**Sally is now a Champion!**
(1/21/2012) At the Carroll Kennel Club show held in West Friendship, Maryland, judge Edward Hall awards Desperado PB Sally JC the last point needed for her title and she is now Champion Desperado PB Sally JC! Sally is the sixth member of the Sky x Chrissie litter to optain their AKC championship and this is the 17th title for the Sky x Chrissie litter! Our hearty congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick on this latest title and on all of the successes of this fabulous litter!
(Photo by John Ashbey)
**Clark and Ringo have fun at the Christmas Cup hunt!**
(12/10/2011) Pictured above on the left is Santana Clark Uziduzit Kent CC, CM. At the American Saluki Association's annual Christmas Cup hunt, Clark completed the requirements for his Coursing Championship and Courser of Merit title! The same day, his brother Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR CC, CM (pictured on the right) won 2nd place in his field at the same hunt. Both of these boys also earned High Score Veteran honors in their respective fields. This was Ringo's first appearance at a hunt this season and he makes the best of it! Congratulations to Vicky Clarke (Uziduzit), on completing Clark's titles and to Warren and Victoria Cook (Santana), breeders of the Sky x Boushra litter!
**Journey wins her second major!**
(12/10/2011) The same day her half brothers were having fun in the field, Blue Nile Special Journey was at the Texas Kennel Club show in Dallas, TX. Under judge Karen Wilson, she won her second major towards her championship. This win brings Journey to a total of eleven points and both majors! Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis)!!
(Stay tuned for photos)
**Charlie Brown is now a Grand Champion!**
(11/26/2011) At the Chesapeake Kennel Club of Maryland show under judge W J Coombs, Charlie Brown wins another major (5 points) and completes his Grand Championship in grand sytle! He is now GCh. Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC! CB is now Sky's second Grand Champion offspring. Our congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick!
(Stay tuned for photos)
**Dhabi wins again!**
(11/19 - 11/21/2011) Abaqero Kineahora Dhabi follows up his major win at the Skyline Kennel Club of San Mateo County in October by going to three shows in Tucson, Arizona and earning the Winners Dog ribbons each day! He is pictured above with judge Jeffrey Pepper and his breeder/owner/handler, Frances Zeller. Our congratulations to Frances on this young boy's fine start! Dhabi is bred by Anne Vigneri, Frances Zeller and Hugh Pohle and is one of the two red boys from the Ringo x Catania litter.
(Photo by Kit Rodwell)
**Tiflah goes to her first shows!**
(11/20/2011) Wow, our little girl goes to her first weekend of shows and wins her first points! At the San Luis Obispo Kennel Club show under breeder/judge David Miller she wins Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed over specials for her first two points! Tiflah thinks dog shows are fun and plans to enjoy many more in the future. What a wonderful and fun puppy she is. Our thanks to Mr. Miller for recognizing her qualities and rewarding her on the day.
(Photo by Cook Phodography)
**Happy six months old birthday to our Tiflah!**
(11/14/2011) Our Yamadan RFR Tiflah Al Hadiya is six months old today! Wow, time is flying! Some new photos have been added to her page, so click on her name to go and see them. Happy Birthday little girl and to all of your brothers and sisters!
**Sky's offspring continue on...**
(11/13/2011) Pictured above, on the left, is Blue Nile Special Journey who has just begun her show career in fine style. At the Galveston Bay Saluki Club Specialty show (11/11/2011) she earned Reserve Winners Bitch under breeder/judge Robert Frost (Karob Salukis) and was awarded Best Bred By Exhibitor! Her sister, GCh. Blue Nile Special Promise also earned and Award of Merit!
Then on Sunday, at the Cypress Creek Kennel Club show she was Winners Bitch for a four point major under judge Debbie Petersen! Journey is indeed off on a very special journey towards her championship. Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan on these lovely wins!
