter), whose dam, Anica, is from our A litter, ended up taking Best Puppy in Specialty at the SDCA Western Regional in Lompoc, CA!! Cara is a litter sister to our Calyx. Her brother Colin was also at the show, and looking very handsome.
Fernhill's Cara (from the C litter) Fernhill's Colin Colin with Kris in red and Cara with Laura in brown
June 2011
Madolyn and I traveled to Oregon for the 2011 SDCA National. We look forward to this show every year, as we always enjoy seeing everyone and their dogs, but since the show was so far from home, we went without dogs this year. We were lucky to have the chance to see a few of our pups from our 2009 litter as well as some from Astrid's litter born on Dec. 2010. Sharlene Lazin brought down Paloma (Bebe) and Calli (Brady) and Dave and Terri Baas brought up Myla (Blaire). Hailey, Hebride, Holt, and Holly from the Astrid/Iagan litter were too young for the regular classes, but they came for the futurity.
Madolyn wanted to show in Junior Showmanship, but since we couldn't bring any of our dogs, Sharlene brought Calli (whom we co-own) down for Maddy to show. Calli had never been to a show before, and Maddy had not seen her since she was 12 weeks old, but they did a fantastic job together. Madolyn didn't win Best Junior this year, but I was very proud of how well she did and how awesome the two were together. You would never had known that this puppy had never been to a show before, much less never been handled by Madolyn either. They were a great team! Here are some shots of the two together:
The lovely Myla entered the LGRA racing for her first time and ended up placing! She looked gorgeous running out there, and for her to run her first time at a national and place, was great to see! Here she is in the conformation ring:
Perhaps one of the coolest moments at the show was when Hebridie (Fernhill's Hebridie O'Glencrag) ended up winning Best Puppy in Futurity amongst some extremely promising puppies! His dam, Astrid, is from our A litter, so we were very proud of how this little guy did! Here he is with his owner/handler Barb Heidenreich. His sister, who also won her class, is pictured on the right.
April 2011
Lesa took Birdie up to Kansas for a show, and came back with back to back majors and Best of Breed wins!!! Congratulations, Lesa!!
March 2011
The lovely Ada from our A litter came back to us. She turned out to be a very type-y bitch with the sweetest, easiest, temperament. Right away, she became a fixture on the landing in front of Madolyn's room. Madolyn will be showing her in Junior Showmanship.
December 2010
Big Sky Astrid O'Fernhill gave birth to seven beautiful puppies by Ch. Tannochbrae's Iagan at Glengrag on December 21. We look forward to seeing how these beautiful pups develop.
Astrid and her pups the proud father, Ch. Tannochbrae's Iagan O'Glencrag
October 2010
Brock (now Fionn), brother to Bean and Birdie, took Winners Dog and Best Opposite at the Lawton Dog show on Saturday. On Sunday, Maddy showed Valor to Best of Breed!
Maddy shows Valor to Best of Breed
September 2010
We decided to bring Ziggy out for the Dallas Toy Dog Specialty. Unfortunately, we were only able to make the Sunday show, but Maddy handled Ziggy to a nice Best of Breed win over a top ten special! It was very exciting! Maddy has shown Ziggy as a special at two Pug specialties now, and both times, he has taken home Best of Breed!
July 2010
Bean finished his championship at age 11 months by going Best of Breed again at the Dallas show on Friday. Boo took Winners Bitch and Best Opposite. Bean took Breed again on Saturday and Sunday, while Boo and Birdie split Winners Bitch and Best Opposite on Saturday and Sunday.
Bean at 11 months
July was also a great month for Bean's sister, Paloma (Bebe). She went to her first show--the Western Sighthound Specialty in Canada---and not only did she win Best of Breed, but she also went on to take Best Puppy in Show!! On the east coast, her cousin Bayard (his dam and her sire are littermates), went Best Puppy in Show at the Eastern Sighthound Specialty. That was really cool!!
