2009 was a rather calm year but we got some nice results and plan to be more active this year.
-I took some dogs to Beringen in march for our first oval racing training. We went to some trainings after that during the year but not as many as I would have liked so the plan is to make up for that this year and get some of the dogs licenced to compete, and do some lure coursing as well.
-in late march a new family member arrived, 4-legged of course. He’s French and you know him as Dollar, or Dies Irae Caeles Du Manoir Des Ombreuses. He’s had some “trial runs” in the showring but he’s young and wont be coming out in the rings until later this year.
-Ira is the star of the year, in the IGs at least. He got his first CAC in Belgium at his first show here and he even got a title, Hopkoning 2009! Then he went to Finland to my friend Elisa for several months where he finished his Swedish and Finnish Championships and got his first CACIB. He sired 2 litters while in Finland, 1 for knl Topaasin and the other for Elisa, knl Beryline.
-Maggie, Caeles Make My Day owned by Wolf & Sabine Siebner (knl Simply Heurekas) did a lot of winning this year, she has several junior titles and is a german junior champion.
-Miles, Caeles How U Doin’ , owned by Avery & Stephanie McLeod has also turned heads on the coursing fields in the US , he’s gotten some coursing titles in front and behind his name, FC in front stands for “Field Champion” and SC behind stands for Senior Courser. He’s also managed to do quite well in the showring having 7 points torwards his championship. He’s also pointed on the Oval racing track!
-La la, Caeles Just Do It got her first CAC and was BOB. That means 3 pups from the “phrases litter” have points/CAC torwards their championship:)
-Joey got his 6th champion offspring this year. Twan-San-Yen Magical Daniella got the CAC at a Norwegian KC show and finished her Norwegian Championship for Marit Sunde who awarded Joey his first CACIB (and BOB) at that same show 4 years earlier.
-Matt, Caeles Hell Yeah got his JOR title (junior oval racer) and is now pointed torwards the ORC and NORC title (oval racing champion and national oval racing champion). He did good on the coursing field as well with at least 1 BOB. He was shown in Conformation where he won best of winners and best of opposite for 1 point:)
-Ira came back from Finland in November and Elisa didn’t go empty handed back. This time she took Bling with her, she’s on leasing there and is expecting her first litter in late January.
-The year ended in style when I decided to take Casper out and entered him to the Amsterdam Winner show and Brussels Dog show.
Both shows had poodle breeders as judges so I was very excited.
In Amsterdam for judge Javier Blanco Casper got the CACIB, CAC (wich is double at this show), he’s crufts qualified for 2010 or 2011 and he got his very first title: Amsterdam Winner 2009.
In Brussels for judge Jean-Francois Vanaken Casper got the reserve CAC/CACIB, and the title Brussels Winner 2009.
Not a bad way to end the year, a week after the show we went on a great Christmas holiday in Iceland to reaload our batteries and we’re back and ready for 2010.
Another change that happened in 2009 is that Kari-Anne stepped out of the kennel and it is solely in my name now.
That was 2009, I have my hopes up for 2010 and wish all my friends & family a happy and successful 2010.
