Monroe win Best in Match….His cousin Kevlar wins Best Opposite in Match. Here he is after he had a big satisfying slurp from the water bowl.
It was an Absolutely Bichon kind of day.
Jul 162016
Sheri
Jun 172016
Simon came out of retirement to compete at the Bichon Frise Club of Puget Sound. Here is his photo from the Stud Dog class with his sons Baron and Buzz. That is Tiffanie Coe handling Buzz for us for the photo. She is usually seen on the lead of Leo the Leonberger. Thanks Tiffanie! (She is one of Simon’s biggest fans.)
Simon received the Select Dog award all three days of the shows with his son Baron winning top honors both days he competed.
Also a snap of our loot from the Specialty. Good times!!
May 162016
Thank you so much to Dina and Paula for the great memories captured in this video. So cool!!!
May 142016
Clockwise from top left – Piper (mother), Zeke (father) Cash and Monroe.
What a lovely family. Piper and Zeke can be very proud.
Thank you to Dina Taylor for the montage.
May 122016
First time in the ring. Not too shabby.
May 122016
Buzz Bomb
May 122016
GCH Craigdale Chip Off The Rock
Chip
At 11 years of age, Chip entered the ring at the BFCA Nationals this past weekend to thunderous applause, cheers and tears of joy. It was such a thrill to see this fantastic Bichon coming back out as a veteran. Chip has not forgotten his way around the ring. He showed like a dream. Chip won his class and went on to compete for Best of Breed with all the other top Bichons in the country. Esteemed Judge Frank Sabella presented Dale and Chip with a coveted Award of Merit!
Of the 86 dogs entered at the Specialty, only 9 receive awards and Chip was one of them.
Chip is the Patriarch of our Absolutely line. Beautiful things happened when he was paired up with our lovely girl Simone. We owe a great deal of our success to Chip.
With great admiration we honor Chip and his beloved people Dale Hunter and Cheryl Blair.
I could go on and on. I’m all teary eyed again. 🙂
Dec 272015
Losing a friend is never easy, even though you know it’s time.
12/27/1999 ~ 12/25/2015
Sep 272015
Monroe had his first big boy haircut today. He was great with the bath and blow dry! We will be starting handling classes soon.
At about 4 months old we are heading into that awkward stage but he’s still in the totally cute stage!
Jun 092015
We attended the Bichon Frise of Puget Sound Specialty and the Puyallup Cluster shows June 5-7th. Simon was awarded Select Dog at the Specialty. On Saturday he took the breed win and was awarded a Group 1 in the Owner Handler ring. Sunday gave Simon the breed again. He showed his heart out and powered around the Group ring and was awarded a big Group 2!
We have finished many dogs…but this is the first time we have retired one. Simon is still on top of his game but it’s time to step aside and let the youngsters have their time in the sun.
Simon does enjoy his time in the ring and I expect he will make a comeback at a Specialty when he is able to compete as a veteran. It’s hard to keep a good dog down. 🙂