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We
have owned the Herding Breed of dogs for most of our
lives. In 2006 and 2007 we lost our old Collie and Sheltie,
and when
we bought our new Sheltie in 2005 it was obvious that she came from
much better breeding. Her temperament, structure, and beauty
far exceeded what we had in the
past.
The quest began, to obtain quality dogs that conform to the Breed Standard and display temperament that anyone would be proud of. Along with this came the desire to display our accomplishments. In 2006 we started attending and observing dog shows to see if it was something that we could handle. The show bug quickly bit and we have been showing since.
Because we are new to showing dogs we work very hard to
learn the standard and qualities needed to compete in this extremely
completive sport. Our dogs come from various backgrounds and each
exhibits at least some if not many of the quality
attributes needed for the show ring.
We have been fortunate to meet extremely nice dog people
that offer advice and are always ready to help us solve
our problems as they occur. Although we do not have a
specific mentor, we would like to acknowledge the people who have
mentored and continue to give advice:
Beth Rice, Fiann Aussies & Newfordlands George & Tat Danforth, Romayne Shelties Bob & Bill Scott, Twin Image Shelties The Greater Kansas City Shetland Sheepdog Club Locklyn Guzman, Apple Acres Shelties Friends at dog training class, Peggy, Sharon, Kim, Kiera, Tim, and others that names escape me All the local Midwestern Sheltie people that have provided support and encouragement. 2011 Accomplishments 2010 Accomplishments Rush only went to major shows and did not place well (stopped using his ears). Snicker earned 4 points and minored out in July; he also sired a nice litter with KC and gave us Pleasant Prairie Simply Simon (Simon) and Pleasant Prairie Persnickity (Paula). Charlie was shown a few times and took 1 Rerserve win. Cocoa whelped 2 nice pups sired by BIS/BISS GCh Ch Karmuns Clean Sweep (Buckets) that gave us Pleasant Prairie To Infinity and Beyond (Buzz) and Pleasant Prairie Reach for the Sky (Woody). By mid year we started showing Simon, Sookie, and Ricco in puppy and BBE, they have placed well and Sookie got a Reserve win and Ricco got a Reserve win and 1 point.. Pollo sired a litter with Amy's bitch, Romayne's Destiny Maker (Tammy) that gave us Skye Isle Grand Illusion (Buffy). 2009 Accomplishments We really showed hard this year a total of six different dogs. We showed our first Bred by bitch Sefra, she was shown a few times and won her class almost every time and took a 1 Reserve win; Sefra also whelped a singleton pup who is now called Skye Isle Pleasant Praire Phaser (Ricco). Rush earned 8 points and 11 Reserve wins to minor him out, and earned the title of International Champion with a Reserve BIS. Snicker earned 5 points and 3 Reserve wins and the title of International Champion. Charlie earned 1 point, and 2 Reserve wins and the title of International Champion; Charlie sired a litter with Cocoa and gave us 2 nice girls, Pleasant Prairie Thunderstruck (Sookie) and Pleasant Prairie Hells Bells (Belle).. 2008 Accomplishments Early in the year we obtained a very stunning 2-year old blue merle male, Rosewood's Justin Time (Justin). We showed Justin a few times and he did very well. Justin was awarded a ribbon every time he was entered the ring and obtained 2-BOB and 2-Reserve wins. Justin had some faults that we did not want in our program and was also very male aggressive, so we decided to let him go. We continued to show Charlie during the year and in May Snicker entered the ring for his first show; in July, Snicker took a Reserve win at the age of 9 months. In August we purchased Can Ch Apple Acres Gold Rush (Rush), who had 1 AKC point and had not been shown very much. We showed Rush a couple of times before the end of the year as he settled into his new home. Pollo sired a litter with Skye and gave us Pleasant Prairie Presents Rachel's Sassy Lil' Sefra (Sefra). We obtained a Tri bitch pup, Autumn Creek Pleasant Prairie Kansas City (KC) from Bruce and Norma Duckworth. 2007 Accomplishments We only showed a few times, Brae went over in size after her first show. We started showing Charlie who is shy and does not care to show. By the end of the year, we obtained Apple Acres Snickerdoodle Dandy (Snicker) and Apple Acres Equinox (Cocoa) from Locklyn Guzman to grown out for show. 2006 Accomplishments Started attending shows to observe and learn, bought Echo Mtn. Pleasant Prairie Brae (Brae), Pleasant Prairie Back-in-Black (Charlie), and Pine Quest Apollo's Era (Pollo). 2005 Accomplishments Bought Audra's Highland Skye (Skye) when our old Sheltie Harley was getting close to the end. |