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December 2021 News

• Carolyn Kraskey
  • 2 points at Minneapolis for both her dogs. Both dogs are sitting at 10 points.
• Nikki Owen
  • Daniel in robotics competition won first and going to state in February.
• Jim and Kathy Billman
  • Rainy went WB for 2 points, need 1 point to finish. Cynder earned Grand Championship.
• Karen Godfrey
  • Quasar earned Agility Excellent Fast title. Jeep earned AKC Rally Advanced title, Complete Elite Master Trick dog, and earned #1 Keeshond, Outstanding use of props. Ellie added TDROM title. Jeep also earned Novice Jumpers and qualified in standard.
• Keith Shank
  • Regal earned Grand Championship last year in Orlando, she may get Bronze this year.

November 2021 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • Jeep earned International Championship and a group 2, and 3 group 3s, and Advanced Trick Dog Master Title. Trek earned 2nd le in Beginning Novice Obedience. Ellie earned TD-ROM. Which is a register of merit awarded to sire or dam whose ge earn an aggregate of 10 trick dog titles. This is the first one awarded.
• Lynda Lee and Sara Peterson
  • “The Chocolates” both completed their championships in October at the Sioux Empire Kennel Club Shows in Sioux Falls, SD. Finishing their championship at 9mo old, helping their sire, GCHS CH Northwind’s Round House Kick “Norris” earn his ROMX
• Sandy Reitsma
  • Sumac ‘N Trepak’s Free Fall (Sky) took back-to-back majors in Winona.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Sioux falls, Riddle won BOB and group 4, Enys took BOB 2 days. Winona: Enys won BOB, group 2, and 2 OH group 3.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Ruby has litter of healthy pups. 3 boys, 3 girls
• Keith Shank
  • Both dogs earned herding instinct. Roy got best novice in herding.

October 2021 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • KCA National 2020 & 2021 Karen had 10 Kees there, 9 of 10 came back with some kind of award Lilac – 12+ Veteran Bitch – 1st 2020 & 2021, Whiskee – Maturity Sr. Bitch – 1st, Venture – Maturity Sr. Dog – 4th, Beau – 12+ Veteran Dog – 2nd. Beau & Jeep Rally Pairs – Qualified and 2nd, Jeep – Rally Advance – Qualified. Obedience Advanced – Qualified & 3rd. Rally Novice Team Qualified & 4th. Trek – Obedience Beginner Novice – Qualified & 1st. Quazar earned his B Cat, Jeep has 10 trick dog titles.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Dart won 10 to 12 class both days. Rainy second in maturity class. Dart loved being in the ring.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Rochester: Enys won BOB/OHBOB, OH group 1, and OH group 2. At National Haley won 6 to 9 class, Wally won his veteran class, Enys made cut on Saturday. In Huntley Illinois, Enys won the specialty on Sunday. Lawrence: Riddle won BOB/OHBOB both days, OH group 2 both days.

September 2021 News

• Lynda Lee Peterson
  • 5-point major Lake Elmo with Nugget, both puppies did well.
• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Puppy Hazel, got BOS in sweeps and Best Puppy in Show. Also earned 8 points at Cluster, also got 2 points on Duke at Recine got his 2 majors, Brown Bear passed 2 weeks ago.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Lake Elmo, Enys took BOB and NOHS grp 3, At Amman, Enys took NOHSBOB each day and NOHS grp 2 and grp 4. Halley took Nonsporting grp 1 in 4-to-6-month puppy.
• Karen Godfrey
  • Jeep earned 2 more titles. Rally intermediate and Beginner Novice obedience. Graduated to CPE to AKC agility. First score was 100. At the cluster Marco went WD all 4 day and BOW 3 days. At Lake Elmo Venture took Select dog Sat. and BOB Sunday. Trek was Select Dog on Sunday.

August 2021 News

• Annie Piper
  • finished Calvin in Duluth
• Lynda Lee Peterson
  • Nugget BOW, BOS
• Karen Godfrey
  • CPE Masa qualified in all runs-generally placed 3rd. Jeep qualified in all but 1 run. She placed 1st or second in those runs. Jeep graduated to AKC novice agility, placed first in jumpers preforming Friday for preschoolers and sent in for trick dog.

July 2021 News

• Sandy Reitsma
  • Sunday of cluster, had litter of 6 puppies. Expecting another litter in a couple of days.
• Nikki Owen
  • Phoenix achieved Grand Championship at Solstice.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Ruby earned Silver Grand Championship, Marti earned Championship, and Ziva got BOS for 5-point major from the classes over 4 bitch specials.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Fargo Enys; group 1 Fargo; Solstice, BOB Sat and Sun, 2 OHBIS group 4, NOHS Group 1, and NOHS BIS, Duluth, NOHS group 3, NOHS Group 1 & NOHS BIS
• Karen Godfrey
  • July 2, Comet took WD, Jeep earned Novice Obedience title, qualified for insurance leg, qualified rally intermediate, June 25, RWB, Ran FastCat with 2 qualifying runs, on the way to earning DCat. Marco, WD, BOW, Thurs –Sat. Sun WD; Jeep qualified FastCat last weekend.

May 2021 News

• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Brown Bear earned Exterior Scent Title. Has 3 now.
• Gloria Zopfi
  • Tori won BOS in March in Texas, BOB 2 days over #1 collie in country.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Seward, Enys took BOB both days, OH grp 3 Sunday.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Ruby BOS both days at Seward.
• Karen Godfrey
  • Mason City Whiskey WB and BOS and Jeep reserve on Sat. and reversed on Sunday. FastCat: Jeep ran twice qualified over 20 miles per hour, has BCat title and half way to DCat. Mesa ran 2-cpe agility and qualified in both, 1st and 3rd place. Wildcard level c and jumpers level c.
• Nikki Owen
  • Samantha had first dance recital on Monday.

April 2021 News:

March 2021

• Nancy Cameron
  • Riddle took breed both days at Des Moines.
• Karen Godfrey
  • March 6 & 7, 2021
    • AKC Scent Work at Front Range Scent Work Club in Longmont Colorado.
      • Quasar – Saturday Quasar qualified and earned his second leg in novice exterior with a 1st place, and also qualified in novice buried with a 4th place.- Sunday Quasar qualified in containers for his second leg and a 3rd place, and also qualified in interiors with a 2nd place for his second leg, and in buried with a 1st place which earned him his buried novice title (SBN)!
      • Quasar is now LadySlipper’s Fly Me To The Moon OA OAJ BCAT ACT2 SBN CGC TKI
• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Brown Bear earned his novice Container and Interior Search Titles and has 2 legs for Buried Hide Searches.
• Laurie Hanson
  • Her dog has SIN (Scent Work Title)
• Keith Shank
  • Had two dogs qualify in the top 5 for Westminster.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Selene is expecting puppies. Marti took BOS at Des Moines show both days

December 2020 Brags

• Keith Shank
  • Regal went to Orlando and took 2 BOS, and 4 BOB and earned her grand championship.
• Lynda Lee
  • London has been bred, hoping for puppies. Signed papers on new house last week. Will move in right after Christmas

November 2020 Brags

• Karen Godfrey
  • Quasar, earned Open Agility Jumpers, earned BCAT in Fast Cat and ranked #5 in Fast Cat. Qualified and placed third in scent work, did containers and placed 4th.
  • Jeep and Karen Sheahan, competed in Crazy 8 and working towards Crazy 8 Bronze. Also doing Freestyle remotely and has earned titles in every category, is in top 5 and qualified for nationals.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Winona
    • Enys took WD, BOW, OHBOB. Riddle took BOB. Riddle is listed # 3 OHKees. Sun, Enys took WD, BOB, OHBOB, Grp 4, OH grp 1, and earned puppy
      achievement. Riddle took SD. Enys ranked all breed at #36.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Marti took WB on Sat.in Winona for 2 points.

October 2020 Brags

• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Brown Bear received interior searches and container searches nose work award.
• Annie Piper
  • Calvin took 5 point major at specialty show.
• Lisa Dankert
  • Marti took BOS for 4-point major going over 2 bitch specials in Sioux Falls.
• Nancy Cameron
  • Fargo
    • Riddle: Fri. BOB, grp 4, NOHS Grp 3, Sat. NOHS BOB, NOHS Grp 1, NOHS BIS, Sun. BOB, NOHS Grp 3.
    • Enys: Sat. BOB for 5-point major over 3 specials, Grp 4 with junior Joy
      Peterson showing him.
  • Sioux Falls
    • Riddle: Fri. BOB, Grp 4, Sat. BOB, Sun BOB, NOHS BIS.
    • Enys: Fri. BOW for 4-point major finishing him with breeder Jean Leiker showing. Enys finished in 3 weekends, 8 shows. Sat. SD, Sun SD
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Rainy went BOW, WB at Jefferson.
• Keith Shank
  • Bitch went BOS to finish in Atlanta.

