"Prue" had an excellent autumn. She is now Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD *OA* *AXJ*!

In November, "Prue" picked up her 2nd OA leg at the NCBC Agility Trial and finished her *OA* title at the JAG Agility Trial. Prue also picked up her 1st two AXJ legs at the JAG Agility trial. "Piper" also picked up her 1st and 2nd AXJ legs at these two trials.

In December, Prue finished her *AXJ* at the Oriole Dog Training Club Agility Trial and picked up her 1st MXJ leg!!

Prue is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and trained and handled by Marty.

  "Mesa" had a very nice Fall. She is now *Ch* Blazin's Fire On The Mountain *CD* CGC!

In September, "Mesa" was BOW's/BOS at Warrenton KC for 2 points and WB at Old Dominion KC for 2 points.

In October, Mesa and Diane entered the Obedience ring for the first time. Mesa earned her CD title in 3 straight trials, with scores ranging from 192.5 to 195. In all, she was shown in Novice A 5 times and came away with 5 qualifying scores, two first placements, one second place, a third place, 2 High Scoring FCR in trial awards, and one High Scoring Sporting Breed in Novice A award.

In November, Mesa finished her Championship in great style by earning WB/BW and a 5 point major, her third major, at the Upper Marlboro KC show. Later that same day, she earned a HSFCR in trial award, by winning a run off for Second Place in Novice A. Diane writes: "I am very proud of her accomplishments in the breed ring, as she finished nicely despite being handled by me, a very inexperienced handler to say the least."

Mesa is owned, handled, trained and very, very much loved by Diane Orth Fong.

  Beth Garland and "Diggor" had a successful autumn!

"Diggor", Rowansgaard Diggory Venn:

• Sept. 4 -- Reserve Winners Dog at the FCRSC National Specialty, Ontario, Canada, under English Judge, Jill Saville.
• Oct. 8 & 9 -- BOWs at Catonsville KC for back to back 3 point majors.
• Nov. 4 & 5 -- Two JH legs at the Palmetto Retriever Club in Camden, SC.

  "Eagle" hit the breed rings in October and November and what fun he had!

"Eagle", Ch Salasana Double Arrow CGC, won Best Of Breed at Gloucester County KC, Middleburg KC, Penn Treaty KC, National Capital KC and Upper Marlboro KC. He ended the year with a Group IV at the Upper Marlboro KC. Not too bad for a 21 month old boy!! Eagle is owned and loved by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault.

  "Cosmo" hit the rings (to show the youngsters how it's done)!

"Cosmo" at 9.5 years continues to play show and obedience dog for fun, this fall winning Best of Breed at the Warrenton, Old Dominion and Mispillion KC shows, and placing in Veterans obedience both days at the Merrimac trials with scores averaging 190. Always owner handled, Ch SR SHR U-CDX U-AGI Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX CGC TT HOF is ranked #13 FCR by Canine Chronicle for all dogs defeated year to date through Oct., and is ranked Pedigree #1 FCR Top Producer through Sept.! Cosmo is much loved by Melody Daniels, Cecelia Butler, Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault.

  Jane Boraczek and Cliff Williams report:

"We are very happy to report that our "Skiff" has been pretty successful this year. He finished his Championship in August with 4 majors after very limited showing and completely out of the Bred-by Exhibitor class. At that point he went back to the field to finish up his JH at the PVGRC tests in October. He is now: *Ch* Tidalflats' Sea Skiff *JH* WC. Sister "Selkie" picked up her fourth major in July and is now only 2 points away from finishing her Championship. We are very proud of both of them."

  Judy Gladson writes, "I've added two new Senior Hunters to my pack this fall:

• "Solo", Victory's Clear Sailing *SH* WCX, went 6 for 7 this year for her SH and finished in Pittsburgh in September.
• "Gale", Ch Wingmaster Gale Force at Victory CD *SH* WCX, and I went back into training this summer and "redefined our relationship". We came out swinging in October to get 3 legs in 3 weekends and title at MD Retriever Club, especially fun as it was on home turf."

  "Libby", *Ch* Riversong's Dream Catcher *JH Am/Can WC*, has been a VERY busy girl this fall!

