We had a ball in the snow at Mammoth! We love to be out in nature with the dogs, hiking, snowshoeing, whatever! New snowshoes for Ben and me.....6" of new powder - doesn't get much better than this!
Solo's sister Zoltie, A-CH 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 open Regular, Gamblers and Jumpers titles in agility, keeping her owner Roxanne on her toes. She completed 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 2008 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!
Nationals News! We returned from the 2008 ASCA National dog show in Las Vegas and we are THRILLED at how well Wizard's kids and grandkids did! Wizard joins an elite number of dogs who have sired mulitple specialty winners - Mystic in 2006 and now Sirius and Zoltie in 2008! The unbelievable highlights:
Solo returned from the 2008 Nationals to pick up a WD and RWD at the West Coast show in December. Chipping away at the points! Thanks, Breeder Judge Gina Blair!
And last but CERTAINLY not least, 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 and concrete in Las Vegas! It was great to see friends and give people who have Wizzie offspring a chance to see him in action! Exhausting but fun! What a legacy.........
Congratulations to BISS CH La Plata's Mistico De Colores "Mystic", on achieving his Hall of Fame Sire status! With limited breeding, Mystic produced great dogs that are competing and titling in all venues. Mystic also recently obtained his started sheep title, proving that dads can keep up with the kids! Congrats, Mystic and owner Tammy Seaman!
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Solo took a 5-point major under Breeder Judge Kathy Bryan at the WCASA June 2009 show and also garnered a RWD award. He is edging closer to his (owner's) champion goal! Thank you Shawna Beaty for your expert handling -
It's official - Wizard kids and grandkids garnered 5 of the top 10 spots for intact and altered confirmation standings for 2008/2009! We are so proud of all the accomplishments of these dogs - congrats to all! A lot of time, effort and talent went in to those placings - way to go!
Solo is our new CHAMPION! He took a 5-pt major Winners Dog and Best of Winners under AKC judge Helga Kane. Thanks Shawna for handling Solo while I snuck a riding lesson in! Multi-tasking!
Look for Solo in agility and trying his hand on stock - this wonderful dog can do it all!
We're back at agility! In August 2009, our first trial in almost a year, Solo got his first Q in Novice Jumpers! Scooter did great in his first runs at the Elite level (mine too) - one or 2 oops per round. Elle thought it was just too hot (107) and the Station fire had us all nervous! Good to be back amongst friends........
#6 CH Casa Blanca's Magnum Blast - son owned by Erin Welch
#3 CH Callisto's Badabingbadaboom "Bing" - grandson owned by Gail Karamalegos
#4 CH Del Sol's Irrestible Magic "Sirus" - son owned by Carol Roberts
#1 CH Casa Blanca's Sweet Drnm Zoltie "Zoltie" - daughter owned by Jack and Roxanne Leon
#2 CH Rainyday's Howdoyoulikemenow? "Toby Keith" - grandson owned by Danielle Pugh
Testimony's In It To Win It, "Swagger" made his show (and leash) debut last month and walked away with a Best Opposite Sex Puppy! Owned and bred by Jill Ward, this Wizard son has started off his career with a bang! One to watch!
Solo was High in Trial Open in only his third trial at the WCASA October 2009 bash....wow, was that FUN! And his wonderful half sister Elle earned her first title, Novice Jumper!
Wiz kids/grandkids were MAGIC at the 2009 ASCA Nationals in September in Greeley, CO!
Congratulations to Toby Keith, BISS A-CH Rainyday's How Do You Like Me Now? a Wiz grandson by Merlin and owned/handled by Danielle Pugh on winning Altered Best of Opposite Sex. That makes 3 years in a row that Wizard relations have won the A-BOB or A-BOS title at the national specialty level! Toby also was a premiere champion at 2 pre-shows.
BISS A-CH Casa Blanca's Sweet Dream'n Zoltie "Zoltie" was the winner of the Altered Confirmation Invitational. She was also Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex in 2 pre-shows and gathered several qualifying scores in agility.
