2014 DCA Best of Winners for Baloo

We are trilled to announce that Baloo went Best of Winners today at the 2014 Dalmatian Club of America National Specialty in Portland Oregon . Thank you Sue Macmillan for this prestigious award. It was a wonderful week and the host committee did a fabulous job of making the event run smoothly.  I am still walking through the clouds and the sky is bright Baloo!  

Second RBIS for Baloo

Baloo  (Sweetspots Set Fire to the Reign) was awarded Reserve Best in Show from judge Mike McBeth.  Baloo also received a Group 1st this same weekend from Richard Lopaschuck.

Globe and Mail - End of an era

This year our National newspaper, the Globe and Mail has decided to stop delivering the paper to one of the provinces. My father inlaw gave us the subscription to the Globe.  I will miss doing the Crossword on Saturdays and of course all good things will come to an end.  Unfortunately I had such bad service from the subscription department that we are not even bothering to get it online.

Here is a video I shot of Liquorice getting the paper a few years back and then again today when the weather was better. I certainly appreciated her services in the middle of winter when I did not want to go out in the snow and the newspaper was left on the curb instead of at our doorstep.

Liquorice is getting on but still actively play with the pups, Bailey and Baloo and walks around Mundy Pond a few times per week.  Liquorice is ready to not retire her services yet, so we will have to practice retrieving with a dumbell instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixlN_5oHweQ&feature=youtu.be

New Title for Bailey and RBIS for Baloo

We are really proud to announce that Bailey has completed her RN title in Rally Obedience.  She is now Sweetspots Irish Cream RN with scores of 94, 89 and 91 out of 100.  She has a super confident independent attitude in the ring. Yesterday she was very interested in exploring the sights and sounds of the building between the signs.  She has learned well from our grand dam, Liquorice who used to do the same but went on to wonderful things.  

Bailey also was in the ring with my daughter Fern who won her class in Jr. Novice. She is pictured here in the May shows.  Fern and Bailey have a real connection and Fern loves to show her.

Baloo - (Sweetspots Set Fire to Reign) won a Group 2nd under judge Jim Reynolds, and then a Reserve BIS under judge Sandra Lex. Thank you everyone for your comments on our boy Baloo. He is growing up so nicely and is pictured here on the beach at Salmon Cove two weekends ago. Congratulations to the competitors of Group Six and all the winners at the Newfoundland All-Breed KC shows today. It was very hot, but a lovely show.

Happy 1st Birthday - Flash X Liza Litter

Happy Birthday to all the Sweetspots from the Liza X Flash litter.  

I can't believe it has been a year already

Electra all grown up

I can't believe that it has almost been a year since the pups were born.  Here is a picture of Electra looking very pretty in her flower collar.  Electra is owned by Melissa King.  Thanks for sharing the photo Melissa.

Dog Days of Winter

This last weekend, we had more snow, and were stuck indoors.  My human kids decided to play Dogopoly which is actually more popular than Monopoly with the under 12 kids in the house.  We all had a laugh when Liza decided to join us at the table and then a photo opportunity was born. 

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Fergus wins 4-6 Puppy class at Specialty

Here is a photo of Fergus - Sweetspots Groucho Marx.  This is his win photo at the recent Northern California Specialty show. Congratulations Fergus.  Fergus is owned by Laurie Isaacson and Meredith Brown-Tuttle.

Lucy Passes Canine Good Neighbour Test

Lucy - Sweetspots In the Sky with Diamonds - passed her Canine Good Neighbour Test (CGN).  This test administered by the Canadian Kennel Club and

"The test is non-competitive and allows dog and handler to demonstrate confidence and control in 12 steps. It assesses the handler and dog's relationship, together with the handler's ability to control the dog. Dogs are evaluated on their ability to perform basic exercises as well as their ability to demonstrate good manners in everyday situations."

To learn more about the CGN Test  click on this link. http://www.ckc.ca/en/Default.aspx?tabid=91

Lucy is just 6 months old and it is quite an accomplishment!  Congratulations to Ed and Maureen McNeil.