• New WC - Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club Test. Cheltenham, MD. Sept 18.
  Libby, handled by Janet, earned her Working Certificate title at the PVGRC test. She completed her Canadian WC on Labor Day weekend . . .she's on a roll and having a good fall season!
• New Champion!! Catonsville KC Show. West Friendship, MD Oct 8-9.
  Libby, handled by Janet, took a break from her busy field test schedule to win back-to-back majors on Friday and Saturday at the Catonsville KC show to finish her Championship! Libby finished with a total of 4 major wins (just like Mom, Risa) -- what a wonderful way to finish! And our first homebred Champion too!! We're busting with pride and look forward to her future.
• New Junior Hunter - Susquehanna Retriever Club Test. Elkton, MD Oct 23-24.
  Libby is really enjoying her work in the field this fall and it shows! She earned her Junior Hunter title, going 4 for 4 tests over a two month period! And that's fine work, but when you factor in that this is her *4th* title earned in the past two months, along with Am and Can WCs and her Championship, its clear to see why were so very proud of this young lady! She is maturing into a lovely girl who's a delight to train and run and we see a very bright future for her. Libby is owned, trained, handled and was bred by Janet and Cary Ciarico.

  10/3/04 - At the Tidelands Poodle Club Agility Trial in Gloucester, VA:

"Reggae", Ch SR TLC Shalyn's Rhythm O' The Island CD NA NAP NAJ WC CGC, earned her first Open Standard leg and second Open Jumpers leg, with two first place ribbons and no faults and the only dog qualifying in the 24" jump height! Reggae is owned, loved, trained and handled by Sherri Lilley.

  9/23-26/04 - At the Wine Country Agility Trials in NY:

"Brook", Ch Bertschire's Avalanche CD NA *NAJ* SH WCX, earned 2 legs to finish her Novice Jumpers with Weaves title! She is owned by John and Sandy Bulger, and handled by John.

  9/25/04 - At the Warrenton KC Obedience Trial in Leesburg, VA:

Tina Borden and "Vita", Ch Blazin's Doppelbock *UD* JH AX OAJ WCX, qualified for their third leg in Utility A to earn the UD title! He earned his second leg at Hyattsville DTC trial in Beltsville MD on Sept 19th, and his first leg was at Talbot KC on August 13th. Tina writes: "We're so glad and relieved that the two years of training have paid off in this way. Vita is now eligible for the FCRSA *Hall of Fame*, that silly boy!"

  9/25/04 - At the Tidewater Retriever Club Hunt Test in Chesterfield, VA:

Janet Ciarico writes: "Our girl "Libby", Riversong's Dream Catcher Am/Can WC, continues her streak of ribbons earned in the field by earning her second Junior Hunter leg this weekend! That's 2 JH legs, a Canadian WC title and American WC title all in 4 weeks time! We're very proud of her and look forward to her continued hard work and success!" Libby is loved, owned, trained and handled by Janet and Cary Ciarico.

  9/10/04 - At the Potomac Valley Golden Retrieiver Club Agility Trial in The Plains, VA:

"Zu", Ch Victory's Bravo Zulu CD SH MX *MXJ* WCX, earned his 10th MXJ leg finishing his MXJ title! A great run, handled by good friend Sue Drazek as Kate was unable to run. Zu is owned by Chris and Kate Hutchinson, trained and normally handled by Kate. He's a heck of an agility competitor! Good job Buddy!

  9/4-5/04 - At the FCRSC National Specialty in Ontario, Canada:

"Risa", Ch Rainbow Autumn's First Frost SH CDX WCX CGC *Can WCX*, handled by Janet, earned her Canadian WCI and WCX titles at the Flat-Coated Retirever Society of Canada's National Specialty. At the Specialty, Risa ran 3 tests (WCI, WCX and MH) over 2 days and did a super job! She went out on the 3rd series of the Master Hunter test . . . the *10th* series in 2 days proved to be too many (whew!), but we were very, very proud of her work!! Risa is owned, trained, handled and loved by Janet and Cary Ciarico.

  8/29/04 - At the Greater Pittsburgh Lab Club Hunt Test in Grove City, PA:

"Libby", Riversong's Dream Catcher, in her hunt test debut, earned her first Junior Hunter leg at the GPLC hunt test on Sunday the 29th. She showed great style, earning perfect scores (10s) on all marks and accolades from the judges. We expect to have alot of fun with this girl! Libby is owned, trained, handled and loved by Janet and Cary Ciarico.

  8/18/04 - At Merrimac Dog Training Club in Hampton, VA:

"Shayla", Shalyn's Not Just a Pretty Face *CGC*, bred, owned and trained by Sherri Lilley, earned her AKC Canine Good Citizen title and passed the Therapy Dog International test, at 9 months old.

