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Gleanntan Kennels - 2009
The Year in Review
December 15, 2009 - Holiday Read-to-a-Dog Library Event
On Monday, December 14,
2009, Maida and I participated in a very special Holiday Read to a
Dog event at the Arendtsville (Pennsylvania) Library. Maida and I
regularly seek out opportunities to have our Skyes participate in
public education events. This opportunity to give back to our
community during the holiday season was magical.
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December 13, 2009 - Crown Classic Dog Shows - Cleveland
Maida
and I were in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend for the Crown Classic Dog Shows.
On Saturday at the Richland County KC show the Skye entry was 3-2-2-0. We
had one dog entered Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - "Gus"
in the Bred by Exhibitor class. I am pleased to say that 15-month
old Gus took Winners Dog and Best of Winners. The judge was
Richard Bauer.
Sunday was the Western
Reserve KC show and the judge was Dr. Richard Meen, Kishniga Skyes.
The Skye entry again was 3-2-2-0. Gus repeated his Winners Dog win.
It was an enjoyable
weekend and a nice opportunity to visit with friends. We are pleased
that Gus earned two more points towards his championship and now
just needs two single points for his title. But, most importantly,
the weekend gave us a chance to benchmark this young Skye's
maturation and progress. We are pleased with how he is coming along
and look forward to his finishing his title in 2010.
December 5, 2009
Maida and I were at the
Chambersburg Area Kennel Club show yesterday. This show in held in
Gettysburg, PA so it is about as close to home as one can get. The Skye
entry was small (0-1-1-0) and consisted of Ch. Gleanntan
Comeflywithme! - "Mick" and Gleanntan Defying Gravity -
"Elphie". Mick took BOB and Elphie took BOS under
judge Mr. Alfred Ferruggiaro.
November 24, 2009
Maida and I were at the
Chesapeake Kennel Club of Maryland and the Upper Marlboro KC shows this past weekend. The shows were held at
the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland. We
haven't been entered in these shows since 2007 and it was nice to
return this year.
The Skye
entry was small (0-1-1-0) and consisted of Ch. Gleanntan
Comeflywithme! - "Mick" and Gleanntan Defying Gravity -
"Elphie". Mick took BOB and Elphie was BOS on Saturday under judge Mr.
Vincent Grosso and BOB and Elphie was BOS on Sunday under judge Mrs. Kathleen Grosso.
November 18, 2009 - 2010 Westminster KC Invitation for Ch. Gleanntan
Comeflywithme!
The Westminster Kennel
Club has just announced the invitees to next February’s show in New
York City. The invitation list is comprised of the top five dogs in
each breed calculated by the number of dogs defeated in their
respective breeds through the month of October. We are indeed
honored that our young male, Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! –
“Mick”, qualified for Westminster having competed in just 11 shows
through October. “Mick” earned Best of Breed from the Bred by
Exhibitor class in all 11 shows and he completed his AKC
championship in September. Mick is owned by Lynn and Gary Wolf of
Slidell, Louisiana and co-owned by Gleanntan.
November 14, 2009
Today, we took another
series of photos of Tony x Glinda's pups, now 8 weeks of age. More
photos can be found on the Tony
x Glinda Puppy page.
L to R: Yellow Boy and Yellow/Purple
Girl - 8 weeks of age
November 8, 2009 - Furniture City KC - 2009
Maida and I were at the
Furniture City Kennel Club shows this past weekend. The shows were held at
the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina. We
have attended these shows over the past few years as they provide a
nice opportunity to visit with friends in the area.
This year, the Skye
entry was small (0-1-1-0) and consisted of Ch. Gleanntan
Comeflywithme! - "Mick" and Gleanntan Defying Gravity -
"Elphie". Mick took BOB on Saturday under judge Ms. Charlotte
Clem McGowan and BOB on Sunday under judge Ms. Barbara Keenan.
Elphie showed well and was BOS both days. I was pleased with the way Mick showed in the
group.
