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November 1-At the Dallas Ft. Worth ESSA Specialty show in conjunction with the ESSFTA National Specialty, our young boy George was first in his regular 6-9 month puppy class and second in his Sweepstakes class!
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September 19-Our baby boy George went to his first dog show at six months of age and was RWD to a major! Now watch for George at the National in October with Melanie.
We are excited about this one. He is by Ch. Sprucehaven Under Time ex Ch. Wil-Orion's Illusion, making him a grandson of the two top producers Ch. Tiffany's You've Been Warned and Ch. Springbrook Tagalong My Own Magic.
Mel had a great day, she was WB/BW with our own Andi (pictured below) for her second major and WD for a third major with Cathy Walther's Cedarwoods Classic Rendition. He now has 13 points, three majors in very limited showing.
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Ocoee DSQD With A Vengeance "George"
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DSQD Ocoee All Lit Up "Andi"
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April 12-To cap off her excellent weekend in Perry, Melanie had WB and BW with our young girl, Andi, for her first major. It was Andi's first weekend in the Open class, she's just 15 months old.
Andi is by Ch. Pawmarc's Northern Lights out of Ch. Ocoee DSQD All That Jazz CD, and is co-owned with us by her breeder, Corrine Johnson.
Congratulations also to Cathy's Walther's Cedarwoods Classic Rendition. Shown by Melanie, he was RWD on Thursday (to Rugby) and WD and BOS over four Specials on Friday for a four point major! This brings Waylon to eight points, two majors and two wins over Specials in only three weekends shown by Mel.
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April 10-We have a new homebred Champion today! Congratulations to Melanie and Rugby, who was Best of Winners for another major today at Perry, GA.
Just like his litter sister Marilyn, Rugby finished with all majors (5-5-3-3) from the Bred By Exhibitor Class. The amazing thing is, he was only shown at four all breed shows and he won a major at each one of them!
Rugby is a dog that we sold as a puppy and had to 'rescue' back from a supposed show home in January of 2007. When he came back to Melanie, he had been cut down and neglected. He was very thin and his white hair was completely stained from being in a wet crate and a wet concrete run. It is a strong testament to his temperament that even though he had had virtually no attention since he was a young puppy, he came back happy, stable and loving.
Melanie worked hard for nearly a year to get Rugby back in condition, and her work was rewarded by the whirlwind way he completed his title.
Rugby is OFA Excellent, Elbow normal, CERF certified and a DNA PRA carrier.
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New Ch. Ocoee Have An Absolute Ball
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March 30-Congratulations to Paula Lynch and Eli, Ch. Ocoee Hide Your Heart CDX for winning Highest Scoring Dog In Trial today at the Newnan Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show and Obedience Trial. This is Eli's third HSDT award for 2008!
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Waylon
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February 1 & 2, 2008-Melanie had a great weekend with her clients dogs. On Friday she was WD, BW and BB over three specials for a major with Cathy Walther's Cedarwoods Classic Rendition (left) and WB for two points with Paula Lynch's Shelley Berwick Reflection (right). On Saturday she was WB and BW for a major with the same bitch. Congratulations to Mel and to the owners of these lovely dogs.
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Molly
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New Ch. Pawmarc Ocoee Light The Way
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November 11-Millie captured her third major and her title under Rick Beauchamp! Millie didn't have a 'career' in the classes, she got to go to a dog show once in a while when I could fit it in my schedule. She was shown at a total of eight all breed shows and was WB or better at seven of them. At Specialties she was Best In Sweepstakes at Chattahoochee over an entry of 65 puppies (at her first dog show ever) and Best of Winners at the English Springer Spaniel Club of Michigan Specialty.
Pat and Bobbie, Millie lights up my life every day. Thank you so much for sending her my way.
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November 11-Paula Lynch and her 'Eli' (Ch. Ocoee Hide Your Heart CDX) made their first venture into the ultra competitive Open B obedience class today and emerged with a 197.5 in a three way run-off for second place in a class of 30!
Eli is on his way to an incredible obedience career. Congratulations Paula!!!
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Pretty AND smart Eli!
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DSQD Ocoee All Lit Up
Photo at the National by Trisha Dunn
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October 3rd-Andi did us proud at the ESSFTA National Specialty in Lexington, Kentucky. She won her Sweepstakes 9-12 class under long time breeder-judge Karen Prickett Miller! Andi was handled by Melanie and is owned by us with her breeder Corrine Johnson.
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September 22 & 23-Melanie and Rugby had a great weekend! On Saturday under Welsh Springer Spaniel breeder Meghan Bassel Rugby was WD, BW and Best of Breed over seven Specials from the BBE class for his second five point major, and on Sunday under Sporting Dog specialist Dr. Donald Sturz Jr. he was WD and BW from the BBE class for a three point major.