  7/31-8/1/04 - At the Roanoke KC and New River Valley KC shows in Salem, VA:

"Shayla", Shalyn's Not Just a Pretty Face, bred, owned and handled by Sherri Lilley, took Winners Bitch for two points each day. She now has 10 points at eight months. On Saturday her mother "Reggae", Ch SR TLC & Shalyn's Rhythm of the Island CD NA NAP NJP WC CGC, owned and handled by Sherri Lilley, took Best of Breed over other male and bitch specials.

  7/4/04 - At the Retreiver Benefit in Powhatan, VA:

"Dancer", Quillquest's Leading Lady CGC, owner handled by Penny Woodward, took 1st place in the Senior Puppy Stakes! This was the benefit sponsered by Tidewater Retriever Club to raise money for a permanent retriever training and trailing ground here in VA. (Congratulations, Dancer!)

  A new Champion!

At the Upper Marlboro KC show on July 3, "Sky", *Ch* Salasana Blazin Arrow, won Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best Of Breed for a 4 point major under Walter Sommerfelt, finishing her Championship!! Sky was handled to Winners by Dawn and then handled to Best Of Breed by her Junior buddy Alex. At the Catoctin KC show, Sky's brother "Eagle", Ch Salasana Double Arrow, won Best Of Breed under Carol Brown. In Juniors, the team of Alex and Eagle placed 3rd in the Open Senior class. They looked great and Eagle's tail never stopped wagging. Sky and Eagle are owned by Dawn Buttion & Marty Archmbeault and Eagle is co-owned with Alexandra Bialozor.

  6/19-20/04 - At the PVGRC agility trials in Westminster, MD:

"Brook", Ch SR Bertschire's Avalanche CD *NA* SH WCX, earned her first agility title on Saturday! Then she qualified again in Novice Standard on Sunday. She has entered three 2-day trials (6 runs) and earned her 4 legs with 3 first places and a third, and 2 perfect scores. Brook is owned by John and Sandy Bulger and handled in agility by John, who is most proud! Brook also has one leg on her NAJ.

  6/19-20/04 - At the Virginia KC shows in Richmond:

"Cosmo", Ch SR SHR U-CDX U-AGI Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX CGC TT HOF, won Best of Breed both days, and a Sporting Group II on Saturday! He is owned by Melody Daniels, Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and handled to his recent Group placements by Melody.

"Shayla", Shalyn's Not Just a Pretty Face, won Best of Winners for 2 points from the Bred By Exhibitor class at seven months, for a total of six points and only her third time out; her mother "Reggae" Ch SR TLC & Shalyn's Rhythm of the Island CD NAP NA NAJ WC CGC, won Best of Opposite Sex. Both only showed on Saturday, owned and handled by Sherri Lilley. "Lily", Shalyn's Wildwood Flower, *CGC*, took first place from the 6-9 month class both days and earned her CGC as well. Lily is owned and handled by Anne Fisher and bred by Sherri Lilley.

"Dancer", Quillquest's Leading Lady *CGC*, owner handled by Penny Woodward, was Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex for 2 points on Sunday, and earned her CGC title at the same show!

  6/12/04 - At the Bryn Mawr KC show in Ludwigs Corner, PA:

Bill and Monica Stephens are thrilled to announce that "Archer" (*Ch* Light-Foot's Robin Hood WC), finished his Championship with his second Best of Breed win. The previous weekend, he qualified at the Susquehanna Retriever Club Junior Hunter test for his third JH leg. Good luck on that final leg after the move . . . we will all miss you!

  5/21-24/04 - At the Virginia circuit in Williamsburg:

"Tink", SR Claymore's Tinker Bell CD JH CGC, owned by Peter Alea and Al Jenkins, took WB two of the four days and RWB the other two days for a total of four points from the Open class.

"Reggae", Ch SR TLC Shalyn's Rhythm of the Island CD NA NAP NAJ WC CGC, took BOS all four days, owner handled by Sherri Lilley. Three of the four puppies in Reggae's litter sired by Dino made their debut at six months:

"Shayla", Shalyn's Not Just A Pretty Face, took WB two of the four days and RWB the other two days for a total of four points from the Bred by Exhibitor class. "Shayla" also took a Group III from the Bred By Exhibitor Sporting Group offered only on Sunday, owner handled by Sherri Lilley.