Pictured on the right is Tina and Dick Jumbelick's newest champion, Ch. Desperado PB Linus SC, FCH! Linus earned his second major completing his title on 11/6/2011 at the Back Mountain Kennel Club show under judge Hal T Biermann. Linus is the fifth AKC show champion for the Sky x Chrissie litter. He is the 16th conformation champion for our Ch. Moshire RFR Red Sky CC, CM and the 54th titleist (all venues, does not include JC titles)!! Congratulations on your new champion, Dick and Tina!
**Wonderful Pleasanton results for Zelia, Zoey and Dhabi!**
(10/22/2011) Our BISS Ch. Amala Zelia at RFR CC, CM went to the Saluki Club of Greater San Francisco Specialty Show and repeated her Best in Veteran's Sweepstakes win from last year, this time winning the award under breeder/judge Jeff Lipps (Windrush Salukis)!
Later in the day, she won her regular 9 - 11 year Veteran Bitch class and went on to win an Award of Merit, along with her daughter Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM under judge Marianne Klinkowski! Another great Mother/Daughter winning day!
(Top photos by Vicky Clarke, win photos by Vicky Cook, Cook Phodography)
(10/20/2011) The first day of the five days of shows, Ringo's son, Abaqero Kineahora Dhabi won Winners Dog for a three point major under judge Karen Arends. These are his first points at just 19 months of age! What a great start for a fine young man. Congratulations to Frances Zeller, Hugh Pohle and Anne Vigneri, Dhabi's breeders! Dhabi is breeder/owner/handled and loved by Frances.
(Stay tuned for photos!)
**Teacup and Charlie Brown have a great weekend at the shows!**
(10/16/2011) At the Empire Saluki Club supported entry at the Ramapo Kennel Club under breeder judge William Flynn (Silvershadow Salukis) Ch. Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC wins Best of Breed! Yet another fine win under a Saluki breeder judge for Charlie Brown. The same day, Charlie Brown's brother, Desperado PB Linus SC, FCh was Winners Dog. Congratulations Dick and Tina!
(Stay tuned for the photo)
(10/15/2011) Wow! In just seven shows, Teacup (Ch. Blue Nile Special Promise) is now a Grand Champion! She earned a Best of Breed and a Group III, along with three Best of Opposite Sex and two Select Bitch awards (all major wins) on the way to her title. Teacup is Sky's first Grand Champion offspring. Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan on yet another wonderful accomplishment on their young Sky x Rent litter!
**Joey wins 2nd place at the Archives Plaque hunt!!**
(10/9/2011) At TWELVE years of age, Phenix Firecracker Joe CC, CM wins at this year's American Saluki Association Archives Plaque hunt for the veterans! If it weren't enough for an twelve year old guy to place this well at the hunt, he did so defeating two younger Grand Course winning Salukis along the way. To this, we say, "Long live AND RUN, to our old-timers!" Joey is very much his father's son and we couldn't be more proud of him. He is pictured above on the left, two weeks after his Archives win, while in the ring at the Saluki Club of Greater San Francisco Specialty show with his breeder and owner, Vicky Clarke, and on the right, at home in the field on his twelfth birthday.
(Photos by Karon Lonero, left and by Vicky Clarke, right)
**Sky's sons win in the field and on the track!**
(10/8 - 10/9/2011) At the 2011 LGRA (straight track) and OB-NOTRA (oval track) Nationals held in Redding, California, Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim SC, SGRC, RN, CGC won both Saluki titles. Straight track or oval, this boy continues to reign supreme!
And, on the same weekend at opening hunts in various states, Mocha's brother, Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM, CBC scored a second place finish in the snow at his first hunt of the season while Sky's grand-daughter Ch. Owl Ridge Outlaw won the field. At another hunt, both Santana Hey Uziduzit Jude CC, CM and Santana Clark Uziduzit Kent placed in their mixed hunt field. Clark's win gave him the final points he needs for both his Coursing Champion and Courser of Merit titles, so he only needs one more take credit to complete both.
Congratulations to everyone on their wonderful weekend and nice accomplishments!