We enjoyed visiting with
friends and their Gleanntan Skyes - Shirley Deasy and her Skye
"Emmee"; Ginger Lindsey and "Cookie"; and Gina and Bill Bump and
their Skye "Sadie". We also had a nice visit with our niece Jessica
and her husband Ted.
Below is a photo that
Maida took of Mick on the move on Saturday.
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick"
in the terrier group - November 7, 2009
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee!)
October 25, 2009
We were at the
Middleburg KC shows on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25.
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick" was entered in BOB and
Gleanntan Defying Gravity - "Elphie" was entered in the
Bred by Exhibitor class. Also entered was Gleanntan Laughter
Through Tears - "Truvy" who is owned and handled by Travis
Wright. On Saturday, Mick earned BOB and Truvy earned WB/BOS. On
Sunday, Mick earned BOB again and Elphie earned WB/BOS.
On Sunday, we were able to get
new photos of Bailey, Gus, Elphie and Truvy.
Ch. Gleanntan Gale's Grace - Bailey
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee!)
October, 2009 - 2.5 years of age
Owned by Kate Kozeliski
Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - Gus
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch)
October, 2009 - 13 months of age
Owned by Gleanntan
Gleanntan Defying Gravity - Elphie
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch)
October, 2009 - 13 months of age
Owned by Gleanntan
Gleanntan Laughter Through Tears -
Truvy
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch)
October, 2009 - 13 months of age
Owned by Travis S. Wright
October 6, 2009 - Gus and Truvy
12-month old Gleanntan Wonderful
Wizard Of Oz - "Gus" on the move
Montgomery County KC - STCA National Specialty
12-month old Gleanntan Laughter
Through Tears - "Truvy" on the move
Montgomery County KC - STCA National Specialty
October 3, 2009 - Updates from the STCA National Specialty Weekend
On Friday, at the
Hatboro Dog Club II show, Gleanntan
Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - "Gus" earned Reserve Winners
Dog from the 12-18 month old class.
On Saturday, at the
Devon Dog Club show, Gleanntan
Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - "Gus" again earned Reserve
Winners Dog from the 12-18 month old class.
Maida captured a number
of nice photos of Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee! in the ring.
Two of my favorites are below:
Bea on the move at Devon
Bea on the move at Devon
October 1, 2009
On Thursday, at the
Hatboro Dog Club I - Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee! (Ch.
Gleanntan Going For It x Ch. Gleanntan Grandxpose) took BEST OF
BREED in a field of 23 Skye Terriers under judge Sally George. This
was my first opportunity to handle Bea in just over three years! In the past three
years, Bea has been shown in a total of 6 shows - last year's
Montgomery Weekend, where she was handled by Travis Wright (she earned an Award of
Merit at the STCA National Specialty '08); this year's Westminster
Kennel Club show where she was Best of Opposite Sex - also handled by
Travis; and this year's Potomac Skye Terrier Club Specialty where
she was handled
by a junior handler friend.
Below are a couple of
photos from our special day. More photos of Bea can be found on
her page.
Just moments before the judge selected
Bea as Best of Breed
Bea in the terrier group - on the down
and back
September 27, 2009 - Warrenton KC and Old Dominion KC shows
On Saturday, I was at the
Warrenton Kennel Club show at the Historic Long Branch Farm in
Millwood, Virginia. The total Skye entry was 2-2-0-0. The two
Gleanntan representatives were Mick and Elphie. Ch.
Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick" was entered in the Bred by
class but moved up as a result of completing his championship a
couple of weeks ago. One-year old Gleanntan Defying Gravity - "Elphie"
was entered in the Bred by Exhibitor bitch class. Mick earned Best
of Breed and also he made the cut in the terrier group. Elphie took
Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex for a point.
On Sunday, the show was
the Old Dominion KC show at the same site. The total entry on this
day was 2-3-1-0. In addition to Mick and Elphie, our friend Travis
Wright was entered with Ch. Gleanntan Gaelforce - "Cooper"
and Gleanntan Laughter Through Tears - "Truvy". The remaining
Skyes in the entry were from another breeder. Today, Best of Breed
again went to our the Bred by dog who was moved up Ch. Gleanntan
Comeflywithme! - "Mick". Mick is owned by Lynn and Gary Wolf and
co-owned by Gleanntan. Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex for two
points again went to the Bred by bitch, Gleanntan Defying Gravity
- "Elphie".
