CRFCRC Winning Ways - 2007

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December 2007

  Lots of Cooper brags

paw.gif December 16, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's *CH* Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI went Winners Bitch Best Winners completing her Championship at the Supported Entry in Orlando, FL!
paw.gif December 14, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI went Winners Bitch and Best Opposite Sex at the Supported Entry in Orlando FL!
paw.gif December 9, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's Ch.SHR Beachcliff Castles In The Sand *JH* earned her 4rd Junior Hunter pass at the Palmetto Retriever Club Fall Hunt Test earning her title!
paw.gif December 8, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's Ch.SHR Beachcliff Castles In The Sand earned her 3rd Junior Hunter pass at the Palmetto Retriever Club Fall Hunt Test!

November 2007

  An Obedient Eagle!

paw.gif November 25, 2007 - At the CRFCRC Supported Entry obedience trial, Eagle (Ch. Salasana Double Arrow RA OA OAJ CGC), won High Flat-Coat in Trial for his first CD leg, at his first obedience trial!
paw.gif Dec. 1 - 2, 2007 - At the Catoctin KC obedience trials, Eagle (Ch. Salasana Double Arrow *CD* RA OA OAJ CGC), earned his second and third CD legs for the title, finishing up with a 3rd place in Novice B! Eagle went three for three! He is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and handled by Dawn.

  Two more Points

November 24, 2007 - Ruth Marsh's "Pink" (Destiny Athercroft Watch This) was WB on for two more points, bringing her to eleven. Pink was handled by Ruth.

  New WC-X!

November 23, 2007 "River" (CH Coastalight Moon River JH *WCX*) earned her Working Certificate Excellent title at our club’s second fall working test at the Armstrong’s property, Twin Ponds, Monrovia, MD. River is owned by Mark & Linda Reynolds and trained and handled by Linda.

  Hannah's weekend in Florida

November 15-18, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Hannah" - Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI went Winners Bitch and Best Opposite Sex at the Ocala dog show in Florida all 4 days picking up a total of 5 points toward her championship.

  New Started Hunting Retriever!

November 10-11, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Summer" - Ch. *SHR* Beachcliff Castles In The sand passed her final 2 UKC HRC Started Hunting Retriever passes this weekend at the Charleston Retriever Club Fall Hunt test earning her first field title!

  He's a Champ!

Nov 4: Sylvia Horasek and Larry Wimmers's Zephyr is now *CH* Wyndfield's Conowingo Zephyr CGC after going Winners Dog and Best of Winners for the last 2 points to finish his championship at the Virginia Beach Kennel Club in Virginia Beach. Thank you to everyone who helped us along the way. Now let's see what we can do in the field!

  Another Super Weekend for Hannah!

November 3-4, 2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI on Saturday went WB/BOS for 1 point under Houston Clark and Sunday Hannah went WB/BW/BOB for 2 points under Desmond Murphy at Tennessee Valley Kennel Club Show!

October 2007

  Weekend Brags!!

paw.gif 10/27-28/2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Summer" Ch. Beachcliff Castles In The Sand earned her first ans seond AKC Junior Hunter legs at the Yadkin River Waterfowl and Retriever Club Fall Hunt Test in NC.
paw.gif 10/26/2007 - Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Indy" Ch. Petersfield the Anthropologist won Best of Breed at the Griffin Georgia Kennel Club Dog Show over other specials. This is his first weekend out as a special! We are very proud of him!

  New Senior Hunter!

Breezy (Bear Country April Breeze CDX NA OA OAJ WCX *SH*) earned the last leg of her Senior Hunter title.  Breezy is owned, trained and handled by April Senseney.

  Cooper Weekend fun!!

paw.gif October 20 & 21, 2007 - "Summer" Ch. Beachcliff Castles In the Sand qualified both days earning her first 2 UKC SHR passes at the James River Hunting Retriever Club Fall Hunt Test in VA. paw.gif October 20 & 21, 2007 - "Hannah" Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI went Breed on Saturday and got a serious look for a G4!! And Sunday went Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed for another point in Lumberton NC.
paw.gif October 20, 2007 - (not a flat-coat, but...) "Samantha" Princess Sam of Albemarle RE *CD* CGC TDI (our beautiful Golden Retriever) completed her CD Title at the Lumberton NC show.

  Johnson's Big Debut!!

Fishercreek Magic Johnson (Johnson) made his show ring debut with a bang! On Oct. 14th he went Winners Dog from the 6-9 puppy class, then went BOB over 4 specials and winding up with a 4 point major. Not a bad way to celebrate his 6th month birthday! Johnson is owned and handled by Ruth Marsh.