**Teacup wins Best of Breed and a Group III!!**
(9/5/2011) Wow, Ch. Blue Nile Special Promise wins Best of Breed for a five point major towards her Grand Championship and goes on to a Group III at the Cedar Rapids Kennel Association show held in Amana, Iowa under sighthound specialist Russell McFadden! Not bad for a youngster at just two and a half years of age who has been shown very sparingly. Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan on another nice win with a member of the Sky x Rent litter!
(Stay tuned for photos!)
**Zoey wins back to back Grand Championship majors!**
(8/20 - 8/21/2011) Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM has another great weekend at the shows. This time in Reno Nevada at the Reno Kennel Club events. On the first day, under judge Diane McCormack, she wins the Select Bitch award for a three point major. The next day, under judge Rita Biddle Esq, she won Best of Breed for a five point major! Zoey is well on her way towards earning her Grand Championship with having already won all three of the needed majors. Congratulations Lauren on a super weekend with your girl!
(Photo by Karen Chen)
**Wow, Rusty scores again, this time in Colorado!!**
(8/18 - 8/19/2011) Ch. Owl Ridge High Rustler CC, CM, NACC, NACM does it again by winning Best of Breed for two more five point majors towards his Grand Championship at the the Rocky Mountain Hound Association of Colorado shows from the Veteran Dog class! On Thursday, judge Lisa Warren found him worth of this lovely win and on Friday, the award came from judge Betty Stites. Way to go Rusty, Jean and Joel! Congratulations! Stay tuned for more updates and photos when we get them.
**Rusty wins while on summer vaction in Lompoc!!**
(7/29/2011) The same day that Zelia and her daughter, Zoey were sharing some of the spotlight at the San Angeles Saluki Club Specialty show, Sky's son, Ch. Owl Ridge High Rustler CC, CM, NACC, NACM not only won his Veteran Dog class, but went on to earn the Select Dog Award under judge Alan Weinraub! This was a five point major towards Rusty's Grand Championship at nine years of age. Yet another one of Sky's offspring that just keep getting better and better with age!
Rusty also won the Stud Dog class at both Lompoc Valley Kennel Club shows. The first day under judge Audrey Sutton at the San Angeles Saluki Club Supported Entry and the next day under breeder/judge George Bell (Bel S'Mbran) at the American Saluki Association's Annual Celebration Supported Entry! Congratulations to Jean Warner and Joel Scheinberg, Rusty's breeder/owner handlers!
(Photo by Vicki Holloway)
**Lauren with Zelia and Zoey at the San Angeles Saluki Club Specialty!**
(7/29/2011) Backing up a bit with the arrival of a couple of fun photos from the Lompoc weekend is our news that BISS Ch. Amala Zelia at RFR CC, CM won Best Opposite Sex in the Veteran's Sweepstakes at the SASC Specialty show under breeder judge Roger Shellard (Seafleet Salukis) first thing in the morning. Later that afternoon, under judge Allan Weinraub, Zelia's daughter Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM won the Select Bitch award for a five point major towards her Grand Championship! What a great day for Lauren Chen and the mother and daughter team of Zelia and Zoey! Thank you Lauren, for doing such a beautiful job in the ring with the "ZeliaMomster"!
(Photo of Zelia by Vicki Holloway, Zoey, by Karen chen)
There are some new photos of Abaqero Kineahora Ducati up on the Ringo x Cat Litter page from Lompoc, plus, a photo of Ringo with both of his sons. New photos of Dhabi, soon to come!
(8/9/2011) Tiflah has made her maiden voyage out to the desert with Nova, Ringo and Zelia this morning. Click HERE to see photos and learn about her adventure!
**Tiflah comes to town!**
(8/4/2011) We are happy to announce the arrival of our new puppy, Yamadan RFR Tiflah Al Hadiya! Click on her name to see more photos and learn more about her. Click HERE to view her pedigree. She is a cutie!
