07/10/2010 - Lots of summer news to share to catch up. We went to a weekend of shows in Yakima, WA in June. Lexi was WB/BOB on Saturday for 1 pt and WB/BOW on Sunday for 1 pt. Halo, handled by Jennifer, went WD on Saturday for 1 pt. Jennifer showed Chloe in obedience and she qualified with 2nd place. We also went to the Puyallup shows in June, where Lexi and Leah both finished their Rally Novice titles. At the end of June, we entered shows in Canby, Oregon, where Halo was WD/BOW on Saturday for 1 more point and Leah was RWB.

Calypso's Magnolia Sunrise, Meg, went to some UKC shows in June with her owner, Danielle, and earned her UKC Championship with several Group 1 placements over great competition. Way to go, Danielle and Meg!

On July 3rd and 4th we entered shows in Mt Vernon, WA. On Saturday, Lexi was WB for 1 pt and on Sunday Meg was WB for her first AKC point and Halo went RWD.

05/10/2010 - I recently returned from a great trip to the ECSCA National Specialty show in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Jacob, Calypso's New Moon Rising, was 2nd in his sweepstakes class. Chloe, Calypso Can't Catch Me CD RE, qualified in Rally Excellent B, was first in her Rally Advanced B class, and earned her 3rd leg towards her CD with a 196 1/2 and 2nd place. Great job, Jennifer and Chloe! Leah, Calypso's Howling At The Moon, qualified in Rally Novice B with a 98. Her very first rally novice leg at 8 months old! Look below to see a video of Jennifer and Chloe in Novice B obedience.

 

04/25/2010 - Jacob, Calypso's New Moon Rising, went to his very first dog show and was WD/BOS for 1 pt. What a nice debut! Jacob is from the Twilight litter and is Leah's litter brother. He is co-owned by Donna Jaruzel and June Suain.

04/19/2010 - Cammie, Ch Calypso Golden Gait Grandeur, goes WB/BOW and BOS for a 3 pt major to finish her Championship!! Congratulations to Cammie's owners, Mike Alper and Debbie Owczarzac.

04/10/2010 - Today, at a dog show in Centralia, WA, Mocha was WB for 1 pt. She now needs just 1 pt to finish her Championship. In the Obedience ring, Jennifer and Chloe qualified in Novice B and Chloe placed 2nd in her class. Chloe needs just one more leg to finish her CD title.  

04/04/2010 - We had a great weekend at the BC Cocker Specialty show in Canada. Leah made her show debut and had a blast doing so. On Friday evening she went 1st in the Sporting Group at the puppy match. On Saturday, she was Winners Female and Best Puppy at the specialty show for 4 pts and also Best Of Opposite Sex in Puppy Sweepstakes. Dusty was also shown and was Winners Dog on Sunday and Monday for 3 pts each day. In the obedience ring, Chloe and Sophie both earned legs towards their Canadian CD titles. Chloe was High In Trial at the BC Cocker Specialty show owner/handled by Jennifer Vandecar with a score of 195.

02/28/2010 - Jasmine, Calypso's Hooligan, earned her 2nd and 3rd Rally Advanced legs with two second placements. This finished her RA title.   Chloe, Calypso Can't Catch Me RE, earned her first CD leg handled by her owner, Jennifer Vandecar.

We also went to the CECSF club's annual awards banquet, where our Am/Can/UKC CH Calypso Audacity Strikes CD RE NA NAJ WD, Sophie, was presented with the following awards based on her performance in 2009:

The Ch Paganhill Flower Child UDT Memorial Encouragement Trophy for the member-owned bitch whose produce accumulate the greatest number of titles during the calendar year.

The Am/Can/Int Ch Eclipse Sunstone Serenade CD CGC memorial rally trophy for the member owned ECS who accumulates the highest overall average score in AKC Rally Trials with a minimum of 3 scores required. Sophie won this with an average score of 99.3.

The Versatility Trophy, which is presented to the member owned dog who earns the most titles in more than one area.

In 2009, dogs owned or bred by Calypso earned quite a few titles including numerous obedience, rally and agility titles and also several conformation champions. Hopefully, 2010 will be an even better year!!!

02/14/2010 - Jasmine did great in Rally Advanced and got 3rd place and a 93. Not perfect, but she did very well considering it was her first time off lead and on dirt! Mocha was WB/BOS for 1 pt. Jennifer went 2nd in her Rally Excellent A class with Chloe and finished her RE title. She also went WD/BOW with Halo for 1 pt.

02/13/2010 - Mocha was WB/BOW/BOS today for 1 pt and Sophie went 1st in her Rally Excellent B class of 20. This was her third RE leg and finished her RE title. She did great!! Jennifer qualified in Rally Excellent A with Chloe for her second RE leg.

02/01/2010 - Sophie earned her first Rally Excellent Leg on Sunday at the Portland Kennel Club dog show. Lexi earned her second Rally Novice leg at the Puyallup dog show the previous Saturday.

01/07/2010 - Hard to believe it's already 2010!! We have a lot of plans for the new year. Visit our blog to read more. No real news to share, as our first show of the year is not for another week and a half. Instead, enjoy these photos of Leah, from the Twlight litter, in her after bath towel.

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