Way to go Karlee

January 3rd, 2010

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First Happy New Year! I rung in the new year with a fever and I guess you could say the first 48 hours have NOT been fun – oh well.
Today we held our first CSA Fun Match for 2010. We had a nice selection of exhibitors. Since i am just sort of connected to CSA (canine sports academy) I don’t show my own dogs or client dogs. And, as Jessica is my handling associate, she doesn’t show our normal crew either – we let our junior handlers do all the work and today Karlee handled the winning dogs.

Karlee started with Fonzi (Pointer), they got Best of Breed and Group 3 (level b). Then she showed Ayden (Chinese Crested) to a Best of Breed and Group 1 (level a). Next was Opal (Cardigan Welsh Corgi) who also went Best of Breed and a Group 1 (level b). Then she showed Zeigen (Dobe) to Best of Breed and a Group 2 (level b). She also got to show Charm (Chinese Crested) and Hunter (German Shepherd).

Then in Junior Showmanship she won her age class over two other lovely girls (including our own Ren) and went on to win Best Junior Handler!

She wasn’t done with that! She decided that she wanted to lead Ayden to Best Level A In Match!!!!

I was very proud of her, what a good morale booster for her for the 2010 show year!

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2009 Christmas Blizzard

December 26th, 2009

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WOW – what a wild couple of days it’s been.
It all started on December 24th – pre Christmas Eve with us Oklahomans hearing we may have bad weather coming in. Most Okies just went yeah yeah, ok, let’s see what happens. We heard anywhere from 1 inch of snow to over 15 inches. I would say most of us were betting on 1inch.

Craig and I had to work on Christmas Eve, actually sort of a tradition. Craig was suppose to work 8 am til 6 pm, I was to work noon till past 10 pm. At abotu 7 am, I started hearing the pelting of sleet on our windows in the bedroom. At about 830, the noise wasn’t stopping, got up, called Craig, he said he made it to work but that the roads were getting bad. I looked outside and KNEW, this isn’t good.

I called work at 830 am. Gotta love my boss Dan. He knows I live out in the country with hills, I asked him about the conditions and he said he would bring me home that evening if i got stuck. We both agreed to watch the conditions and make our mind up closer to my arrival time.

On top of all of this, my mom was on vacation and was in Florida. I already had one of her dogs at our house but because of the ice, our dog sitter and I had agreed I would get the other dogs and bring them to my house. So, at about 930 am, i drove down the street to get them, only to be able to NOT pull up her drive due to the ice. I did get the dogs from her house, so we now had 11 dogs at our place – talk about a zoo.

By 10 after watching the TV, with everyone saying DON’T drive, I made the call back to work and said I wasn’t going to risk coming in. I wasn’t the only one calling in and I really appreciated my boss understanding – boy did I ever make the right decision.

We were also having power outages. Craig got hold of our neighbor and i went over and got a bunch of wood from them to help keep our house warm. It was sleeting hard, two girls trying to pile wet wood in the van, then I broke down a dog crate and used that and my dog dolly to get the wood in the house. But at least we had wood – fortunately by afternoon the power outages had stopped.

By noon the sleet was turning to snow and the wind kicked it up a notch. I just had the news on and it kept talking about get off the roads, too many accidents, State of Emergency. Was in contact with Craig and they had decided to shut down early, he was on the way home by two.

On the way home – - – well by 3 pm all major highways in the state of Oklahoma were shut down. Craig wasn’t home yet, I had heard from him once but chose not to call him because I didn’t want to cause an accident. There is no way to get to our house from Norman without getting on an highway and i prayed he was safely almost home. He did get home at 330 pm, it took him over 90 minutes when it normally takes 20 minutes. But, he made it safe and sound.

We sat and watched the snow continue until after dark. Dogs in and out and in and out and snow and wind and cold….. The State of Oklahoma was frozen solid by a record BLIZZARD!

We woke up Christmas morning to a beautiful white snowscape, sun shining, absolutely lovely day! We took tons of pictures of all the dogs enjoying the snow, built a snow-cardi! Santa brought us Xmas gifts, a bread maker for Craig and the Twilight series for me. In the afternoon Craigs buddies Myles and Tracy had the guts to drive out to our house and the 4 of us had a great Christmas dinner and movie marathon. The roads quickly melted where there weren’t snow drifts.

This morning/afternoon our ground is still covered in snow with the roads clearing more and more. The dogs are all having fun going in and out and we are just relaxing, in hibernation mode!

Christmas was truly a wonderful day and the down time was much needed. Oklahoma is slowly getting out of this weather mess but it was so much fun!