**Linus wins his first major!**
(7/25/2011) Desperado PB Linus SC, FCh won Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the Hudson River Valley Hound Association show under long-time breeder/judge Arlene Harris (Sur-Ra Salukis) for a four point major! This brings Linus' point total to 14 points and he only needs a major to finish now. Linus' sister, Desperado PB Sally JC also won Reserve Winners Bitch the same day. What a super day for the Sky x Chrissie litter! Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick on more great wins with "The Gang"!
(Photo by Perry Philips)
**Teacup is now Ch. Blue Nile Special Promise!**
(7/24 - 7/25/2011) Teacup has yet another winning weekend, this time in Houston, Texas. On Saturday at the Beaumont Kennel Club Inc, she wins Winners Bitch and Best of Winners under judge Paula Nykiel and Best of Breed Bred by Exhibitor. On Sunday at the Galveston County Kennel Club Inc, she earns not only Winners Bitch and Best of Winners, but also Best of Breed over an entry of ten specials for her third major under judge Dana Cline. Michael McMillan proudly breeder/owner handled Teacup to these fine wins to complete her title! Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan on Teacup's short, but very, very sweet road to her title!
(Watch for her win photo soon!)
**Another major win for Teacup!**
(7/16 - 7/17/2011) Blue Nile Special Promise is having a great summer, so far, in very limited showing. Over the Memorial Day weekend she was shown once, at the Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa where she won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex (over a multi-BIS special). She then went on to win the Bred by Exhibitor Hound Group under judge Douglas Johnson and then won Best In Show Bred by Exhibitor under judge Dana Cline! What a great day for Teacup and Sara!
(Pictured above, photo by Melia Photography)
Then, at the Nebraska Kennel Club shows on the 16th and 17th of July, she wins Winners Bitch and Best of Winners both days, plus Best of Opposite Sex on Sunday for a four point major! This gives Teacup a total of 11 points and both majors at just over two years of age! Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis) on all the fabulous accomplishments with your litter so far!
**Yet another accomplishment for Mocha!**
(7/10/2011) There's no stopping the multi-talented Mocha and his ever enthusiastic owner, Margaret Smith! He is now Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim SC, SGRC, RN, CGC having earned his Canine Good Citizen certificate. He continues to prove that you can have beauty, athleticism and great temperament all in one hound. Once again, congratulations go to Margaret on her ever expansive accomplishments with her boy! Mocha is from John and Lesley Brabyn's (Timaru Salukis) Sky x Autumn litter, whelped in May of 2005. This is the 13th title earned by this litter!
**Zelda is now a Canadian Champion!**
(7/1/2011) Zelda is now Am Can MBIS UKC Ch. Desperado PB Lucy at Zrkia!! She won Best of Breed (over specials) and a Group II at the Sarnia Kennel Club show to complete her title under judge Barbara Arndt and was, as always, owner/handled by Val Bauer. Congratulations, Val, on yet another fabulous accomplishment on your girl! Zelda is from the Sky x Chrissie litter and this makes title number 14 for this litter, wow!
(Photo by Thomas Photography)
**Sky's offspring do well at the National!**
(6/8 - 6/10/11) At the Saluki Club of America National Specialty show held in Lexington, Kentucky, several offspring sired by Sky did very well. On the first day, under breeder/judge Stephen Wailes (Lamaan Salukis, Australia), Blue Nile Special Keeper wins Reserve Winners Dog from the Bred by Exhibitor class. On the second day, DC Desperado PB Peppermint Patty FCh won the Coursing Bitch class. And, on the third day, Ch. Blue Nile Special Kisses earned one of the Award of Merit honors! We are very proud of these dogs and congratulate their breeders and owners!
(Stay tuned for photos!)