Sept 2020 News

• Summer Solstice: Better Late than Never!
  • Karen Godfrey
    • Susan Larson – Venture finished with cross over 5 pt major. David took select with Trek both Sat and Sun
  • Nancy Cameron
    • Thursday Riddle BOS, Enys WD, Friday Riddle BOB and OH Group 1, Enys BOW,
      Sat. Riddle BOS, Sunday, BOS, Enys BOW, OHBOB, oh group 1, Kiwi took WB.
  • Lisa Dankert
    • Thursday Ruby took BOB, OH group 4, and Friday BOS, Marti, WB.
  • Jim & Kathy Billman
    • Rainey took 2nd and RWB.
  • Nikki & Shawn Owen
    • Daniel with Dart took 4th in juniors on Sunday.

March 2020 News

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Heart of America Kennel Club Dog Show March 8, Cynder took BOS.

Feb 2020 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • Jan. 20^th Quasar earned his ACT2 at Matrix Dog Sports in Colorado, and competed in his first AKC agility trial.
  • Feb. 2^nd Jeep earned her RATS in Barn Hunt. She is only the 7^th Keeshond to earn the RAT Senior title. Video of her qualifying hunt in which she found all 4 rats within the allowed time is on YouTube.  (search Karen Sheahan for the Jeep videos)
  • Feb. 21^st and 22nd Mesa and Betty competed in CPE Agility at On The Run and Qualified in all 6 events they entered. All events were at C Level, which means no faults to Qualify.
    • Placements:
    • Jumpers 2^nd
    • Standard 2^nd
    • Snooker 3^rd
    • Wildcard 4^th
    • Jackpot 4^th
    • Colors Q but no placement.
  • Feb. 22^rd Jeep earned her ACT1 (Agility Competition Test)
  • Feb. 23^rd Beau Qualified in Standard Agility and earned 9 points towards his PACH.

Jan 2020 News

• Shawn & Nichol Owen
  • At Canterbury, Phoenix took BOS on Sat. and Select Bitch on Sun.
  • At Lino Lakes, Danny and Dart took 4th in Open Junior Sun.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • At Canterbury, Cynder took Select Bitch on Sat.
  • At Lino Lakes, Cynder took BOS on Sun.
• Karen Godfrey
  • Mesa earned C-ATCH ( stands for CPE agility trial champion)
  • Beau MXP ( master agility excellent preferred)
  • Trek sat . BOB, Sun. SD
  • Venture Sat WD
  • Marco Sun WD
  • Jeep earned 3 titles so far in 2020, Do More With Your Dog Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced.
• Keith Shank
  • Regal went to Orlando and took 2 BOS, and 4 BOB and earned her grand championship.
• Lynda Lee Peterson
  • London has been bred, hoping for puppies. Signed papers on new house last week. Will move in right after Christmas.

Nov 2019 News:

• Sara Peterson
  • IEBECA Thistle took 2 best puppy in show, Sioux falls, Sat. London finished
    championship with 4 point major, and won major towards grand, Tiger, finished
    championship
• Gloria Zopfi
  • Tory got major taking BOS, BOW. BOB to finish little Gwen.
• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Rudy finished at IEBECA
• Karen Godfrey
  • Mesa qualified 5 times in 5 events, placed in each one.
  • Quasar: earned ACT1, first leg towards ACT2, RWD to major
  • Jeep: Trick dog performance to finish Trick Dog Elite Performance Title (top title possible)
  • CPE trial November 8 & 9 held at OTR and hosted by OTR

    Mesa and owner-handler Betty Qualified in 5 of 5 events and placed in each one! Mesa is now working at Level C, which allows for no faults to qualify.

    Colors Level CQ – 2nd place

    Wildcard Level CQ – 2nd place

    Snooker Level CQ – 3rd place

    Standard Level 5Q – 4th place and No Faults

    Jackpot Level CQ – 1st place [a Traditional Jackpot which means that the dog has to 1) accumulate a certain number of points (we needed 24 and accumulated 56) and then at the buzzer go and 2) work at a distance (other side of tape on the floor) from the handler. FIRST time she has done this successfully! She had to take a jump, A frame and 2 more jumps and NOT take the tunnel which was used as a distraction. All the while working away from handler following hand signals and voice commands. Also this is the first time running this event at Level C (which is a NO Fault level). Completed in 56.09 seconds (allowed 57.0).]
• Lisa Dankert & Nancy Cameron
  • Sioux Falls, Riddle BOB all three days, finished grand championship, group 3
    in regular group, group 4 in OH. Ruby: Ruby won BOS all 3 days. Won breed at Hutch.

Oct 2019 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Cynder took a 5pt Major and BW on Sat Oct 5 at Hutchinson for her AKC Championship. Rainey took Reserve WB on Sat. Cynder took BOB on Sun Oct 6 for a 4pt Major toward her Grand Champion.
• Karen Godfrey

Sept 2019 News:

• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Carolyn volunteered for the MN State 4-H Finals Sept 21 & 22 all day as a judge and handed out over 130 titles.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Cynder took WB on Sat and Sun at Rochester on Sept 14 and 15 and BW on Sept 15
• Karen Godfrey
  • July 27^th Geof and Karen celebrated their 45^th wedding anniversary and 51 years together!
  • KC of Freeborn County Conformation Show Held in Albert Lea, MN August 10-11: Jeep [LadySlipper’s Star of Might, CGC, TKA, RATI] won her puppy class and went Reserve, and Best Puppy Group 3 in the Non-Sporting group on Saturday. Sunday she went Winners.
  • GTCGRC AKC Agility Trial Held at Soccer Blast in Minnetonka, MN, August 18 Beau [Am/ Int’l Ch MACH LadySlipper’s Top Hat and Tail, CD, BN, RE, MXG, MJS, MJP, NF, OFP, CGC, TKP, RATO] qualified in Standard Preferred for 4 pts towards his PACH. He also qualified in T2B for 10 pts (first place).
  • St Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc. Held in Lake Elmo, August 24, 25 Saturday: Sherlock [LadySlipper’s Moon Guardian] went Winner’s Dog and Best of Winners for a 5pt Major. Lexie [LadySlipper’s Fortuna] went Winner’s Bitch for a 5 pt major. Trek [GCH LadySlipper’s Rodnberry Warpfactor 4 won Select Dog and Whiskee took Reserve Bitch. Sunday: Venture [Ladyslipper’s Silver Moon Escapade] went Winner’s Dog and Best of Winners for a 4 pt major, Trek [GCH LadySlipper’s Rodnberry Warpfactor 4 won Select Dog, and Jeep [LadySlipper’s Star of Might, CGC, TKA, RATI] went Reserve Winners Bitch. Jeep also took a Group 4 in the Best of Puppy Competition for Non-Sporting.
  • Cedar Rapids Kennel Association, Inc. Held in Cedar Rapids, IA Sept 2 Jeep [LadySlipper’s Star of Might, CGC, TKA, RATI] won her puppy class, Best of Breed, as well as placing 3rd in the non-sporting puppy group.
  • TCOTC Trick Dog Test At TCOTC in Minneapolis, Jeep [LadySlipper’s Star of Might, CGC,TKP, RATI] earned her Trick Dog Performer title
  • Rochester Minnesota Kennel Club, Inc. Held in Rochester, MN Sept 14-15 Jeep [LadySlipper’s Star of Might, CGC, TKP, RATI] won her puppy class both days and took Reserve Saturday. This weekend’s wins gave Jeep enough pts to earn her Puppy of Achievement (POA) Certificate.

