2018 updates and news... Chapter III. Josie and others.

Surely enough on my return back to homeland I got bored

and decided to try something new... sort of.

Basically I strted working on more dog sculptures

what I used to do before, but this time - in ceramics.

It was totally new medium for me, I wasn't in a hurry.

Meanwhile Post Office was delivering more and more mail for our dogs.

It was bunch of certificates earned at the end of last year, but 

printed and delivered at beginning of 2018.

Out of all of above I was looking forward to last one -

Rally Advanced Title for Enchanter - AKA "Chant"

What made him a qualifier for American Miniature Schnauzer Club Versatility Award.

Chant's daughter Josie (Shazzam Of Oz Josefina)

was going to become my "Show Diva of the year".

We started easy with just one show in January...

What she won.

We got her Winner, BOS, BOBOH.

What a way to start new year!

Meanwhile first dogs came out of my kiln...

I found myself totally in love with this new project!

We had to get our own portable kiln

and soon we did just that...

...to be continued.....

Go Lusha!

Do not know how to start... But what a week!
Two weeks in fact...
First we went to small show in VA with 3 dogs -
Lusha, Awwa and their little sister Josie...
Girls did very well. Lusha went Best Of Breed one day
and Best of Opposite the other day.
Awwa got winner bitch and Josie reserve of winners.
Weather was not the easiest, so no pictures from that weekend...
Right on return Lusha and I went to Agility trials.
First day she had a blond moment and dropped off the bar resulting in NQ.
Second day she went like a PRO and was best it her class with her first Q
in Agility Novice Standard.

Here she sits, all proud of herself on a back of my SUV.

After trials we had to get ready for big show cluster in Harrisburg, PA,

what is our "thee most local show".

We had 4 dogs entered - same 3 ladies stated above

and Dora, our Xolo pup.

It was... much work I have to say, but we did well.

Bunch of ribbons, several placements, but most importantly 

Lusha picked up two majors and completed her final requirement

for getting her GR Champion Title!

Our friends did very well too and finished several dogs over this cluster.

It was great to see everybody happy and smiling.

Here is the picture from very last day of cluster.

Left to right - Shawne Imler, Becca Wilson and me...

 with 3 newly titled dogs!

And lastly - winning photo of Lusha:

But we are not done yet!...

Stay tuned, more to come!

York dog show cluster 2017.

 After some x-amount of digging we got my car out.

But it was no way to bring it down to our back yard

to pick up all stuff and dogs.

Therefore we used JR's shuttle services -

Jim put into good use his UTV

and was daily getting everybody in and out...

Whatever works!

 Long story short - show cluster went well.

Baby Josie got some good ring practice

and collected beautiful ribbons and even really beautiful

big rosette for the Puppy Group 4th placement.

 Lusha did outstandingly well and went two days

Best Of Breed and other two days -

Best Of Opposite Sex to Best Of Breed.

She had another major win on Saturday

and went Owner/Handled Group 2 as well.

She mean business!

Dora on other hand did very well on day one,

but no so well other 3 days.

We figured she need more ring time and as result

she will be going to the Club as often as we can take her.

I think she is getting idea - shows are good

and fun. Not sure why she forgot about it.

She was perfect in December, but...

 she is Xolo and doesn't need reasoning to do what she does.

And of course our puppy Rosie also need her ring practice,

therefore she makes company to Dora

in our Club outings.

Now we will have few weeks without shows, 

but in April girls are going back to the ring

and Lusha has more of agility trials too...

I believe she is starting to really like those...

and she is getting very good in it too...

Stay tuned to her adventures!