**Mocha earns his Rally Novice title!**
(6/5/2011) Mocha is now Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim SC, SGRC, RN! He completed his Rally Novice title with a fine run at the Shasta Kennel Club show under Mr. Dorin Jay Ladd. Mocha, as always, is lovingly trained and handled by Margaret Smith and is co-owned by his breeders Lesley and John Brabyn (Timaru Salukis). When Mocha isn't busy in the breed and obedience rings, he's enjoying his main passions of AKC and ASFA lure coursing and LGRA racing. Mocha is currently the # 1 LGRA Saluki for 2011!! Congratulations to Margaret on doing such a wonderful job training Mocha and having so much fun with him!
(Photo by Elaine Rushton)
**Yet another great weekend for the Peanuts Gang!!**
(5/7 & 5/8/2011) At the Garden State Saluki Club supported entry at the Bucks County Kennel Club Show, breeder/judge Pamela Arwood (Appalachia Salukis) awards Desperado PB Sally JC Reserve Winners Bitch to a four point major from the Bred By Exhibitor class. Then, Sally's brother, Ch. Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC won Best of Breed!
The following day, under judge Jon Titus-Steele, brother Linus (Desperado PB Linus SC, FCh) gathered the Winners Dog ribbon, which brings him to ten points towards his bench title. The Spring has been good for the Peanuts Gang! Congratulations Tina and Dick Jumbelick!
(Photo by J C Photography)
(5/6/2011) Our very special Ch. Moshire RFR Red Sky CC, CM turns 14 years old today! Happy Birthday Sky! Click HERE to see his card. What a joy it has been to share all of these years with you our friend!
(4/20/2011) There are new photos of both the Sky x Ada Litter and the Ringo x Cat Litter as both of these wonderful duets have turned one year old (end of March)!!! Happy Birthday babies!!
(4/18/2011) There is a new gallery page to enjoy from this morning's trek on the trails. Springtime on the trails! also has some informative info along with photos of our wilderness. Enjoy!
**Announcing new Dual Champion Peppermint Patty!**
(4/17/2011) Wow, Patty wins first place in the Open Stake at the AKC Lure Trial and wins the run-off for Best of Breed for another major (4 points) to complete her AKC Lure Coursing Championship! She is now: DC Desperado PB Peppermint Patty FCh. There's just no stopping the Peanuts Gang! Congratulations Tina and Dick Jumbelick and thank you for all you do with your Sky x Chrissie Litter!
**Another new Champion daughter for Sky!**
(4/9 - 10/2011) On Saturday at the Hutchinson Kennel Club show under judge Mary Ann Alston, Kisses became Champion Blue Nile Special Kisses by winning Winners Bitch and Best of Winners. This was her fifth major to complete her conformation title! Kisses is from the Sky x Rent Litter and the first of these youngsters to complete her title. She is shown above winning her fourth major at the Empire Saluki Club Specialty show on February 13th of this year under breeder judge Nancy Bodine.
(Photo by Perry Phillips)
And, on Sunday at the Salina Kennel Club show, Kisses sister, Blue Nile Special Promise (Teacup) won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex over four champions to earn her first points, a five point major, under judge Dana Cline! What a weekend for the Sky x Rent litter, and they are not yet two years of age. Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis) on such a successful weekend!
**Linus earns his Field Championship!**
(3/26 - 3/27/2011) The Peanuts Gang enjoys a weekend at ASFA Lure Trials with Linus becoming Desperado PB Linus SC, FCh, completing his title with another first placement in the open stake. His brother, Ch. Desperado PB Charlie Brown JC was certified on Saturday, then ran in the trial on Sunday and won first place in the open stake. What a nice way to start his ASFA lure trial career! Meanwhile, their sister, Ch. Desperado PB Peppermint Patty SC, FCh won the Field Champion stakes both days. Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick for all of their continued successes with this wonderful litter!
**An exciting major win for Sally!**
(3/18 - 19/2011) Desperado PB Sally JC has a great weekend at the shows. On Friday under judge Jocelyne Gagne at the York Kennel Club, she wins Winners Bitch Best of Winners for another point and the next day at the Delaware County Kennel Club under judge Paula Nykiel, she wins Winners Bitch, Best of Winners an Best of Breed over specials for her second major! Sally now has thirteen points, both majors towards her conformation championship!