August 2019 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Rainey got a 4 pt major as WD at Lake Elmo on Sun. August 25, 2019.
• Shawn & Nichol Owen
  •  Phoenix took Select at Lake Elmo on Sun. August 25.
  •  Danny with Dart won his 3rd Novice First Place and moved to Open Junior at Waukeska on July 27

July 2019 News:

• Sara Peterson
  • Beat brother in group ring with new client.
  • Duluth: Tigger WD all 4 days-took crossover on Sunday.
  • London: WB on Sunday, 2 MRWB
• Kathy & Jim Billman: Cynder took WB Sunday at Solstice
• Nancy Cameron and Lisa Dankert:
  • Fargo: Riddle took BOB all 4 shows, 2 grp 4’s and multiple OH grp placements.
  • Cluster: Riddle took one BOB and 3 BOS. Ruby took 2 selects.
  • Duluth: Riddle took 1 BOB and 3 selects, Ruby took 4 BOS, Selene took BW on Sunday.
• Randy Bebeau: Finished Sussex at Cambridge. Major in Duluth on Red and White
• Sandy Reitsma: Sky took WB in Duluth.
• Karen Godfrey:
  • Lake Minnetonka June 8-9:  Sat.  Jeep RWB, Sun. Venture BW 5 point major – His first points!, Sun. Whiskee RWB
  • Quad City Dog Center, Davenport, IA: Beau Q Preferred Standard & 2^nd place, Beau Q Jumpers with Weaves 1^st place, for Double Q and 14 PACH points
  • Summer Solstice Cluster: Thur. & Sun. Lexie RWB, Fri. & Sat. Jeep RWB, Sat. Jeep Barn Hunt Q, 2^nd Leg toward RATN and High in Class, Sat. Jeep earned CGC
  • Duluth Kennel Club July 13-14:  Sat. Venture BW, Sun. Trek Select Dog & Venture WD
  • Bloomington Obedience & Training Club July 13: Jeep earned her TKA (Trick Dog Advanced) title
  • LadySlipper Kees
    • OTR in Ham Lake  June 2  Beau qualified for a double Q and earned his Masters Jumpers Preferred title
    • TCOTC in Minneapolis June 3 Jeep earned both her Novice and Intermediate Trick Dog titles
    • New Richmond, WI June 7, 8, 9  2019 CPE National: Mesa [LadySlipper’s Blackberry Bramble, CL4] qualified in 5 out of 9 events, including Full House,  Jumpers, Colors, Standard  and Snooker, coming in 141 out of 252 dogs.
    • NSHGC AKC Agility July 14  Beau qualified in JWW preferred
    • Greater Twin Cities Golden Retriever Club AKC Scent Work July 21 Held at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN July 21 Sadie [Ladyslipper’s Cavalier Plumed Hat, CL3] and Elizabeth competed in 4 events, qualifying twice with a Q and 1st place in Novice A Containers ( 10 containers to search for one scent) Time: 00.04.65 sec and a Q Novice A Buried (6 boxes of sand with a scent buried in one of them) Time : 00.28.22 sec (5th place).
    • GSCMSP AKC Agility Trial July 21 Beau qualified in Standard Preferred for 16 pts towards his PACH. He also qualified in T2B for 6 pts (second place).

May 2019 News:

• Randy Bebeau: The Bernese Mountain Dog Nationals held at Cragun’s this year and it went very well. 800 Berners were present. Agility held at On the Run. We now have a national specialty facility in MN.
• Carolyn Kraskey: Finished 2 dogs. UKC championship on Brown Dog. Rudy finished AKC and UKC championships and took 2 group 3’s in the process.
• Laurie Hanson: Vegas got his dock diving master. He absolutely loves it.
• Sandy Reitsma: Eileen finished girl they own together at the Cleveland specialty with BW, and best bred by. Sandy is also associated with 3 of the 7 Siberians pictured AKC gazette May 2019 AKC Gazette.
• Karen Godfrey: Karen took Stella and Chief to UKC. Both had fun. Stella took RBISPN for Stella. Trek sired puppies that are 5 weeks old and beautiful. Mesa qualified for CPE Agility Finals and is entered in 9 events.
• Jim and Kathy Billman: Cinder got 2^nd and 3^rd place at the National and Regional Specialties in open. Rainy took 3^rd in puppy sweeps and 4^th in Regional and National 12-18 month class.

March 2019 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • March 8-9 Keeshond Heart of America Specialty – Cynder took Best in Sweepstakes Sat March 9
  •  March 24 Manitowoc – Cynder took Reserve WB

January 2019 News:

• Karen Godfrey – Ladyslipper News
  • At the On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Jan 11 & 12:
    • MESA Qualified in 4 events:  Wildcard LC; Fullhouse L5, Jumpers LC and 2nd place, and Snooker LC and 3rd place.
  • At the Land O’ Lakes Kennel Club shows in St. Paul, MN January 5 & 6: Saturday
    • TREK [GCh/ Int’l Ch LadySlipper’s RodnBerry Warp Factor 4] went Select Dog.
    • BERRY [Am/ Int’l Ch LadySlipper’s Razzberry Beret] went Select Bitch and Best Veteran.
    • VENTURE [LadySlipper’s Silver Moon Escapade] went RWD
    • WHISKEE [LadySlipper’s Moonshine] went RWB
    • SHERLOCK [LadySlipper’s Moon Guardian] finished 2nd in his class to Venture both days.
  • At the Land O’ Lakes Kennel Club shows in St. Paul, MN January 5 & 6: Sunday
    • TREK [GCh/ Int’l Ch LadySlipper’s RodnBerry Warp Factor 4] was Best of Breed.
    • BERRY [Am/ Int’l Ch LadySlipper’s Razzberry Beret] was BOS to her son Trek, Best Veteran and Best NOHS.
    • VENTURE [LadySlipper’s Silver Moon Escapade] was RWD
    • WHISKEE [LadySlipper’s Moonshine] was WB for her first 2 points at 6 months and 10 days old.
  • At the TCOTC AKC Agility Trial in Minneapolis, MN Jan 5:
    • BEAU [Int’l/ Am CH MACH LadySlipper’s Top Hat And Tail CD, BN, RE, MXG, MJS, NF, TKP, CGC, RATO] earned a Double Q qualifying in both Standard preferred (first place) and JWW preferred (second place) for a total of 21 PACH pts. He also qualified in FAST opened preferred (first place).

November 2018 News:

• Shawn & Nichol Owen
  • Canterbury Show Nov. 18, Phoenix took WB to get her second major and got her Championship at the same time.
• Karen Godfrey – LadySlipper Kees
  • At the Minneapolis KC show in Shakopee, MN
    Sat Nov 17:
    • TREK shown by David Larson went BOB and earned 5 points towards Grand Champion title.
    • LEXIE shown by Kathy Rosenberger was RWB to a 5- point major.
  • At the GSPCMN AKC Agility Trial at Fusion in Minnetonka, MN November 17:
    • BEAU earned his first leg in Open FAST with second place.
  • At the OTC CPE Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN November 10:
    • MESA handled by owner Betty Gladfelter qualified in 3 events. Qualifying runs include: Snooker Level C
      (4th place), Standard Level 5, and Full House Level 5 (2nd place).
  • At the TCCKCSC AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN November 3-4:
    • BEAU earned two new agility titles. His novice FAST (NF) with a first place qualifying run and his Masters Standard Gold (MXG) for a total of 75 qualifying standard runs. He added 11 pts to his MACH 2 total.

October 2018 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Hutchinson Show
    • Rainey took WB & BOS both days 10/6 & 10/7.
    • Cynder took Group IV in Non-Sporting B Match on 10/5
• Karen Godfrey – Ladyslipper Kees
  • At the Mixed Breed CPE Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN October 13:
    • MESA handled by owner Betty Gladfelter qualified in 5 events with three 1st place runs. Qualifying runs include: Standard Level 5 (1st place), Full House Level 5 (1st place), Snooker Level C (4th place), Colors Level C (3rd place), and Jumpers Level C (1st place).
  • GTCGRC AKC Agility Trial at Fusion in Minnetonka, MN October 13:
    • BEAU earned his first leg in Time 2 Beat with 5 pts.
  • At the FIRST AKC Scent Work Trial in Minnesota – GSDCMSP AKC Scentwork Trial at All Breed Obedience in Woodbury, MN October 6:
    • SADIE qualified in 4 events out of the 6 Novice A events (2 Containers, 2 Interiors, 2 Buried). Max time for each event was 2 minutes.
      • Containers (10 Boxes, 1 hide) Qualified Place 7/19 Time: 23:62 sec
      • Buried (Scent buried in a box of sand, 6 boxes, 1 hide: Set up Outdoors) Qualified Place 7/13 Time : 49:82 sec
      • Interiors (small room, 1 hide) Qualified Place 7/13 Time: 29:09 sec
      • Interiors (same) Qualified Place 7/11 Time: 58:03 sec

September 2018 News:

