Member Accomplishments
Congratulations to all of our members and their dogs on their successes at shows, trials, and tests!
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"Merlin" ARCHX Grampian Raptor Mystique,CD, RE,RL3,RL1X,RL2X,CTL-1, TDI, CGC, CC (Ch Hollyhills Delby’s Samuel Adams WC, CGC x Ch Snowden Hill Mango Crazy, JH, RA, WC, CGC. CC) earned his CD on November 1, 2009 at the Burlington Obedience Training Club Trial in Williston Vermont. Then he earned his NJP at the LEAP
agility trial in Springfield 11/21/09.Merlin was bred by Robin Anderson and is owned, loved, and trained by Barb Burri.
Highmeadows’ Miss Liberty Bell JH WC CC CGC. Oct 3rd Missy
earned her WC at the PRLRC Test under Scott Shaw..she also qualified
for her CC Sept 18/20 Missy went to the LRCGB Hunt Test and
earned two legs twd her JH under judges Linda Marchica, Joey
Edsall, Steve and Karen Sullivan On Oct 24/25 we took off to Long
Island to again qualify under judges John Biegel, Cynthia
Dunchelmann, Carol White, and Justine Lorentzson for the title of
JH. Missy also qualified back to back Sept 12/13 at the Saco River
Hunting Retriever Club HRC Test. Sue Barrett,the breeder,and I are
very proud of her back to back accomplishments since she is only
15 months old....she sure is a fun dog to handle...Marlene Lendrim
Joel Wolff and Cory got their third qualifying score at the CRDTC
obedience trial on
November 14,
2009, and thus their
AKC Companion
Dog title in the Novice
B class. They
then capped off the
weekend by getting
a “bumper leg” in
the same class on
Sunday as well as
3rd place.
So, to recap:
Joel
and Cory
did 7 trials
over the
last 6
weeks ,
achieved 2 new AKC titles (Rally Advanced and Companion
Dog) and received 5 placements in the process. So Cory is
now: Grampian Hickory’s Crimson H2O Dragon, CD, RA.
Cory was bred by Gerrie Owren and Robin Anderson (Ch
Liddle Leaping Leo x U-Ch/Am CH Viking Hil’Die Tanzbarin,
RN, JH, WCX, CGC, CC)
Wilcare's Princess MacGregor CDX,NA,CGC,UD earned her CGC,Novice Agility and her UD.
MacGregor’s Irish Surprise CDX earned her CDX. Both
dogs earned their titles within a week of each other. Both are loved
and trained by Beth Teixeira.
SHR Snowden Hill Justa Fairview Illusion, JH, WC “Llew” completed
his AKC Junior Hunting title at the Lab Club of Greater Boston’s
test with a bumper leg to boot. He did a great job and we were very
proud of him. Looking back on this year, Llew passed 12 out of 13
tests that he ran, completing his AKC Junior Hunter, UKC/HRC
Started Hunting Retriever title, and two legs towards his NAHRA Started Retriever title. Llew was bred by Gladys Rogers of Snowden
Hill Labradors.
Gerrie Owren and Robin
Anderson are very
proud of
their
three girls this fall. After seven months of hard training, Gerrie took
U-Ch/Am Ch Viking Hil’Die Tanzbarin, JH, RN, WCX, CGC, CC
(Hildi), Snowden Hill Miss DaisyMae, JH, RN, WCX, CGC, CC
(DaisyMae), and Grampian Bedizened Viking, JH, RN, WCX,
CGC, CC (Dazzle) to
Long Island for back to
back Senior hunt tests.
All three girls passed
both days, returning with
six Senior rosettes. This
was after all three girls
passed their WCX at the
PRLRC WC/WCI/WCX
tests the previous weekend.
Gerrie and Robin
are looking forward to a
litter of puppies out of
Dazzle and Ch Lobuff
Wizard of Oz in January
with training to resume
at the turn of daylight
savings in 2010 to work at finishing their titles.
