ASSA 2024Can Ch. Laureate Torrington is Best In Futurity and Reserve Winners Dog

Theo

GCh. Laureate Magnified, ROM x Ch. Laureate Meiomi

Theo was co-bred by Catherine Pruss, Kim Aston and Pete Culumovic when I leased MeMe from Kim and Pete.  He was born here and I Knew he was special from the beginning.  See the video that I sent to Kim when he was a baby.   I kept sending them messages saying that he was going to be a "big deal".  I knew that if they had him, he could rise to his full potential.   It is really exciting to see a puppy fulfill it's early promise.   At the 2024 American Shetland Sheepdog National Specialty he was awarded Best In Futurity and Reserve Winners Dog.  I knew from an early age he would be a National Specialty Winner!.

I am just over the moon at all of the positive comments Theo received during the National week.

Sydney and Theo

Cadie, Sydney, Kim

 

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New Year! New Champion! *Ch* Acadia All Aglow

The new year starts out on a high note.  Granby finished with a 5 point major.  She is GCh. Lolo's daughter and the 9th consecutive generation of Champion bitch and the 7th of my breeding.  

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Remembering Christmas Eve 2008

 Utley turned 15 12/24/2023.  He was born on Christmas Eve 2008 and I wrote a blog post about that litter  Christmas Blessings 

Utley- age 15

Happy Birthday Utley!

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Celebrating 2023

 2023 is coming to an end, but what a year it has been.  January 2023 started with Gregory becoming a Grand Champion and Latte becoming a Champion. Gregory moved to Hawaii and Latte is in Alaska.  I had a lovely litter of puppies to enjoy from Chica, and one of them,  Tristan, completed his Championship from the puppy class with two specialty majors and a win under a well respected Collie breeder.   He is a fun dog and the two of us also completed the his Farm Dog Certification.  

Chica made me proud by also earning her championship in very short order.  I was surprised at how fast she finished, but she loves to show and that makes it fun for everyone.  

Granby came within 4 points of becoming a new champion.  Zachary also surprised me one weekend when he was Best of Breed over many champions for a 4 point major.   We will see what fun we can have next year with these two.

I showed dogs for other people as well and I won with them too.  Many Acadia shelties earned titles in performance and I am always proud of them.   

I was voted in as President of the Northwestern Connecticut Dog Club, Inc and I hope I can both enjoy this position and also elevate pure-bred dogs in Litchfield County.   I have lots of ideas.   2023 was a good year!

New titles are in Italics 

GCh Acadia Gregarious BCAT 

Ch Acadia Peggin Iced Latte HT, RN 

Ch Acadia Trusted Opinion FDC 

Ch Acadia Opinion Provided 

Acadia's Celestial Mystery AX, MXJ, NF 

Peggin Acadia Breve, RN, PT 

Acadia Dream Come True, AX, MXJ, XF, T2B 

Ch Acadia Independence Day, CD, PCD, BN, RM2, RAE,

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Granby started with a Bang!

 Acadia All Aglow, "Granby", has had two very good weekends.  Last weekend she was WB + all 3 days and she earned both majors plus 2 pts to end the weekend with 11 points.  Today she was WB for 1 point.  Granby is Lolo's only daughter and I have really been Thankful to have her and have her doing so well at the shows.  

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Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided-

Ch. Acadia Opinion Provided - judge Bob Futh

 Chica is proving to be quite the Producer!   She is the daughter of GCh.S. Acadia Stage Presence, CC- "Liza" and I am so excited to have a Liza daughter that is carrying us forward so successfully.

Chica is the mother of, Ch. Acadia Peggin Iced Latte, HT, GChB. Acadia Gregarious, BCAT, Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC,  Acadia's Celestial Mystery, AX, MXJ, NF, Acadia Popular Opinion, Acadia Everyone's Opinion.  Chica is the 8th Consecutive Generation of Ch. bitches and the 6th generation of Acadia breeding.

GChB Acadia Gregarious, BCAT

GChB. Acadia Gregarious, BCAT

Ch. Acadia Trusted Opinion, FDC

Acadia Popular Opinion

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October 28 A warm late October day

 Today is my birthday and I wanted to celebrate it by going to a local park and take pictures of Aiden.  He is so pretty.  The day is unusually warm and it was a nice way to spend the day. 

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