New *MACH* Acadia's Celestial Mystery, MX, MXJ, MXB, MJC, NF

 Congratulations Carol and Mysti on achieving the Master Agility Champion title.  This title is difficult and takes a lot of time to achieve.  Luckily Carol loves the challenge and has successfully piloted multiple dogs to this title- including another Acadia sheltie, MACH4, PACH2 Acadia's Direct Energy.   I really love to report on all the successes- Congratulations again!

Mysti is a daughter of Chica- Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided, ROM and the littermate to GChB. Acadia Gregarious and Acadia October Skye, RA, ACT2, ACT2J, TKI, CGC 

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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"-  GCh. 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, OJP, FDC, VCX

Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC

Ch. Acadia Everyone's Opinion

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

and..

Acadia's Celestial Mystery, MX, MXJ, MJG, NF

Acadia October Skye, ACT1, ACT2J, TKI

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New *Ch* Acadia Everyone's Opinion- aka- Trestle

 Today Acadia Everyone's Opinion, "Trestle", won the final 2 points to complete the AKC Championship.  She is the 4th champion for her mother, Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided, "Chica", and the 2nd from her litter to finish.   

The judge said, "she is so pretty" as he handed me the ribbon.  I thought that was really nice of him to say.  Trestle has won Winners Bitch and better at her last 6 consecutive shows.  She truly has been "Everyone's Opinion" !!!

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We had a VERY successful 4th of July WEEK!

 There were 5 days of dog shows- July 3- July 7, 2024 and Trestle was awarded Winners Bitch all 5 days!! Twice she was awarded Best of Breed over dogs that are already champions.  This week Trestle actually was, Everyone's Opinion :-)    

The show entries were not that high and it was only 1 point each day- except what happened on Sunday.  Sunday Trestle was awarded Best of Breed over 7 champions and it was enough to give her major #2.  I was hoping that she would end the week with a total of 10 points, but Trestle now has 13 points, both majors. Way more exciting than I had imagined!  We are not entered at any other shows yet, but I am sure motivated now to find a show.

Zachary was also entered this week and he was Winners Dog one day for another point.  He was Reserve Winners dogs one day as well.  He now has 5 points.  We have gone to very few shows since we got back from the National, but I think I need to plan out the rest of our summer a bit better.

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Acadia Everyone's Opinion, "Trestle"

I had Joel McCarty show Trestle. I was hoping he would get a placement with her, but her class was very large and she did make the cut. She showed her heart out. It was really fun to watch as I saw just how much she enjoys the team aspect of showing. When Joel stopped paying attention to her, she would do something to get his attention again. She just loved it when he was her partner. I love dogs that love to show. It certainly makes the whole activity more fun, and I enjoy the partnership and the competition.

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Acadia Popular Opinion "Tecla" 4th place in the Bred-by Exhibitor class

Tecla placed 4th in a large Bred-by exhibitor class. She can be such a challenge to show, but I had my friend, Kathy McFall, groom her up- and then when she made the cut, Kathy sat with her (and I walked away) until we went back in the ring. I think it really helped a lot. Tecla went out to the end of her lead and moved beautifully- as long as we were going forward. She gave me a bit of trouble on the individual down and back, but she held it together enough- and had a few really beautiful moments. I was So Proud of her. I love Tecla and I was very proud of this placement.

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Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided-

Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided - judge Bob Futh

 Chica is proving to be quite the Producer!   She is the daughter of GCh.S. Acadia Stage Presence, CC- "Liza" and I am so excited to have a Liza daughter that is carrying us forward so successfully.

Chica is the mother of, Ch. Acadia Peggin Iced Latte, HT, GChB. Acadia Gregarious, BCAT, Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC,  Acadia's Celestial Mystery, AX, MXJ, NF, Acadia Popular Opinion, Acadia Everyone's Opinion.  Chica is the 8th Consecutive Generation of Ch. bitches and the 6th generation of Acadia breeding.

GChB Acadia Gregarious, BCAT

GChB. Acadia Gregarious, BCAT

Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC

Acadia Popular Opinion

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**NEW CHAMPION** Acadia Opinion Provided- aka- Chica

 Chica finished in Grand Fashion winning a 4 point major to finish when she just needed 4 single points.  Chica is a funny girl with a sense of humor.  I feel so fortunate to have her.  I hope that she will be my first Registrar of Merit (ROM)- which means (for girls) that she produced 5 champion offspring.  It is a coveted title, and one that has eluded me so far.   

To date, Chica is the mother of GCh. Acadia's Gregarious, BCAT, Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC, and Ch. Acadia Peggin Iced Latte, HT.  Waiting in the wings are Acadia Popular Opinion (Tecla) and Acadia Everyone's Opinion (Trestle).