• Karen Godfrey – Ladyslipper Kees
  • At the BOTC AKC Agility Trial at Fusion in Minnetonka, MN September 15:
    • BEAU qualified in Standard Saturday for 11 pts towards his second MACH and also ran in FAST Novice for the first time qualifying and placing second.
  • At the GSDCMSP AKC Agility Trial at OTR in Ham Lake, MN September 8-9:
    • BEAU qualified in JWW Saturday, and Standard Sunday for a weekend total of 17 MACH pts and earning his MACH title! Beau is the First LadySlipper Kees to earn a MACH (Master Agility Champion).
  • At the GTCGRC AKC Agility Trial at Soccer Blast in Burnsville, MN August 17-18:
    • BEAU qualified in JWW with Junior Handler Amelia Friday, and Standard with Karen Sheahan for a Double Q. Saturday he also qualified in JWW with Karen for a weekend total of 23 MACH pts.
  • At the MAC CPE Trial at OTR in Ham Lake, MN July 28-29:
    • MESA handled by owner Betty Gladfelter qualified in 6 events with 3 1st place runs and earning their level 4 title. Qualifying runs include: Standard Level 4 (1st place), Snooker Level 5, Full-House Level 5, Jumpers Level C(1st place), Wildcard Level C (1st place), and Colors Level 5.
  • At the MACI AKC Agility Trial in Davenport, IA July 14-15:
    • BEAU qualified in Jumpers both days and Standard Sunday earning his Masters Jumpers Silver (MJS) and his 20th double Q for his MACH as well as 13 MACH pts.
  • At LadySlipper Kees in Andover, MN June 21:
    • SANJI and JUNIPER puppies were whelped. 5 boys and 2 girls!!!

August 2018 News:

• Anita Cholewa
  • Gossip (Sonbar’s Tabloid Talk, holder of 30 titles) recently achieved the following new titles: AJP, CL4-S, CL4-R and TKI
  • Teddy (CH Sonbar’s Xactlyas Xpected, holder of 24 titles) recently achieved the following new titles: CTL3-S and TKI;
  • Teddy also earned another leg towards his JOR racing title and another leg towards his RAT-O title

June 2018 News:

• Shawn & Nichol Owen
  • Danny Owen won Novice Junior with Dart at the Summer Solstice Friday June 22.

March 2018 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At Agile Canines Dog Training School in Minneapolis, MN March 17:
    • BEAU earned his Advanced (TKA) and Performer Trick Titles (TKP).
    • STRIDER earned his Novice Trick Title (TKN)
  • At the NEAM AKC Agility Trial at OTR in Ham Lake, MN March 16-18:
    • BEAU [qualified 5 times with 2 double Qs for a total of 29 MACH pts.

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Kansas City MO – Heart of America Kennel Club show on Sat. March 10, Cynder took her first ribbon on 4-6 month Puppy Group 1!
• Barbara Stoffel
  • Kansas City MO – Heart of America Kennel Club show on Sat. March 10, Halo got a 3pt. Major & Best of Winners

Dec. 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the Granite City Kennel Club shows in St. Cloud, MN Dec. 16-17:
    • BERRY was shown by her new co-owner Samantha in Junior Showmanship.  Sam’s other breed is English Cocker Spaniels.
  • At the Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN Dec 16-17:
    • BEAU  earned a Double Q and 8 MACH pts on Saturday. Sunday he Qualified in Standard and earned 11 points.
  • At the first Anoka Kennel Club AKC Agility Trial at Fusion in Minnetonka, MN Dec 10:
    • BEAU  earned his Masters Standard Silver title (MXS) and 9 MACH pts. To earn the MXS, Beau needed to complete 50 clean runs out of the Masters Standard Class.
  • At MN Agility Club CPE Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN Dec 8-9:
    • MESA handled by owner Betty Gladfelter had an awesome weekend. Mesa earned her CL-4H title which finished her Handler Games for Level 4. ALL of her Level 4 runs for WILDCARD were 1st place finishes !! She picked up 2 Level 5 Q’s this weekend: Wildcard and Jumpers.  In Jumpers, Mesa took second place out of a field of 10 (Aussies, Shelties and others) and missed first place by 1 sec to a Border Collie. This was Mesa’s first time running Level 5.
  • At the Twin Cities Lhasa Apso Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN Dec 1-3:
    • BEAU  Qualified in two standard runs for 22 MACH pts.

Nov. 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • We celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Tammy Day” Nov. 15th, marking the day our first show Keeshond, Fantasia LadySlipper’s Apprentice, joined our pack and changed our lives forever.
  • On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Nov 11-12:
    • Mesa handled by owner Betty Gladfelter, has completed 4 titles in Level Three to earn her CL3! Mesa competed in 11 events over the weekend earning 8 Qs and placements including finishing her level 4 Jumpers.
  • At the SPDTC AKC Agility Trial at the SPDTC in Saint Paul, MN Nov 11:
    • BEAU qualified in JWW for 2 MACH pts.
  • At the IABCA Breed Show in Hutchinson, MN Nov 4-5:
    • MALIBU qualified with a V-1 (highest possible rating) in all four shows earning her International Championship as well as earning four group placements! She defeated the standard poodle twice.
  • At the Twin Cities King Charles Spaniel Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN Nov 4-5:
    • BEAU qualified in Standard both days for a weekend total of 25 MACH points.

Oct. 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the Golden Retriever Club AKC Agility Trial in Minnetonka, MN October
    14-15:
    • Beau qualified in Standard on Saturday earning 9 MACH pts
      and earned a DQ on Sunday for 9 MACH in his JWW run and 12 MACH pts in his
      Standard run for a weekend total of 30 MACH pts.
  • At the Arrowhead Dog Agility Assoc. AKC Agility Trial in Proctor, MN October
    1:
    • Beau qualified in Standard earning 3 MACH pts.
  • At the Bloomington Obedience Training Club AKC Agility Trial in Burnsville,
    MN September 16-17:
    • Beau qualified in JWW on Saturday earning 12 MACH pts and a
      qualified in Standard on Sunday earning 13 pts for a weekend total of 25
      pts.
  • At the German Shepard Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN
    September 9-10:
    • Beau earned a double Q on Saturday earning 7 MACH pts in
      Standard and 12 in JWW and a qualifying Standard run on Sunday earning 8 pts
      for a weekend total of 27 pts.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Hutch: Dart was Select Dog on Sunday
    Dart and Annaliese earned a 1st and 2nd in Jrs.

