What shelties are Thankful for

 A Vizsla free day!  The day after Thanksgiving and Mike and Rosie are going to the farm for a weekend trip.  The shelties LOVE when Rosie goes on vacation because that means everyone gets chew toys!! 

Rosie usually gathers all of the chew toys together and won't share.  It is difficult to manage everyone's chewing pleasures when she is here, so the first thing I did when they drove out the driveway was break out the chew toys.   They got to choose from large carrots, rawhides and braided bully sticks.

The carrots were a favorite and they went the fastest.  The shelties love a vizsla free staycation.   

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New ROM !! Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided, ROM

 Chica is now a Register of Merit (ROM).  This designation is for females who have produced 5 or more Champion offspring and males who have produced 10 or more champions.   Chica is the first ROM for Acadia although others have come close. 

Ch. Sunburst Acadia Here I Come, "Carrie", should have been my first.  She produced 4 champions, 1 additional son with 12 points, 1 major (1 major short of the championship), and another daughter with a major.  Six show winners in all, but only 4 champions.   While she did not achieve the ROM status, Carrie is the anchor of my breeding program which consists of 9 consecutive generations of champion girls on the tail-female line.  This line is on Carrie's Page and Dove's page.  

Chica is the 8th consecutive generation of Champion girls. Her father is "Aidan"-  Ch. Acadia's Stage Director and her mother is the Best In Show winner, Century Club member, GChS. Acadia Stage Presence, CC.  

Chica is the mother of:

GChB Acadia Gregarious, BCAT

Ch. Acadia Peggin Iced Latte, RA, PT, OA, VCX

Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC

Ch. Acadia Everyone's Opinion

Ch. Peggin Acadia Breve, PT, RN, NJP, TKN, CGC

and..

Acadia's Celestial Mystery, MX, MXJ, NF

Acadia October Skye, ACT1, ACT2J, TKI

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Which is the best vacuum for dog hair?

      People often ask, "which vacuum is the best for dog hair?"   A broom!   

In central Pennsylvania people often call the vacuum a "sweeper".   I would hear people say, "I need to sweep the carpet"- but they really meant they were going to vacuum the carpet.  

I started to sweep the carpet (actually sweep) BEFORE I vacuumed and I found that the broom was the best at getting the hair up.  No matter what vacuum you use, hair can wrap around the carpet rotor attachment making it less effective.  With a broom, the hair collects and pulls off easily for continued sweeping.  It even picks up dirt and makes the vacuuming more effective. 

I recommend "sweeping the carpet".

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Acadia Essential

 

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Acadia Essential

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Best Of Breed at Tri-State SSC club specialty show

 

Best Of Breed!! 

From the classes.  Acadia Essential, aka, "Warren", wins a 5 Point major.  He went on to defeat 8 champions for Best Of Breed at the Tri-State SSC specialty under esteemed judge Rick Thompson. 

What a Trill it was to have Rick point to Warren, and then say, “what a handsome boy” as he handed me the ribbon.  Warren was shown 1 other time, the day he turned 6 months, and I decided to let him grow up.  He is a fun dog.  Confident and happy and I couldn’t have been more proud of him!

Warren is Liza's grandson.  His mother, GCh. Acadia Light Up the Stage, aka, "Lolo", is the daughter of Liza and the sister of Aiden.  HIs sister is Ch. Acadia All Aglow, "Granby". 

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Happy 11th Birthday Mason

Ch. Acadia Independence Day, CD, PCD, BN, RM2, RAE, TKI

Mason turned 11 years old today.  Happy Birthday Mason.  He  has been living his best life with Anita.  The two of them just completed the Rally Choice Title. Way To Go!! Anita says that Mason still acts young and I have no doubt that it is because of the mental and physical stimulation of training and trialing.  

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