Best Baby Puppies

Hello,

I just thought I would post these two pictures from the NKC shows, November 4 & 5 of Bailey and Baloo.  They were entered seperately, Bailey on Saturday and Baloo on Sunday.  We were very happy with the result of Best Baby Puppy in Show for each of them. Thank you Ron Drake for lovely photos.

Bailey - Sweetspots Irish Cream

Baloo - Sweetspots Set Fire to Reign

Isabella & Romeo

Here is a picture of Isabella - "Sweetspots Isabella Snowflake" with her best buddy Romeo.  She lives with Debbie and Joe in St. John's  Romeo takes endless ear chewing, and is a great friend for Isabella.

Lucy living the High Life

Here is Lucy who lives in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.  She is enjoying life to the fullest, Maureen and Ed says that Lucy is a "She a princess, a devil, a lady, a scamp all in one,"  I think that describes most Dalmatian puppies. 

Four Months Old Already

Baloo - Sweetspots Set Fire to Reign

Bailey - Sweetspots Irish Cream

The puppies are 4 months old already, and they are looking great and lots of fun. Here are a couple of stacked photos of Baloo and Bailey we took today.

Best Baby Puppy in Show

Saturday, September 1, 2012, Baloo, "Sweetspots Set Fire to the Reign",  won Best Baby Puppy in Show at our show in Harbour Grace NL, which is about 1.5 hours from St John's.  The judge was Carol Graham from Alberta, Canada. She gave Baloo lovely comments,  said that I was going to do some nice winning with him.

Both Baloo and Bailey got a really good look, and many people commented on how lovely and well behaved they were. Thank you Albert Legge for the photo. 

Silver Grand Champion!

Miley becomes a Silver Grand Champion - This weekend Miley - Sweetspot Hot2Spot Best of Both Worlds owned and handled by Laurie Isaacson became an AKC Silver Grand Champion.

With the use of the AKC Point Schedule once a dog achieves their championship they have the ability to earn a Grand Championship.   To receive the Bronze Grand Championship the dog requires 100 points, Silver a requires 200 points.

As you can see from the photo, Miley is more than just beauty and she competes in Dock Diving, Agility, and Obedience.

Nails

Today was nail day in the Sweetspot household.  I am pleased to say that the puppies all sat nicely and licked peanut butter off of a spoon while I did their nails.  I like to use a Dremel, but I also use a clippers on the young pups.  You never know when you have to use the clippers.  Here is Sweetspots Bel Canto and Sweetspots Groucho Marx getting her nails done, and she is quite content with the process.

Using the Dremel

  

Using the Clippers

Puppies are going home :(

Lucy Learning to Swim

We are so sad to see most of the puppies have gone to their new homes, but also see the joy that they bring to the people in their new homes.  

I have posted a picture of No Colour Girl who is now Sweetspots Sky with Diamonds - Lucy learning to swim at her new home in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.  Purple Girl is now Sweetspots Magnetic Attraction - Maggie; Red Girl is now Sweetspots Isabella Snowflake - Isabella; Orange Boy is Sweetspots Four Alarm Fire - Blaze, and Yellow Girl is called Shanti and lives in British Columbia. 

Fun in the Garden

Today the neighbourhood kids came and played with the puppies and it was a hot summer day.  All the puppies played and played and now are sleeping soundly.  I helped my girls to dress up Green Girl in a dress and hat for a photo.  I think it suits her Sepia tones.

Green Girl dressed up for a party

No Colour Girl chasing her Mom

"You did WHAT?"

Yellow Girl exploring the greenery

Temperament Testing

Today we did temperament tests on the puppies.  There were no surprises, and all the puppies were very confident and gave us another glimpse into their personalities.  It is just another piece of the puppy puzzle.

Here is a picture of them in the kennel sleeping together.  We have two large kennels for them to sleep in, but they always seem to pile into one.