"Diva", Shalyn's Queen of the Opry, took two first places, a second and a third in the 6-9 month puppy class, owner handled by Erika Debout who is fourteen at her very first AKC shows.

"Lily", Shalyn's Wildwood Flower, took a first and three third places in the 6-9 month puppy class, owner handled by Anne Fisher.

"Cosmo", Ch SR SHR U-CDX U-AGI Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX CGC TT HOF, father of Tink and Reggae and grandfather of Shayla, Diva and Lily, only showed two of the four days, on Sunday winning BoB from the Veteran class and a Sporting Group IV, owner handled by Melody Daniels.

  5/16/04 - At the Carroll KC show in Westminster, MD:

"Hannah", Homeport Passage to Riverwind, won her first point going WB and BOS under Judge Kathleen Patterson. Hannah is owned by Cheryl and Buzz Beach and handled by Cheryl.

  5/2-8/04 - At the FCRSA National Specialty in Vallejo, CA:

Several Capital Region members, with and without dogs, made the long journey to California to attend the National Specialty. A great time was had by all, and our Capital Region dogs sure did us proud!

• PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES (Judge: Ms. Lori Kunz)

  1st Place 12-15 Month Dogs: Ch Salasana Double Arrow "Eagle" owned by Dawn Buttion, Marty Archambeault, and Alex Bialozor

• VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES (Judge: Ms. Lori Kunz)

  1st Place 7-9 Year Dogs: Ch Blazin's Carpe Diem UD SH WCX "Dino" owned by Scott and Tina Borden

  1st Place 9-11 Year Dogs: Ch Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX "Cosmo" owned by Melody Daniels, Dawn Buttion, and Marty Archambeault

• OBEDIENCE

  192 in Veterans: Ch Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX "Cosmo" owned by Melody Daniels, Dawn Buttion, and Marty Archambeault

• REGULAR AND NON-REGULAR CONFORMATION CLASSES (Judge: Mrs. Brenda Phillips)

  1st Place Field Trial Dogs: Ch Blazin's Carpe Diem UD SH WCX "Dino" owned by Scott and Tina Borden

  1st Place Working Dogs: Ch Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX "Cosmo" owned by Melody Daniels, Dawn Buttion, and Marty Archambeault

  Cut in 12-18 Month Bitches: Salasana Blazin Arrow "Sky" owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault

  1st Place Bred By Exhibitor Bitches: Light-Foot's Mak'n Me Crazy "Annie" owned by S. Hope Meaker

  2nd Place American Bred Bitches: Light-Foot's Once in a Blue Moon "Pega" owned by S. Hope Meaker

  Winners Bitch: Light-Foot's Mak'n Me Crazy "Annie" owned by S. Hope Meaker

  2nd Place 7-9 Veteran Bitches: Ch Bertschire's Bad to the Bone "Bones" owned by Jeanne Lin and Donna Slavin

  3rd Place 9-11 Veteran Bitches: Ch Light-Foot's Top O'The Morn CDX "Kelly" owned by S. Hope Meaker

  Award of Merit in Best of Breed: Ch Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX "Cosmo" owned by Melody Daniels, Dawn Buttion, and Marty Archambeault

  Award of Merit in Best of Breed: Ch Athercroft Did It Mai Way "Sammy" owned by Ruth Marsh.

  Award of Merit in Best of Breed: Light-Foot's Mak'n Me Crazy "Annie" owned by S. Hope Meaker

  Cut in Best of Breed: Ch Salasana Double Arrow "Eagle" owned by Dawn Buttion, Marty Archambeault, and Alex Bialozor

• BEST JUNIOR HANDLER

  Alexandra Bialozor handling Ch Salasana Double Arrow "Eagle" owned by Dawn Buttion, Marty Archambeault, and Alexandra Bialozor

  5/2/04 - At the Oriole Dog Training Club's Agility Trial in MD:

"Brook", Ch SR Bertschire's Avalanche CD SH WCX, earned her second Novice Standard leg, owner handled by John Bulger! This closely follows Brook's first MH leg, and she's planning lots more hunt tests and agility trials in the next few months! Congrats to Sandy, John and Brook!

  Go, Risa!

"Risa", Ch Rainbow Autumn's First Frost CDX SH WCX CGC, handled by Janet, began the hunt test season in a BIG way, picking up back-to-back master hunter ribbons! The first ribbon, came at their first test of the season, Apr 17-18 at the Rappahannock River Retriever Club test. They followed May 1-2 with a ribbon at the Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac test. This brings their total number of passes to 3. "We're having a great time and look forward to upcoming tests this summer and fall!" Risa is owned, trained and handled by Janet and Cary Ciarico.