Grampian Tiki Torch WC
earned her WC at the PRLRC
October tests. Tiki was bred by
Gerrie Owren and Robin Anderson (Ch Hyspire Shahli Hotter
Than Blazes x Grampian Bedizened
Viking). Also earning her
WC was Grampian Liddle
Ptychozoon WC. Gecko is out
of Hildi by Ch Liddle Leaping Leo.
And last but not least earning her
WC, handled by Robin, bred and
owned by Gerrie Owren and
Diane Pilbin was Chucklebrook
Pati-O Furniture WC. Barely six
months old, Pati-O had a wonderful
time at the test. (Ch Sureshot’s
Baloo x Chucklebrook Virginia Rail)
Grampian Lil’ Puckwudgie KaBoom, Can WC earned back to
back Canadian Working
Certificates in October
handled by
Sharon Luckhart (Highcaliber Labradors).
KaBoom went
on to win a Best in
Sweeps at the Delaware
Ohio Kennel Club
under judge Barbara
Holl, also handled by
Sharon. KaBoom
earned five Championship
points while in
Canada and will go
back to finish her title in the spring. KaBoom was bred and is owned
and trained by Gerrie Owren and Robin Anderson. (Ch Hyspire
Shahli Hotter Than Blazes x Grampian Bedizened Viking).
Danbridge Katheryns Emmy Award RN, CD, CGC earned her
Rally Novice title on September 17th at the Pawcatuck River Labrador
Retriever Club Specialty with
a nearly perfect score of 99. She
bumped up to Rally Advanced
the next day earning her 1st leg
in this category. On Halloween,
Emmy received her 1st leg in
Open A at the Bullmastiff Trial
held in Franklin. With more
shows on her agenda, new titles
are definitely in her future for
2010. Emmy is owned, loved
and pampered by Shirley
Cardello.
Chucklebrook Mockingbird at Grampian, bred by Gerrie Owren and Diane Pilbin (Am/Can Ch Aquarius Centercourt Delight, JH,
WC x Chucklebrook Virginia Rail) and owned by Gerrie Owren,
Robin Anderson and Diane Pilbin came out for the first time at the
PCKC, show winning both the sweeps 9-12 puppy bitch class and
the 9-12 puppy bitch class under judges Heather Johnson and Traci
Stintzcum. Mary was handled by Robin and delighted her family,
Diane and Steve Fournier, who watched from outside the ring. Coowner
Diane Pilbin showed Mary in the Winners ring.
Grampian Tiki Torch,
(Ch Shahli Hyspire Hotter
Than Blazes x
Grampian Bedizened
Viking, JH, RN, WCI,
CGC, CC) owned& bred by Robin Anderson and Gerrie Owren took
a Reserve WB and Best
Puppy placement from
the 9-12 puppy classes
at the shows in
Wrentham in June 2009.
Tiki, handled by Junior
Julia Sterrett also took a
Puppy Sporting Group II.
Also taking a Best Puppy award from
the 6-9 classes in Wrentham was
Aquarius Caribe at Grampian (BISS
Erinhill’s Guinness Stout x Aquarius
Curious Georgie) bred by Kathy
Sneider DVM & Julie MacKinnon.
Rhumba was handled in the ring by
Junior Handler Julia Sterrett, and is
co-owned by Kathy Sneider, Robin
Anderson and Gerrie Owren.
Grampian Bedizened Viking, JH,
RN, WCI, CGC, CC, owned & bred
by Robin Anderson and Gerrie Owren won the Am Bred class at the PCKC
show on July 25th. Dazzle recently
won the 2009 LRCGB Triple Crown,
handled by Gerrie Owren. Dazzle is
working towards Senior Hunt tests with her co-owner/handler, Gerrie.
U-Ch Grampian Lola Tortola Viking, JH, RN, WC,
CGC, CC, owned by Robin Anderson and Gerrie
Owren & Junior
Handler Julia
Sterrett earned
her Junior Handler
a fourth place in a
large Open Intermediate
Class at
the Providence
County Kennel
Club Show on
July 25th 2009. Lola came in
second to her littermate Dazzle
in the Triple crown and the annual
WC/WCI/WCX test, and then
went WB/BOW/BOS twice in the
same weekend in North Carolina
under judges Gloria Geringer and
Judy A Harrington.