Chica is the 8th Consecutive generation of Champion bitches and the 6th consecutive generation of Acadia bred bitches.  I am hoping that Tecla and Trestle will follow in her footsteps.  

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** New Champion** Acadia Trusted Opinion- aka Tristan

 Tristan finished today by winning Best of Breed over multiple champions from the Bred-by-Exhibitor class.  He topped the day off by winning a Herding Group 4.    He was only in 6 total shows.  I can't believe how quickly this happened! 

Tristan is the 3rd Champion for his mother Chica.

Chica- Acadia Opinion Provided, had a good weekend too.  She earn 5 more points, 1 major towards her championship.   What a Great week of shows.  So Proud of this family. 

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Proud Breeder Moment - Acadia Trusted Opinion wins under respected breeder-judges, and Cassia gives her blessing

Tristan went to his first dog show and had a Great Day! The Colonial Shetland Sheepdog Club held 2 shows in one day. 

 The morning started with a Puppy Sweepstakes.  A fun competition open only to puppies and it is a great way to get them in the ring and "loosened up" before the "real" show starts.  Tristan began the day by winning Best In Sweepstakes.  The judge, Linda Loring, said, "he is the total package".  :-)

The AM show had Breeder-Judge Ellen Worthington. She has bred many top producing and top winning dogs including an ASSA National Best of Breed winner, many important and influential ROM's and dogs that I have long wanted to incorporate into my pedigrees. One of the many traits I have valued about her tri-color dogs is the truly black pigment most of them have. 

 I have shown to Mrs. Worthington before. The last time was when Gregory and Warren were in the 6-9 puppy class. It was the weekend they were both turning 6 months old- so they were "Babies". There was one other puppy in their class, and he was closer to 9 months. He won the class, but before handing the 2nd and 3rd place ribbons to Gregory and Warren (in that order) she said, "these are both really beautiful baby boys". That meant a lot to me. We didn't win, but it was so nice that she thought they were worthy of being at the specialty show. 

 The time before that I was showing Cassia- GCh. Acadia Presence of Mind in the Bred-by Exhibitor class and Mrs. Worthington awarded her Winners Bitch for a specialty major. I was on Cloud 9! Yesterday, Mrs. Worthington awarded Cassia's grandson Winners Dog at a specialty. When we were taking pictures she asked me if he was related to "those lovely bitches of yours". I am SO Proud that Yes! He is!. She told me that she felt Tristan "favored his mother's side"- What a Wonderful Comment! Such a Proud breeder moment. 

 The PM show had Breeder-judge Lyn Leininger, also a breeder of top producing and top winning dogs. Her dogs have also won big awards at the ASSA National including Winners Dog (more than once). I love the distinct family traits of her shelties. She has not been judging long, but she has fast become a respected judge and has had assignments all over the country. For example, just last weekend she was judging in Minnesota. Just before she handed out the final ribbons, she told everyone how lovely the entry was and how she enjoyed the assignment. Again, really nice to hear that the judges felt they had good dogs to choose from. I was so honored that she awarded Tristan Winners Dog and Best of Winners! 

 In one day Tristan won both majors for a total of 8 points. Pinch Me! That never happens (to me)!! Not only is the hard part over (winning the majors), but he won them under breeder-judges that I really respect. That just makes me feel so good. I sure had a "Proud Breeder moment" yesterday.

Addition:  GCh. Acadia Presence of Mind, Cassia, passed away 6/2/2022- exactly 1 year ago on the day that Ellen Worthington awarded her grandson WD.   Sometimes things occur that make my heart skip a beat, my eyes tear up, and I say an Extra Prayer of gratitude. 

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Fun Time pictures with Tecla, Trestle, Tristan 6 weeks, 4 months, 8 months

Tecla and Trestle

Tecla, Trestle, Tristan- 8 months

Teddy, Tecla, Tristan, Trestle- 6 wks

Tecla, Trestle, Tristan- 4 months

Trestle, Tristan- 8 months

 

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FAST CAT- Gregory loved it!

 

I had wondered (in a different blog post) what Gregory would enjoy doing next.  The Shetland Sheepdog Club of Hawaii offered the first Fast CAT competition in Hawaii and Guy took Gregory to see if he would enjoy it.  Boy did he!!   He racked up a bunch of points, but with limited opportunity, he might not get to do it again for a while.

CAT is short-hand for Coursing Ability Test.  It's a timed 100-yard dash where the dogs run, one at a time, as fast as they can, chasing a lure.   Sounds like a fun way to just release some energy and earn titles too.