  Second JH leg

October 13th: at the Back Bay Knotts Island Ret Club hunt test held in King William, VA, Shayla (Ch Shalyn's Not Just A Pretty Face CD RN NA NAJ WC CGC) earned her second Junior Hunting leg . The following day Shayla came into season, so we will finish up next year. Shayla is owned and handled by Sherri Lilley.

  New MASTER HUNTER

Solo, (Victory Clear Sailing CD *MH* WCX) earned her last Master Hunter leg to finish her title at the Back Bay Knotts Island Ret Club hunt test. Solo was bred and is owned, trained and handled by Judy Gladson.

  Issac's Major Coop!

October 12th: Issac (Blazins Isaac The Lucky Knight), went Winners Dog amd BOB over specials for a 3 Pt major. Issac is owned by Melvin Knight and handled by (breeder) Dawn Buttion.

  Brag from a New Member

Sparks, (CH. Jazz'd Let the Sparks Fly, CD RA AX AXJ NF) finished his AX and earned his first MACH points at the Warrenton and Potomac Valley Belgian Sheepdog Agility trials in Rectortown last month. Sparks is owned and handled by Janice Anthes.

September 2007

  Hannah's First Major Brag!

Sept 29th: Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Hannah" (Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI) won Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for her first major at the Columbia SC Show!

  First JH leg

Sept 28th: Sherri Lilley and Shayla (Ch Shalyn's Not Just A Pretty Face CD RN NA NAJ WC CGC) earned her first Junior Hunting leg on Saturday, Sept 29th at the Tidewater Retriever Club hunt test in Chester, VA.

  Utility Obedience brag

Sept 15th: Joan Benson and Quest qualified in Utility and placed first!

  New JH!

Bekkr picked up a final Junior leg at the Lab club test, making him CH Shasta Whisky River *JH* WC!! Bekkr is owned and loved by Mark and Linda Reynolds, and trained and handled by Linda.

August 2007

  Reynolds Hunt Test Brags

"River" (Ch Coastalight Moon River *JH* WC) and "Bekkr" (Ch Shasta Whisky River WC) each qualified both days at the double Keystone Retriever Club JH test in Franklintown, PA, on August 25-26, earning River her Junior title and bringing Bekkr to within 1 leg. They both did awesome work and we're very proud of them! River and Bekkr are owned and loved by Mark and Linda Reynolds, and trained and handled by Linda.

  Gillian's Summer Brags

Bess, Pearl and Blue completed their JH's in Vermont and their Mom Gem finished her MH in CT.

  Successful obedience debut

Aug 25-26: The Bulger's Chase (CH Huntlane Chasin' Daisies JH WCX) earned 2 novice obedience legs at the Oriole Dog Training Club Obedience Trial, much to mom/handler Sandy's surprise!

  BIG BRAG!!

Aug 26: Kevin and Stella Cooper's "Indy" (*CH* Petersfield The Anthopologist CGC TDI) was Winners Dog and Best of Winners for his second major at Conyers Kennel Club show in Atlanta completing his Championship under Mrs. Elaine Mathis and becoming daddy Milo's 25th Champion!!

  Big Weekend in Roanoke

paw.gif Aug 3-4: "Hannah" (Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion RE CGC TDI) was Winners Bitch and Best Opposite at Roanoke Kennel club picking up a point each day.

paw.gif Aug 3:"Indy" (Petersfield The Anthopologist CGC TDI) was Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best of Breed at Roanoke Kennel Club picking up his last single point.

paw.gif Aug 5:"Indy" (Petersfield The Anthopologist CGC TDI) was Winners Dog, Best of Winners, and Best of Breed over a special for his first major and bringing him to 12 points!
Indy and Hannah are owned by Stella and Kevin Cooper.

July 2007

  Blu finishes JH

Bob Kobar's Blu-- "Quillquest Out Of Blu "-- received her JH title certificate on July 28th in Addison,VT.

  GREENVILLE SUPPORTED ENTRY WEEKEND

At the Greenville, SC Cluster, July 27-29:

paw.gif "Indy" (Petersfield The Anthopologist) was Reserve Winners Dog to 5-pt. majors at both the Friday show and Saturday Supported Entry!

paw.gif  Ch Athercroft Did it Mai Way (Sammy) was Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Sweeps at the Supported Entry (Saturday).

paw.gif At the Sunday show, *CH* Athercroft Not For A Melon Bucks (Freddie) won a tough open dog class for winners dog and a 5 point major that finished him!