Shown at THREE dog shows, Rugby has 13 points.
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Can. Ch. Ocoee Have An Absolute Ball
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Pawmarc Ocoee Light The Way
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September 21-Millie and Kathy had a fun day at the English Springer Spaniel Club of Michigan Specialty Show-Millie was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a four point major! This brings Millie to 13 points, two majors, and she looks forward to competing at the National next week.
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August 26-Congratulations to Paula Lynch and 'Eli', Ch. Ocoee Hide Your Heart for completing the requirements for Eli's CDX degree! It's on to Utility for Paula and Eli, they are a great team.
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August 25-"Rugby" was WD and BW for a FIVE point major today from the BBE class under Mrs. Mary Ann Alston at Lawrenceville KC! This was especially meaningful for Melanie as it was Rugby's very first time shown since his return from Canada last January. All of Mel's hard work in conditioning and training Rugby culminated in this lovely win their first time in the ring together. We look forward to many more good things from Rugby, who is OFA Excellent, OFA elbow normal, CERF certified and DNA tested as a PRA carrier.
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Can. Ch. Ocoee Have An Absolute Ball
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February 4-Chloe has added another title and is now Ocoee Implausible CD, RN, TDI, CGC! She and her owner-trainer Karen McKenzie finished their CD degree on Sunday with a score of 186 and 2nd place in Novice A. Watch for more good things to come from Chloe and Karen.
We are proud to have co-bred Chloe with our longtime friend, Anita Wheeler, of Shelley Springers. We lost Anita on March 7, 2007. We mourn her passing and send our heartfelt condolences to her family.
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January 21, 2007-Congratulations to Melanie and her girl Marilyn on completing Marilyn's title in whirlwind fashion! Marilyn had a career in the classes that most only dream of. Shown at four Specialties and five all-breed shows, she had ten class firsts (out of eleven total classes), two five point major reserves from the BBE class (one of which was the Saturday Chattahoochee Specialty, where she was also Best in BBE classes), and finished her title with ALL majors (4-4-4-5) from the BBE class, the final five point major coming as BW at the Sunday Chattahoochee Specialty show under highly respected Sporting dog authority Dr. Donald Sturz Jr.
Way to go Mel, job well done!
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New Ch. Ocoee Absolute Possession
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New Ch. Ocoee Hide Your Heart CD
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November 12-HUGE congratulations to Paula Lynch and her new CH Ocoee Hide Your Heart CD!!!!! They finished the title together with a major under long-time Springer breeder judge Tom Hale. We are so proud of Paula and everything she has accomplished with Eli, who is her very first show dog. Eli is by Ch. Mystic's Peridox TD out of Ch. Shelley's Tudor Rose.
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October 31- congratulations to Baxter and Tommy for winning first prize in the Halloween Costume contest at their local Petsmart! (They went as Batman and Robin). They were awarded a first place ribbon, a gift certificate and a box filled with goodies.
Baxter is by Ch. Mystic's Peridox TD out of Ch. Shelley's Tudor Rose, and Tommy is by Ch. Ocoee New Beginnings out of Ch. Legendary Shimmer. They are owned by Chuck and Nicole Bellemare and live in sunny California. These two dogs perfectly represent our goals of breeding sound, healthy, happy dogs that are beautiful to look at and easy to live with. Our thanks to Chuck and Nicole for giving them such a wonderful life.
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October 30-"Chloe" is now Ocoee Implausible CGC, TDI, RN! Chloe and her owner Karen McKenzie earned their Rally Novice title this past weekend in three straight tries with one first place, one second place and one fourth place-and a fastest time! Chloe also recently earned her first two conformation points. Congratulations!
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Marilyn (Ocoee Absolute Possession)
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September 22/23/24-Melanie had a winning weekend at the shows in Georgia! On Friday, Marilyn was WB for her second four point major. On Saturday, young "Stella" (Ocoee Black Magic Woman) was WB/BW from the puppy class for a four point major, and on Sunday, Marilyn won again for her 3rd four point major in only five times shown at all breed shows, and all from the BBE class. Congrats to Mel and the girls!
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August 27th-it was a great day for the Ocoee Springers! Kathy was in Minnesota with Oliver, who was WD, BW and Best of Breed over seven Specials from the Bred By Exhibitor Class for four points to complete his Championship at the Twin Cities ESSA Supported Entry at St. Croix Valley KC!!! He earned all his points from the BBE class, shown by both Kathy and Melanie.
Melanie was in Georgia with Marilyn and it was Marilyn's second weekend of dog shows. In three days, she won the BBE class every day, was RWB to a five point major on Saturday and was WB for a four point major on Sunday!
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New CH. Ocoee New Beginnings
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