Riley Becomes A Champion :-)

I am so super proud of my smooshie Riley! She finished her AKC championship in style over the weekend in Dallas with back to back majors! As always, she was expertly handled by Barbara Weiner. Riley will now be known as CH Snapdragon Something Unspoken. She is from the Ditto/Chase litter which just turned a year old at the end of June. Her CH is even more exciting for me because she is my first home bred champion here at Snapdragon Cardigans:-) Riley & I will now be working on some obedience. The sky is the limit with this girl!

Riley's red brother Killian of McCombs Cardigans also gained 2 more points over the weekend. He now has 6 points toward his CH. Go Mr red smooshie! :-)

On another note, I will take Mimi (CH Camelot's Out of the Blue) in on the 19th for an ultrasound to see if she is with smooshies! :-) Fingers crossed for Fudge/Mimi smooshies in August!

Thumper Settles In...

Well it looks like Thumper has made her self at home with Lynn and Peter already! Lynn reports that little Ms Lumpling is very affectionate and the introductions to her new siblings have gone well. :-) Judging from the pictures and text, I could not have asked for a better home for such a special girl!

Lynn and cuddle bug Lumpling

Thumper knows where the food comes from :-)

Thumper on the deck

Tired Lumpling

Thumper has found a new home....

Little Ms Thumper (a.k.a. Lumpling) has found a new forever home with Lynn and Peter in San Francisco, California. She will share her new household with 2 ragdoll kitties, a 13 year old Cardigan and a young adult Aussie. Lynn and Peter are super excited to have Thumper joining their home! I spayed her on Monday and she will fly out next week (weather permitting). I am sad that Thumper is leaving but I know that she will have a great life with Lynn and Peter. I just hope she behaves herself! :-)

Happy 1st Birthday to the Ditchas!!

I cannot believe the Ditchas are already a year old! Where has the time gone? I could not be prouder of all of the smooshies and everything they have accomplished so far! :-) I cannot wait to see what the future holds for them (show, companion or performance). So, I would like to officially extend Happy 1st Birthday wishes to Riley, Wendell, Killian, Rango, Meko, Zoey, Owen in CA, Owen in OR & Tegan! I hope you each have a very special day :-) Heck, you only turn 1 once!

Wendell

Riley

Owen in California

Thumper is Looking for a Forever Home..

So, I have made the difficult decision to place Thumper in a new forever home. I had plans to include her in my program but have now decided to offer her to a performance/pet home. Thumper is an AKC Champion, is 2 years old, is house trained, knows basic obedience and some tricks, is current on vaccines and will be spayed before leaving for her new home. She is a very happy girl that is always willing to do what is asked of her! I think that she would do great in a home where she could pursue some type of performance work (herding, agility, rally, etc.) as she is very agile. Thumper gets along with other dogs and has been around cats but not on a regular basis. There are no children in my household but she does enjoy polite kids.
I really could go on and on about Thumper as she is a very fun girl! :-) If you are interested in adding her to your household please feel free to e-mail me at corgidoctor@gmail.com and tell me a little bit about yourself.

Owen in California Pictures

Owen's mom was nice enough to send some updated pictures of him enjoying himself immensely! Sable boy Owen (f.k.a. Yancey/Torch) is one of the Chase/Ditto smooshies from last summer (Riley's brother). Owen lives in California with Sarah Stevens. Sarah reports that Owen loves herding and is showing great instinct! :-) Sarah also does nosework with Mr. Owen. It seems like this whole litter has an abundance of herding instinct from daddy Chase! So proud of the smooshies! :-)

Look who is sitting pretty :-)

Go Owen, Go!

Beach bum Owen

Owen looks very much like mommy Ditto in the face :-)

Exciting Happenings.....

This is turning in to a very exciting week for the Ditchas! Ditto is very proud of her smooshies and her baby daddy! :-)
On Saturday, I learned that Wendell successfully completed the requirements for his AKC Canine Good Citizen Certificate. His mom tells me he was a big hit with all of the testers/trainers and is the smartest fluffy brindle boy around! :-)
I also found out from Penni today that Rango garnered a 4 point major today at the shows in New Mexico. He was Best Puppy and Best of Winners! Hopefully his mom will send me his show picture when she gets it. Rango must be taking after daddy Chase who was Best of Breed! :-)

Wendell charms his trainers

Rango at Nationals