OTCH Westwind’s Setting The Pace UDX, OM1
finished her OTCH at the Schenectady Dog Training
Club shows in Ballston Spa, New York on August
8th. Sprint completed all obedience titles in 10
months. Sprint is proudly bred, trained and owned
by Beth Chapman, Westwind Labradors.
My 3-year old Golden Retriever girl, Beau Geste Theophilus’s
Anna, MH, WCX (a.k.a. Annie) earned her Master Hunter on July 19
at the Western New York test. It was one year to the weekend after
she earned her Senior Hunter - and at the same
place. I remain very grateful to LRCGB for help, encouragement,
and example setting (Joey, Rainer,
Margaret, Karen, and others). I really owe a lot to the
club. This title would not have happened without the field group. ~ Marsha Wilcox
Majestx George of Bunkerhill, UD went HIT on June 11, 2009 at our specialty out of the Open B class. Susan Niewiera
On July 3, 2009 "Hawke" Burri's Lofty LadyHawke, RA, TDIAOV,RL-2,CSL-1, CC, CGC (CH Wilcare's Master of the Hunt CD JH X MacDonald's Majestic Madison) earned her Rally Advanced title at the Kenilworth Kennel Club Trial in West Springfield, MA. Hawke is owned, trained and loved by Barb Burri.
At the Southern Berkshire Golden Retriever Club hunt test, Timber Town Turn Me Loose UD VCD2 MH RE (Kaya) and her team mate Rainer Fuchs qualified for the 2009 Master National.
Danbridge Charlie Girl (Ch. Danbridge Henry J X Wits’end Origins
Comedy Star) took the 9-12 Black Sweepstakes class (of 30
entries) at the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac under Judge
Linda Schiele. Charlie is owned and bred-by Marilyn and Ken
Meewes.
Danbridge American
Girl - aka Dolly - (Trinity’s
Titus X Danbridge Pin
Up Girl) took a 4th in the
6-9 Yellow Sweeps class
(of 24) at the LRCP under
Judge Linda Schiele.
Dolly is owned and bred by
Marilyn and Ken
Meewes.
Danbridge Cover Girl -aka Ruby - (Trinity’s
Titus X Danbridge Pin-Up Girl) took a 2nd in 6-9 Sweeps at
the New England Sporting Group Assoc. under Judge Kellie
Collins. Ruby is owned by Brian Hawkins and Marilyn Meewes.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 4/30 - 5/3 FCI INTERNATIONAL
DOG SHOWS (A chance to win 4 Bench Titles). Margaret
Mitchell’s Labrador Retriever “Chummy” flew out of Boston
with Handler Sue Burrell and came
back home
with his PR CH. He
went BOB over Entry
of 15 and Sporting
Group II over
23. He received an
Excellent from
Judges all 4 Shows
and picked up 2
legs each on a
Latin AM - Pan AM
and International
Championship. Call me: CAN.BER.PR.CH.MEADOWMERE’S
LETS GET CHUMMY WC
MONCTON, NB CANADA 5/2-3-09 BPISS CAN CH.
MEADOWMERE’S NORWIND OOH LA LA took back to back BOB and sporting group II. “Chick” is
owned by Claude Tremblay and Margaret Mitchell. In April
Issue of Canine Revue she is the # 2 Labrador Retriever in
Canada right now.
Ch Mayfair Verbena, SH earned her Senior title on Long
Island on May 24, 2009. Bred by Karen Pandolfi (Mayfair)
and co-owned with Julie Jussaume (Maritime), Bena was
trained and handled by Paul Bothelo of Gunning Island
Retrievers.
Grampian Lil’ Puckwudgie KaBoom (Ch Hyspire Shahli Hotter
N’ Blazes x Grampian Bedizened Viking, RN, JH, WCI, CGC,
CC) had a great spring at the shows. She was awarded Reserve
WB at the show held at
the Twin Rivers Casino under
judge Frank Washabaugh from
the 9-12 puppt class. A couple
of weeks later she won the 9-
12 puppy bitch class at the
LRCPV, plus got two sweepstakes
placements & made the
cut in the 9-12 puppy class the
next day.
