Shelamo Man On A Journey CGN RN

We're pleased to Announce!

Judy Flanigan completed "Journey's" Rally Novice with 2 first places and 1 third at the beginning of October.  He also went from his agility class then into the obedience ring to obtain a qualify score for his first leg on his Pre-Novice.  Judy has only had this boy for 8 months!

Shelamo Man On A Journey CGN, RN

(Am/Cdn Ch Apple Acres Expedition ROM/C x Gralochs Blueberry Tart)

 pictured @ 8 months

here he is as a puppy enjoying spring 2012 @ one of his best bud's place -

photo by/with friend, Mary-lou Davidson

This is how "Journey" loves to express his excitement when he sees you!

Down boy, down!!!!!

Oh, this Man just LOVES LIFE!

Born with springs too!

Congrats Judy - he is SUCH a fun dog!

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CSSA National 2012

We had the pleasure of attending our CSSA National 2012 in Ancaster, Ontario this past week and we were very pleased with the placement of our dogs.

The first to be shown was our Shelamo A Moment of Tyme in the Junior Puppy Class.  This was her 1st show at just over 6 mths of age and was awarded 2nd place in a competitive class.  This was a special win, a special moment, as I'm sure her dam Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends whom we had to say good-bye to in January was looking down.

We had so many ring side comments on this girl, I thank you.

Then it was our Shelamo She's Got Moxi's turn in the Open Black class where Kim Wendling stepped in for me. Here are some candid photos I was able to take.

"Moxi" in the line up - Hi there judge, what ya got?!

Coming at ya ...

is that chicken for me?!  I'm baiting Kim!

"Moxi" wins her class!

 And not least in Specials our Ch Shelamo Riding The Wind made the 1st cut in the bitches.  She's also a Ch Shelamo Tyme Descends daughter.

At the very end of the National, there are various Parades, one being the Veterans which I do believe there needs to be tissue boxes put out around the ring.  I had the honour of show casing Ch Shelamo's Sure Fire CGN, CD, RE for owner Judy Flanigan.  "Amber's" brother BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector was also to be exhibited, however we didn't have enough room to bring him with us.  Thanks to Evelyn Susin for taking this lovely shot of the two of us.  Judy you should be so proud of the accomplishments you put on the end of her name especially her #22 sheltie 2011 Rally ranking with her at 11.5 yrs of age.

There was one other sheltie there - it did forget to read our standard tho:).  Linda James & her husband of Ravenscourt sheltie did an awesome job of this sheltie topiary that was front and center at the show.  It went up for auction which raised a lot of money for the National, I'm just not sure what size of crate it needed to get home!  Just might have to invite Linda & her husband here for a week to make one for us:)

Great week, enjoyed seeing some very lovely dogs, (believe I found a great mate for "Moxi") friends in shelties that come from afar that we only see every few years, and a congrats to the host club for putting on a well run event.

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Black to Go Please!

Fun and enjoyable weekend at the Petawawa Dog Show. It was a Timmies weekend you might say, and thank-you to those that did the constant runs.

We took out our Bi-Black girl Shelamo She's Got Moxi. She is now getting the hang of showing! Proud to say she came away with a RWB one day and yesterday Winners Bitch, under a judge I respect - Dr Robert Smith from Va, USA. We've shown 2 dogs to him 2 other times - one was when he gave our BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Shelamo's Prospector a reserve at one of his 1st US shows handled by Dr Sherry Lee in 2002,

"Rocky" at just 21/2 yrs of age - was already a BPIS Cdn Ch
he finished in just 13 shows in the competitive Eastern US circuit

and the other was in 2009 with our MBPIB Ch Shelamo Riding The Wind taking a 4pt win against 10 other females

"Moxi" - taking a break outside as we wait for judge's pictures

a moment of 'what's that?'

this one I just love!
the sun shows off her black coat - and how square this girl plants her feet

(BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Lynphil Designer Guy x Gralochs Blueberry Tart)

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A New Boy At Shelamo

Mucho thanks to Ruffleith shelties - Penny Woodruff - we will be co-owing this sweetie! He's just a doll. Very outgoing, always at my feet, gotta do what I'm doing, even if it's pick-up potty time :) He's reminding me so much of what our "Rocky" was as a puppy.

here he's doing a chase in the fields after our tri girl Disco (out of our Gralochs Blueberry Tart)
(pic taken with my iPhone)

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"Journey" & "Disco"

Our newest hopefuls "Journey" a biblue boy, pictured at 12wks of age, and his tri sister "Disco".

Am/Cdn Ch Apple Acres Expedition ROM ROMC x Gralochs Blueberry Tart

This picture - on the day we took them on a run in the back woods @ Marylou's

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Shelamo She's Got Moxi

Introducing our bi-black girl, Moxi, all grown up. She's now 21/2 years old. Thanks to Penny for taking these great pics. It was an experience for both of us to photograph a black dog, the hardest colouring to get good pics of.