Brother, Linus (Desperado PB Linus SC) also won Winners Dog on the day. The Peanuts Gang continues to enjoy success in the ring and on the field!
(Photos by John Ashbey)
**Zelia has fun at the Archives Hunt!**
(3/6/2011) BISS Ch. Amala Zelia at RFR CC, CM has a great day at the American Saluki Association Archives Hunt for Veterans! Well, maybe too great a day as she sighted a hare off in the distance and slipped her lead and enjoyed her own non-official course before she ran the first of her two hunt courses (silly girl!). None the less, she finished in a tie for second place with a super second round course (pictured above) where she and "Koochi" (in blue) took their hare (you can see him in the red circles in the photos) out across rigorous, rough plow. Way to go to the ol' gals! Zelia, you still know how to get 'er done and we are proud of you! All of the veterans ran excellent courses on the day and all are a testament to their breeding programs and to their owners for keeping them in top condition.
(All photos above by Herb Wells, thank you Herb!)
Check out the Ringo x Cat Litter page for new photos of the pups at ten months of age! Their paperwork is complete and they will be AKC registered soon!
**Harley scores again at his fifth Grand Course!**
(2/19 - 21/2011) This was the fifth Grand Course qualification and appearance for Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM, CBC and at almost six years of age, Harley wins second place in the breed hunt and ties for eighth overall! Harley has won the breed hunt twice (2008 and 2010), placed fourth (2009), placed sixth overall (2008) and third overall (2010), along with this year's accomplishments, which include finishing the NOFCA season as the Number One Saluki and Number Three All-Breeds running in only eight hunts. Congratulations to Jean Warner and Vicky Clarke (Harley's owners), Joel Scheinberg (Harley's handler) and to John and Lesley Brabyn (Harley's breeders, Timaru Salukis)!! He's been a great, consistent coursing dog and a joy to live with (as he throws and catches his pine cones around in the pasture).
(Photos by Alicia Kittrell)
**Even more great news!!**
(2/14/2011) What a happy Valentine's Day we are having! Sky's daughter, Blue Nile Special Kisses won her fourth major at the Empire Saluki Club Specialty show on Sunday under breeder/judge Nancy Bodine (Shahtani Salukis)!! Two of the three bitch majors over the specialty weekend in Secaucus, New Jersey were won by daughters of Sky! We are very proud of their accomplishments! Congratulations to Michael and Sara McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis) on this lovely win that brings Kisses' point total to 13, all majors!!
Also, there are new photos of Armel and Nomsa (Al Yasamin Sapsan and Al-Yasamin Samina) on the Sky x Ada Litter page and of Ducati on the Ringo x Cat Litter page! Enjoy!
**Wow, what a great day for Sky and his kids!!**
(2/11/2011) Where do we start with all the great news today brings?! While Sky at almost 14 years of age (above), and his sons, Nova and Ringo, along with Zelia, enjoy the morning out in the desert looking for hares, wonderful news from around the country begins to come in!
First, let's start with Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM, CBC has finished as the Number One Saluki and Number Three All-Breeds for the 2010/2011 NOFCA Coursing Season!!! This is an incredible feat for a dog who was only run in EIGHT hunts for the entire season, giving him one of the highests points per hunt average (26.46!) for a season. He takes after his dad as Sky ran in a total of 19 hunts during his lifetime, earned 456.5 points for a 24.03 point per hunt average. Quality over Quantity is our game!
Congratulations go to Jean Warner, Vicky Clarke (Harley's owners), Joel Scheinberg (Harley's main man in the field) and to his breeders, John and Lesley Brabyn (Timaru Salukis)!!!
The next great news is from back east at the Central New Jersey Hound Association Show. Today's Empire Saluki Club supported entry, judged by breeder/judge Romayne Switch (Houn'Hollow Salukis), brings yet another major win for one of the Sky x Chrissie litter...
