1-2-10 Winter is in full force and our dogs are enjoying the break from work and activities by romping in the snow, sleeping on the couch and help with all the cooking.

Sofia and Nacira will go to Westminster and we are looking forward to some warm up shows before that! 

1-8-10 Sofia and Glory went to have some tests done and all is in good order. Maybe we will have puppies one day! It's deep freeze in New York but we just entered our first show of the year! Trap Falls!

February 2010 - Vistiting guests from Sweden. Helping out to finish Wilma and Stella from Jangel's kennel. Glory wins the breed and Group 4 at the Central Jersey Hound Show. 

Westminster 2010 - Monday starts with a bang and Nacira wins the breed under Frank Sabella. WOW! She performs wonderful in the group and we are on cloud nine still!

Tuesday - Sofia wins another Award of merit among 17 of the countrys most winnigest Giants. Skansen gets a clean sweep!

March 2010- Sofia starts off with Group placements under Robert Hutton (4), Everett Dean (2), Robert Vandiver (3) and Charlie Olvis (2). Amelia picks up another major reserve :) her ninth!

April 9  - We go off to Springfield for one day - Mon is visiting and Sofia gets another Group 4 - this time under Sonny Ambrosio.

April 17  - Sofia WINS the GROUP!!! At Providence KC! The judge is Roland Pelland! Over the moon!

April 25  - We have a car bang uo on our way to the show - everyone is fine - and Sofia wins the breed and Group First again!!! So technically back to back groups her last two shows!She was also confirmed Number two Giant in the United States.

Erik Liebes was the judge on Sunday!

May 8-9  We started out having a great Bucks! Sofia won Giants, Glory won whippets, Amelia was resreve for a major again and I finished the Rhodesian "Dartagnan. Then I ended upp in an ambulance with arryhthmia really bad - so bad they had to take me to the hospital. Werte I spent te afternoon with Teri who came to my rescue. Kristin Karboski and Kristyn McCartney took care of Sofia and Kristin handled Sofia to GROUP FIRST at Bucks County! In my dreams I would never hope for this! Judge was Mr. Neville Hodgkins of Autralia.

Lesley Potts came to our aid and handled Glory in the group beautifully and got pulled again at Bucks so we were thrilled. Thank you to Travis Cramsey my sometime assistant for all his help this weekend. The next day Sofia was the winner of the Working Group again and I sat on a chair feeling pretty happy but very weak after the ordeal just admiring our girl. All is well - I am fine but the arrythmia can come back and I have to take medication and be very careful. Glory was amazing and signalled that something was wrong before it even happend. 

 

May 15 Had to get back in the saddle and did so on my own by going to the dog show. Very nervous. very shaky but nothing happend and all was good. Sofia was Best of Breed.

May 22 Off to Long Island Kennel Club and Sofia was once again the vicot of the Working Group. Judge was Lynette Salzman! Very happy. In 6 shows - 5 group ones!!!!

Memorial Day Weekend Our little family has 4 days off with dinner and company of good friends! No shows!

June 6-7-8 Off to Pennsylvania and the Whippet mayhem. Sofiawins Breed and Group Second under Eric and Nancy Liebes on Friday, Glory shows FANTASTIC on Saturday and makes a few cuts at the Eastern but it was a great warm up for our trip to Denmark! Sofia wins Breed and Group 4 under Judith Goodin! Sunday in some scary weather we make our visit to the show very brief and it results in another Best of breed and Group $ under Nacy and Eric Liebes! Thank you!

June 13th weekend Cleaning cleraning cleaning, packing packing packing! Getting ready for our trip! No shows!

Marcus the kangaroo boy