BPIS Am/Cdn Ch Lynphil Designer Guy x Gralochs Blueberry Tart

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Move Over!

Our two pups from our Trixie litter are enjoying life at the Davidson's. After a hard play outside, some one's hogging the bed!

Move Over! Mr Journey.

Thanks Journey for moving out. But when you're this tired, any position will do :)

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Trixie's Pups 3 wks

Blue Merle male

Trixie's pups are now 3 wks of age. Other than being able to hold their heads up a little better, for a little longer, I hear little growls or woofs from time to time, a little bit of mouthing, they aren't up to much else, other than growing!

Blue Merle male & tri brother

Bi-Black Female

Tri female

May I enjoy this "quieter" time for the next week, just cleaning them & watching them grow, for within another week Trixie's job will slow down and I'll be more on constant 'call', and a more regular clock of caring.

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Our AOAC pups @ 2wks

Trixie's litter is looking very nice. They are now just over 2 wks of age and all eyes are open. The blues are still too young to determine if their eyes will be brown or blue, or one of each. All pups eyes at this age have that glassy 'blue' hue. As we check each one and as their eyes become open, we say "Hey there, welcome to the World!". We finally have a 2nd way of introducing ourselves to them. Up to now it's only been scent. Ears will now open during the next week.

they are now learning how to hold their heads up

L-R Tri male, Tri female, Biblack female

The two blue(s) brothers (biblue is on the left)

the biblack female ~ she was the 1st to open her eyes

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SantaPaws Came Early!!!!

Our Gralochs Blueberry Tart gave birth yesterday morning to 5 healthy pups, with a nice variety of colours and sexes. They are sired by Am/Cdn Apple Acres Expedition ROM/C. We've waited a while to do this breeding, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. Now the anxiety of watching them grow starts!

Merry Christmas Everyone! Hope SantaPaws is as good to you as he's been to us.

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An Xmas Surprise is Coming

We've confirmed by palpation that our Gralochs Blueberry Tart is pregnant! She's been bred to one Canada's Top Stud Dogs in the 21st Century ~ Am/Cdn Ch Apple Acres Expedition ROM/ROMC. This breeding can not only produce blue merles and tris, but also bi-blues and bi-blacks.

Needless to say, it made for that all important decision, our family's xmas dinner will have to be held at our place this year.

Too bad ultrasound can't yet predict colours :)

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A Great Evening With Friends

Last night we went to our friend's house, the Davidson's for a post-turkey dinner. Our super 'Kennel Manager', Mary-Anne was also there. It was a scrumptious, all inclusive turkey dinner, even the home-made biscuits that took a 'fall' in the oven were awesome.

l-r; Marylou, Mary-Anne, Ron and Mike

Since they aren't far, and car rides are always sought after with our puppies, our newest addition from the co-bred litter with Margaret Pratt, 'No-Name' (right now), was brought along, and got all the oooo's and ahhhh's one could imagine! She's just 8 wks.

Time to (re) kill the 'road kill'!

We also brought "Moxie", @ 13 wks it's time she got some 'show' training and leash work.

"Show" pretty, no jumping up, keep those feet still!

"Moxie" taking a break.

"Harley Man" wasn't too enthralled with these two 'rug rats' when they went into high play gear.

Marylou's been keeping our Shelamo Sugar Rush, "Rush", while he matures .... he too found couches to be the safe place.

The men watched the Senators Game - YEAH we won, and Alfie's back! Us girls watched Skate Canada, the dance finals.

A crashed puppy ... playing hard just makes you sleep.

Thanks Mary-Anne for capturing most of these moments.

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Snow Shovelling - Two Black Pups

Yesterday afternoon the weather was such that it was time to dig out the stairs & gates to our girls/puppy pen .... snow over the last few weeks has covered the stairs and drifted in at the snow gate entrances. I had the girls & our 12 wk old Trixie pups loose on the deck, supervising my efforts.

During the day, the sun light times, it's just me, so getting pics of these BLACK dogs isn't easy! If I try to get down at their level, well they are all over me! So I used the fact that I was lower, down the stairs from the deck to capture a few pics. Tootsi was OK with my shovelling and was pretty good at just standing at the top of the stairs and watching me.

What's up sis?

Our bi-black girl Moxie, well she's a different story! Not only are the full faced black dogs harder to capture .... I guess I'll be learning over time at just what angle the sun needs to be ... she was also the one that wouldn't stay still!

Gotcha in a moment of stillness!
Finally another still shot.
Back to barking at me! This was what the rest of the pictures were like.

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