Of Dying Vans, Discriminatory Hotels, and Silkens…Lots of Silkens

By R. Lynn Shell  Oct, 09, 2016   Posted in dogshow, featured, gallery, general, specialties
Of Dying Vans, Discriminatory Hotels, and Silkens...Lots of Silkens The Sprinter van was officially declared dead Friday morning. The motor mounts had rusted and/or broken and the engine had shifted. The catalytic converter was also shot. It was a 2003 model and had over 319,000 miles on it – we had worked it hard, but it was still sad to bid adieu. Since I was headed down to Magnolia for a Silken Windhound specialty, near a friend of our’s dealership, and they actually had some vans available there...

2014 East Coast Silken Windhounds Specialty Show

By R. Lynn Shell  Oct, 15, 2014   Posted in dogshow, featured, gallery, specialties
2014 East Coast Silken Windhounds Specialty Show ...

Rocky Mountain Borzoi Club Specialty Show – Fall 2012

By R. Lynn Shell  Sep, 09, 2012   Posted in dogshow, gallery, specialties
Once again it was time for my annual excursion to the Fall specialty hosted by the Rocky Mountain Borzoi Club in Longmont, Colorado. It’s always great to meet up and visit with the folks in the area, as well as getting to see all the lovely local borzoi there. My traveling companion was Leslie and her lovely girl Danika – their first trip to RMBC. After an uneventful (for us) Sweepstakes competition, we had a touch of success in the...

RMBC 2008, Westminster

By gryffyn  Feb, 18, 2008   Posted in specialties
February 16, 2008 RMBC Winter Specialty, Plum Creek KC of Colorado shows Denver, CO At the RMBC specialty Solo received an Award of Merit. The judge was the one he had seen earlier in the week at Westminster! Solo takes an AOM at the RMBC Specialty under Dana Cline February 12, 2008 Westminster Kennel Club dog show NYC, NY This year both Victor and I were able to attend – and what an experience it was! Solo did make the cuts, but in the...

RMBC February 2007 Specialty, GIT LGRA, San Antonio spring cluster and LSWC AKC coursing

By gryffyn  Jun, 19, 2007   Posted in specialties
March 17-18, 2007 LSWC AKC Lure Coursing Ferris, TX On Saturday, Solo took 5th out of 8 running. On Sunday we brought Harli and Foxx for JCs and they both each earned their first leg! Solo had the day off, so Magik and Sassi came along. But Magik was, ahem, creative, and Sassi declined to participate with the strange dogs. March 8-11, 2007 San Antonio Cluster Solo had a super-great outing! He won Best of Breed all 4 days of the cluster! Moose...