September 14, 2009
The photos of Ch.
Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick" from last weekend arrived in
today's mail. I posted one of the photos here and the remaining
photos can be found on Mick's page.
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick"
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee!)
September 13, 2009
Maida and I were at the
Berks County KC show in Kutztown, PA. We had just one Skye entered -
Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - "Gus" in the Bred by
Exhibitor class. Gus was the only Skye so he returned later in the
day for the group. Given the fact that Gus is just 11.5 months old,
we had modest expectations. It was quite a thrill to have Gus pulled
for the final lineup of 6 or 7 terriers - particularly given the
fact that the lineup included the #1 Airedale, Cairn, Bedlington and
Kerry Blue terriers.
Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard Of Oz -
"Gus"
(Ch. Finnsky Gladiator x Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch)
Age 11.5 months
September 6, 2009 - Celebrating a New Gleanntan Champion - Ch.
Gleanntan Comeflywithme!
Maida and I were at the
Altoona Area Kennel Association shows on Saturday, September 5 and
Sunday, September 6 with one class dog, Gleanntan Comeflywithme!
- "Mick", entered in the Bred by Exhibitor class.
On Saturday, the judge
was Mr. Kenneth Kauffman and the entry was 2 class dogs, 2 class
bitches and 2 male Specials. Mick earned Best of Breed from the Bred
by Exhibitor class over the two male Specials thereby earning his
all-important second 3-point major. Later that day, Mick went on to
earn a Terrier Group 4.
On Sunday, the entry was
2 class dogs and one male Special under judge Mr. Dennis J. Kniola.
Mick repeated his Best of Breed win from the Bred by Exhibitor class
over the Special for the final points for his championship. Mick
also repeated with another Group 4 placement.
Mick is owned by Lynn
and Gary Wolf and co-owned by Gleanntan.
Mick is the 5th champion
sired by our Finnish import, Ch. Finnsky Gladiator - "Tony" who was
bred by Thea and Rolf Dahlbom. Mick is also the 5th champion out of
our homebred Ch. Gleanntan Givemebusybee!
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick"
after his Group 4 win
Altoona Area Kennel Association - Saturday, September 5, 2009
Judge: Mr. Kenneth Kauffman
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick"
on the move
Ch. Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - "Mick"
on the down and back
August 31, 2009 - Gettysburg College's Dog Days 2009
This evening, Maida and
I attended the first evening of Gettysburg College's "Dog Days" with
three of our Skyes. "Dog Days" is designed to use pets to help
welcome students to Gettysburg College. During the first three weeks
of classes, college employees are encouraged to bring their dogs to
campus for "Dog Days." Students are invited to meet the dogs and
their owners. "If you get to know the dog, you can get to know the
person," said Kathy Bradley, Director of the Health & Counseling
Center and Associate Dean of College Life, who dreamed up Dog Days.
"If a student has one connection on campus - from a custodian to the
president - we're more likely to retain that student. And it
addresses students' homesickness and well-being."
Last year, we
participated with our Skyes for the first time and the experience
was outstanding for the dogs and great fun for us. The "caterpillar
dogs" were a big hit with the students and we often stayed well
beyond the designated time for each visit. At the request of the
students, we also returned for a number of weeks after "Dog Days"
officially ended.
This evening, we
attended with Boz (Ch. Gleanntan Gottalookatme), Mackenzie (Ch.
Gleanntan Glorious Legacy) and Elphie (Gleanntan Defying Gravity).
Quite a few of the students from last year returned to see the dogs.