Desperado PB Sally JC won Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for her first major! Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick (Desperado Salukis) on this wonderful win at your first show of the new year!
(Photo by Perry Phillips)
**Ringo completes his Courser of Merit title!**
(1/22/2011) The little guy does it and is now Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR CC, CM! He tied for 2nd place in his field of the American Saluki Association's Mia Cup Hunt and completes his Courser of Merit title! What a long way he has come in this past year and a half since his hock injury in July of 2009. It is wonderful to see him doing what he is now, vs one year ago when we were still in rehab after his surgery in November of 2009. Again, our profound thanks go to Dr. Borostyankoi DVM, DACVS for his skill insuring Ringo's return to the field! Ringo is pictured above with our Zelia after a morning of fine coursing.
And, on 1/23/2011, Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM scores another placement in a tough mixed field. A great weekend for our family of hounds!
**Another hunt win for Harley!**
(1/1/2011) Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM wins yet another tough field, this time at the ASA Fatimeh Cup hunt! With another dazzling performance by the boy, Harley made the only take on the day. He is being entered sparingly this season, but this is already his third field win. This time, he forfeits the cup due to having sustained a bruise during his final course on the day. More good news is that he is fine and ready to rock 'n roll next time! Congratulations to Team Harley: Jean Warner, Vicky Clarke and Joel Scheinberg!
**Sky's sons strike again and AGAIN!**
(12/11/2010) What an exciting day, both on the west coast and on the east coast for FOUR of Sky's sons! First, out in the field on the west coast: Our Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM wins first place in his field of the American Saluki Association's Christmas Cup hunt! In his final he earned the highest score on the day in a fabulous 3:45 course with a lot of work on the hare. Our Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR CC also won 4th place and now only needs but five points to complete his Courser of Merit title. Way to go boys!
(Photo by Jim Wallace Photography)
While Nova and Ringo were busy live game coursing, their half brother, Ch. Timaru Wild Acclaim SC, SGRC ran in the last LGRA race meet of the year and has finished out 2010 as the # 1 Saluki in LGRA National Breed Standings and is # 8 in LGRA National All Breed Standings!! Our congratulations to Margaret Smith, Mocha's owner, trainer and conditioning partner and to Lesley and John Brabyn (Timaru Salukis), Mocha's breeders!
(Photo by Maggie Michael)
And, last, but certainly not least, on the east coast in the ring at the Chambersburg Area Kennel Club show, Schroeder went Winners Dog and Best of Winners under judge John Simm to become Champion Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI!! Schroeder is the third member of the Sky x Chrissie litter to finish their championships this year and brings the litter total to four champions! Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick on all their accomplishements with this litter and to Mary Kline, Schroeder's owner on his latest acheivement!
(Watch for new photos of Schroeder coming soon!)
**Let's hear it for the boys... and girls!**
(11/27 - 11/28/2010) On Saturday, Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM wins his field of the ASA Suki Cup hunt! Sky's granddaughter (Rusty x Hamra) Owl Ridge Painted Lady (Daisy) wins the other and the Suki Cup! Daisy's brother, Owl Ridge Rough Rider won 2nd in their field, while Josie (Owl Ridge Outlaw) won 2nd place to Harley in their field! What a day for Team Owl Ridge!
On Sunday, several states away, our Ringo won 5th place with an AK credit to become Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR CC!! It has been just over a year since Ringo's surgery for his hock injury and he is now a Coursing Champion! He will now seek the final 15 points he needs to complete his Courser of Merit title. We are very proud of our boy. The same day, his brother, Santana Novastar at RFR CC, CM earned 2nd place in this tough mixed hunt field with a fabulous long, Saluki style course where he ran for 4 minutes, the last 2 1/2 of which he worked his hare solo and took it for a UK credit! It was a great weekend for our boys, no matter what state they were hunting in.