KaBoom’s sister, Grampian
Tiki Torch, auntie U-Ch
Grampian Lola Tortola Viking,
RN, JH and the newest
Grampian girl, chocolate Aquarius Caribe at Grampian (Ch Erinhill’s
Guinness Stout x Aquarius Curious Georgie) all made the cut in
both sweeps and their puppy/Open classes at the same specialty
both days. KaBoom, Tiki and Lola are all bred, owned and loved by
Gerrie Owren and Robin Anderson. Rhumba was bred by Kathy
Sneider, VMD & Julie MacKinnon and owned by Gerrie, Robin and
Kathy.
U-Ch Grampian Lola Tortola Viking RN, JH, WC, CGC, CC (Ch
Hollyhills Delby’s Samuel Adams WC, CGC x Ch Snowden Hill
Mango Crazy, JH, RA, WC, CGC. CC) was WB in Freehold, NJ on
May 22nd.
At the LRCPV specialty, AKC/U-Ch Viking Hil’Die Tanzbarin RN,
JH, WCI, CGC, CC earned
a placement in the Hunting
Retriever Bitch class, plus
she helped her Junior Handler
win the Best Junior in
Show award. Zach Orcutt and Hildi had a great time at
the show! Hildi was bred by Gerrie Owren (Am/Can Ch
Aquarius Centercourt Delight,
JH, WC x Viking Zinka
Dew, JH, CD, WCI, CGC,
CC) and is owned and loved by Gerrie, Robin Anderson and Zach Orcutt.
Marion Amidon’s Rosie (Moosehead’s Prairie
Rose) titled for Master Hunter at our Spring Hunt
Test. It was perfect. Rosie brought back the ducks,
Marion managed to not fall down and it was our
club test. Rosie is a team player and wonderful to live with and work
with.
Mayfair Sylvio at Tameric was WD at the LRCPV Specialty
under Finnish judge Kirsi L-Tweedledum. This is Sylvio’s second major. He is owned by Tammy Farrington and Eric Benzinger,
and was bred by Karen K Pandolfi and Julie Jussaume.
Ch Mayfair Verbena JH earned her 3rd Senior Hunter leg at the
LRCGB’s Spring Hunt Test. Bena is owned and loved by Julie
Jussaume and Karen K Pandolfi —bred by Karen K Pandolfi.
Karen Kennedy came back from the Syracuse NY Dog Shows with GREAT news........ Cinder, is now Pleasant Pine's Making a Mark UD, SH, Can CD, WCX, Can WC, CC, CGC finishing her Utility title with a placement and a bumper leg........ She Q'd 2 out of 4 shows....... Mattie, is now Pleasant Pine's A Bit of Mischief CDX, SH, WCX, Can WC, CC, CGC finishing her Companion Dog Excellent with a placement and a bumper leg...... She Q'd 3 out of 4 shows
AKC/U-Ch Viking Hil’Die Tanzbarin, JH, RN,
WCI, CGC, CC became an AKC Champion on
February
21, 2009
handled by Katherine
Mines. Hildi finished with
three majors in less than
two months of showing.
Bred by Gerrie Owren (Ch
Aquarius Centercourt Delight,
JH, WC x Viking
Zinka Dew, CD, JH, RN,
CGC, CC), owned by Gerrie and Robin Anderson.
2/14/09 Halifax,NS Canada. BPISS CAN.CH. Meadowmere's
Norwind Ooh La La goes BOB - Sporting Group II over 8
Specials.One the #1 male Lab for 2
yrs, and #2 Male lab in Canada. “Chick” is the 11 month old female
Mike Woods gave BPISS and Reserve
Winers bitch at the Aug. ALRC
Speciality. His Critique was “Very nice
yellow younster with lovely outline,
short coupled, and good spring of ribs,
pretty head with good muzzle and
proper pigment. Has lots of potential.” Chick is owned by Claude Tremblay and Margaret Mitchell.
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