Sept 2017 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Jordan: Dart was Select Dog
  • Cambridge: Danny and Phoenix went BOS and a 2nd.  Dart earned 2 Selects. Jrs. Annaliese earned 2 1st and 2 2nds
  • Duluth: Dart: BOB, BOS and 2 Selects. Owner Handled: 1 BOBOH, 1 Gr1 and 1 Gr2. Jrs: Annaliese and Dart earned 3 2nds and 1 3rd
  • Topeka: Dart earned 1 BOB. Phoenix earned 1 BOS, 2- 2nd place and 1 RWB.
  • Lake Elmo: Teddy: Select. Dart: BOS. Jrs: Annaliese and Dart 1 1st place and 1 BJHIS!!
  • Rochester: Dart: Select both days. Jrs: Annaliese and Dart earned a 2nd and 3rd
    place. Annaliese also showed a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel to a Gr2 both days
• Karen Godfrey
  • At the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club, Inc., Lake Elmo, MN August 26-27
    • SANJI went WD/BOW to finish his AKC Championship on Saturday. He moved
      up to the Specials class Sunday where he was awarded Select Dog earning his first 4 points towards his Grand Championship!
  • At the South Paws CPE Trial in Burnsville, MN August 13
    • MESA qualified in three events in level 4 including Snooker, Jumpers (2nd
      place), and Wildcard (first place).
  • At the NACSW Nosework Trial at Animal Inn in Lake Elmo, MN August 12
    • SADIE passed her Odor Recognition Test (ORT) in both Birch (20.87 sec.) and Anise (48.31 sec.). Sadie and Betty are the first LadySlipper team to participate in Nosework!
  • At the Keeshond Club of Canada National Specialty Show in Calgary, Alberta
    August 5th
    •  KCC Veteran Sweepstakes Sat 8/5
      • Strider 1st in 7-10 yr male veteran and Best Veteran, handled by Shiloh
      • Berry 1st in 7-10 yr female veteran, handled by David
      • Orchid 1st in 10+ veteran female and BOS Veteran, handled by Geof
      • Carrie 3rd in 10+ veteran female, handled by Karen
    • KCC National Sat 8/5
      • Sanji BBX 4th
      • Trek Open 3rd
      • Strider 7-10 yr male veteran 1st
      • Ellie BBX 2nd
      • Juniper Open 2nd
      • Berry 7-10 female veteran 2nd, handled by David
      • Orchid 10+ female veteran 2nd handled by Geof
      • Carrie 10+ veteran female 3rd
      • Berry Brood Bitch 2nd, handled by Susan with progeny Trek (handled by David) and Ellie (handled by Karen)
    • At the Alberta Kennel Club Summer Classic Shows in Calgary, Alberta Aug. 4th-7th:
    • Alberta Kennel Club All-breed shows Fri 8/4, Sat 8/5, Sun 8/6, Mon 8/7
      • Sanji BBX Male 1st all 4 days, and RWD Sun & Mon
      • Ellie BBX Female 2nd Fri & Sat, 1st and RWB Sun & Mon
      • Trek Open Male 2nd Fri & Sun, 1st and WD 3 point major Sat, 3rd Mon
      • Juniper Open Female 2nd Fri (Absent Sat-Mon)
      • Berry Open Female 1st Fri, Sun & Mon, handled by Susan Sun & Mon (Absent Sat)
      • Strider Veteran Male 2nd Sat
      • Orchid Veteran Female Sun Best Veteran Female
    • Alberta Kennel Club Rally Obedience Trials Fri 8/4 & Sun 8/6
      • Strider and Shiloh Rally Novice Qualified and First Place both days, KCC High Scoring Keeshond in Rally Obedience.
    • Alberta Kennel Club All-Breed Breeder Sweepstakes Mon 8/7
      • Ellie 4th, handled by Shiloh
    • At the Minnesota Agility Club Trial in Ham Lake, MN July-28-30
      • MESA handled by owner Betty Gladfelter participated in a total of 9 events, qualifying with placements in all 9!! They also finished the requirements for their CL3-F title
        • First Place: Wildcard Level 4, Snooker Level 4, Jumpers Level 4, Jackpot Level 3, and Standard Level 3
        • Second Place: Jumpers Level 4, Colors Level 4, Standard Level 3, and Full House Level 3 (Two of their second place finishes were within 1 sec of the first place dog… handler error 🙂
    • At NWGA Agility Trial in Burnsville, MN July 29:
      • BEAU qualified in his Standard run for 7 MACH pts.
    • At the German Shepherd Club Agility Trial in Burnsville, MN July 22:
      • BEAU earned a Double Q and a total of 10 MACH pts.
    • At the Minnesota Agility Club Trial in Burnsville, MN July 15-16:
      • BEAU earned a Double Q, Saturday and a Q in Standard Sunday and a total of 14 MACH pts.
    • At Agile Canines Dog Training School in Minneapolis, MN July 1:
      • BEAU earned his AKC Trick Dog Novice and Trick Dog Intermediate titles.
    • At the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN June 25:
      • BEAU qualified in the Standard Run for 6 MACH pts.
    • At the Summer Solstice Cluster, Cambridge, MN June 24-25
      • FRIDAY RESULTS:
        • SANJI won WD and BOW.
        • LEXIE won WB and BOS.
      • SATURDAY RESULTS:
        • SANJI won RWD.
        • LEXIE WB and BOS.
      • SUNDAY RESULTS:
        • LEXIE won WB, BOW, and BOS.
    • At the Bales and Tails Barn Hunt Trial in Cambridge, MN June 23
      • SADIE and Betty passed the instinct test for a RATI and qualified with a 4th place for their first leg in Barn Hunt Novice.
    • At FKPS Soccer Blast CPE Agility Trial in Burnsville, MN June 18
      • MESA qualified in Jumpers level 3 and Full House level 3; both were first place finishes.
    • At the Fargo-Moorhead Kennel Club, Fargo, ND June 2-4
      • FRIDAY RESULTS:
        • ELLIE went WB for a 5-point major to finish her AKC Championship (with three majors)
      • SATURDAY RESULTS:
        • SANJI WD and BOW in both shows, earning two 4-point majors in one day.
    • At the TCVESSA AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN June 3:
      • BEAU qualified in the Standard Run for 9 MACH pt

May 2017 News:

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Phoenix was shown for the first time by Daniel Owen and she took BOS and BOW on Sat and Sun at the Eau Claire show.
  • Dart took BOB both days

April 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • Mesa earned placements in CPE agility, now competing at the more challenging Level 3.
  • Sadie is having a wonderful time learning nose work. She is now training outside with multiple scent items.
  • Beau went for versatility, competing in IABCA conformation, AKC agility, CPE agility, AKC obedience, and AKC rally. He earned 24 points towards a future MACH title and placements in multiple events. Beau earned new titles in AKC agility (MJB) and CPE agility (CL3-F), staying on track for his “Title a Month” target. Then he got ahead of his ambitious schedule by earning his International Championship in IABCA conformation (IntCH), taking multiple Bests of Breed and Group placements.
  • At the Saint Paul Dog Training Club AKC Rally Trial in Saint Paul, MN April 28:
    • BEAU [Int’l/ Am CH LadySlipper’s Top Hat And Tail BN, RA, MX, MXB, MXJ, MJB, CGC, RATO] qualified in the Rally Excellent class earning his second leg.
  • At the Twin Cities Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN April 22-23:
    • BEAU qualified in the Standard Run Sat handled by Karen Sheahan and qualified Sunday in JWW with guest handler Laura Inman for a total of 4 pts.
  • At the IABCA Breed Show in Hutchinson, MN April 15-16:
    • BEAU earned  VC1 (highest possible rating) certificates in all four shows, earning his International Championship. He also had two Best of Breed wins with one Group 1 placement, and one Group 2
  • At the Twin Cities Lhasa Apso Club AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN April 8-9:
    • BEAU qualified in the Standard Run both days for 6 MACH pts.
  • At the South Paws K9 Academy, Inc. CPE Agility Trial in Cannon Falls, MN April 2
    • MESA [LadySlipper’s Blackberry Bramble, CL2] handled by owner Betty Gladfelter, qualified with a first place and beautiful run in Jumpers Level 3, as well as a second place in Snooker Level 3.
  • At the German Shepherd Dog Club of Minneapolis and St Paul AKC Agility Trial at On The Run in Ham Lake, MN April 1:
    • BEAU  qualified in his Standard Run for 8 MACH pts.
  • At the MMBC CPE Agility Trial in Isanti, MN March 24:
    • BEAU and his Junior Handler Emily had an awesome day qualifying 4 out of 4 events. They earned a Level 3 Snooker Leg and a level 3 Standard Leg both with second place, a Level 4 Colors Leg with a first place, and a Level 3 Jumpers leg with a third place and closing out the requirements for their Level 3 Fun Games Title (CL3-F).
  • At the Wright County Minnesota Kennel Club AKC Obedience Trial in Minneapolis, MN March 12th:
    • BEAU qualified in Novice Obedience twice, with one second place and one fourth place. He also qualified in Rally Excellent in fourth place.
  • At the TCOTC AKC Agility Trial in Minneapolis, MN March 4th-5th:
    • BEAU qualified both days in Standard for a total of 6 MACH pts.

March 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • Summary-  Beau earned his 2^nd AKC title of 2017: Master Bronze Agility (MXB). He also earned a Double Q and a total of 14 MACH points in Feb.
  • Mesa qualified with a first place in CPE level 3 Jackpot.
  • So far in March, Beau qualified twice in AKC agility and earned 6 MACH points. He also earned 2 Novice Obedience legs, placing 2^nd and 4^th, and a Rally Excellent leg with a 4^th place.

February 2017 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • Feb.11.2017 at OTR AKC Agility Trial, BEAU qualified in Standard and earned 1 point toward a future MACH title.
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January 2017 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the On The Run CPE agility trial in Ham Lake, MN January 14th-15th:
  • SATURDAY RESULTS:
    • MESA and Betty finished her CPE Level 2 Title with a very solid blue ribbon win in Jackpot Level 2. They also ran Standard Level 3, Q, No faults and 2nd Place, and ended the day with a spectacular 19 sec run in Wildcard Level 3 finishing with a Q, No faults and a 1st Place!
  • SUNDAY RESULTS:
    • SADIE and Betty qualified and placed 4th in Level 3 Full-house to complete CPE Level 3 Title.
    • BEAU  and his junior handler Emily qualified 4 out of 4 events with 1st places in level 3 Jumpers and level 4 Colors, and a 2nd place in level 3 Snooker. The fourth Q was in level 3 Full-house.
  • At the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club Obedience trial in Lake Elmo, MN January 14th:
    • BEAU and Karen S. earned his Rally Advanced title.
  • At Land O’ Lakes Kennel Club All-Breed Shows in St. Paul, MN January 7th-8th:
  • SATURDAY RESULTS:
    • ELLIE  Winner’s Bitch for a 3 pt major!
    • SANJI Reserve Winner’s Dog.
  • SUNDAY RESULTS:
    • ELLIE Winner’s Bitch for second major win this weekend!
    • SANJI Winner’s Dog and Best of Winners for a 3 pt major win.
  • At the TCOTC AKC Agility Trial in Minneapolis, MN Jan 7th-8th:
    • BEAU  qualified in Standard both days for a total of 18 MACH pts.
  • At the NSHGC AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Jan 1st:
    • BEAU started his agility year with Q in Standard and 7 MACH pts.