  5/2/04 - At the Lab Club of the Potomac hunt test:

"Quest", Ch Skywalker Galaxy Quest CD *SH* WCX, passed his fourth straight Senior Hunter test for his title!! Joan Bensen writes, "Wow, what a ride this past month has been!". I guess so, Joan!

  4/24-25/04 - At a Flyball tournament in Wheaton:

"Franklin", Maple Manse Stayman Rules *FM* CGC, earned his Flyball Master title (5,000 points)! Janet Boss writes, "He also got to go for a midday swim at the pond at that location, only to find out a few days later that a snakehead fish had been caught just 2 days after his swim!"

  Joan Bensen and Quest!

During the last month, "Quest", Ch Skywalker Galaxy Quest *CD* *WCX*, has been doing well at all endeavors:
On March 18 in Raleigh, Quest got his third leg for his CD title with a score of 191.5;
On April 4 at The Tidewater Retriever Club Hunt Test, Quest picked up his second Senior Hunter leg;
On April 11 at The PVGRC double WC/WCX, Quest got his WCX title; and
On April 18 at Rappahannock River Retriever Club Hunt Test, Quest picked up his third Senior Hunter leg!

  Tina Borden and Vita!

"Vita", Ch Blazin's Doppelbock CDX JH *AX* OAJ WCX, finished his AX title at the Canaan Dog Club of America trial on April 17th in Leesburg, VA. He finished 11 seconds under time and took a blue ribbon in his height class! Tina writes, "You should've seen his weave poles . . . they were surprisingly fast and beautiful. It was a zen moment, which doesn't happen often for us :)! He is now, my Super dog!"

  4/16-17/04 - At the Yadkin River Waterfowl and Retriever Club's test in Graham, NC:

"Brook", Ch SR Bertschire's Avalanche CD SH WCX, earned her first Master Hunter leg, owner handled by John Bulger!

  4/15/04 - At the Catoctin Kennel Club agility trial in MD:

"Prue", Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD *NA* OAJ, earned her 3rd NA leg, clean run and 1st place for her NA title! Prue is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and handled by Marty.

  Sandy Howley and Gracy!

It's been an awesome Spring 2004 for "Gracy", SR Banquo's Strikes Our Fancy *CD* JH *WCX*. On April 11th, Gracy qualified in BOTH WCX tests of PVGRC's double WC/WCX tests! The past few weeks have brought Sandy and Gracy BIG successes! At the Dog Owner's Obedience Trial on March 14th in West Friendship, MD, Gracy's tying-for-third-place-score (out of 45 dogs!) earned her the third Novice A leg and her Companion Dog title! At CRFCRC's Fun Match two weekends later, Gracy earned High in Match (regular classes), with a score of 196.5 in Novice A obedience, AND Best Pet in conformation. In the CRFCRC Supported Entry on April 4th at the Chesapeake Kennel Club Obedience Trial in Prince Frederick, MD (amid tornado warnings, a tornado warning delay, high winds, rain and cold - yes, outdoors obedience competition!), Gracy took first place in her class (with a decent score of 192). They came home with High Flat-Coat In Trial honors as well. They're looking forward to doing just as well in next-level obedience trials and hunt tests this fall!

  Sherri Lilley and the girls!

"Shayla", Shalyn's Not Just a Pretty Face (Dino x. Reggae), bred, owned and trained by Sherri Lilley, made her puppy debut at the CRFCRC spring fun match held March 27, 2004 at the Oriole DTC building in MD. She won her 3-6 month puppy class and then went Best Puppy in the match!

"Reggae", Ch SR TLC & Shalyn's Rhythm of the Island, CD NA *NAJ* NAP *WC* CGC (Cosmo daughter), owned, trained and handled by Sherri Lilley, earned her third Novice Jumpers with Weaves leg on Sunday, April 4, 2004 at the Merrimac DTC agility trial in Gloucester, VA, taking first place in the rain, wind and cold. The following weekend, on Saturday, April 10, 2004, at the Hampton Roads OTC agility trial in the rain and cold, Reggae earned her first Open Jumpers with Weaves leg also taking first place out of seven competitors jumping 24". On Sunday, Reggae qualified twice in the freezing rain and cold double Working Certificate tests held by PVGRC in Cheltenham, MD. Sherri writes, "Guess we work well in the rain and cold." Reggae is now eligible for the FCRSA Versatility (*VFCR1*) Certificate!

