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** 6-28-10 ** -- New page for Blade! -- New pics for Dino, Ike, and Cruise! -- Work on Titles and Recent Accomplishment pages! ** 6-08-10 ** -- Updated Upcoming Litters -- Updated Baker's Upcoming Litters -- Added new photos of Mimi, Cela, Tony, Izzy, Burns, Toby Keith, Trace, and Reva, Bubba, Macey, Dino, Lindsey, Adan, Soon, Boomer, Shuan, Jude, Helix, Beckham, Brazos, Aadi, Bode and Rory -- Tons of other updates! ** 11-29-09 ** -- Added new photos of Twister, Izzy, Tessa, Keelin, Baker, Eleanor, Poppy, Nolan and Cody. -- Made new pages for Zeek and Stella -- Made new pages for the Patsy X Perro litter -- Worked on Spark pups -- Worked on Perro pups -- Worked on Baker pups -- Worked on New Titles Page -- Worked on Recent Accomplishments Page ** 8-31-09 ** Tons of updates going on! -- Please see the Upcoming Litters Page for exciting plans. -- Added tons of photos from USASA Nationals 2009 -- Work on many pages, including: Mimi, Charlie, Trace, Logan, Boomer, Spark, Eleanor, Jackson, Pete, Tony and Toria. ** 1-15-09 ** Worked on updating: Tony,Beckham, Rex, Marley, Flicka, Remy, and Petal ** Updated Available and Upcoming Litters pages ** 11-01-08 ** - Worked on tons of pages including: Pete, Trace, Libby, Tony, Charlie, Cody, Keelin, Tess, and Elki ** 11-01-08 ** - We have an available puppy! ** 10-25-08 ** Puppy pictures are up! ** 9-12-08 ** Puppies are here! ** 7-20-08 ** -- Major overhaul going on! Take a look around. -- Updated Available Page. -- Updated Upcoming Litters. ** 1-25-08 ** -- Added new puppy pictures! ** 1-13-08 ** -- Puppies are here! See the Upcoming Litters Page for information. ** 12-1-07 ** -- Finally added pictures of the puppies! ** 10-28-07 ** -- Tons of updates. Still not caught up, but added new pages for most of the Violet X Merlin pups and also added new photos of the lovely Rainyday's Boom Chicka Boom. ** 7-07-07 ** -- Tons of Updating going on! ** 5-5-07 ** -- Added puppy pictures! ** 3-14-07 ** -- Tons of updates throughout. -- Information on new puppies! -- New pics of the Glory X Baker puppies added. ** 1-09-07 ** -- A few basic edits -- Added a new page for titles in 2007 ** 12-13-06 ** -- Updated Available page -- Updated Upcoming Litters ** 9-20-06 ** -- Updated Upcoming Litters Page! -- Updated Recent Accompishments! -- New photos of Spark ** 8-1-06 ** -- There are updates throughout the site and more to come! ** 6-26-06 ** -- Added new pics of Rainyday's Kiss Me Kate and Rainyday's The Sweetest Thing -- Updated the Recent Accomplishments Page -- Updated New Titles in 2006 ** 6-7-06 ** -- Working on individual pages for the Rose X Baker pups -- Updated Available page -- Updated Upcoming Litters page -- Added more nationals pictures ** 4-30-06 ** -- Added new photos of the Rose pups! -- Updated Recent Accomplishments Page. -- Updated New Titles in 2006. -- Started work on a Nationals Page. ** 4-23-06 ** -- Added new photos of Rose's pups -- Worked on Recent Accomplishments -- Added new photos of Rainyday's Imagine ** 3-29-06 ** -- Rose's puppies are here! Check out the Upcoming Litters page for a quick peek! ** 3-14-06 ** - Created new pages for each of the Violet X Baker pups - Updated Recent Accomplishments - Updated New Titles in 2006 - Updated Available - Updated Spark's Upcoming Litters - Updated Baker's Upcoming Litters - Added new pictures: -- ASCA/UKC CH Rainyday's Hard Habit to Break OA OAJ RS-N NAC JS-N NJC GS-O OGC -- Rainyday's Catcher in the Rye RN NA NAJ JS-N -- ASCA CH Rainyday's Remember When AKC/ASCA CD PT OA OAJ ** 2-13-06 ** -- Updated Recent Accomplishments -- Updated New Titles in 2006 ** 1-24-06 ** - Emptied this box for quicker page load times. - Added new pictures of: -- Rainyday's Born to Fly -- Rainyday's Clear and Present Danger -- Cobbercret Propwash Obla-De -- CH Rainyday's Free As A Bird CGC -- Rainyday's Something to Talk About - Updated Recent Accomplishments Page - Updated New Titles in 2005 - Updated New Titles in 2006

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December 9-10

We had kind of a slow weekend -- Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS both days to the number one dog in the country... but Jane (Rainyday Life In The Fast Lane) showed on Sunday for her second day in the ring and was RWB -- not a bad start for our up and coming girl!

