Merry Christmas ... From Our Family to Yours.

2012 Wrap Up

It has been a good year for Regent Cardigans.  Rush completed his Bronze Grand Championship and won some nice Best of Breeds and Group Placements during the process.

  ~~~~ WOOF ~~~~

 

 Not to be out done by their father, his daughters have been catching their share of attention.



 Alley easily completed her Grand Championship. Her next adventure will be into the performance ring.

Caity completed her Championship the same weekend as Alley!  She has a lovely black husband lined up for her in 2013.

 ~~~~ WOOF ~~~~

 

Some of  Rush's other kids have been busy too.



Sara has 11 points and one major in limited showing.

 

Ollie is major pointed.

Bridget has five points and one major.

Owen was BOB/WD his first weekend out for his first major.

 

Honey Badger won back to back W/D his first weekend out and has four points.

 

Brady has five points and one major.

 Congratulations to all of the Rush kids on their many successes. We are very proud of them. Thank you to all the owners for loving them and doing such a wonderful job of training and handling them in the show ring. We are looking forward to an exciting year in 2013!!!

 



Apple Blossom Cluster

I decided to combine a family visit with a dog show and headed to Michigan over the weekend.  I had a great time with the dogs. Rush was BOB three times, Alley won three GCH majors and Caity picked up both of her majors.

My in-laws had never been to a dog show before, so they got a large dose of it. When all was said and done, one of their favorite dogs from the weekend was this pink poodle! What you can't see in the photo is that on the other side of the dog, there was a large pink heart on it's thigh. LOL

Mississippi

I just returned home from the Mississippi shows. Wow, we had a great time! On Saturday, Rush took a Herding Group 2 under Judge Don Rogers. Then on Sunday, I am pleased to say that Rush went BOB to finish his Bronze Grand Championship.

Here is my crew hanging out at the show waiting for our ring time. Notice how they won't look at me? Can you say "Squirrel?!?" LOL

Laying Down On The Job

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I caught my gardening assistants laying down on the job. They are supposed to be weeding!

Merry Christmas From Regent Cardigans!

Alley Is Official!!

New Champ!!

It has been several months since I have posted. During that time, I have been busy showing my dogs. As a result, I am pleased to announce that Alley (Rush x Minute) picked up her third major today in Priceville, Ala. and finished her Championship under Judge Stephanie Hedgepath!! Pending AKC approval, she is now CH Bridgelady Regent All That Jazz.

Fingers crossed that her CH photo comes out nice. :)

I'm Black & Blue Again

My dogs have never been the most cooperative when it comes to taking pictures, and my first attempt at getting a photo of the three together was no different. But I must admit that it is nice to see a little bit of blue amongst all the black again.

Oh, I forgot to mention. The pup in the middle is my new girl. Her name is Caity. She is a Rush x Ella puppy. :)

Pretty As A Rose

If I Am Real Careful ....

... and don't spill a drop, Mom will never know!

A Family Affair

Bonnie Money and I went to the Kalamazoo, MI shows this past weekend. It was an outdoor show and it rained on us every day. I think that was the wettest, muddiest show that I have ever entered, but it turned out to be a really good show for us!! We took Rush, Minute and three of their puppies. Wilson debuted the previous weekend and the girls, Laney and Alley, made their debut this weekend. (no photos yet...but will post when I get them.) I am pleased to say that all three kids picked up majors and Alley picked up TWO!

The Attendees:

The babies (seven months old):

Laney - Bridgelady’s Life in the Fast Lane (owned by Bonnie Money)
Alley - Bridgelady Regent All that Jazz (owned by Heidi Spradling)
Wilson - Bridgelady-Hillside In The Midnight Hour (owned by Tiffany Bartley, Alicia Morris and Bonnie Money)

The babies parents:
Sire: GrCh Regent Midnight Rush (breeder/owner/handler - Heidi Spradling)
Dam: CH Bridgelady's New York Minute CD RE OA NAJ NAP OJP (breeder/owner/handler - Bonnie Money)

The results:
Friday - Judge Carl Leipmann
BOB - GrCh Regent Midnight Rush - GCH Major, Group 3 (Judge Joe Gregory)
BOS - CH Bridgelady's New York Minute CD RE OA NAJ NAP OJP - GCH major
WD - Bridgelady-Hillside’s In The Midnight Hour (Wilson) - 3 Point Major, Best Bred by Exhibitor, BBE Group 4 (Judge Joe Gregory)

Saturday - Judge Charles Cyopik
BOS - GrCh Regent Midnight Rush - GCH Major, Rally Novice A with a first place win
WB - Bridgelady’s Life in the Fast Lane (Laney) 3 Point Major

Sunday - Judge Houston Clark
BOS - CH Bridgelady's New York Minute CD RE OA NAJ NAP OJP - GCH major
Select Dog - GrCh Regent Midnight Rush - GCH Major
WB/BOW - Bridgelady Regent All That Jazz (Alley) 3 Point Major, Best Bred by Exhibitor

(The groups were interrupted by a Tornado warning! They moved us all to a safe shelter. )


Monday - Judge Jean Fournier
Select Dog - GrCh Regent Midnight Rush - GCH Major
Select Bitch - CH Bridgelady's New York Minute CD RE OA NAJ NAP OJP - GCH Major
WB - Bridgelady Regent All That Jazz (Alley) 3 Point Major

Alley says, "Yay!! I am done being a show dog for this week."

There's A New Kid On The Block

Alley has decided to challenge Rush for the position of Head Gardener.
She loves going out to the garden and checking on my 'mater plants.
Rush needs to step up to the plate or he just may lose his coveted
title.

Rush & Alley

Alley at 6 Months Old

I took this photo of Alley today. She is one day shy of 6 months old. She is unbathed and ungroomed, but I was curious to see how she was coming together. I love how shiny her coat is.

Alley Checks Out Her Private Swimming Pool

Puppy Group 2

Alley won a Herding Puppy Group 2 today at the HKC Sanctioned B match. I am pleased with her rock-solid temperament. She thinks all dogs and people are her friends. Love that!!

Really Mom!!!

I am not lying. It exploded all by itself!

Ahhh, Complete Contentment

Puppy Class

I have been taking Alley to puppy class. I think it is a great socializing experience for the pups. Alley is becoming quite the social butterfly. Here she is making friends with a terrier.

I think my favorite session is when they bring out the pre-agility equipment for the puppies to try.

I was pleased to see that Alley tried all of the pieces and was not scared of any of them.

Yup......

I think Alley had a good time.