News 2010

May 7th & 8th - Eastern Bay of Plenty - Coralee and I went down with Fuse and Cissy and had a good weekend. Fuse got the BCC and RBOB both days with Cissy taking out the RBCC on the Sunday at only her second show.

April 24th - Kumeu KA - 2 shows in 1 day - Great weather and super show. At the morning show Cooper got the DCC and BOB while Fuse got the BRCC. At the afternoon show Cooper once again got the DCC but this time Fuse got the BCC and BOB. Cooper went on to PUPPY OF GROUP at the afternoon show.

April 18th - Cambridge KA - Sunday - Fuse got the BCC and RBOB and went on to INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP and then on to INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW . A great day for Bridgette again while I sat at home with new puppies.

April 11th - Napier KC - 2 shows - Fuse went BCC & RBOB at the morning show and went BCC and BOB at the afternoon show. She also got INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP and went on to INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW . Good weekend for Bridgette and Fuse.

April 10th - Wairoa KC - 2 shows - Fuse went BCC and BOB at the first show and on to INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP and then BCC and RBOB at the afternoon show with INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP once again.

March 27th & 28th - New Plymouth KC - What a great weekend again - Saturday say Fuse get the BCC & BOB with Cooper garnering his first DCC and RBOB. Bella got the BRCC and Zippo took the DRCC. Cooper went on to PUPPY OF GROUP while Fuse went on the INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . She also went on to INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW . On the sunday, Fuse once again got the BCC & BOB with Bella getting the BRCC and RBOB. In the dogs it was Zippo's turn for the DCC while Cooper got the DRCC. He is really starting to get the idea of things now. Fuse went on to RESERVE OF GROUP & INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . To crown a great day, Fuse went on to RESERVE BEST IN SHOW (All Breeds) & INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW behind the winner of the Working Group who went BIS. What a fabulous win. .

March 20th & 21st - Buller Kennel Assn - A long trip down to the south Island once again but it is so nice to be able to see new parts of New Zealand while competing with our dogs. On Saturday, Chelsea won the 12 - 16 years YKC competition with Vegas and she then handled him in the breed ring and got the DCC both days. Little Fuse got the BCC and BOB both days as well. She also went on to RESERVE OF GROUP & INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP on the Saturday , finishing with INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW on Saturday. Little Indi did really well and got Reserve Bitch and Reserve Best of Breed behind Fuse. On the Sunday Fuse once again got INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . Cooper got the RDCC on the Sunday.

March 6th & 7th - Central Hawkes Bay and Central Working Dog - Saturday at the All Breeds Show it was Fuse who got the BCC and BOB and went on to INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . Cooper got the DRCC and went on to PUPPY OF GROUP . Fuse ended up that show with INTERMEDIATE IN SHOW . In the afternoon it was the Working dog show where Fuse got the BCC and RBOB and went on to INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW . Cooper went on to PUPPY OF SHOW. Sunday was a day we will not forget in a long time - All breeds show - Fuse once again get the BCC and BOB while Cooper also gets the DRCC again. Fuse went on to BEST OF GROUP & INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . To cap a great weekend Fuse went on to BEST IN SHOW ALL BREEDS and INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW The First Australian Shepherd BITCH to win a BEST IN SHOW All Breeds in New Zealand.

February 27th & 28th - North Shore - On the Saturday, it was Zippo who got the DCC and BOB while Cooper made his comeback in a big way by getting PUPPY OF GROUP at his first show since a baby. Indi also managed to get BABY PUPPY OF GROUP . Fuse got the BRCC. Both Rupert and Cooper were shortlisted in the Puppy Stakes to the final 10 but not placed. On the Sunday it was Fuse who got the BCC and RBOB.

February 20th & 21st - Tokoroa - On the Saturday at the All Breeds show Zippo was awarded the DRCC while Fuse got the BCC and RBOB. She went on to INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP . On the sunday, Fuse once again got INTERMEDIATE OF GROUP at the All Breed show. At the Working Dog Show, Fuse garnered the BCC and BOB and then went on to BEST IN SHOW and INTERMEDIATE OF SHOW. A Great Weekend.

February 13th & 14th - Horowhenua KA - Terrible weather and some unfortunate incidents with stolen money, and broken vehicles, and to top it all missed Stakes Final 5 for Baby Puppy Indi because of the theft however did really well otherwise. Dcc and RBOB Zippo on the Saturday and DCC and BOB on the Sunday. Fuse got the BCC and BOB on the Staruday and BCC and RBOB on the Sunday. Little Indi got BABY PUPPY OF GROUP on the Saturday and as previously mentioned made it into the Top 5 out of 70 entries. In the Beardies, Austen got the DRCC and RBOB with JUNIOR OF GROUP on Saturday and DRCC and RBOB and JUNIOR OF GROUP on the Sunday.

February 6th & 7th - Hibiscus Coast KC - A very hot weekend at the shows. Indi got BPOB both days, with Zippo getting the DRCC and RBOB on the Saturday, and Fuse taking out the BCC and RBOB on the Sunday. Austen got the DRCC and RBOB both days but on the Sunday he went on to JUNIOR OF GROUP .

January 30th & 31st - Northland KA - We went North with a few dogs for the weekend. In the Aussies on the Saturday, Zippo got the DRCC while Nandi got the BCC & RBOB. Austen garnered his final CC and BOB to make him up a Champion and went on to JUNIOR OF GROUP . On the Sunday, Austen got the DCC and BOB at the morning show and went on to RESERVE IN GROUP & JUNIOR OF GROUP while in the Aussies it was Zippo who got the DRCC and RBOB while Nandi took out the BCC. At the afternoon show, Austen once again got the DCC and BOB as well as JUNIOR OF GROUP while in the Aussies it was Zippo who got the DRCC and RBOB while Nandi got the BCC.

January 30th & 31st - Nelson District KA - Morse shows for Bridgette and her team - Saturday morning Timone DCC and BOB, while Kiara got the BCC & ROB and Fuse got the BRCC. On the Saturday afternoon, it was Fuse who got the BCC and BOB. Sunday, it was Fuse once again who got the BCC & BOB while it was little Indi who went BABY PUPPY OF GROUP .

January 23rd and 24th - Banks Peninsula - Bridgette travelled South to visit her family and to attend the dog shows at the same time. She had a great weekend although a little cold. On the Saturday it was Fuse that got the BCC and BOB and on the Sunday she repeated it again and went on to JUNIOR OF GROUP . Little Indi, who had travelled with her went BABY PUPPY OF GROUP on the Sunday as well.

January 16th & 17th - Kapi Mana - 1st Championship show of the year - Nice start - Zippo got the DCC and BOB while Fuse got the BCC and RBOB. Zippo went on to BEST OF GROUP & OPEN OF GROUP. In the Beardies, it was Austen who got the Reserve of Breed and went on to JUNIOR OF GROUP . On the Sunday, Zippo once again went BEST OF GROUP & OPEN OF GROUP.

January 9th - Open Show in Auckland - As we had a wedding to go to, Bridgtte kindly took Indy to the shows and had great fun and did very well. Indy got Best Bitch and RBOB as well as BABY PUPPY OF GROUP at the morning show, and then she did even better at the afternoon show with BABY PUPPY IN SHOW. Congratulations Bridgette and Indy!

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Last updated on May 11, 2010