Fort Bend Kennel Club – A New Borzoi Champion for Gryffyn’s Aeyrie!

By R. Lynn Shell  Jan, 20, 2013   Posted in dogshow, newtitle
Fort Bend Kennel Club - A New Borzoi Champion for Gryffyn's Aeyrie! January 19 At the Saturday show in Rosenberg, Ray took Winners Dog for 2 points and finished his AKC conformation championship. Boo then won her Bred-by Exhibitor class and went on to Winners Bitch / Best of Winners for 2 points. With this win, she entered what we so fondly call the “singles club” – needing a single point to finish. The judge was Elizabeth Muthard. So happy that Victor went down while I was home in bed nursing...

Lone Star Classic – December 2012

By R. Lynn Shell  Dec, 09, 2012   Posted in dogshow, featured, gallery
Lone Star Classic - December 2012 On Saturday, Boo (Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Boudicca) won the Bred-by Exhibitor bitch class and went on the Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a 4-point major. A young and gangly Beast (Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Party Animal – Boo’s half-nephew) was Reserve  Winners Dog (and the judge had some nice comments about him, despite it looking like I was showing a white/cream tornado). He showed fairly well considering his lack of...

UKC Shows (Hutto) and Siren’s Big Debut

By R. Lynn Shell  Dec, 03, 2012   Posted in dogshow, featured, gallery, newtitle
UKC Shows (Hutto) and Siren's Big Debut Well this had to be the most exciting UKC weekend ever for us! First, let me introduce one of the players. Some of you who attended the 2009 SilkenFest in MO may remember a little extreme white with tan sable spotted bitch that Victor was showing who absolutely refused to come off the cement area where the judge had examined her, and on to the grass so she could be put through her paces in the lovely grassed ring. The judge had finally excused...

Lump Adds a Title

By R. Lynn Shell  Nov, 04, 2012   Posted in newtitle, racing
Nothing like a straight-racing meet closely following the conclusion of a speedy bitch’s heat cycle when their speed tends to be affected by the post-hormonal slump. Even so, Lump, aka Lumpus, formally known as FC Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Here With You, SC FCh, has added a new title to the alphabet soup attached to her name. She finished the requirements for her Gazehound Racing Champion title, eking them out in a tie with another...

Pasha is Grand

By R. Lynn Shell  Nov, 03, 2012   Posted in dogshow, newtitle
Today I opted to spend the morning taking Pasha, Shadow and Jules to the morning UKC show in Denton instead of to the LGRA racing “around the corner” in McKinney – Victor took care of that duty. Pasha had been taking time off for an extended period following a ligament injury sustained in June. At first believed to be a possibly career-ending cruciate injury, after further testing and consultation with a vet not so eager to...

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...

Lone Star Classic Summer Cluster

By R. Lynn Shell  Jul, 08, 2012   Posted in dogshow, featured
Boo winning Best Opp/Best of Winners for her first major under judge James G. Reynolds Our Borzoi “diva” Boo (Gryffyn’s Aeyrie Boudicca) has not shown much at all-breed dog shows, the majority of her experience being attending two national specialty shows. She was entered for two days at the Lone Star Classic show cluster (three days of all-breed dogs shows, and one day of specialty shows, which at this time do not include...

Absent

By R. Lynn Shell  Mar, 22, 2012   Posted in general
Obviously this blog had gone stagnant. Various other projects, life changes, and a constant state of busy-ness cause this news-blog to fall into a back corner where it proceeded to gather dust bunnies. It’s time to attempt to get it up to speed once again! In the span of time since my participation fell away, we’ve finished several champions in the ring and field and had a nice share of notable wins. I will attempt to add in some...

Muskogee and Seminole shows, July Dallas Shows, River Cluster and Omaha

By gryffyn  Jul, 22, 2008   Posted in dogshow
July 20, 2008 Nebraska Kennel Club Show and BCOA TSE Omaha, NE Shugah won Reserve Winners Bitch in a nice-sized major entry. July 9-13, 2008 River Cluster San Antonio, Texas Solo was Best of Breed on the 10th and 11th, with paternal half-brother Perry taking the breed on the 12th. July 4-6, 2008 Dallas Show Cluster Dallas, Texas On Friday, Deckard was Reserve Winners Dog and Nox was Reserve Winners Bitch with Shugah winning her first point by...

Bossier City, Big Spring, Denton, Mississippi Shows

By gryffyn  May, 18, 2008   Posted in dogshow
May 16, 2008 Riverside West KC of Greater New Orleans Show Solo won Best of Breed (over this year’s National BOB winner!) and went on to take a Group 4. Solo takes a Group 4; handled by David Williams May 11, 2008 Denton KC Show Denton, TX Deckard and Faina won Reserves. May 3-4, 2008 Big Spring KC Shows Big Spring, TX Solo took Best of Breed both days of the show cluster and came away with a Group 2 at Sunday’s show under Stephen...