December 2-3

Off to Mesquite for an AKC show where we had a great time! On Saturday Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was WB/BOW and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and then a Group 4! On Sunday Violet repeated her win and finished her AKC championship and Merlot was BOB!! What a fun weekend! In Michigan, Michelle Gullet's Billy (UKC CH Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart CGC) continued his streak with yet another RWD to a five point ASCA major... his day will come!

November 25-26

We went to an AKC show in Waco and had a wonderful time! On Saturday Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was WB for a four point major and Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was RWB. Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and then on to a Group One! On Sunday Violet was WB for a four point major and Merlot was BOB and on to a Group Three! Wow what a weekend! In Michigan, Billy (UKC CH Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart CGC) was RWD (again...). Billy is owned by Michelle Gullet.

November 18-19

Off to an ASCA show where we had a pretty good time! Rose (AKC CH Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB to the five point major both days... some day Rose will break this streak! Lark was more successful though! On Saturday Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was BOS and on Sunday she was BOB (over 5 other specials)! Overall it was a fun weekend -- nice dogs and time spent with good friends.

November 11-12

It was certainly a busy weekend -- we went to OK for an AKC show where we had a wonderful time. On Saturday Finn (Rainyday's Finesse) was WB for a four point major and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS over the other 2 bitch specials. On Sunday, Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue), was RWB to the four point major. In other news, our Spark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) attended his first herding trial and received his HT! We are VERY excited about this young guy -- 20 months old, 2 championships and an HT! En Fuego! To make the weekend even more exciting, we hear that Tempo (Rainyday's The Beat Goes On) was RWB to an AKC major on Friday. Tempo is almost ten months old and is owned by Kim Waller and Beth Rice. Way to go guys!

November 4-5

We stayed home this weekend and delivered puppies! Wren (AKC CH Rainyday's Free As A Bird CGC) gave us a beautiful, healthy litter of seven!

October 28-29

Wow -- like anything could top last weekend... we went to OK where we had a great time! On Saturday Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was RWB and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB. Then Merlot went on to a Group One! On Sunday Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was WB and Merlot was BOB and on to a Group Four! Back in Texas, Carly (Rainyday's We Have No Secrets) was RWB to a three point major her fourth day of showing! Way to go Carly! Carly is owned by Ellen Meyer and Cheryl Grossman. And in Illinois, Rori (ASCA CH Rainyday Dawn's Early Light) was also RWB. Rori is owned by Debbie and Jenna Duffecy.

October 21-22

What a weekend! On Saturday we attended an AKC agility trial with Folly (AKC CH Cobbercrest Rainyday's Folly CGC). She not only completed her NA -- she got a third in her class! Not bad for a 7 year old! After the show we packed up and headed to NM for a one day AKC show where Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was WB/BOW and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB. Merlot went on to a Group 2! To add to the excitement, when we got home we learned that 8 month old Carly (Rainyday's We Have No Secrets) was WB from the 6-9 class at the AKC show in Belton! Carly is owned by Gay Carey, Ellen Meyer and Cheryl Grossman -- this was Carly's first AKC show! Congrats again you guys!

October 14-15

We stayed home this weekend and relaxed, but Venture (AKC CH Rainyday's Joint Venture HIC) went to an AKC show in Lawrence, KS where he went BOS over the other dog specials (one of them a multiple group placer/winner). This was Venture's first day out as a special. He is owned and loved by Kim Waller, Beth Rice, Tricia Clements and Kathy O'Malley.

October 7-14 ASCA Nationals

Although we missed ASCA nationals this year, a Rainyday dog certainly had a blast! Jenny (Rainyday Mistletoe AKC/ASCA CD, NAJ) completed three titles in agility -- her RS-N, GS-N and JS-N! Wow! Jenny is owned by Allyson Kaiser. We are very proud of this fantastic team and expect more great things to come.

