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October 2009

Boise: Exciting news from the Boise, Idaho trials! Our little girl earned her very first agility title with a first place in Novice Jumpers. Doug and Helki also qualified twice in Novice Standard with two more first place finishes. These two are really coming together as a team. Great job guys!

Photo by Gaines Photography

Gavin finished his Open Standard title with a first place finish. He also earned a first place in Excellent Jumpers.

We were also very excited to discover that Gavin was listed in the GSDCA's Top 10 Obedience Rankings for 2008 for his performances in Open obedience. This is the second year in a row that Gavin has been nationally ranked in obedience.

Ririe: We had another great weekend at the Ririe, Idaho trials. Doug and Helki continued their amazing streak with four great runs. They finished their Novice Standard title and brought home two firsts in Open Jumpers. They also had their very first Open Standard Q.

Photo by Gaines Photography

Gavin had a great weekend in Ririe. By some stroke of fabulous luck we qualified twice in Excellent Standard! We also qualified in Excellent Jumpers. Doug and I feel very fortunate to share our lives with such wonderful dogs. :-)

September 2009

Doug and Helki went to their very first agility trial in Pocatello, Idaho. They qualified in Novice Jumpers and earned first place three days in a row! Way to go guys! I am so proud of you!!!

Photo by Gaines Photography

Gavin also qualified with a first place in Open Standard. In typical sibling rivalry style, he promptly stole Helki's new stuffed hedgehog as soon as we arrived home.

Photo by Gaines Photography

June 2009

Gavin qualified in Open Agility Jumpers and Open Standard this past weekend in Blackfoot, Idaho. He brought home two first place ribbons and finished his Open Agility Jumpers (OAJ) title. We're so proud of him!!!

Photo by Gaines Photography

May 2009

Gavin finished his Novice Agility Standard title in South Jordan, Utah. He also qualified twice in Open Jumpers, bringing home three first place ribbons and a giant stuffed caterpillar. (We'll be sure to keep the latter away from Helki!) With Friday and Saturday's Q's, Gavin was on quite a streak with seven straight qualifying scores. Way to go buddy!

March 2009

What a great weekend! Gavin earned his Novice Agility Jumpers (NAJ) title. He also earned two legs toward his Novice Agility (NA) title. We were entered in four classes and Gavin qualified all four times! Since he was the only 24" dog, he brought home four first place ribbons, a stuffed duck, and a stuffed gecko. Once we arrived home, Helki promptly beheaded the stuffed duck and pulled all of the stuffing out. Ah, sibling rivalry . . . :-)

I also wanted to take a moment and say thank you to each of our clients who have shared their photos and stories in the past few months. We care about each and every one of our pups and we are so grateful for your updates. Thank you!!!

Nina

Koda opening her Christmas present

from her favorite little girl

Kacey

Hawk

Imara and Susan

Isolde

. . . and Shackleton, the great adventurer

November 2008

We just received new photos of Guardyan's Isabella from the Positive Partners Assistance Dogs program. This exceptional program custom trains assistance dogs for individuals with disabilities. Isabella is currently in training with Positive Partners to become a guide dog. She is working on socialization, gaining public access experiences, targeting, and harness work.

The program director contacted us and wrote the following:

"You should be very proud of this litter, Shyne. Everything you did, is what I would have done and the reason I was attracted to your program - not just in terms of pairing dogs for breeding but in how you handle your puppies. It makes such an incredible difference in them.

Isabella is just a BMW in terms of biddability and work ethic. I can't tell you how much I enjoy training her compared to even the top English Labs we have had in the program. There is just no comparison . . . I think eventually, we will have all GSDs in the program.

Isabella is such a hard worker. She just doesn't give up. The Labs do. When things get hard, they try to play the "cute" card so they don't have to work. Not Isabella. When things get hard, you can see the determination in her eyes and attentiveness, to figure it out. There is just simply nothing finer than a well bred GSD."

We are so pleased that Isabella was accepted into the Positive Partners program. They are doing a wonderful job of training Isabella so she can have a positive impact on someone's life.

Keep up the great work Iz. We're very proud of you!

October 2008

We had a very exciting weekend in Boise, Idaho. Guardyan's Gavin earned his Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) and Rally Excellent (RE) titles.

There was even more exciting news waiting when we arrived back home. I opened up our German Shepherd Dog Club of America magazine and found out that Gavin was included in the 'Top Ten' Obedience rankings for 2007. What a great weekend!!!

Nationally ranked in obedience - Way to go Gavin!!!