Life’s a Beach

Life’s a Beach

Spending most of July this year on Fire Island -- a narrow, pencil-shaped island without any cars (we get around by bicycle). It’s about 4 miles off the coast of Long Island, New York. The island is beautiful and teeming with deer and red...

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The Maine Event

The Maine Event

A busy weekend in Maine with two dogs competing in two venues, at two different shows in two different towns! Geordy (GCH A Place in the Sun for Bellwether and PatchMT) showed very well at the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club in Cumberland ME...

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Dinah earns her Open Agility titles.

Dinah earns her Open Agility titles.

In Tolland CT at the spring LEAP Agility Club trials, Dinah (GCH Blackthorn & PatchMT Thru the Looking Glass OA OAJ) earns the Open Jumpers title (with two clean fast runs) and two weeks later, the Open Standard title. She...

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Spring forward!

Spring forward!

In Decatur AL, Spring (Bellwether & PatchMT Spring Rose MX MXJ NF CGC) earned both Master Agility titles and a 7th double Q towards her Master Agility Championship title this weekend. We are so proud of this team.

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Dinah and Spring make the top 10

Dinah and Spring make the top 10

Agility rankings for 2015 are in and it’s a family affair. Dinah (GCH Blackthorn & PatchMT Thru the Looking Glass NA NAJ) is the #9 Dalmatian for both Novice Standard and Novice Jumper earning all but one leg at the huge West...

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sNOw way! Winter has arrived in New England.

sNOw way! Winter has arrived in New England.

sNOw way! Has winter arrived in New England? Yup. It’s cold outside and snow is on the ground. Why do Dalmatians hate the cold and love the snow? A question for the ages. Fun is being had in the winter white stuff…    Thriller (Mapleaf...

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