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We had a ball in the snow at Mammoth!  Solo's first time, new snowshoes for Ben and me.....6" of new powder - doesn't get much better than this!
Solo's sister Zoltie, Casa Blanca's Sweet Dream'n Zoltie, from the first Wizard/Sparkle cross, is having fun and success in multiple venues.  She has completed her novice Regular, Gamblers and Jumpers titles in agility, keeping her owner Roxanne on her toes.  She is close to her A-CH title in confirmation, handled by Roxanne and Danielle Dumais.  Zoltie also keeps true to her roots by herding sheep, ducks and goats!  One busy lady!
Wiz and Scooter are STARS!  They were asked to model Precision pet products for both catalog and product label images.  Wizard first started modeling for the crate line and then the duo was asked for this home of their own.  Both dogs are so obedient as well as beautiful that the sessions took minutes instead of hours!   Look for Wizard on the crate box at a Petco near you!  The dog house will be coming to stores soon.  Maybe their own reality series is next?
Solo goes Winner's Dog and Best of Winners under Senior Breeder Judge Heidi Mobley at the WCASA show in June for a 5-point major!  Thank you Heidi for getting Solo started!  Solo also was Best Opposite in Sweeps under AKC judge Peri Norman.  Thank you Peri!

Solo relatives had a great show day - along with Solo's exciting wins, his littermate sister Shimmer (Casa Blanca's Shimmers Magic) was BOB in the Puppy Sweepstakes, his littermate brother Magnum (Casa Blanca's Magnum Blast) was BOS in both the am and pm  shows and his big sister from this first cross, Zoltie, Casa Blanca's Sweet Dream'n Zoltie was WB and A-BOB in the am show and WB and A-BOS in the pm show!  What a day for Wiz/Sparkle kids!
Congratulations to Rebel, ASCA/UKC BIS CH Casa Blanca's Blue Eyed Bandit, CD U-CD and his owner Lori Spiker!  This summer has been a title bonanza!  This past weekend in UKC, this team was Best in Show, Reserve BIS and had 3 Group 1, 2 Group 2 and 1 Group 3 placements!  At Wags for Wishes in July, Lori and Rebel earned their ASCA CD and were High in Trial both days.  AND they earned their UKC CD this summer as well!  Hot, Hot, Hot!


Another family celebrity! Sammy, from the first Wizard/Sparkle cross, was selected to represent Goodlife Recipe dog food so you'll see his cute face on the bag!  Owned and loved by Kristen and Spencer McCoy, Sammy has also met Cesar Milan when he came to Kristen's workplace to work with some "problem" dogs.  Cesar commented "This is a very balanced dog with good energy; calm submissive.”  He also asked if could use Sammy as an example of good energy with the problem dog, if necessary, when they did the interview.  Go Sammy!
Nationals News!  We just returned from the 2008 ASCA National dog show in Las Vegas and we are THRILLED at how well Wizard's kids and grandkids did!  We'll post pictures and more details as soon as they are available but the unbelievable highlights:








It was great to have Wizard out there again - he won the 11-13 Veterans Sweeps but unfortunately pulled up lame for the regular Veterans class - too many rocks in Las Vegas!  It was great to see friends and give people who have Wizzie grandkids a chance to see him in action!  Exhausting but fun!  What a legacy.........

More to come!