October 7-8

We attended the Humble AKC show where Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB both days with a Group 4 placement on Sunday! Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was WB/BOW both days and Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was RWB both days. On the way home we delivered Spark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) to his herding trainers, Marie and Alan Koebke. Violet, Ruby and Merlot each got the opportunity to "play sheep" too! In other news, Cheryl Bradley's Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips) went to an AKC show in PA where he was WD/BOW/BOB. Great job Wally! In Illinois, Taylor (Rainyday Kiss By A Rose) and his owner, Steve Aronson, attended their first agility trial (NADAC). They competed on Sunday only but Taylor was a huge star! He qualified in standard with a clean run and a 2nd place ribbon and in Jumpers with a clean run and a 4th place ribbon! Wow -- can't wait to hear what happens at his second trial!

September 30 - October 1

We stayed in Lubbock for an AKC show where Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS both days to her half brother Cooper (AKC CH Rainyday's Tinsel Town). Cooper went Group One on Sat. and Group Two on Sunday! Cooper is owned by Sherry Green. He is 18 months old and this was his second weekend out as a special! Way to go Cooper! In Michigan, Billy (UKC CH Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart CGC) went WD/BOW on Saturday, and in Kansas, True (Rainyday's Love Me Do) was RWD -- this was True's second weekend out in AKC -- he is 7 months old. True is owned by Tricia Clements.

September 23-24

We headed over to Ft. Worth for two days of AKC -- and what a two days they were! On Saturday Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB over a large entry and went on to a group 4 in tough competition. On Sunday, Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was WB for a four point major and Merlot was again BOB. Merlot then got a Group 3 in a group ring filled with top dogs! What fun we had! To top it all off, in Pennsylvania Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips) picked up yet another WD!

September 16-17

We stayed home again this weekend, but in Ohio, Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips) was WD/BOW on Sat. and WD on Sunday. Wally is owned by Cheryl Bradley of Keepsake Australian Shepherds. Way to go Cheryl and Wally!

September 9-10

We stayed home this weekend, but in Michigan Billy (UKC CH Rainyday Achy Breaky Heart CGC) continued his reign as the Reserve King with RWD both days at an AKC show! In Chicago, Marley (Rainyday's Life On Mars CL1-R,CL1-S) competed in a two day agility trial where she earned her CL1-H (level 1 handlers), CL1-F (level 1 fun games) and her CL2-R (level 2 standard agility) titles! Marley has now completed all of the level one titles and her first level two title! She has multiple class wins and even a High in Trial Aussie. Way to go Marley! Marley is owned, trained and handled by Debbie Hanson.

September 2-4

Off to OK for an ASCA show where we enjoyed visiting with friends old and new and showing dogs in 108 degree temperatures! On Sat. True (Rainyday's Love Me Do), owned by Tricia Clements, was RWD to the five point major. This was True's ASCA debut in the 6-9 class. Our Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was WB on Monday for a five point major and then went on to BOW/BOB over eight specials! We need to thank Kelley Curtin for handling Ruby in Best of Breed! This was Kelley's first day in the breed ring and she was great! Up North in Michigan, Billy (UKC CH Rainyday Achy Breaky Heart CGC) was WD/BOW/BOB over a special at an AKC show on Saturday and RWB to a five point major Sunday and Monday at an ASCA show! In Ohio, Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips) was WD/BOW/BOB at an AKC show! Wow what a weekend!

August 26-27

We stayed home this weekend, but in other states Rainyday dogs had a ball! Venture (Rainyday's Joint Venture HIC) finished his AKC championship with yet another major! Congrats to Venture and his owners, Kim Waller, Beth Rice, Tricia Clements and Kathy O'Malley. Tricia also had a great weekend with True (Rainyday's Love Me Do) who went RWD his first day out in AKC -- at 6.5 months! Way to go Tricia and True!

August 19-20

Off to Greeley, CO for an AKC show where we had a great time! Greeley is beautiful and the dogs were successful! On Saturday Spark went WD/BOW to finish his AKC championship and become AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire -- not bad for a 17 month old! Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and then made the cuts in a very tough group! On Sunday Merlot was BOS. In Michigan, UKC CH Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart got his CGC and was RWD to a three point major -- way to go Billy!

August 11-13

After a few weeks hiatus to enjoy summer, we headed to NM for 3 days of ASCA shows. On Friday evening Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS. On Saturday Merlot repeated her BOS performance, Jane (Rainyday LifeInTheFastLane) was BOB puppy (her first show weekend!), and Ruby (Rainyday's Ruby Tuesday HIC) was RWB to the three point major. But Friday and Saturday were simply the warm ups for Sunday when Merlot went BOB, Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was BOS and Ruby went WB for a three point major! What fun!

July 15-16

We went to San Angelo where Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was WD/BOW on Sat and WD on Sunday and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS on Sat, but the big news was Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) who went WB on Sat and WB/BOW/BOS on Sunday to become AKC CH Rainyday's Roses Are Red at 17 months and two days!