  Kate and Zu have "Mastered" agility!

"Zu", Ch Victory's Bravo Zulu CD SH *MX* AXJ WCX, earned his MX title on Saturday, March 13th at the Greater Louisville Training Club four day agility trial. Zu earned a total of 6 legs at the 4 day trial, 3 legs in standard and 3 in jumpers. Zu is owned by Chris and Kate Hutchinson and is trained and handled by Kate. Kate writes, "His effort at this trial was outstanding and it was a thrill to run with him!"

  Exciting obedience news for Sandy Howley and Gracy!

"Gracy" has earned her first obedience title in great Flat-coat style, and is now SR Banquo's Strikes Our Fancy JH WC *CD*. (Flat-coat style? That would be exemplified by the full 3-minute display of Gracy's 180-degree-tail-wagging effort displayed during the down-stay exercise, offering cause for Sandy's 3-minute say-a-little-prayer effort! "I'm looking for fun, Mom, so watch out!") At the "Dog Owners" obedience trial at the Howard County Fairgrounds, on Sunday, March 14th, Sandy and Gracy earned their third novice leg for Gracy's CD title. Of the 45 dogs competing in the class, Gracy's score of 188.5 earned her a tie for a third-place standing, and a run-off opportunity for a placement. Although they didn't come away with a second ribbon, it was a great day!

  2/21-22/04 - At the Merrimac Dog Training Club agility trials in VA:

"Cosmo", Ch SR SHR U-CDX U-AGI Blazin's Back O' The Moon UD JH AX NAP NJP WCX CGC TT HOF, leaped out of retirement with no training to earn his 1st OAP and OJP legs, both with first place clean runs! Cosmo is owned and handled by Melody Daniels.

"Reggae", Ch SR TLC Shalyn Rhythm O' The Island CD *NA* NAP CGC, owned, trained and handled by Sherri Lilley, finished her NA title with a perfect score and first place in Novice B 24" class, and earned her 2nd NAJ leg with another first place!

"Piper", Ch Blazin's Enchanted Forest *OA OAJ* CGC, earned her 3rd OAJ leg for her OAJ title and her 2nd and 3rd OA legs for her OA title!! Piper had 4 perfect runs this weekend for 4 placements and 2 titles.

"Prue", Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD *OAJ*, earned her 2nd and 3rd OAJ legs for her OAJ title and her 2nd NA leg. Prue also pulled off 2 perfect runs, 3 placements and a new title. Piper and Prue are owned and handled by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault.

For even more fun, we competed in the team agility challenge, using Cosmo, Reggae, Piper and Prue . . . and this team called "Cosmo Connection" won the competition with first place out of 10 teams! There was also a *club* team challenge, and we ran the same dogs representing CRFCRC and placed second in the club challenge! In addition to our own placement rosettes, each of us received a blue/white rosette for our first place in the team challenge, and a red/white rosette for our second place finish in the club team challenge.

  2/10/04 - At the Westminster Kennel Club show in NY:

"Dina", Ch SR Quillquest Dinamite JH WCX Can WC, went BOS at Westminster KC last Tuesday, Feb. 10th. Dina was handled, bred and owned by Gillian Impey, who writes, "You can see a picture of her on the MBF website infodog.com Westminster results. She will be getting her steak this week-end!!"

  2/7-8/04 - At the Oriole Dog Training Club agility trials in MD:

"Reggae", Ch SR TLC Shalyn Rhythm O' The Island CD NAP CGC, earned her 1st and 2nd NA legs with a score of 100, second place, and a score of 90, first place, in the Novice B 24" class. Reggae also earned her 1st NAJ leg with a score of 100, first place. Reggae is owned, trained and handled by Sherri Lilley.

"Piper", Ch Blazin's Enchanted Forest NA NAJ CGC, earned her 2nd OAJ leg and 1st OA leg. At the same trial, "Prue", Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD NAJ, earned her 1st OAJ leg and 1st NA leg. Piper and Prue are owned and handled by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault.

  1/25/04 - At the James River Kennel Club Obedience Trial in Lynchburg, VA:

"Dino" and Scott earned their third Utility leg and the title UD! Dino now gets to go by Ch Blazin's Carpe Diem *UD* SH WCX, HOF.