Wildflower Zeus would like to announce he has a new human sister…
Carol Grace was so anxious to meet her family that she arrived a bit early but she is home and doing just fine 💗 Zeus is making sure she stays that way…
Congratulations to Penny and the rest of Zeus’s family on their beautiful new addition ❤️
Getting ready for a hippie-themed event in California is not exactly easy here in western Montana — it isn’t like the stores are filled with tie dye summery things! Thank goodness for online shopping…
Capella getting in shape for our adventure…
There are at least three ways that you can be part of the BMDCA Specialty in April.
Capella
First, if you are a BMDCA member you will receive the daily Specialty Newsletter. Jay and I do the newsletter and are already hard at work on it. The 2023 Newsletter will be extra GROOVY, thanks largely to Jay, who does all the amazing graphics. If you are not a member, there will be a link where you can access each day’s newsletter — I will post that as we get closer.
Second, there should be a live stream of the show that you can purchase — more on that soon.
Third, you can vote for People’s Choice in the Specialty’s photo contest! Here are the details (from the Contest Chair):
The purpose of the BMDCA National Specialty photo contest is to determine which photos in each category have the best quality, fit the category best, and show off our Berners at their best (or naughtiest).
The contest is not intended to be like other online photo contests that are essentially popularity contests.
Please select one photo in each category based on quality and fit to the category.
Click HERE to be taken to the contest. note: make sure to cast a vote in EACH category!
Happy Thursday!
The 2023 National Specialty is just 25 days away. I am so excited. This is Me about the Specialty…
I love the theme — a hippie/Summer of Love kind of thing…
…and I have my tie-dye ready to go.
I love the location — so close to my family that I will be staying at my dad’s place for the week. I just wish my dad was still there.
Berkeley — the human — will be there for a day to show Capella in the PeeWee event.
Berkeley — the city — will be close enough to visit. I will walk through the campus that is Home and sit on my Granddad’s bench as I have so many times in my life.
Ph.D. Graduation photo — on Granddad’s Bench, in Granddad’s academic robes with people that matter — my two sisters, my dad, and my three children.
I.can’t.wait.
And with recognition that 2022 was a REALLY difficult year, I am sticking to what we — the dogs and I — already know well. Nothing really new — all things that just needed polishing and practice.
Like tracking — Claire has a TDX track in the Specialty Tracking Test…
Claire and Sundance will do Brace draft, and Claire will also do Open draft.
Claire doesn’t have either of those titles (or a TDX, for that matter) and so the events are new — but the training really isn’t. Claire has been ready to compete in these things for some time.
Claire will also show in Novice obedience, Rally, and the Versatility class.
This Specialty is Claire’s Comeback Story. The road has been so very long and hard — for both of us.
And just to be there — to be able to do all the things — will be success.
Do you see that light at the end of the tunnel (okay — driveway 😉)? I sure do…
Sparkle is almost ten now — can you believe it?!
She is going to show in Versatility Dogs Excellent plus the Veterans (9 - 11) classes. Capella will round out the team — all she is doing is conformation this year. Again — nothing really new. The amazing thing is that we get to DO IT 🙏🏽🍀🤞🏼
I suspect I will spend the week in tears — for all kinds of reasons — and hugs.
I.can’t.wait.
Well, I can because I am — but you know what I mean.