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In Loving Memory

December 1st, 2009

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On November 18th, 2009 Specialty High In Trial Winner Rainbow’s Vodka With a Twist CD, RN, CGC “Doogie” crossed over the Rainbow Bridge at 10.5 yrs of age. Doogie is survived by his two litter brothers Multiple Best of Breed Winner CH Rainbow’s Vodka On Ice RN CGC “Rocky” and Specialty High In Trial Winner Rainbow’s Vodka Witha Splash CD RA CGC “Calvin” and all of our other Rainbow gang dogs.

Doogies hip gave out on him on the 16th and we choose not to let him endure any furthur complications or pain. He spent is last morning outside enjoying a beautiful day with his kennel mate “Rocky”.

Doogie and his brothers were my first and only litter of Siberian Huskies. Calvin immediately took to my mom Kathy and Doogie to me. Rocky was the only show boy in the litter and so it just ended up with us keeping all 3 boys. Doogie excelled in obedience and the only reason he didn’t get further titles is that I his handler didn’t excel in obedience. He and his brother Rocky formed a deep bond and thus, they were always together.

The loss of Doogie has been harder than I would have hoped on Rocky. Rocky is at least eating, but he is not happy unless he is in the house in his crate. Anytime he goes outside, he immediately wants back in. If left outside we get to listen to his cries of sadness. Fortunately our neighbors are understanding as we are all enduring Rocky’s time of grief.

Our canine companions are only with us for a brief time and Doogie definitely will be remember for his sweet personality. He will be missed by all.

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Our Newest Agility Title!

November 29th, 2009

ursalanewtitle It’s Official – “Ursala” our red recessive Cardigan Welsh Corgi completed her second Teacup Dog Agility Association games requirements and is now officially known as Rainbow’s Inverness Cream CGC TBAD TG2. Mom lost count between keeping track of Ursala’s and her moms “Bling” qualifying score. We just got Ursalas TDAA title certificate in the mail! WAY TO GO to our little uckly duckling that has won over everyone’s hearts!

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Lila brought home the win from the Belton Dog Shows

November 24th, 2009

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Lila (Cardigan) returned to shows after being at home since July and went Winners at the Belton Dog shows for 2 more points! She is now at 6 pts with a major! I also showed her brother Frodo who won his class both days and a client girl named Opal who went 2nd and 3rd in a nice open bitch class.

Jessica showed Ayden (Chinese Crested) and on Saturday they went Best of Opposite Sex over a top 10 special! She was thrilled.

We stayed with Lyn Buck and had a really relaxing show. It was nice and I needed it! We watched movies, let the dogs play, played on our computers, I took a nap, ate some great home made food! Yum! Thanks to Lyn for her hospitality!

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Our NEWEST STAR

November 23rd, 2009

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Fonzi is our new AKC Puppy Star Graduate! He can now be officially called Penpoints Arthur Fonzarelli STAR. Fonzi and I attended the Canine Sports Academy Puppy Class for 8 weeks and at the end of the class completed our AKC test to earn this title. STAR stands for socialization, training, activity, and responsibililty! Way to go little man!

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Chickasha Dog Shows

November 23rd, 2009

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WOW oh WOW – what a weekend – 25 championship points – 5 majors – new champion! How much better can it get!

OK – so the low down
Bailey (Long Hair Dachshund) went Winners/Best of Winners on Thur for a 4 pt major, Fri and Sat back to back reserve wins, then on Sun Winners/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex (over special) for a 5 pt major! This nine month old girl is now at 13 pts with both of her majors! YIPPEE!!!

Ciara (Greater Swiss Mountain Dog) went Winners/Best of Winners on Thur for a 3 pt major and then finished her championship on Sat going Winners for another major! This young lady came a long way with me, she got spooked of the ring with her mom and after spending time in what we affectionally called Rainbow Bootcamp, she came around and showed like a dream and is our 14th NEW CHAMPION for 2010!!!!

Cosmo (Siberian Husky) went Winners on Sunday with his Junior Hanlder Laur’en showing him and he earned a 4 pt major – so now he is at 9 points with one major! Way to go Ren

Frodo (Cardigan) oh poor Frodo – this young man is fighting becoming a show dog with all his might – what he doesn’t know is his mom is more stubborn than he is! Anyways, Frodo went Winners on Thur for 1 pt, Reserve Winners on Fri, Winners/Best of Winners for 2 pts, and then on Sunday Winners/Best of Breed/Best of Winners on another point! Good job young man!

Jose (Boxer) was shown by me for the first 3 days but it took being shown by his mom to go Winner/Best of Breed for a point! Way to go Jeannie!

In Dobe – Karlee with Zeigen got 1 reserve win and me with Johann got 1 reserve win.

In Juniors – Laur’en showed Ziggy to 3 fourth place wins (if I am correct) and then she showed Cosmo on Sunday and there she earned a 2nd place.

I think that’s it for our wins – it was a faboulous show! Way to go team rainbow!!!