**Another major for Blondie!!**
(11/19/2010) Blue Nile Special Kisses wins her third major, for four points, under judge Stephen Hubbell at the American Saluki Association's trophy supported entry at the Seminole Dog Fanciers Association show in Ocala, Florida! On Sunday, at the C-Flash Specialty in Ocala, under breeder-judge Juan Carlos Vasconsellos, Blondie won Reserve Winners Bitch to a five point major. It was quite a nice weekend for such a young lady. Congratulations to breeder/owners Sara Winsted and Michael McMillan (Blue Nile Salukis)!
(Photo by Marie Anti)
Meanwhile, on Saturday, the 20th, at the Kennel Club of Philadelphia show held in Oaks, PA, Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI scores Best of Winners and now only needs one more point to complete his AKC Championship! Judge Michael Dougherty also awarded Schroeder's sister, Ch. Desperado PB Peppermint Patty SC, FCh Best Opposite Sex! What a great year it has been for the Sky x Chrissie litter! Congratulations to Mary Kline, Schroeder's owner and to Tina and Dick Jumbelick, owners of Patty and breeders of the Sky x Chrissie litter!
**Family hunting fun!**
(11/13 - 14/2010) The family had a winning weekend at the hunts! At a breed hunt, Timaru Wild Ride CC, CM, NACC, NACM won first place in a large field of 18 dogs with the two highest scores of the day! At five and a half years of age, Harley is still running strong! At a mixed hunt in another state, Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM wins third place and high score Saluki running with some tough Greyhounds! And, the day before, our Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR earns a 5th place in his breed hunt field of 18, bringing him that much closer to his titles. Zoey and Ringo are also five years age and all three hounds are running strong! Pictured above are: Harley (left), Zoey (center) and Ringo (right). Good job family and keep on having fun out in the fields!
(Photos, left to right: Herb Wells, Karen Chen and Jim Wallace)
**Peppermint Patty becomes a Champion!**
(11/6/2010) At the Back Mountain Kennel Club show under Dr. Kevin T. Shimel, Patty goes Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex (over specials) to become...CH. Desperado PB Peppermint Patty SC, FCh!! Patty finished with FOUR majors and is the third member of the Sky x Chrissie litter to finish their bench title. Congratulations to Tina and Dick Jumbelick (Desperado) on all of their wonderful accomplishments with this litter so far!
(Stay tuned for her photo!)
And, the next day, Patty's brother, Desperado PB Schroeder at Jazrah CGC, TDI wins the dog points and he now needs only two more points for his Championship!
**Ringo returns to the hunts!!**
(10/31/2010) After being out of action all of last season with his hock injury, surgery, healing and rehab, our Santana Hello, Goodbye at RFR is back! And, he's back in fine form attending the first breed hunt of the season in our area winning 2nd place in a very tough, competitive field of top notch dogs! He also earned an AK credit and needs only one more credit to complete his Coursing Championship. Way to go little man, we hope you enjoy plenty of fine running this season, you deserve it!
**Zelia wins Best in Specialty Show!!**
(10/23/2010) WOW, what a day for our Ch. Amala Zelia at RFR CC, CM at the Saluki Club of Greater San Francisco Specialty Show! First, in the morning, she won Best in Veteran Sweepstakes under breeder/judge Catherine Comroe (Doubletime Salukis). If we weren't flying high enough from that fine win under a fellow open field coursing enthusiast, later in the day she won her Veteran Bitch class, then suprised us with a flawless performance (if you know Zelia and her antics, this was a huge surprise!) and went on to win Best in Specialty Show under another breeder/judge Mr. William Flynn (Silvershadow Salukis) over an entry of 106!!!Then, as extra icing on the cake, Mr. Flynn found and appreciated Zelia's daughter, Ch. Uziduzit Second Amendment CC, CM (Zoey) for an Award of Merit win...
What a great day for both mother and daughter! Our profound thanks to both Catherine Comroe and William Flynn for finding our little girls from the field and appreciating their qualities! As always, Zoey was handled by her owner, Lauren Chen and Zelia was handled (and kept on the ground) by myself.
(Photos by Cook Phodography)
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