In addition, a number of new freshman students (and sophomores,
junior and seniors) also participated for the first time. The
advertised time was from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. However, the
students so enjoyed visiting with Boz, Mackenzie and Elphie that we
stayed an additional hour. At one point, a large group of students
sat in a circle and visited with the Skyes. Often the Skyes were
lying so quietly for their belly rubs that it was hard to tell if
they were awake. One student quickly grabbed his cell phone, took a
photo of Boz and then sent the photo to his mother at home. He then
called her on his phone and said, "We are here at "Dog Days"
visiting with the neatest dogs. They are Skye Terriers. Did you get
the e-mailed photo?"
Below are a couple of
photos from this evening's "Dog Days" visit.
August 16, 2009 - Talbot KC
Maida and I had two of
our Skyes entered in the Talbot Kennel Club show in Easton, Maryland
today. The total Skye entry was 1-3-0-0 with one absent. It was a
hot day with temps in the mid-90s. Occasionally a breeze would come
up to cool things a bit but it was quite humid. We enjoyed visiting
with our Skye friends and their lovely two Skyes. In the breed ring,
we were proud of Gleanntan Comeflywithme! - Mick's showing as
he took Winners Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Breed (1 point). At age
two, he is coming into his own. Mick is owned by Lynn and Gary Wolf
and Gleanntan. Our 11-month old Gleanntan Defying Gravity -
Elphie took Winners Bitch/Best of Opposite Sex from the BBE
class (1 point).
Mick on the down and back in the
terrier group - Talbot KC - August 16, 2009
August 9, 2009 - Harrisburg Shows
Maida and I were at the
Penn Ridge KC show on Saturday and the Harrisburg KC show on Sunday.
We entered only our 11-month old male puppy Gleanntan Wonderful
Wizard Of Oz - "Gus" primarily to give him another opportunity
for some ring experience. Gus has both of his majors and a total of
11 points and I'd prefer to have him mature on his way to his title.
Gus showed with joy and poise and I could not have asked for more
from this happy youngster. On Saturday, there was a Puppy Group
competition and Gus took a Group 3 behind a beautiful and quite
promising Soft Coated Wheaten bred and owned by a friend of ours.
The weekend was most enjoyable. We had great fun watching some of
the judging and catching up with friends.
August 3, 2009 - Summertime Photos
Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch - "Glinda"
Ch. Gleanntan Gottalookatme - "Boz"
L to R: Mackenzie (Ch. Gleanntan
Glorious Legacy); Glinda (Ch. Gleanntan Glindathegoodwitch);
Elphie (Gleanntan Defying Gravity) and Bea (Ch. Gleanntan
Givemebusybee!)
Ch. Gleanntan Getouttadodge - "David"
- here for a visit - enjoying the fun!
July 26, 2009 -
American Kennel Club/Dog Judges Association of America Advanced
Terrier Institute
On Friday, July 18 Maida and I flew to
Houston, Texas for the AKC/DJAA Advanced Terrier Institute. STCA
Judges Education Chair, Sandra Goose Allen and I were invited to
present the Skye Terrier judges education curriculum to prospective
judges. The Institute was being held at Reliant Center in
conjunction a large four-day cluster of shows. Maida and I arrived
in Houston at about mid-day on Friday and headed to the Houston Zoo
for the afternoon. The presentation on Saturday was scheduled for
the afternoon so we went over to the Reliant Center the following
morning and took in some of the show, including the Skye judging.
The session was divided into classroom time followed by hands-on
with live Skyes. The following morning, before departing for the
airport, I attended Cathy Nelson's excellent presentation on Dandie
Dinmont Terriers. I was familiar with the curriculum as Cathy and I
co-presented on the Dandie and the Skye in NYC a few years ago.
Given the fact that the Dandie is another achonodroplastic (dwarf)
terrier, there is always something to learn from her presentation.
July
5, 2009
A couple of weeks ago we
had just 9-month old Gleanntan Wonderful Wizard Of Oz - "Gus"
entered in the Mountaineer KC and South Hills KC shows from Friday
through Sunday. Gus was the single Skye entry so this was primarily
an opportunity for ring experience.
Now getting our schedule
together for the balance of the summer and going into the Montgomery
Weekend in October.
More News - January
through June, 2009
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