Belle finished her AKC championship at the Superstition Kennel Club show in Arizona. Belle is Jerry’s first show dog. Both Jerry and Belle worked hard, attending classes and workshops. All the hard work paid off with Belle earning her champion and finishing with a Major win! Congratulations Jerry and Belle–so proud of all the work you have done and all your achievements!
After the Portland Kennel Club show, Dina and Dale flew to Tucson, AZ so that they could travel with Sheri and Orion to San Diego, CA for the Silver Bay shows. On Sunday Dale participated in the Beginner Puppy ring, this time awarded a Group 2.
Dale is rapidly accumulating points towards his Puppy of Achievement Award.
Dale has been a busy pup! Dale and Dina attended the Portland Kennel Club show in Ridgefield and Dale participated in the Beginner Puppy Ring. On Saturday Dale was awarded a Group 2. On Sunday, Dale received a Group 1 and went to Best Beginner Puppy in Show. Wherever Dale goes, he has a wonderful, fun time–enjoys schmoozing with the judges, watching the other dogs and just has fun!!
Oh, WOW!!! Jerry and Belle had wonderful results at the International Dog show in Arizona. Belle received three Group 1’s, one Group 2, 2 Best in Shows, Gold Cup Award (for dogs that have three or more Championships), National Championship, and Honors Championship. What an amazing show for Jerry and Belle. Again, Belle is Jerry’s first show dog.
In Ridgefield, WA at the end of February, Raven with Torie on the lead was Best of Breed and with that win finished his Grand Championship. Congratulations to Raven and Torie–Raven is Torie’s first show dog!
Jan and Elijah were Best of Breed both days and Saturday they went to the Owner-Handler Group where they were awarded a Group 3. Elijah is closing in on having enough points for his Grand Championship. Go Elijah and Jan!!!
New to the show ring, Josie and Gabby entered the Portland Kennel Club show. On Sunday Gabby was Winner’s Bitch earning her first point. Gabby is Josie’s first show dog and this was the first time Josie took Gabby into the ring. Nicely done Josie!!
Johnny was Best of Winners both Saturday and Sunday–earning a couple more points towards his championship. On Saturday Johnny was shown by Tiffany Coe and her daughter, Mara Rose.
At the end of December 2022, Burrito completed his Grand Champion Bronze award at the Clark County dog show in Ridgefield, Washington. Burrito was shown by Cheyenne Calvert and Tasheena Housman, but without the help of Torie and Jan getting the Bronze Championship wouldn’t have happened.
Elijah, CH Absolutely Bringing A Higher Love, had a great weekend at the 2023 Western Washington Winter Cluster receiving Select Dog and Best Owner Handler in Breed all three days of shows. On Saturday, Elijah was awarded a Group 4 in the Owner Handler group. Good job Jan and Elijah!! So proud of you both.
Jerry and Belle had a great weekend in January in Surprise, Arizona. Saturday Belle was Reserve Winner and on Sunday Belle was Winner’s Bitch for a 4 point major. Belle is now only 1 point away from her AKC championship. Way to go Jerry and Belle–awesome job! 
In January, Dina and little Dale flew to Arizona to visit family and friends and while in Arizona attended the dog show in Surprise, Arizona on Saturday. Dale was entered in the Beginner Puppy class (4 – 6 months) and managed to get a beautiful Group 3 ribbon and a fun babble ball. At the time of the show Dale was 4 months and 2 days old–and had a great time. So glad this little guy is fearless and enjoys everything!!! Looking forward to seeing Dale and Dina in the ring–this was only the beginning.
On Saturday, December 10, the puppies had a busy day–starting at 8 a.m. with a bath, blow dry, and haircut. Around 11 a.m. was the visit to Sue’s house for the puppy evaluation for show dog qualities and a lot of playing in a new environment. Shortly after the evaluation, Dina selected her pup–red boy, now known as Dale, followed by KyAnna and Logan selecting brown boy who will be called Oats, then Michelle and Hector adopted Blue boy, and Jessica and Brian adopted Green boy. By 6:30 p.m. all the puppies were on the way to their new homes to get settled in and hopefully the new owners were able to get some sleep Saturday night.
Week 9 was bath time and the pups did well–below are Green, Brown, and Red in the bath–somehow Blue didn’t get his picture taken all wet, but he did get a bath. The dryer is not their favorite, but they tolerated it and we got all the work done. As I post this, the pups are 11 weeks old today and will be going to their new forever homes Saturday. 
Sunday at the Whidbey Island Kennel Club show, Gracie and Jan went Winner’s Bitch for a 3 point major!!! Gracie (Absolutely Bringing Every Little Blessing) was Winner’s Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex. Jan and Gracie have worked hard and all that hard work paid off!! The Absolutely team is very proud of Jan and Gracie–more wins to come!!!
A small family portrait–Burrito with 2 of his “get”–Johnny and Gabby. The Whidbey Island Kennel Club show was the first show for both pups–they had turned 6 months old on November 2–they did so well and made everyone proud!