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On December 9th at the Clarion Agility Trial in Edinboro, Geraldo finished his OAJ title with a first placement! Just for fun, I moved him up to the Excellent Jumpers class the next day, and not only did he qualify, but he earned first place again. To say that I was thrilled is an understatement. I'm so proud of him!!

At the Tamarack Lake Kennel Club's agility trial in Edinboro, PA on November 26th, CastleGate's Daily News NAJ ("Geraldo") earned his second OAJ leg with a first place finish. As always, I was delighted to be running the course with my happy bi-blue boy!!

On November 18th, Kelbren Come Hither ("Elsa") was WB at the Ottawa Kennel Club Show, and that win finished her Canadian Championship! Elsa's breeder, Carol Craswell, put the first eight points on her in September and October, and Sharon Ayers put those delightful final points on her at the Ottawa Kennel Club Show. We are very appreciative of the beautiful way in which Carol and Sharon presented Elsa in the ring.

Elsa's sire is BISS Am Ch Shamont Lasting Impression, and her dam is Can Ch Kelbren Tresta Tatianna. Elsa is the fifth Canadian Champion for her sire and the fourth Canadian Champion for her dam.

On November 12th at the Admiral Perry Agility Trial in Edinboro, PA, CastleGate's Daily News NAJ ("Geraldo") earned his first OAJ leg with a second place finish. Geraldo is a joy to run with on the agility course, and I'm having a blast with him!

On October 27th, Elsa (Kelbren Come Hither) was WB at the Island Dog Show in Charlottetown, PE for two points. The following day, she was WB/BW for three more points. Elsa was handled to these exciting wins by her breeder, Carol Craswell. Elsa needs two more points to finish her Canadian Championship, and we have high hopes that she'll complete her title before coming back to the U.S. at the end of November.

On October 21st, at the Erie Kennel Club's Agility trial in Edinboro, PA, CastleGate's Daily News (Geraldo) earned his second Novice JWW leg with a perfect score and a second place finish. The next day, Geraldo finished his Novice JWW title with another perfect score and a first place finish. It was such a thrill for me to be on the course with Geraldo for these wins! We are very grateful to Elaine Mayowski for the many hours she spent training Geraldo and me. We couldn't have done it without her patient and positive instruction.

Geraldo is the second Chet son to earn an NAJ title this year, and several others are waiting in the wings for their turn!

On October 7th at the TRSSCGP Agility Trial in Washingtonville, Ohio, Daily (Shamont Most Unusual Day) earned her second Novice JWW leg, and I was delighted to be on the course with her for that qualifying run. As icing on the cake, Daily also earned first place in the 12" Novice Jumpers class. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Elaine Mayowski for training both Daily and myself.

On September 16th, Geraldo (CastleGate's Daily News) earned his first Novice JWW leg at the Beaver County Agility Trial. He qualified with a perfect score and earned first place in the 16" jumpers class. That was the first time that I have ever put a performance leg on one of my dogs myself!! To say I was thrilled is an understatement. After our run, I hugged and kissed Geraldo until he just couldn't stand it any more! <G> We are very grateful to Elaine Mayowski for all of the time and effort she put into preparing us for competition.

Elsa (Kelbren Come Hither) is staying with her breeder on Prince Edward Island, Canada while she's pursuing her Canadian Championship. At her first Canadian show on September 9, 2006, Elsa was WB and BOS over two bitch specials! She was shown to this exciting win by her breeder, Carol Craswell. We're delighted that Elsa's Canadian show career is off to such a great start.

Shamont Most Unusual Day (Daily) went to her first agility trial in Cheswick, PA on July 22nd and came away with her first JWW leg and a third place finish to boot! Not bad for a bitch who's going to be six years old in September. <G> Elaine Mayowski did a beautiful job of handling Daily in the ring, and we are very excited that she's training and running Daily for us.

On July 9, 2006, Chet completed his Excellent Jumpers with Weaves title (with a first place finish) at the Blue Ridge Agility Trial in Winchester, VA ! Going forward, he will be known as A/C Ch Kelbren Blue Flame CD, RN, NAJ, AJP, and he is now officially retired from the agility ring. Elaine Mayowski and Chet have had an incredible partnership in the agility ring, and we can't thank Elaine enough for training and running Chet in agility for us!

Next, Chet and I are going to concentrate on getting a herding title in order to finish the requirements for his VCX. That may be our most challenging adventure yet!! <G>

On June 4th, Chet earned his second excellent jumpers preferred leg at the Clarion Canine Obedience Club's agility trial in Cheswick, PA. As icing on the cake, he had a first place finish too! Our heartfelt thanks to Chet's agility handler, Elaine Mayowski, for another great run and for her unwavering belief in him.

Chet needs one more qualifying leg to finish his excellent jumpers title, and then we're going to take a break from agility to concentrate on herding in the hopes of putting a VCX at the end of his name sometime in the next 12 months.

Elaine Mayowski and Chet certainly started off 2006 on a high note for us! At the Erie Kennel Club's Agility Trial on January 7th, Chet completed his OJP title with a first place finish. We moved Chet up to the excellent jumpers preferred class the next day, and he dazzled and delighted us again by earning his first AJP leg with another first place finish.

In the near future, we're going to start pursuing a herding title for Chet in the hopes that he'll be our first sheltie to earn a VCX.

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