December 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the NSHGC AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Dec. 31st:
    • BEAU finished his agility year with a Double Q and 8 MACH pts.
  • At Granite City Kennel Club Trial in St. Cloud, MN Dec 17th-18th:
    • SATURDAY RESULTS:
      • JUNIPER Select Bitch to finish her GCH (Thank you Sara Peterson for handling her!)
      • ELLIE Winner’s Bitch
      • GRETCHEN Reserve Winner’s Bitch
    • SUNDAY RESULTS:
      • ELLIE  Reserve Winner’s Bitch

November 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • LadySlipper Kees Brags
    • At the IABCA shows in Hutchinson, MN, November 5th & 6th: Four LadySlipper Kees earned their IntCH titles.
      • GRETCHEN [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party, RATI]
      • SANJI [LadySlipper’s Blue Moon Of Kentucky] Was BOB and Group 2 in Show 2, BOB and Group 1 in Shows 3 and 4. It was his first show weekend! LEXIE [LadySlipper’s Fortuna]
      • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] Was BOB and Group 2 in Show 1.
  • At Minneapolis Kennel Club Show in Shakopee, MN Nov. 19th-20th:
  • SATURDAY RESULTS
    • TREK  Best of Breed
    • JUNIPER Best of Opposite Sex
  • SUNDAY RESULTS:
    • TREK Best of Breed, Group 3
    • JUNIPER Best of Opposite Sex
    • SANJI Best of Winners. This was Sanji’s first AKC show weekend.

    At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Nov. 13th:

    • BEAU  and Junior Handler Emily qualified and placed in three Level 3 events: Jumpers-1st place, Full-House-2nd place, and Wildcard-2nd place. The Wildcard Q completed their requirements for the CL3-H title.

    At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Nov. 11th-12th:

    • SADIE Betty qualified and placed in three level 3 events: Snooker-1st place, Jackpot-2nd place, and Colors 3rd place.
    • MESA and Betty qualified with 1st place in two level 2 events (Standard and Jackpot) and qualified in their first level 3 event in spite of a visit to a nearby bar-setter!

• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Phoenix (co-owned by Shawn Owen) took Winner’s Bitch for her first 3 pt. Major on Saturday Nov. 19th.  She went Winner’s Bitch for 2 pts on Sunday Nov. 20th.
• Anita Cholewa
  • Gossip (Sonbar’s Tabloid Talk) RAE (rally advanced excellent) at our Club Obedience trial in September 1 pt toward JOR (junior oval racer) at the NOTRA races in October 3rd Q and 4th place in level 3 colors at the Saturday CPE agility trial in November 6th Q and 3rd place in level 3 standards ditto, giving her a new title: CL3-R 3rd Q in level 3 jackpot at the Sunday CPE agility trial, giving her a new title: CL3-S 2nd place level 4 standards ditto
  • Teddy (Sonbar’s Xactlyas Xpected) 1st leg and 1st place in open class at Hutchinson barn hunt trial 1st Q and 1st place in level 3 colors at the Saturday CPE agility trial in November 4th Q and 1st place in level 3 standards ditto 5th Q and 1st place level 3 standards ditto at the Sunday CPE agility trial 2nd Q and 1st place level 2 jackpot, giving him a new title: CTL-2-S
  • Both are on the Basenji Club of America honor roll for achieving “versatile basenji started 2” and “versatile basenji” awards (respectively) this year.

October 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the Wright County Kennel Club in Hutchinson, MN, October 7th-8th:
    • GRETCHEN [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party, RATI] won Best of Breed and Group 2 in the fun match on the 7th, and was Winner’s Bitch in regular classes on the 8th.
  • At the Bales and Tails Barn Hunt held in conjunction with the Wright County Show in Hutchinson, MN, October 8th:
    • GRETCHEN [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party, RATI] qualified in the Instinct test, identifying the rat in 31.68 seconds out of the 60 allowed
  • At the Minnesota Mixed Breed Club CPE Agility event in Isanti, MN, October 16th:
    • SADIE [LadySlipper’s Cavalier Plumed Hat CL2] and Betty Gladfelter qualified in Colors with a third place/no faults. This finishes her requirement for her CL3-R. Sadie and Betty placed 2nd in their level 3 Jackpot run.
    • MESA [LadySlipper’s Blackberry Bramble CL1] and Betty qualified in Full-House level 2 with a first place, and Snooker level 2.
    • These were in a horse arena with dirt floors and horses in stalls along the side of the rings. There was much sniffing while running, and they still managed some pretty fast times.
  • At the TCVESSA AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN, October 22-23rd:
    • BEAU [CH LadySlipper’s Top Hat And Tail MX, MXJ, CGC, RATI, RATO, TN-N, WV-N, NAC, NJC] qualified 3 out of 4 runs giving him another double Q and 12 points towards his MACH title.

September 2016 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the Bales and Tails Barn Hunt Fun Hunt in Clear Lake, MN, September 3rd:
    • SADIE [LadySlipper’s Cavalier Plumed Hat CL2] passed the Instict test, finding the rat in 24 sec out of the 60 allowed. She also qualified in the Novice hunt.
    • SADIE [LadySlipper’s Cavalier Plumed Hat CL2] earned her RATI by passing the Barn Hunt Instinct test in 24 seconds (60 seconds allowed). She also Qualified in Barn Hunt Novice.
  • At the Anoka Kennel Club Obedience Trial in Ham Lake, MN, September 24th-25th:
    • BEAU [CH LadySlipper’s Top Hat And Tail MX, MXJ, CGC, RATI, RATO, TN-N, WV-N, NAC, NJC] and Karen Sheahan made their Rally and Obedience debut this weekend qualifying both Saturday and Sunday in Rally Novice and winning second place Sunday with a score of 195. Sunday, Beau also qualified with first place in his first attempt in Beginner Novice Obedience.
• Sara & Lynda Peterson
  • Winter, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, took Reserve Best In Show in shows 2 & 4 in November at the IABCA show
  • Also welcoming into the family Northwinds Rule Britannia “London”, whippet
• Barb Stoffel
  • Lake Elmo weekend was busy.
    • Friday, Perry and Halo were part of an agility/ obedience demo at the State Fair.  It was a full day of demos and meet the breed, speaking to the public about the Keeshond.
    • Saturday and Sunday at Lake Elmo, Perry won best of breed with a Group 2 in the owner handler ring on Sunday.  Halo was winners dog, best of winners both days.  Saturday he was Best Puppy and won a Group 4.
  • Friday Sept 16th , Perry earned his ACT1 title and Q’d for one leg of his ACT2 at Agile Canines.  This is a beginner agility title similar to the beginner novice.
  • Saturday, Sept 17th at the Rochester show, Perry was Best of Breed and was awarded a Group 3 in the owner handler ring.  Halo was winners dog,
  • Sunday, Sept. 18th Perry was select dog.

July 2016 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • At Duluth Kennel Club in Duluth, MN July 14 – 17^th:
    • LEXIE [LadySlipper’s Fortuna] earned WB Thur. and Sat. and RWB on Sun
    • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] was awarded Select Bitch all 4 days.
    • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] and GRETCHEN [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party] won Best Brace in Show on Sunday.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Dart went BOB on Friday July 15 and 3rd pl. in Owner Handled Group.
  • Dart received his GCH!
• Lisa Dankert
  • At Duluth: Ruby took WB for her first 2 points on took reserve another day. Ziva won BOB 2 days, and BOS the other 2.

