this and that...

Productive days catching up on farm stuff.
Calves in the yard processed through the chute with Quade helping with moving things along
the runway into the head gate of the squeeze chute. A good job for him to learn to chill abit
inbetween loading jobs....made things go alot smoother with his help. Actually cut the job in half.
Macey ( Dare x Derby daughter here ) freezing her tongue to metal first thing am as she was licking
the frosted metal....weather certainly has gotten colder here.
Geese loading up on calories in nearby fields , getting ready for their annual trek south.
DH helping me build a low grooming table for large / overweight dogs I have difficulty getting
up on my present grooming table...esp hard on a person's back when they have no desire to be co-operative.
Cant wait to put it to good use. Need to order a stand dryer to free up hands as well.
Visit to Lloyd recently to watch Grand - daughter Jade in swimming lessons as well to visit with Jackie for a few minutes to talk about the Grooming trade and any gems from a recent Grooming Seminar.
Putting together a semi private Studio lighting day with photog peers in November. Finishing up with Oct shoots and have a few booked into November....still outdoors shoots.
Have another group renting my building once a month over the winter months , which helps offset the building expenses.
Still waiting on electrical for changing lights upstairs.

Draft Dog Zack

Jack is the first from this kennel to acquire his DD title. Amber pretty cool to watch the video clip.

Thanks for sending! Appreciated. Sister Jinx gives a high 5 on all that precsion carting training!

3 leave this wkend....

Waaay behind on posting everyone's achievements and trying to catch up.
Dare and Sting left this am to Europe, Tide a couple of days ago to his new owner in B.C
....the place is certainly quieter with the feeling that 'someone' is missing.
Know each one has gone to a great home suitable for them...but always sad to say 'goodbye'

Hanna Banna

Hanna ( Ethan x Jinx daughter ) and Dianne
Overall High In Trial with a duck score of 113.
Believe this was at Harvest Moon ( like a mini Nationals for events ! )
Not bad for a youngster :):)
Know she did well in agility too... !

Having a Hey Day...

aka the little red engine that could.

Amber lost 'Whoopie' this summer and I had asked her to write down all her accomplishments.
She had many.

What is truely incredible is that Whoopie was involved in a horrific poisoning
where her 2 litter mates, Caly and Jake were lost ..with Whoopie some how surviving the ordeal.

She had to literally learn how to eat and walk again all thanks to Amber's diligent care. A huge
task and committment.

Whoopie went on to enjoying many years at Amber's side training in all
venues available to them.

"Caitland's Having A Heyday" did have a hey day each and every day.
Thank you Amber for that and more.

CKC:

CDX
Companion Dog Excellent (Open)
TD
Tracking Dog
HI
Herding Intermediate (Two runs short of Herding Advanced)
AGN
Agility Novice - Regular
CGN
Canine Good Neighbour
AGNJ
Agility Novice Jumpers - Regular
AGNS
Agility Novice - Selected
AGNSJ
Agility Novice Jumpers - Selected
RA
Rally Advanced
AGIV
Agility Intermediate - Veteran (One run short of Agility Excellent)
AGIVJ
Agility Intermediate Jumpers - Veteran (One run short of Agility Excellent)
PCh
Performance Champion - CNASA

NADAC:

ECS
Elite Chances Skilled
OJC
Open Jumpers (One run short Elite)
EAS
Elite Agility Skilled (Regular)
TG-N
Novice TouchNGo (One run short of Open)
TNS-E
Elite Tunnelers Skilled
WV-N
Novice Weavers
HP-N
Novice Hoopers (One run short Open)


ASCA:

OTDs
Open Trial Dog sheep
ATDd
Advanced Trial Dog ducks

AAC:

ATChC
Agility Trial Champion of Canada
Bronze
Bronze Award of Merit (1 standard run away from achieving her Silver Award of Merit)
ExSt
Excellent Standard Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs) (one short of Silver)
EXJ
Excellent Jumpers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXJ Silver
Excellent Jumpers Silver (25 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXJ Gold
Excellent Jumpers Gold (50 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXG Bronze
Excellent Gamblers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXS Bronze
Excellent Snookers Bronze (10 Masters Qualifying runs)
EXS Silver
Excellent Snookers Silver (25 Masters Qualifying runs)
VBA
Versaatility Bronze Award (3 Bronze Awards) (2 runs short of Versatility Silver Award)

Whoopie ranked nicely in her major years of playing, however, 2009 was her banner year. In Standard runs, she ranked #60 in over 1500 dogs playing in Canada. And she was #2 in Canada in Masters Jumpers.

AHBA:

JHD
Junior Herding Dog

Bacchus

Thank you Mary Lou for sending such a lovely photo of
CH CAITLAND'S LEGEND OF THE FALL HT CGN RN ADC ANJ

a Quade x True son.

love it of course :)

Congrats on a great year.