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Boy 1 - Thistle
Boy 2 - Thorn
Boy 3 - Thad
Wiggy’s puppies have their first duck experience… We barked, we ran, we played! The ducks didn’t think WE were as funny as we thought THEY were. We don’t know why!?
Herding Group 4’s at Beckley KC & Magic Valley KC for our CH Deep River’s Bow and Arrow. Scout has been BOV 6 of his last 7 shows. Nancy, Pam, Kathy W., Micki & I (the Scout Syndicate) are proud!
At these shows Deep River Iron Hill Dark Victory - a.k.a. Bogie (See Available Page) earned his first 4 pts. Also traveling with us, was Deep River’s Reflexion in Snow (Powder) who belongs to Wendy Lamp in AZ. We’ve minored Powder out - she hasn’t been defeated so far - all WB & BOW.
Also at recent shows blue rough Deep River’s Light the Night Sky, HT earned additional points, and needs 2 pts. to finish. Co-owned with Susan Carbee. Sky is also prepping for his PT in herding.
In other herding news owner/handler Mailen Loos earned the first AKC HSAd (Started A Course Ducks) qualifying score on her little blue rough girl, Deep River’s Image in Ice, PT. This owner/handler/trainer is in her 70s!
A big congratulations to everyone!!!
AKC Herding Trial News from Sat. & Sun., April 12 @ Way-to-Me Farm, Sanford:
CH Joy, RN, HIAs HSAd, HRD II, RLF I finished her first duck Course A title with 1st place.We were disappointed that Joy lost one too many points on her center panels to get her last Advanced Q on Course A sheep but we’ll try again this spring to finish her first Advanced title. Thanks to Dee Penatzer, Joy’s co-owner, for her great handling! Joy is also co-owned with Gary Newsham.
As for CH Wiggy, CD, RE, HSAs, HTAD I, HRD I, RLF I, Claire Apple made two very nice attempts to get Wiggy’s final Q on her first duck title. She lost too many points on her fetch the first day but ran the rest of the course nicely. The second day, we thought we were home free after a great out-run, lift & fetch and smooth work on the Y-chute and the Z-chute. The center line panels were Wig’s undoing. Wiggy had been on maternity leave and only had a few work sessions before the trial, so we’re hoping for a duck title later this spring as well as Wig’s first attempts at Intermediate sheep. Wiggy is co-owned with Nancy Parker. Scroll down to see our beautiful babies from our girl!
Also on another bright note, CH Kate, PT, JHD got her second Started A sheep Q on Sat. during the afternoon storm complete with thunder and some pretty scary lightning at the end of the course. We were really worried about Claire and Kate during the center panels and penning. Kate is owned by Mike & Tucky Vaughan.
Hi all,
Here are 4 new puppy pics below. Cross your fingers and toes for Joy & Wiggy this weekend - each needs one duck Q and Joy one sheep Q for titles. I especially hope for the Advanced Sheep title on Joy!!! If each could finish their Started Duck titles, that would be icing on the cake! Wig had to take a long break for pups but has been doing well this past week working ducks. Hope to have Wig in Intermediate Sheep & Joy in Advanced Ducks for Berryville Memorial Day weekend.
Kathy
Puppies from Wiggy & Mister at 5 weeks old - DOB: 3/3/08
Six rough tris - 3 boys & 3 girls playing in the grass!
As previously announced, Tri rough boy, Wes, became CH Deep River Shekinah Weston at the Thursday show in Raleigh winning 2 pts. and BOV over two specials. Wes was handled in the breed ring by our good friend Nick Joines for us and owner Jim Holliday. Congratulations, Jim, and congratulations to co-breeder, Kim Ramsey. Wes is the third from his litter to finish.
CH Deep River Shekinah Weston
Deep River is proud to announce that we are the co-winner of Collie Club of America Presidential Award for Smooth Collie Breeder of the Year for 2007. We were sole winners of this award for 1998 and 2006 as well as co-winner of CCA Rough Breeder of the Year Award in 1999. We’re very proud of our record and thank all our wonderful co-breeders & collie owners for all they did to allow Deep River to earn these wonderful honors! You’re the best!!!
Kathy
Girl 1
Girl 2 [left picture with puppy food eye]
Girl 3 [ left picture with puppy mush face - sorry]
Girl 2 and 3