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Mother's Day- don't bother sending flowers or cards- but bones or dog treats would be nice

 I Love my MOTHERS!   I currently have my 9th generation of young girls growing up- they are:

Daughters of Acadia Opinion Provided "Chica"

Tecla

Acadia Popular Opinion, "Tecla"

Acadia
Everyone's Opinion, "Trestle"

Daughter of GCh. Acadia Light Up The Stage, "Lolo"

Acadia All Aglow, "Granby"

GChS. Acadia's Stage Presence, CC, "Liza" is the mother to both Chica and Lolo.  When Chica was delivering the litter of puppies that had Tecla and Trestle, Liza was in the room too and as Chica was having contractions and delivering the next puppy, and I was putting the already delivered puppies into the warming box.  Liza was drying them off by licking them.   I was busy with the task of delivering the litter and I didn't think about pictures at the time- and now I sure wish I had taken the time to think about how much it would mean to me later.

Liza

Liza kept wanting to get into the warming box with them, but it is not big enough for that, so I made her stand next to the box for her self imposed duties.  She was 11.5 years old at the time.  I was so impressed, and of course I anthropomorphized that she knew these were her grand-puppies and she wanted to make sure they had the best start in life.   I don't really know if she understood they are her grandchildren, but I do know that she is a a Super Mom.  

Chica takes after Liza as a Super Mom and it is my hope that Tecla and Trestle will one day take after their mother.  The saying good mothers, make good mothers has held true for me so far, and I hope to continue and celebrate Mother's Day every year for many more to come.

To my own mother, who passed away 6 years ago- You
were a Super Mom too and I miss you more than tongue can tell.

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Tecla- Acadia Popular Opinion

Tecla- I just love her!! 

She is 8 months old.

She is one of the GCh. Solange Ultravox X Acadia Opinion Provided puppies.  

 

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*New CH* Acadia Peggin Iced Latte

So Happy for all involved.  Susan and Alain Lamoureax have been wonderful co-owners.  They live in Alaska and have made the commitment to completing the championship by traveling to Connecticut so I could show her.  Lucky for all of us, she had a very good win percentage and made the process relatively easy.  

Latte loves to show and is so fun because of it.  Latte is from Chica's first litter and she is her second Champion offspring - Ch. Acadia Gregarious being her 1st.  

Latte also has 2 Herding Tested (HT) Legs, but they were under the same judge, so she needs 1 more under a different judge for the HT title.  I am looking forward to her having titles at Both ends of her name!

The next day, Latte won Best of Breed over many other champions.  It was a large entry, and an honor to be recognized.

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GCh. Acadia Gregarious - aka- Gregory- has moved to Hawaii

 Congratulations to Gregory and Guy Okada.   Gregory has moved to Hawaii with Guy.  Lucky Dog! 

I wish them both Luck as they show and become a team.  I am excited to see what comes. 

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GCh. Solange Ultravox X Acadia Opinion Provided puppies at 4 months

 I am very excited about these three.  The fourth boy- now Teddy- could have been shown, but a perfect pet home came along and claimed him.  I posted pictures of this litter when they were 6 weeks old.   Tecla really reminds me of Liza.  I just love looking at them- and they each have super temperaments.   The ones remaining here are Tecla, Trestle, Tristan.  These are the GCh. Solange Ultravox (Graham) x Acadia Opinion Provided (Chica)  puppies.  I hope they are my next show prospects.

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Fun set of shows with Latte, Alain, Leslie and new friends

 Alain brought Latte from Alaska for two weekends of shows.  My friend Leslie was visiting from Arizona the first weekend, and new, local, friends Marcia and Ted were showing their puppy and also my girl, Granby.  We had a fun 1st weekend, although the best Latte won was Reserve.  Leslie couldn't stay for the second (long) weekend, but Latte was Winners Bitch all 4 days and went home just needing 1 major to complete the championship.  

Marcia, Ted and I all had birthdays during the shows.  My birthday wish is always the same: go to a dog show and Win!  Of course there are not always shows on my birthday- but this year there was, and I did go to a dog show, and Latte was Winners Bitch, Marcia and Granby were Reserve Winners Bitch, and Lolo was Best of Breed.  It was a great day.

I really enjoyed the friendship, company, and assistance for the two weekends.  It was the perfect way to spend a birthday :-)

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GCh. Solange Ultravox x Acadia Opinion Provided- I hope these puppies are going to be future champions

 boy-girl-boy-girl

boy- unnamed right now.   Girl- I am calling her Techla right now.  This one reminds me of Liza as a puppy.  I sure hope I am right.  boy- I am calling him Tristan. I think he and Techla look very similar.  Girl- this girl I am calling Trestle.   I really like this whole litter.   They have a lot of growing and changing to do- but at 6 wks., I am very please.  

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Puppy Fun !

 These puppies are 6 weeks old.  Today was a beautiful fall day, warm and sunny, so we decided to take a short trip to an under-used park.  My friend Linda and I were planning our trip, but as you can see, a few additional people saw the puppies and asked if they could visit them as well.  Of Course!!

Boys

Girls & Linda

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