Paloma
June 2010
Bean took Winners dog on Saturday and Best of Breed on Sunday at the Texarkana show. His sister, Birdie, took Winners bitch and Best Opposite on Sunday. Their sister, Boo, took Best of Breed on Saturday!
Boo takes Best of Breed in Texarkana
The Oklahoma City show was very good to us. On Thursday, Valor took Winners Dog and Best of Breed for a three point major, which finished his championship. Birdie took Winners Bitch. Zoe, at 11 years old, took Best Opposite! On Friday, Bean took Winners Dog, Best Bred by, and Best of Breed for his first major! He then went on to win an extremely competitive Bred by Hound Group 1! I was very proud of him, as there were some huge hound entries with well known hound breeders there. On Saturday, Bean took Best of Winners for a five point major, and Valor (being shown by Madolyn) took Best of Breed! Then on Sunday, Bean took Winners again and Valor took Best Opposite. It was a great show!
May 2010
We went to the SDCA National in Basin Harbor, Vermont. This is one of my favorite show venues, and we had an amazing cottage right on Lake Champlain! Since this show is so far, we went without dogs, but Barb Heidenreich was kind enough to bring Ardtalamcu Mojave Man (whom we co-own) down for Madolyn to show in Junior Showmanship. Madolyn handled him in the regular dog classes too. Mojave ended up winning his regular class, and then Madolyn took Best Junior Handler for the fourth year in a row! She has been doing so well showing the dogs, and we are very proud of her! This win was particularly nice, as it was Mojave's first show, and Madolyn's first time to ever show him. The gorgeous GCH. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind (who is pictured on the right and whose sire is a littermate to our Valor's sire), took Best of Breed for the second year in a row. As always, she was handled to perfection by Angela Lloyd.
March 2010
We took Birdie and Bean to the Wichita Falls and Ft. Worth dog shows. Bean took Winners dog and Best Opposite both days in Wichita Falls, and Birdie took Best of Breed both days! At the Ft. Worth show, Bean took Best of Breed both days, while Birdie and her sister, Boo split the bitch points by each taking Winners Bitch and Best Opposite on a day.
January 2010
Birdie and Bean are now six months old, and boy have they grown! Bean is 75 lbs and Birdie is 62 lbs.
I am looking forward to bringing these two out to the shows. See you soon!
Bean at six months Birdie at six months
November 2009
We kept our dear little Birdie and Bean from our Audrey/Valor litter, and here they are at 16 weeks----cuties!!!
Bean Birdie
October2009
We didn't go to many dogs shows this year, as much of it was taken up with rearing our litter of twelve puppies. They take lots of work, but I think it's the best kind of work, as who doesn't want to spend time with puppies?!!! Luckily for me, Madolyn was home for the summer, as she is the best at helping to socialize puppies, and this time, she was old enough to help with clean up too!! Anyway,
the puppies have now all gone to their new homes, and we will surely miss them! We are happy, though, that they have all gone to great people who will keep us up to date as to how the pups are doing! Already, we have some nice shots of Bubba (now Blu), Bitty, Benjamin (now Murdoc), Bitsy (now Biddy), Brock (now Fionn), and Brady (now Calli).
Here is Bubba and his Wolfhound pack The superfast Murdoc
Calli and her Dobe pal, Zeus little Bitty who has already learned a new trick!
Aodhan and Biddy Fionn and his new buddy, Beau
July2009
Our Ch. Big Sky's Artemis (Audrey) blessed us with a nice litter of a dozen puppies---8 girls and 4 boys! The proud father is our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky. The puppies look gorgeous, and we are already very excited about them. Madolyn has been making sure that they are well socialized :)
May2009
We attended the 2009 SDCA National Specialty in St. Louis, MO. This was the first time we had ever visited Purina Farms, and boy were we impressed! It is a lovely sight for a dog show, and we enjoyed seeing all the other animal displays on the beautiful grounds as well. Unfortunately, we ended up having to leave Valor at home to perform stud duties, as Audrey decided to come in season just at the time we had to leave, so we ended up only bringing Zoe and Nootka. Zoe took second in her Veteran Bitch class, but more importantly, she and Maddy won Best Junior Handler for the third year in a row! Nootka showed well, but did not place in a very large, competitive Open Bitch class. She did get lots of nice compliments though! :) As usual, we thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of our friends, and can't wait until next year!!!!