July 8-9

We drove up to Sedalia, Missouri to see friends and show dogs. What a great weekend of spending time with old friends! Plus, Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS both days with a large entry and Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) went WD/BOW on Sunday for a three point major. In other states, Billy (Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart), owned by Michelle Gullet, went to his second weekend of UKC shows and came home a UKC champion! Way to go Michelle and Billy!

July 2-4

Off to College Station for an ASCA show and an ASCA/NADAC agility trial. This was our first ASCA/NADAC trial and we had a great time. Wren (AKC CH Rainyday's Free As A Bird CGC) won a 10 pt leg towards her RS-N and NAC titles with a first place in her class and Folly (AKC CH Cobbercrest Rainyday's Folly CGC) won a 5 pt leg toward her RS-N and NAC with a third place in the class. In conformation, Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB (again) and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) picked up BOB wins 2 out of the 3 days.

June 23-25

Down to Hutto for an ASCA show where we had a wonderful time. What a great facility and fun people to show with! On Friday evening Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB to the major and Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was BOB! On Sat. Rose was RWB again and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA Ch Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and on Sunday Lark was BOS...what fun! In Michigan, Rose's littermate Billy (Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart) was RWD two days...must run in the family! Also this weekend, Jenny (Rainyday Mistletoe) got her AKC CD! Jenny is a littermate to our Decker (Rainyday's Deck the Halls) and is owned by Allyson Kaiser.

June 17-18

We took the weekend off and relaxed, but Billy (Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart) attended his first UKC show were he was WD on Sat and RWD on Sunday! Way to go Billy and Michelle!

June 10-11

Off to CO for an AKC show where we had a blast! On Saturday Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was WD/BOS for two points and Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was RWB. Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and went on to a Group 2!! On Sunday we showed Rose (Rainyday's Rose Are Red) instead of Violet and she went RWB (darn -- could have finished her!! Ah well...) and Merlot was BOB and made the cut in a tough group. We came home to good news too! Both Billy (Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart) and Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips) picked up WD/BOW wins this weekend!

June 2-4

We went to NM for an ASCA show where Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) started the new year with a BOB win! In Illinois, Venture (Rainyday's Joint Venture HIC) went WD/BOW for a three point major! This was Venture's third AKC major!

May 20-21

Off to Stephenville for an AKC show where Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was WD/BOS (over the special) on Sat and was WD/BOW on Sunday. On Sunday, Violet (Rainyday's Violets Are Blue) was RWB and Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was BOS. In other states, Wally (Rainyday's Preston Phillips), was WD/BOW/BOB on Sat. and WD/BOS on Sunday and his littermate Billy (Rainyday's Achy Breaky Heart was WD/BOW on Saturday. Wally is owned by Cheryl Bradley and Billy is owned by Michelle Gullet. Way to go guys!

May 13-14

We went to Denton for an AKC show where we had a blast! On Sat. Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was RWD to the three point major and Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was BOS. On Sunday, Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was WB/BOW for a three point major, which leaves her short of only one point for her championship, and Merlot (BISS AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB and went on to a Group 4. This was an exciting weekend for other reasons as well. We were invited to a friend's house where Rose, Lark, Spark, Ruby and Merlot were able to try herding! All five got into it but Spark and Lark were clearly the best. In fact, watch for Spark in the herding arena after he finishes his AKC championship! In other parts of the country, Rose's littermate Venture (Rainyday's Joint Venture HIC) took a four point AKC major! This was Venture's second major win in AKC!

May 6-7

Off to Crystal Falls for an ASCA show where AKC CH Cobbercrest Rainyday's Folly CGC was Best of Breed Altered under breeder judge Carol Ann Hartnagle. The following day Lark (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was BOB under breeder judge Sara Roberts.

April 29-30

Off to NM for the Zia show where Lark (AKC CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) went WB/BOW/BOB over seven specials under breeder judge Becky DeLeon to finish her ASCA championship! Back in Texas, Lark's littermate Cooper (Rainyday's Tinsel Town) owned by Sherry Green, went WD on Sat and WD/BOW/BOB over specials on Sunday to finish his AKC championship. Cooper will now try his hand at ASCA!

April 22-23

Stayed home this weekend so that we could attend an agility training seminar with Wren (AKC CH Rainyday's Free As A Bird CGC) and Folly (AKC CH Cobbercrest Rainyday's Folly CGC). What a blast! We can't wait to start competing again!