CH. Casa Blanca's Magnum Blast was premiere at 2 pre-shows and earned multiple qualifying scores in agility.
Solo was at it again - at the WCASA Fall Fling in December 2009, he was 4 for 4, earning his Novice Gamble title, moved up to Open Gamble, earned a qualifying score AND got 2 qualifying scores in Open Regular! Consistent, fast (one first, 3 seconds) and so much fun!
Solo's sisters were doing their share of qualifying too...congrats to Miley, Piper, and Zoltie!
BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Wizard son Del Sol's Irresistible Magic (Sirus) on attaining his WTCH (Working Trial Champion) in November 2009. This versatile dog, who won Best of Breed at the 2008 Nationals, worked very hard for Dawna Sims to achieve this goal. Now all that's left is his ATCH (Agility Trial Champion) with owner Carol! Go Carol!
Solo, Elle and Kathy made a road trip to Goodyear, Arizona to attend a Donna Sims herding clinic in November 2009. Three days of instruction were intense, informative and rewarding as both dogs showed tremendous ability on stock. Elle has found her calling - she is a natural; maintaining the correct distance, moving well both ways around the stock with a bit of finesse. Solo was a bit more of a "sheep bowler" but had high drive and no fear. Excellent results for only the second time on sheep for the pair! Another venue to get excited about!
We've been having FUN at agility! Solo and Scooter are improving every trial and our last trial in Fillmore was no exception. Solo earned 4 Q's Elite Jumpers and Open Regular, earning his Open Regular title. Scooter earned 3 Q's in Elite Regular and Elite Jumpers. Fun AND success!
We did some genetic testing on the boys. Wizard and Solo are both heriditary cateract clear and MDR-1 Normal/Normal. Good genetics to pass on!
Congratulations to Wizard son CH Casa Blanca's Blue Eyed Bandit who got his CDX title recently. Go Rebel!
Fun in the snow! Another spring trip to Mammoth - Scooter is Mr. Snow.
We traveled to Goleta this 2010 summer and had another fun time doing agility. Scooter earned his Elite Veterans Regular and Jumper titles and Solo earned his Elite Jumper title as well as Q's towards his Elite Regular and ATCH titles. BIG thank you to my friend and super handler Cindy Deter who accumulated 5 of the 7 Q's this weekend as a "push" to the tunnel tore my hamstring and I was relegated to a cheerleader! Good dogs for running for their friend Cindy and great handling of different dogs for Cin!
Congratulations to Jill Ward and Swagger, Testimony's In It To Win It. In just 2 weekends of being shown, he has a a 5-point Major and 2 Reserve Winner's Dog awards. Watch for him at Nationals this year!
Just another day at the office for Erin Welch and Magnum, Casa Blanca's Magnum Blast. They were Best of Breed champs at the Ocean View show in August 2010, adding another to their consistent string of breed awards! Good luck to them and all the Wiz kids and grandkids who are traveling to Texas for the 2010 ASCA Nationals!
Rumor has it that Sirius, Del Sol's Irresistible Magic, owned by Carol Roberts, has earned his Supreme Versatility Champion title (SVCH) by completing his Elite titles in Agility. To earn this designation, a dog must have a Working Trial Champion (WTCH) title for stock, a confirmation Champion (CH) title (of course, Sirius was the 2008 ASCA Nationals Best of Breed) and either the Elite agility titles or the obedience Utility Dog (UD) title. Quite an accomplishment for a tremendous dog!
Wizard was recently awarded his ROMX-II sire title from the AKC. Sires earn designations for having various levels of titled progeny. ROMX-II is awarded for having offspring with 15 AKC titles with at least 2 titles from each of three categories of confirmation, obedience/rally and performance. Go Kids!
Wizard kids and grandkids had lots of success at the recent 2010 ASCA National Specialty in Waco, Texas. Wizard continues to produce sound, athletic and beautiful offspring. Congratulations to everyone!