Indy is owned by Stella and Kevin Cooper.   Sammy and Freddie are owned and handled by Ruth Marsh.

June 2007

  New Champion!!

June 23, 2007 - "Summer" was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for 2 points to complete her Championship at the Virgina Kennel Club Show in Richmond VA. Summer is owned by Kevin and Stella Cooper.

  SPECIALTY BRAGS

Many of our club members did well at the 2007 FCRSA National Sepcialty in Rochester, MN. Click here for the whole list!

  Good June for Lily

In Charlottesville on June 2nd and 3rd, Lily (Shalyn's Wildwood Flower CD *RN* *MX* MXJ CGC) earned her first two Rally Novice legs. In Fishersville on June 9th, she earned her third leg for the title! The following weekend in Roanoke on June 16th, Lily earned her Master Excellent title in agility! Lily is owned and handled by Anne Fisher.

  Summer racks up the points

June 15, 16, 17, 2007 - "Summer" Beachcliff Castles In The Sand was Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Breed on Friday over a special for a Point, On Saturday and Sunday she was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners giving her a point each day bringing her to 14 points with both majors by end of the weekend!

  Indy does it again

June 10, 2007 -"Indy" Petersfield The Anthopologist was Winners Dog for the Point at the Gloucester Kennel Club of Virginia bringing him to 7 points on his championship

May 2007

  Diva's show weekend

May 26 & 28, 2007 -- In Hampton,VA, 3-year-old Diva (Shalyn's Queen of the Opry NAJ RN CGC TDI) took Winners Bitch both days to win two points, giving her 11 points with a major! Diva is owner-handled by Erika Bebout.

  Lily in Agility

May 26 - 27, 2007 -- In VA, 3-year-old Lily,(Ch.Shalyn's Wildwood Flower CD AX *MXJ* CGC) finished her Master Excellent Jumpers title in AKC agility! Lily also earned her 6th QQ and her 9th MX leg, along with an extra MXJ leg! Lily is owned, trained and handled by Anne Fisher.

  More points for Indy

May 25, 2007 - "Indy" Petersfield The Anthopologist was Winners Dog for the Point at the Gloucester Kennel Club of Virginia bringing him to 7 points on his championship

  Awesome Weekend for Indy

Excellent weekend for Petersfield The Anthopologist CGC TDI, ("Indy")! He started it off by going Best of Breed over his father "Milo" on May 10th for a point under Mrs. Jean Fournier. 5/11,5/12 & 5/13 he went Winners Dog and Best of Winners for a point each day in Perry Ga bringing him up to 6 points toward his championship!

April 2007

  Big Weekend For Reggae

April 29, 2007 -- In VA, at Hampton Roads Obedience trial, 6-year-old Reggae (Ch. SR TLC Shalyn Rhythm O' The Island *CDX* RN JH AX OAJ NAP WC CGC) finished her CDX title with 194.5 and first place! Then she debuted in Rally Advanced, and earned her first RA leg with a score of 100 and third place! Reggae is owned, trained and handled by Sherri Lilley.

  Yellow dog done good

"Sunny", Ransom's Camden Sunshine MH WCX, (yellow labrador retriever, heavily influenced by Flat-coats) qualified for the 2007 Master National at the Down East hunt test on March 17-18, 2007. Sunny earned his Master Hunter title in April 2006, and has been on a quest to go to Master National in 2007. Since March, he has passed 2 more MH tests. He is owned by John and Sandy Bulger and Bernadette Brown, and handled by John

  Two new titles for Prue!

At the Old Dominion KC show, "Prue" (Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD *RE* AX AXJ *NJP*), picked up her 3rd Rally Excellent leg to finish her RE title!! The following week at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore agility trial, Prue picked up her 3rd Novice Jumpers Preferred leg to finish her NJP title!! Prue is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and handled by Marty.

  Borden Boys rack up agility titles

At the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore agility trial, "Vita" (Ch Blazin's Doppelbock UD JH AX NAP AXJ OJP WCX HOF) earned back to back OJP legs to finish his title!. At the same trial, "Aston" (Blazin's Hot Wheels CD JH NA NAJ) earned his 3rd NA leg to finish his title! Both dogs are owned by Scott and Tina Borden and handled by Tina.

  Successful agility debut for Faith

At the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore agility trial, "Faith" (Ch Blazin's Gardez La Foi RN) picked up 4 Q's: 2 NAP legs, 2 NJP legs All four runs earned placements, including 2 first places and 3 clean runs, while running against Master and Excellent dogs. Faith is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and handled by Dawn.