June 2016 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • At FKPS Agility CPE trial in Burnsville, MN, June 19th:
    • MESA [LadySlipper’s Blackberry Bramble] ran FIVE events in one day.  She qualified and placed in each one, with 4 out of 5 No Fault runs. Details: Colors Level 2 – 1st place. Q. No faults Standard Level 2 – 1st place. Q No faults. She had the fastest time in Level 2 across all heights !! Snooker Level 2 – 2nd place. Q Wildcard Level 2 – 3rd place . Q. No faults Jumpers Level 2 – 1st place. Q. No faults
  • At the Summer Solstice Cluster in Cambridge, MN June 23-26^th:
    • LEXIE [LadySlipper’s Fortuna] was RWB  on Thur.
    • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] was awarded Select Bitch on Thur.
• Anita Cholewa
  • Gossip (Sonbar’s Tabloid Talk) placed 4th at the Saturday LGRA races in June, ran in NOTRA in June but didn’t place, and achieved “Versatile Basenji Starter Level 2” status through the Basenji Club of America.
  • Teddy (Sonbar’s Xactlyas Xpected) placed 4th at the Sunday LGRA races, ran in NOTRA for the first time and place 3rd (behind national top racers) earning 1.5 GRC points, 0.5 NRC point, and 1 JR point. He also achieved his RATN title at the Saturday barnhunt trials during the Summer Solstice Cluster. And achieved “Versatile Basenji” status through the Basenji Club of America.

May 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • At South Paws K9 Academy CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN May 15th:
    • A big congratulations to Betty Gladfelter, Sadie, and Mesa on their qualifying CPE runs last weekend.
    • SADIE [LadySlipper’s Cavalier Plumed Hat CL2] and Betty Gladfelter had a great day running two events.  Sadie placed first Level 3 STANDARD with a no fault run. This finishes her requirement for her CL3-R. Sadie and Betty placed 2nd in their level 3 Jackpot run.
    • MESA [LadySlipper’s Blackberry Bramble] and Betty placed first in their level 2 Wild Card run with no faults. They completed 12 obstacles in 20.78 seconds beating out both a Sheltie and a Mini Aussie by a full 5 seconds ! Although not a qualifying run, Mesa aced the tire obstacle in Level 1 Jackpot, which had been her nemesis in a past trial. Proof below!

Mesa running Agility May 15, 2016

• Karen Godfrey (cont.)
  • At Rocky Mountain Keeshond Club Regional Specialty in Colorado Springs, CO May 24-25th:
    • CARRIE [Am/Can CH Windrift’s Cash ‘N Carry LS] placed 3rd in the 10-12 year Veteran Sweepstakes and 2nd in the 10-12 year Veteran class in the RMKC Specialty.
    • LILAC [GCH/Int CH LadySlipper’s Silverado] placed 2rd in the 8-10 year Veteran Sweepstakes and 3rd in the 8-10 year Veteran class in the RMKC Specialty.
    • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] and Gretchen [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party] placed 1st in Brace competition.
  •  At KCA National Specialty hosted by RMKC in Colorado Springs, CO May 25-29th:
    • STRIDER [GCH/Int CH LadySlipper’s North Tracker, RA] placed 1st in the 8-10 year Veteran class and advanced to compete for Best in Show.
    • CARRIE [Am/Can CH Windrift’s Cash ‘N Carry LS] placed 3rd in the 10-12 year Veteran class.
    • LILAC [GCH/Int CH LadySlipper’s Silverado] placed 3rd in the 8-10 year Veteran class.
    • JUNIPER [CH LadySlipper’s Juniper Berry] and Gretchen [LadySlipper’s Here For The Party] were Best in Show Brace, reclaiming the  title for LadySlipper Kees that several braces before them have won.
    • BERRY [Am/Int CH LadySlipper’s Razzberry Beret] placed 2nd in the Brood Bitch class, on the merits of her kids Trek and Juniper.
    • TREK [Am/Int CH LadySlipper’s RodNBerry WarpFactor4] made the final cut in Best in National Specialty.

• Annie Piper
  • Teddy achieved his 2nd Q in open jumpers preferred at the Lhasa Apso trial.
• Jim & Kathy Billman
  • Eau Claire Show
    • Dart went BOB and BOS.
    • Brandi took Winner’s Bitch on Saturday
    • Phoenix (co-owned by Shawn Owen) took Winner’s Bitch on Sunday.  Her 1st point!
• Lisa Dankert
  • KCA National Specialty hosted by RMKC in Colorado Springs, CO May 25-29th
  • Ruby won BOS in the 4- 6 month beginner puppy competition. Rose received her HOF certificate.

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    Ruby 2016 Nationals

• Theresa Schwarten
  • At the Eau Claire show, LBB’s Lovin’ Kisses (Smooch) won Best Bred By for Bernese Mountain Dogs.

April 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
  • Nami earned her Canine Good Citizen.
• Carolyn Kraskey
  • Gloryana earned her Int. Title and a group 1 and 2 pets in Eau Claire last Sun. She has 10 pre with 2 Majors.
• Theresa Schwarten
  • At the Eau Claire show, LBB’s Lovin’ Kisses (Smooch) won Best Bred By for
    Bernese Mountain Dogs.
• Barb Stoffel
  • Perry earned his International Championship at the IABCA show in Hutchinson last weekend. He won 4 best of Breeds, 2 group ones, and 2 group twos.
• Anita Cholewa
  • Gossip received her 1st ExcP Q in JWW at the Elkhound agility trial also her 7th 2Q towards her RAE at the Cambridge Kennel Club rally/obedience trial.
  • Teddy achieved 2 novice Qs at his first barn hunt in Mayer along with 1st place both times, in his height class.
• Sara Peterson
  • At the IABCA show in Hutchinson in April, Sporting Fields Butterfly Fly Away, (Luna) owned by Joy Peterson & Jocelyn Mager received two group 3 and a group 2 wins. Sporting Fields Duz Ur Mother Know (Mia) owned by Sara & Lynda Peterson, received a BOB. Both girls received their International Titles. Son, Nicholas Peterson (Jr), will be spending the summer traveling with his uncle and aunt (Adam & Maddie Peterson) showing dogs.
• Tim Peterson
  • Received his judging license!

March 2016 News:

• Karen Godfrey
   Heart of America Keeshond Club Specialties in Kansas City, MO March 11-12: Juniper – Select Bitch. Gretchen – 3rd in 9-12 Puppy Sweepstakes1; 3rd in BBX; 4th in 9-12 Puppy Sweepstakes2.
   At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 28th: BEAU and his junior handler Emily placed in three Level 3 events: Standard, running 19 seconds under the course time — 1st place; Colors finished Level 3 — 2nd; and Wildcard — 3rd. All were NO FAULT runs!
   At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 26th: SADIE and Betty Gladfelter ran Snooker Level 3 beautifully until Betty fell at the finish. Sadie finished the course then came back to check on Betty. They placed 2nd with 44 points (needed 30). Sadie ran Jumpers Level 3 with a substitute handler with NO FAULTS, only to DQ by running out of the ring without her leash on, looking for Betty. MESA ran Snooker Level 1 with a substitute handler whom Mesa met 10 minutes before their run. They placed 1st with 51 points (needed 26). They ran Jumpers Level 2 with NO FAULTS and placed 4th.
   At the Northstar Rottweiler Club AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 21st: BEAU earned 6 points towards a future MACH title.
   At the Miniature Pinscher Club of Greater Twin Cities AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 13th: BEAU celebrated Valentine’s Day weekend with a “Double Q” performance and earned 7 points towards a future MACH title.
• Robbie & Tim Hiltz
   At The Land O’ Lakes Show — CH. Blue Collar’s MT Mtn Hair Apparent finished his Grand Championship – St Bernard. Blue Collar’s Optimus Prime (Primo) finished her Championship – St. Bernard. Blue Collar’s Patriots Safe Harbor Haven) finished his Championship – St. Bernard and in Feb. he also finished his Rally Novice title. These dogs are all owned by Rob-Lyn & Tim Hiltz & Sabrina Griebel.
   Also at the LOL show Highway Bound For Glory (Ryder) took BOB and a group 4 in owner Handler group.
• Lisa Dankert
   Out of the six shows in Kansas (two which were specialties), Ziva made the cut 4 or 5 times, winning BOS twice, and select once.
• Gloria Zopfi
   Priya got her Novice standard agility title in ASCA and 2 leg toward her jumpers title in ASCA. In AKC she has 2 legs toward her novice standard Agility title and 1 leg towards her jumpers weaves title.
• Barb Stoffel
   Perry took back to back BOB, BOB owner handler, and Group 1 in Owner handler group at the Des Moines show.
• Anita Cholewa
   Teddy achieved his first two legs towards his RE (rally excellent)
   Gossip achieved her 5th and 6th legs towards her RAE and also achieved her first Q in a level 4 CPE game along with 1st place (48 points) for the 12″ class
• Jim & Kathy Billman
   At Kansas City All Breeds Show, on Sat. March 12, Brandi got WB for a 4 pt major.