February2009
Madolyn was named #1 Junior Handler in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound by BestJunior.com. This is her third year in a row to receive this honor. We are very proud of her.
November2008
I opened QUARRY, my new store on Etsy, which will sell handmade jewelry (by me), quilts and pillows, select vintage items, art, and photography. Dogs and other animals will often be featured. Please stop by for a look at www.deerhoundjulie.etsy.com
You can also visit my blog at www.quarryboutique.blogspot.com
Our Big Sky's Artemis wins Breed both days at the Cen-Tex Kennel Club show and finishes her championship. She also qualified for the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Dog show for the next two years, as she finished her championship with all points coming from the Bred-by Exhibitor class. We hope to have puppies from her this coming spring of 2009.
September2008
Rider, the lone male puppy from our A litter, finished his championship with a 4pt major by going Best of Winners at the SDCA supported entry in GA under judge Kent Delaney. His other major was also at the SDCA supported entry in GA the previous year. We are especially proud of this boy, as he was the first from the A litter to finish his championship, and did so with his young handler, Ryan,who was 12 when they first started together. Congratulations to Judith Kuczmarski (his owner) and Ryan (his co-owner and handler)!!!
July 2008
Madolyn wins Best Junior Handler Juniors getting ready for the ring
We traveled to Lompoc, CA for the SDCA National Specialty. The Western Regional Specialty was also held at the same show. Since we had never driven out west before, we decided to make a trip out of it, and made stops at the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert, the Meteor Crater, and the Grand Canyon. The scenery was magnificent. The show site was beautiful as always, and the weather perfect---the dogs just loved it! Madolyn was very excited to win Best Junior Handler for the second year in a row at the SDCA National, and Best Junior Handler again the next day at the Western Regional. Way to go Madolyn!!
Big Sky's Artemis in the Bred By class Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky in Open Dogs
(top left picture) (remaining three pictures)
Madolyn also handled Zoe to a very nice second place in the Veteran bitch 9 and older class at the National, and third in the Veteran bitch class (all ages over 7) at the Western Regional. We were very happy with our Fernhill's Valor of Big Sky as well. He placed fourth in the Open Dog class at the National, and third in Open at the Western. He also went back in the ring with his brothers to help his dam, Roslyn, win Best Brood Bitch. Roslyn also took home Best Veteran in Show and an Award of Merit from the National. It was all very exciting! Our Audrey, who decided to drop all of her coat (and a few pounds) before the show, showed very nicely in a competitive Bred-By class, but didn't place. We still think she's beautiful nonetheless!
Am/Can Ch. Fernhill's Roslyn ( dam to our Valor) takes Best Veteran in Show, Best Brood Bitch, and an Award of Merit at the 2008 SDCA National Specialty!
May 2008
Floating dog? Yes! This is our Ch. Fernhill's Mersey literally floating around the ring in the Hound group at the DKC show.
April 2008
Valor takes Best of Breed at the Stephenville Kennel Club show.
March 2008
Madolyn showed Ziggy at the Bluebonnet Pug Specialty in Ft. Worth, TX for his first time as a special, and he ended up taking Best in Specialty!!!! Way to go Madolyn and Ziggy!!!
Jan 2008
Madolyn wins Best Junior in the U.S with a Scottish Deerhound for 2007. This is her second year in a row to win this award, as she also won it in 2006, when she was finally able to start showing in juniors at age 9.
Congratulations Madolyn!!!
Here is a new photo of Azure at 5 years. We are so proud of this wonderful dog!