  Another Point for Indy

Petersfield the Anthopologist ("Indy") owned by Kevin and Stella Cooper went Winners dog for a point at the Lebanon County Kennel Club Dog Show on April 12, 2007.

  New title for Eagle!

At the Capital Dog Training Club Agility Trial:"Eagle" (Ch Salasana Double Arrow RA **OA** OAJ CGC), picked up his 3rd Open Agility leg with a 1st place to fnish his OA title!! Check out a video of his run here. Eagle is owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault and was handled (oh so elegantly) by Dawn.

March 2007

  Rally Time At Blazin

At the Dog Owners Training Club of MD, Northeastern MD KC and Upper Marlboro KC Rally Trials:
paw.gif "Prue", Ch Blazin's Eternal Flame CD RA AX AXJ, picked up her 1st and 2nd RE legs!
paw.gif "Piper, Ch Blazin's Enchanted Forest CD **RA** AX AXJ CGC, went 3 for 3 picking up for her 2nd and 3rd Rally Advanced (RA) legs, her RA title and her 1st Rally Excellent (RE) leg.
paw.gif "Eagle , Ch Salasana Double Arrow **RA** NA OAJ CGC, went 3 for 3 picking up his 1st, 2nd and 3rd RA legs and his RA title.
paw.gif "Faith , Ch Blazin's Gardez La Foi **RN**, went 3 for 3 picking up her 1st, 2nd and 3rd Rally Novice (RN) legs and her RN title.
paw.gif "Sky , Ch Salasana Blazin Arrow **RN**, went 3 for 3 picking up her 1st, 2nd and 3rd Rally Novice (RN) legs and her RN title.
Prue, Piper, Eagle, Faith and Sky are owned by Dawn Buttion and Marty Archambeault. Eagle, Faith and Sky were handled by Dawn and Prue and Piper by Marty.

  A Special Win for Indy

Petersfield the Anthopologist (a.k.a. Indy) owned by Kevin and Stella Cooper went Winners dog for his 1st point at the Western Pennsylvania Dog Show on 3/31/07.

  Big week for Summer at Raleigh Circuit

Beachcliff Castles In the Sand "Summer" started off the Raleigh Circuit in a big way on Tuesday going Winners Bitch and Best Opposite for 2 points. On Wednesday she went Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and best opposite for 2 more points. Then on Saturday she was Winners bitch for her second Major. 9 month old Summer now has 11 points toward her Championship.

  New title for Dancer

Penny Woodward writes: "On Saturday, March 10th at the Lawrenceville, KC agility trial, Dancer earned her NAJ title with a first place. This is a very special title for me and we both celebrated with a special meal that night!" Dancer is: CH Quillquest’s Leading Lady JH *NAJ* WC CGC

  Just when you think it can’t get any better..

At the Maryland Sporting Dog show, CRFCRC Spring Supported Entry in La Plata, MD:
"River"(*Ch* Coastalight Moon River WC) and house mate "Bekkr" (Shasta Whisky River WC), went Winners Bitch and Winners Dog, respectively, at the Maryland Sporting Dog show on Saturday, March 3, giving them each 4-point majors and earning River her championship!
The next day this brand new, out of the box champion won Best of Breed in her maiden tour of the specials ring! She is just a little more than 2 years old. Bekkr now has 13 points and 3 majors. Many, many thanks to the heartfelt support ringside this weekend; all of this means so much more when there are cheering friends around to share in the moment of success. Bekkr and River are owned and loved by Linda & Mark Reynolds, and trained and handled by Linda.

  New Rally title

Stella Cooper's "Hannah" (Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion *RE* CGC TDI) finished her Rally Excellent Title on March 2, 2007 at the Maryland Sporting Dog Show.
February 2007

  Major Win!

Stella Cooper's "Summer" (Beachcliff Castles In the Sand), won Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a 4 point major at the Spartanburg Kennel Club (on Feb. 17thunder Houston Clark at 8 months old (from the 6-9 Month Puppy Class).

  New Titile for Penny Woodward's Valley:

On Sunday, February 3 at the Lawrenceville Kennel Club Dog Show in Jonesboro , GA , "Valley", earned her RA title. She's now SR Allegro's Free Valley Sunrise CD JH RA WC CGC. Valley turns 9 years old on February 14th!
January 2007

  Big weekend for Stella Cooper's Hannah:

"Hannah", Bl Mtn Flats Poetry In Motion *RA* CGC TDI finished her Rally Advanced Title January 27/28th weekend. She placed 2nd overall in her class. We are very proud of her and most of all we had a great time doing it!

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