April 15-16

We went over to NM for an ASCA show where Lark (AKC CH Rainyday GirlsJusWannaHavFun) went WB for a three point major on Sat. under breeder judge Terri Morgan and then RWB to the major on Sunday. She only needs two singles to finish her ASCA championship! Meanwhile, Lark and Spark's littermate, Cooper (Rainyday's Tinsel Town) went WD/BOW/BOB over specials at an AKC show in Roswell, NM. Cooper only needs two singles to finish his AKC championship.

April 7-9

We headed north to Kansas for the Sunflower Cluster and the first annual Greater Wichita Australian Shepherd Club Regional Specialty where we had a blast! On Friday morning Lark (Rainyday's GirlsJusWannaHavFun) went WB under Charles Trotter for a five point major over 29 other bitches to finish her AKC championship! Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) went BOS! Also on Friday morning, Rainyday's Joint Venture, owned by Kim Waller, Beth Rice, Tricia Clements and Kathy O'Malley, got his HIC!

Friday evening was the specialty and we had an incredible night! Our judge was Randy Sheets. Spark (ASCA CH Rainyday's I'm On Fire) won the BBX class and was one of the final three dogs considered for WD. Rosie (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) won the 12-18 class and went WB for a five point major over 38 other bitches, and most exciting of all, Merlot went BOB!!

Saturday was a great day too! Rainyday's Joint Venture HIC was WD from the 12-18 class for a five point major, and then went BOS over multiple specials! His littermate, Rose, was WB/BOW for her second five point major! And Merlot crowned the day with a repeat BOB!

Sunday under Michelle Billings, Spark won the BBX class and went RWD to the five point major, Rose took the day off and slept upside down in her crate all day, and Merlot went BOB and on to a Group 2!!

What an incredible weekend!

March 24-26

We headed North to Oklahoma to the three day ASCA show where we had a great time with new friends and old. On Friday night Spark (Rainyday's I'm On Fire) went WD/BOW for a five point major under breeder judge Kathy Staten and finished his ASCA Championship! En Fuego! Not bad for a 13 month old! Rosie (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB to the five point major, and Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOS. On Saturday Rose repeated her RWB thing to the five point major. But Sunday was a blast! On Sunday, under Reed Keifer, Rainyday's Joint Venture, owned by Kim Waller, Beth Rice, Tricia Clements and Kathy O'Malley, went WD for a five point major. Venture is 13 months old and these are his first five points! He is from last year's Yukon X Wren litter! Then, Lark (Rainyday's GirlsJusWannaHavFun) went WB for a five point major, and then she went on to BOW/BOB over six specials including littermate Spark and half sister Merlot! Wow what a weekend for the Yukon puppies!

March 18-19

Back to NM for two days of ASCA...

On Saturday Spark (Rainyday's I'm On Fire) took a four point major (WD/BOW/BOS) under Sharon Newcomb and Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB. On Sunday Spark took the day off but his littermate Lark (Rainyday's GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was WB and Merlot was BOB under breeder-judge Charmaine Melton... Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Lark and Spark's litter sister Rori (ASCA CH Rainyday's Dawn's Early Light) took a five point ASCA major to finish her ASCA CH. Rori finished in three weekends with three five point majors, and turned 13 months old this weekend! She is owned by Debbie and Jenna Duffecy of Snowy River Australian Shepherds.

February 25-27

We went to the Hutto, TX ASCA show -- wow what a great facility! There were lots of fun people there and we had a blast. On Friday night Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) went BOB under breeder-judge Becky DeLeon! On Saturday, Spark (Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was WD for a five point major, Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB to a five point major and Merlot was BOS under breeder-judge Charmaine Melton. On Sunday, Spark was RWD to a five point major and Merlot was BOS under Siberian breeder John Lucas.

February 12

Over to NM for one day of ASCA under breeder-judge Celeste Telles. Spark (Rainyday's I'm On Fire) took home WD/BOW/BOS (over a special), Lark (Rainyday's GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was WB and Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB.

February 5-6

Off to NM to the Hobbs AKC show...

On Saturday Lark (Rainyday's GirlsJusWannaHavFun) was WB/BOW, Rose (Rainyday's Roses Are Red) was RWB and Merlot (AKC/ASCA CH Rainyday's Red Red Wine) was BOB under Roger Hartinger. Merlot then made the cut in tough group competition under Mrs. L.K. Davis. On Sunday Spark (Rainyday's I'm On Fire) was RWD to his litter brother Cooper (Rainyday's Tinsel Town), owned by Sherry Green. Rose was WB. Lark was RWB and then Merlot was BOB and Group 3 under Mrs. Hartinger.

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