Gem x Tag babies on Facebook

Ok I will apologize for being really "Bad" about getting photos and updates posted to the blog. Life is VERY busy (outside of the dogs too... house building going well but slower than I want). So trying to keep all areas updated has been hard.

To the right is the 'badge' for my PlumRidge Training Centre "Facebook" page. That is where the Gem x Tag puppy photos are currently posted (much easier to upload bulk groups of photos).

Please visit there to see the new babies.

These two litters sired by Tag are a joint effort between myself and Tag's owner Chris Chambers, there are going to be pups not already spoken for, so feel free to contact either of us to discuss the pups in the litters!!

REPEAT BREEDING!!

I am VERY excited to annouce the repeat breeding of Gem to Tag!!!! I bred Gem myself. She is the daughter of two of my personal favorite dogs. She is out of Imp. Risp (who passed away last summer) and Imp. Meg. That makes her a grand daughter to Serge van der Sweep's big winning World Trials placing dog "Glen" Tag is owned by Chris Chambers. He is from Vergil Holland's breeding (the second crosses of Hemp x Lass). Tag himself is an USBCHA Open Trial winner, and he qualified and ran in the USBCHA Finals. The two daughters from the first breeding are:

Mollie

Mollie herself is an USBCHA Open Trials winner (she usually beat her own father to do it), She won over a dozen USBCHA Nursery Classes, (obviously qualifying for the USBCHA Nursery Finals). She qualified and ran at the USBCHA Finals in both Open and Nursery. As a two year old she was one of the qualifiers for the Double Lift Finals at the prestigious Bluegrass Sheepdog Trials too. Mollie is a loving and sweet house dog for her owner Chris Chambers as well.

Ruby

Ruby is the 'other' sister. She is owned by myself but is trained and lives with Chris Chambers. She showed a VERY keen interest in stock at an early age and has never stopped since (literally!). Ruby is currently running Open Ranch with Chris (only two dogs can run Open and sister Mollie and father Tag have those two slots).

The first litter was only three pups (the third pup is in a loving family with Chris's parents). So the reservation list for this litter will be limited to working and trial homes only. Feel free to drop me a message or call and I will be happy to discuss the litter with you!!

Pups will be due very late May early June. (perfect timing for USBCHA nursery puppies!!)

Canadian National Sheepdog FINALS!!

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I am so thrilled to see that Chris and Mollie did so well at the Finals up in Canada!! (Click on Post Title above for link to the full results. )

Mollie is a pup from my homebred female "Gem" (Imp. Meg x Imp. Risp) and Chris's male "Tag".

Chris and Mollie have a relationship that one can hardly describe ... on and off the field it is a joy to see the two together. (Mollie is a spoiled house dog!!)

Mollie is just over two years old and seems to mature and get better at every trial!! She is "over" qualified for the USBCHA National Nursery Finals (she has a dozen Nursery wins at least)... and she is also qualified in Open at the National Finals this year too!!

Some that read this blog regularly might remember she was the 'baby' that made the double lift finals at the Bluegrass this year too!!

I should also mention that Mollie's daddy "Tag" ran VERY VERY well at the Canadian National finals making the Double lift (knocking Mollie out of the top twelve). Tag finished 5th overall in the Open Finals!!

I am so proud!!!

Exciting news from the Bluegrass!!

The only thing left is the double lift finals tomorrow.

Things didn't go as I had planned (pups too much to leave behind) so I was unable to travel down to KY and watch the trial.

HOWEVER!!

Dogs related to mine did very well!!

Chris Chambers is running two bitches that are out of Gem (Imp. Risp x Imp. Meg) and his male Tag. "Molly" is running Open (at the young age of two years old) and she MADE THE DOUBLE LIFT FINALS!!!

Ruby is the other sister .... she has been maturing slower but is running very well in Open Ranch. Chris retired her on a few of her runs to make sure she ended on a good note but she did some very nice things in all her runs!!

Alison Dodd ran Trip in Pro Novice and did very well too. Trip is a Imp. Risp son.

I wish I was able to attend the trial .... oh well, I am still crossing my fingers for Molly from home!!