Feb. 2016 News

• Karen Godfrey
  • At the Miniature Pinscher Club of Greater Twin Cities AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 13th:
    • BEAU celebrated Valentine’s Day weekend with a “Double Q” performance and earned 7 points towards a future MACH title. 
  • At the Northstar Rottweiler Club AKC Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 21st:
    • BEAU earned 6 points towards a future MACH title.
  • At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 26th:
    • SADIE  and Betty Gladfelter ran Snooker Level 3 beautifully until Betty fell at the finish. Sadie finished the course then came back to check on Betty. They placed 2nd with 44 points (needed 30).  Sadie ran Jumpers Level 3 with a substitute handler with NO FAULTS, only to DQ by running out of the ring without her leash on, looking for Betty.
    • MESA  ran Snooker Level 1 with a substitute handler whom Mesa met 10 minutes before their run. They placed 1^st with  51 points (needed 26). They ran Jumpers Level 2 with NO FAULTS and placed 4th.
  • At On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Feb. 28th:
    • BEAU and his junior handler Emily placed in three Level 3 events: Standard, running 19 seconds under the course time  — 1st place; Colors finished Level 3 —  2nd; and Wildcard — 3rd. All were NO FAULT runs!
• Barb Stoffel’s Perry took back to back Best of Breed, Owner Handler Best of Breed, Owner Handler Group 1 at Des Moines.
• Nancy Cameron’s Obie took RWD at Des Moines.
• Lisa Dankert’s Ziva took BOS at Des Moines.

Jan. 2016 News

• At Land ‘o Lakes Show:
  • Jim & Kathy Billman’s Dart took Select Dog on Sun. Jan. 10.  Brandi took Reserve Winner’s Bitch on the same day.
  • Barb Stoffel’s Perry earned Select Dog for a 3 point major on Sat. Jan. 9.  This completed the requirements for his title and he is now a Grand Champion of record. Gch Ch Jen’ND I’s Don’t Stop Believin’ RN CGC
• At Oshkosh, WI show:
  • Jim & Kathy Billman’s Dart took Select Dog on Sat. Jan. 16.
• Karen Godfrey’s updates are:
  • At the Twin Cities Voyageur English Springer Spaniel Association (TCVESSA) AKC Agility Trial in St. Paul, MN Jan. 30th:
    • BEAU earned a QQ and 10 MACH points.
  • At the On The Run CPE Agility Trial in Ham Lake, MN Jan. 16th:
    • SADIE ran No Fault and qualified in Level 3 Standard and Wildcard events, placing 2nd in both events.
  • At Land O’ Lakes Kennel Club All-Breed Shows in St. Paul, MN January 9th:
    • TREK earned WD / BW for a 4-point crossover major to finish Trek’s AKC Championship!
    • LEXIE earned RWB.
  • At the St. Paul Dog Club AKC Agility Trial Jan. 1st & 2nd:
    • BEAU earned 2 legs in Masters level Jumpers and placed 3rd.

Dec. 16, 2015 News

• Anita Cholewa’s Teddy got level 2 title for standards and level 2 for colors, Gossip got ques.
  • Cambridge Kennel Club AKC trial Dec. 12:
    Gossip achieved her OJP open jumpers preferred (she already has her OAP)
    Teddy achieved his NAP novice agility preferred (he already has his NJP)
  • MAC CPE trial Dec 5, 6:
    Gossip achieved Qs in Lev3 standards (2 Qs), snooker, and jackpot
    Teddy achieved Qs in Lev2 snooker and jumpers and his first Q in Lev3 standards
• Karen Godfrey (Ladyslipper Kees) had the following brags:
  • At the Minnesota Agility Club CPE Agility Trial at OTR Dec. 6th:
    • SADIE  ran Level 3 Standard and Wildcard events. She was so fast that she beat the Basenji by 6 seconds and the Sheltie by 10 seconds!
    • MESA  ran Level 1 Full House and Colors events. She accumulated 33 Wildcard points in the allotted time on a course requiring 19 points to qualify, and finished her Level 1 Colors requirements, advancing to Level 2. 
  • Nov. 21 & 22nd:
    • At TCOTC AKC Agility Trial:
      • BEAU added 6 more points to his future MACH title quest in Standard.
    • At OTR CPE Agility Trial:
      • SADIE ran Level 3 Jackpot and Jumpers events with no faults and placed 2nd in both events.
      • MESA ran Level 1 Standard and Wildcard events, placing 1st in both. Mesa’s Standard run was the fastest time in Level 1 among all competitors at all jump heights!
  • At Minneapolis KC All-Breed Shows:
    • TREK earned WD/BW for a 4-point crossover major.
    • Gretchen Showed for the first time and conquered the ramp.
    • Ellie acted as breed ambassador, greeting spectators and giving kisses.

Nov. 18, 2015 News

• Sat. at Winona, Jim & Kathy Billman’s Dart took Select and Group 4 in Owner Handled.  Sun. Dart took BOB and Group 1 in Owner Handled.  Brandi received BOS both days.
• Geof and Karen Godfrey had the following:
  • Beau earned 8 points towards a MACH title in AKC Agility Nov. 7th at South St. Paul Dog Training. Nov 8th he and his junior handler placed 1st in CPE Agility Level 3 Colors event at On The Run.
  • Sadie earned her CPE CL2 title Nov. 8th at On The Run, placing 2nd in CPE Agility Level 2 Colors event and 3rd in Level 3 Wildcard event.
  • Mesa placed 1st in CPE Agility Level 1 Standard and 2nd in Level 1 Jumpers Nov. 6th at On The Run.
  • Berry, Trek and Ellie earned IABCA International Champion titles Nov. 1st at Hutchinson. Berry also placed Group 1 in show 4; Ellie placed Group 2 in Show 3; Trek place Group 2 in Show 2 and Group 3 in Show 1.
• Sarah and Lynda Peterson at the IBECA show, Winter took BOB both shows on Sat. Spring took BOB and grp 3 at both shows.
• Tim and Robbie Hiltz’s Tanner and KC just got highest weight pulling Saint Bernard in the country.
• Sandy Reitsma male sired the RWD from the national, and an AOM winner.
• Gloria Zopfi’s daughter, Lyndsey finished Uno the Weimaraner.
• Tim Peterson’s Mushu finally got last major in Sioux Falls.
• Anita Cholewa’s Teddy got level 2 title for standards and level 2 for colors, Gossip got ques.

Oct. 21, 2015 Brags

• Barb Stoffel’s Perry took BOB at Wright County. This was a 4 pt major for him.  He also got his first leg in rally at our trial. At TCOTC, he earned his other 2 legs for RN title, and he has 1 litter on the ground of 3 girls.
• Karen and Geof Godfrey’s, Ellie took WB and BOS. Gretchen graduated from puppy kindergarten.
• Lynda Peterson’s dog Winter took WD & BOS at Wright County.
• Nancy Camerson’s Obie took BOB and Group 2 at match at Wright County
• Tim and Robbie Hiltz’s American Stafford Terrier, Ryder earned his Rat Dog Novice.
• Joy Peterson took first place in juniors as a novice junior.
• Randy and Peggy Bebeau’s Skittle got Group 3.
• Lisa Dankert’s Ziva took BOS and Select at Wright County.
• Kathy Billman’s granddaughter Samantha is crawling everywhere now.

Sept. 16, 2015 Brags

• Sara Peterson put 2 points & BOS on Sunday with Whippet Luna at Lake Elmo.
• At Fort Dodge, Tim & Robbie Hiltz’s Am Staff, Ryder, took a 3 pt. major and group 1 on Friday. On Sunday, Ryder got 1 point and a group 3. St Bernard’s KC took WD and BOS on Friday and Saturday for his championship; Primo took WD and BOW on Friday and Saturday and BOB on Sunday for her championship; Tanner took WD and BOS on Sunday for 2 points.
• Sandy Reitsma has a new champion with her 14 month old white Siberian.
• Jim and Kathy took BOB both days in Rochester with Teddy, Brandi took RWB Saturday and Phoenix took RWB Sunday.
• Nancy Cameron’s Surly went WB/BOS both days.
• Lyndsey showed Sharon Todororf’s GSD bitch and got 3 majors and 3 group placement from the classes.
• Lisa Dankert’s Ziva took BOS and BOB at Lake Elmo and made the cut 2 days in Greeley.
• Barb Stoffel’s Perry made the cut 2 days in Greeley.
• Phil and Cindy Rustad’s Boo finished his MACH at the Key City Agility Trial. New title is OTCH MACH Jo’s X-Rated Hobi O’Himark UDXE XOGM GO VER MX MXB MXJ MJB T2B