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JUST FOR FUN . . . Our Collies at Play (and Rest)
Sarabi, Rocco, Rio and a sable friend enjoying the pet park at Montesoro in Borrego Springs |
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Rocco and Rio enjoy the desert |
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Sarabi, Rocco and Luce enjoying thier vacation (Rio and Safari are to the left of the picture) |
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Sarabi is a star - from the glamour of the show ring . . . |
To the hard work of herding sheep . . . |
To the fun of Agility! |
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Rocco likes to herd sheep too |
Rocco and Rio taking a nap at the Scottsdale show |
Rocco is good at Agility too! |
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Sarabi, Rio, Safari and Luce enjoying a bright summer day at home |
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Sarabi, Rio, Safari and Luce relaxing in the shade |
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Rocco surveying his kingdom . . . . |
. . . At home |
. . . and in the desert - where he loves to "follow the wind" |
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FUN AT THE PARK - Rio surrounded by his kids |
Sarabi and Safari supervising the pups. Sequin enjoys running! |
Sarabi teaching the pups (Eva, Sequin and Rafael) to play tug of war |
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FUN AT THE SHOWS . . . Rocco likes to win |
. . . And so does Rio |
Rocco is quite the handsome boy |
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Everyone loves thier new Collie Limo - an Expedition Extra long! |
Hotel rooms are fun too! |
Sharing the pond at the pet park with some friends |
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Rio loves the weave poles |
Rafael shows great form on the teeter at 7 months of age |
Rocco is quite handsome doing the tire jump |
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On Valentines Day 2008, we had a snow storm in the desert. The Collies had a blast! |
Sarabi went hunting for treasure in the snow |
Rocco enjoyed running in the snow |
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Rafael was quite adept at his first herding test |
Sarabi is our best herding dog, moving 5 sheep and teaching Eva |
Sequin enjoyed her herding test too, even if she is a princess |
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Eva thought it was interesting to move sheep |
Rio perfected his herding technique |
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PARTY TIME! Rocco, Sequin, Sarabi, Chiara (on dad's lap)
and Rafael join the fun in costume at the club Halloween Party. |
Rio, Eva, Rocco, Safari, Chiara, Sequin, Sarabi, Rafael |
The Collies were the hit of the party! |
In March 2010, we set out to experience the Collie Nationals in Pomona, Ca. Our goal was just to have fun and for our dogs to show well. We were not disappointed, all the dogs did their best and we were proud of their performance. In addition, and much to our delight, Fairbanks The Master's Touch "Rafael" made the cut in his open blue class and then Fairbanks Follow the Wind "Rocco" got a class placement. Friday was the brood bitch class where CH Fairbanks Desert Safari was next with 4 of her kids (Rocco, Rafi, Sarabi (Fairbanks Desert Mirage), and Sequin (Fairbanks All that Glitters). All showed great and much to our delight we won first place. This is an incredible honor as it reflects on not just one dog, but our whole breeding program. On Saturday Lauren and Sarabi won their Junior Exhibitor class . This was truly a once in a lifetime experience! |
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Our first achievement - Rocco won fourth place in his class! |
By the end of the show, we had Rocco's fourth place,
Lauren's first in Junior Exhibitor and Safari's first in Brood Bitch.
This is what our show table looked like with all the awards. |
A picture of all our ribbons and trophies |
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Our first Group Placement! Rocco won Best of Breed and then Group 2 in the herding group.
We are so proud of our handsome boy! |
Our First Champion Owner Handled! Rafael finished with a Major in Ventura.
We are looking forward to his career as a Special! |
In June 2010, we took the dogs to Flagstaff Arizona and had a wonderful time. It was windy and cold but the dogs did well and in addition to showing, we enjoyed taking them to some indian ruins, the meteor crater and a historic area. It was Great Fun! |
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Rafael won his first Major! |
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Sequin was awesome - and won a major reserve! |
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Rocco was as stately as always. |
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Chiara moved beautifully too. |
In September 2010, we took the dogs to the Prescott show. It was an incredible weekend! We finished 3 champions (Rio, Rocco and Sarabi), got 2 major reserves (Eva and Sequin) and 1 Group placement (Safari). Following that show, our new champions won best of breed and best of opposite sex at the Cerritos show, starting off their Grand Champion titles with a bang. |
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Rocco finished his championship with a major on Sunday |
Rio finished his championship with a major on Saturday |
Rio was Best of Opposite Sex to Safari on Sunday |
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Sarabi got a major on Saturday. |
Sarabi finished her championship on Sunday! |
The next weekend in 106 degree weather, Sarabi went Best Of Breed on Saturday and Best of Opposite Sex to her brother Rafi on Sunday |
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Safari went Best of Breed on Saturday. |
Safari went Best of Breed again on Sunday. |
Safari then went on to win a Group 4 on Sunday! |
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