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Springfield, MO Show Results

November 23rd, 2009

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CONGRATULATIONS to our two newest CHAMPIONS that Rainbow Showdogs helped finish! Ranger (Brittany) finished in style going Winner’s Dog and then Best of Breed over 2 specials including a Best In Show winning dog. He won 4 pt majors both days. Ranger is 13 months old and had a quick show career. He is now going to go do his field training and will be seen some next year as a special. Rangers points were put on him by his owner Jody, Kari, and junior handler Karlee. Ranger finished with 4 majors, multiple Best of Breeds, Best in Puppy Sweepstakes, Best of Winners at a Specialty, and even has made the cut in the sporting group alreayd! The other champion is his kennel mate Ruby (Brittany). Kari and Ruby joined forces this May and finished with 4 majors. Ruby has now hopefully been bred and there should be puppies in 2010!

These weren’t are only successes for this show! Emma (Kerry Blue) went Winners/ Best of Winners/ Best of Opposite Sex over a bitch special for a 4 pt major! She is now at 5 pts with a major.

Ciara (Greater Swiss Mountain Dog) earned 2 more points towards her championship! She also picked up a major reserve win. At this weekend, she had 9 pts with one of her majors.

Memphis (Siberian) is one of my specials. Both days she was awarded Best of Opposite Sex behind a lovely dog special. We were thrilled with these wins, there were some lovely bitches entered.

Jose (Boxer) earned back to back reserve wins and Johann (Dobe) got a reserve win as well.

Karlee traveled with me to this show and we stayed with Jennifer D. We actually took time out and went to Bass Pro Shops and had fun. It was a nice relaxing show that we enjoyed!

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Fonzi and his parents

November 4th, 2009

pointerfamily When I went to the Austin Dog Shows, Fonzi went with me and got to meet his dad CH Penpoint in Dress Blues “Arthur” and mom CH Springpoint Marfa Lights “Margaret”. We took photos of him with both his parents so we could see how he was growing up. He had fun with both of them and we hope he continues to grow and be ready to show in 2010!

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Joplin Dog Shows

November 2nd, 2009

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Yeah – Happy Halllloooooweeeen!
Karlee and I traveled to Joplin, MO for dog shows which just happened to be on Halloween Weekend. Karlee (a typical teenager) had to have costumes and made sure we were decorated! And, I promised her candy – so that made her happy! No, we did not wear our cute headbands in the ring, they would have fallen off.

We only had 4 dogs traveling with us, so it was a nice peaceful weekend. Trouble (Rhodesian Ridgeback) was our big winner earning two more of her championship points. She needs 2 more to finish her quest of becoming an AKC champion – so close you can taste it!
Cosmo (Siberian) went Reserve both days, Feather (Siberian) went Best of Opposite Sex. Emma (Kerry Blue) was Best of Opposite Sex both days too. Karlee showed her Dobe, Zeigen – he won his class one day and went second the other day. In Juniors, Karlee earned a 3rd and a 4th place – these were tough wins and we were proud of her.

Jennifer Duffy came up for one day with her two Boston Terriers. Lilly earned her first BEST OF BREED! Moet earned Reserve. I was very proud of Jennifer! She did great showing both girls in the ring.

My Friend Sharon showed Maltese over the weekend. She Showed Poppins on Saturday earning a point. On Sunday she showed Gloriae and she earned 2 points! The girls were only entered one day each so that they didn’t compete against each other and she was so proud to win with both under different judges!

We set up with Trudy. On Saturday – Trudy had 4 dogs go to group -Bramble (Curly Coat) who made the cut, Myles (Pointer), Pablo (Giant Schnzauer) and Elvis (Bearded Collie). On Sunday everyone but Myles made it to group and I do know that Elvis earned a Group 3! His first group placement!!! Trudy also put 2 points on her new Chinese Crested!

My Siberian Client Ruth put her first two points on her Bred By Boy Valentino. We were proud of her and she had to beat Cosmo and I, so we really made her work at it!

My mom attended a TDAA Agility trial with Ursala (Cardigan). They got one qualifying score towards one of her titles. Mom traveled with some of the CSA students, I think the “group” brought home 3 titles and I heard Karen and Duffy (Pembroke Welsh Corgi) earned High In Trial on Sunday!

My friend Barbara attended the Amarillo dog shows with Billy (German Shorthair Pointer) They were there 4 days – and earned 2 Best of Breeds and a group 3.

Tonya and Lauren drove out to Amarillo on Saturday for junior showmanship. They were so not happy with the whole show, they turned around and drove all the way to Joplin to show on Sunday – YES Tonya is one of my craziest friends! Lauren took 2nd on Sunday in juniors!

Jessica stayed home and actually attended a home OSU football game. Laur’en stayed home because her mom had foot surgery Friday.

This Friday Jennifer, Karlee, and I head to Springfield, MO for 2 more days of shows.

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