National Specialty Premiere dog was son Casa Blanca's Magnum Blast, Magnum with Erin. They were also a premiere dog at the first pre-show and got several agility Q's and completed 2 titles.
Son Swagger, Testimony's In It to Win It, and Jill were RWD Reserve Winners Dog at the first pre-show and third in Puppy Sweeps. He was also second in American Bred at Nationals.
Daughter Francella, CH La Plata's Flor de Luna, won the Brood Bitch class at Nationals with an impressive lineup of kids!
Granddaughter Nicki, DeColores Ring of Fire and Cameron were Best Opposite Sex Puppy in Sweeps and Reserve Winners Bitch at Nationals! They were also Winners Bitch/Best of Winners at the first pre-show.
Best of Opposite Sex, Altered, at the National Specialty was daughter Zoltie, Casa Blanca's Sweet Dream'n Zoltie with Erin. Zoltie also was A-BOS at one preshow. Zoltie also placed overall 5th in Gamble in the Agility Finals and had placements in both regular and jumpers rounds at Nationals.
Best of Breed Altered at the first pre-show was grandson Toby Keith, Rainyday's How Do You Like Me Now? and Danielle.
Congratulations to Magnum, Casablanca's Magnum Blast, on winning Best of Breed at the Palm Springs AKC show in January 2011. Mag's continued success in the AKC breed ring also has earned him the title of GCH, Grand Champion, the first for Wizard offspring!
Wizard had a birthday! Wizzie turned 14 (4/2011) and is healthy, happy and still moving like a machine. We celebrated with a fun walk with the family, biscuits and fresh tuna!
We had fun at agility in Fillmore in May 2011. Scooter was 3 for 5 winning third place and Q's in 2 rounds of Vet Elite Jumpers and a round of Vet Elite Regular! Inching toward that VATCH!
Another FIRST for Wizard! His daughter Zoltie, A-CH Casa Blanca's Sweet Dream'n Zoltie, owned by Roxanne and Jack Leon, attained enough agility points at the Elite level to earn her Agility Trial Champion (ATCH) title. It takes 200 points in regular, 100 points in jumpers and 100 points in gamblers to obtain this title - a lot of hard work! I was so happy to be at the trial when the final Q was earned. This is the first Wizard son or daughter to attain this title. Congratulations Zoltie and Roxanne - as usual, Dad is proud of all you do!
Congratulations to Swagger, Testimony's In It to Win It, and Jill Ward who finished his Champion title with a WD/BOW/BOB in May 2011. Look for this handsome boy in the breed ring!
2011 is the year of firsts for Wizard! Another Wizard offspring, CH Casa Blanca's Blue Eyed Bandit "Rebel", earned his UD title in Obedience to make him the first Wiz Kid to gain this advanced title. Wonderful! More pride! Picture to follow.
We are SO BRAGGING! After many years of close calls, Solo got a Gamble Q in La Habra to finish his Open Gamble title. And Scooter got his first Elite Gamble Q! Both dogs and handler learned gamblers when it was embedded in the course and learning how to gain opening points and be in position for the buzzer has been TOUGH! But it can be done! Yay! Great weekend with dogs going 9 for 16.
The baton was passed to the next generation at the 2011 ASCA Nationals in West Bend, WI with Wizard GRANDkids doing well! I'm just starting to get the results posted!
Granddaughter Afterall's Head Over Heals "Lettie" was 3rd in the 6-9 class
Grandson La Plata's Zephyer of Cocopah "Zepher" was Winners Dog at the ASC of Michigan Pre-show and 2nd Place in 12-18 at the 2011 ASCA National Specialty
CH Testimony's In It To Win It "Swagger" picked up his 2nd AKC Major win recently in Carson City, NV. AKC champ coming soon!
Grandson CH Callisto's Badabingbadaboom"Bing" took 3rd place in the Nationals 7-9 Veteran class
Grandson SkyRyder's Wizard Of Oz "Oz" and Shelby Shanks win Best Junior Handler at Nationals!
