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July 20, 2010 - Belli presents us with
8 little bundles of joy - 5 boys & 3 girls, all
black tris.
July 4, 2010 - ASCA shows in Midland,
MI - young Soren gets Smarty's jumpers title!!!
Smarty also got a Q towards her started herding title
with ducks!
June19, 2010 - Brick goes to Ohio and
gets another Best of Breed and ANOTHER Group 2 in AKC
for a couple more points!!!
Smarty is reserve winners bitch.
Phin (Halfmoon Endorphines) is reserve winners dog, Best
Puppy & Puppy Group 2!
This beautiful piece of glass artwork was recently
completed and awaits its trip from Colorado to
Michigan. I am sooo excited to hang it in my large
picture window in my living room!!! Many many
thanks to good friend Pam who took the beautiful photo
of Belli which was used by artist/photographer Sunnie
Sacks to produce this one of a kind work or art!!!
NEW CHAMPION "FLASH"
Memorial Day weekend 2010
Halfmoon Bialy Stella Artois gets his herding started
titles in both sheep & cattle in Colorado!
Jen gets the final points to finish the AKC championship
of her heart dog... Now known as Ch Halfmoon
Supernova Flash PT!
Flash is champion offspring #8 of our beloved Envy which
qualifies her for ROMIIc status!!!
Baby Hula (Halfmoon Belli Dancing) makes her ring debut
and has a lot of fun! :-)
Nitro (Halfmoon Big Bang RA) gets a couple AKC points
Smarty (Halfmoon Smarty Pants) picks up an AKC point as
well!
HALFMOON SHE'S A BRICK HOUSE
May 22-23, 2010 - It's BRICK's turn to show and she is
Winners Bitch/ Best of Winners on Saturday and
Winners
Bitch/Best of Winners/Best of Breed and on to a GROUP 2
on Sunday!!! Little showing machine!
ALFALFA
DARLA
May 16, 2010 - the Baby goats have
arrived!!! - FINALLY!
May 15, 2010 - Gravi is WB for another
point at the Midland, MI AKC shows and
Phin (Halfmoon Endorphines) at 6 months and 1 day old is
Reserve Winners Dog !!!!
May 13, 2010 ....... STILL waiting for baby goats to be
born!
May 11, 2010 - we say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the grand-dame
Ms. Envy who turns a very young 11 years old today!
May 10th ish............waiting for
baby goats to be born....
 
GRAVI
VIOLET
May 1-2, 2010 Gravi (Halfmoon Engraving) was WB
both days in Birch Run, MI at the AKC shows
while her sister Violet (Halfmoon Empurpled) was WB both
days in Eaton, Ohio... AND went on win a GROUP 3!!!
Late April 2010 - Jen texts from the USASA nationals
where Halfmoon Smarty Pants gets her herding HT title
and Flash gets his first 2 Q's at his first AKC agility
trial!!! WAHHOOOO!!!
Early April 2010 - Mary D & I make
our annual trek to the Wichita Kansas shows. I
enjoyed my first "real" judging assignment and
was pleased to judge the Sweepstakes for the Greater
Wichita Australian Shepherd specialty!
Mid-March 2010 - Flash gets his second
AKC major and Jen is over the moon!!!
Mid-March 2010 - Gravi gets her first
ASCA points - a 5 point major at the Indiana shows!!
March 6-7, 2010 - Detroit Kennel Club - Gravi is RWB to
a 5 point major and shows like a pro!
early March 2010 - Brick and Wicked's
OFA hip results:
Wicked - OFA Good, Elbows normal and of course
just to make sure I don't forget that Chuck picked
"the best one"....
Brick is our first bred-by OFA EXCELLENT!!!
Feb 2010 - Jen calls from the Chicago
AKC shows where her beloved Flash gets his first AKC
major and Smarty is RWB to a 5 point
major!!!
January 2010 - Expensive trip to
the eye vet but a happy result - all 10 puppies are
CERF'd clear with no notations.
Belli, Brick & Wicked CERF'd clear with no notations
too!!!
Belli's pups go to their new homes - well at least
some of them! ;-) Congrats and huge thanks
to all the new owners!
December 2009 - we say good-bye to our dearest sweet old
fella, McKenzie.
Sleep well good friend.
December 2009 - Anne calls to let us
know that Switch has finished his AKC championship - AKC
Ch Halfmoon Turn On
that makes #7 AKC champion for ms. Envy - Ch Westridge
Panache ROMc
November 14, 2009 - Belli presents us
with a stunning litter of 10.
click
here to see pictures
November 8, 2009 - Excited about the
email from the Studebakers in Ohio who share their lives
with Vibe:
"Our first show ever. Vibe took first in Jr handler
with Marissa in the am. Took
first in Jr handler with Jimmy in the pm
Took best in 1-2 year Aussie class. Took best of
breed.
Took second in the herding group!!!"
CONGRATS on your spectacular initiation to dog shows at
the UKC show!!!
November 6 -7, 2009 - Grand Rapids AKC
show: Fender wins a 3 point major on Friday &
Wicked wins points on Saturday!
November 2, 2009 - Nancy and Trace go
to their first obedience trial and Nancy writes:
"Showed Trace in 3 Rally shows to earn the AKC
Rally Novice title. Out of a score of 100 he got
99, 90 ..., and 100. The last leg was a first
place over about 20 dogs. He really worked well
and I was so pleased with my guy."
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS TOO NANCY!!! WAHHOO
CONGRATS!
October 24, 2009 - Nitro got his Rally
Advanced title today! That's 6 Q's in 6 trials.
October 15, 2009 - Soooo proud of
crazy Daffy (aka Truffles - Halfmoon Ganache) who is now a
certified THERAPY DOG team!!!
Such a silly girl will bring many smiles to those who
need them the most!
October 3, 2009 - Flash gets his PT
herding title & competes in his first Started
Herding trial.
Nitro gets his second Rally Advance leg.
Trace goes to the herding trial too gets his HT!!!
September 30-Oct 3, 2009 - crazy road
trip with great fantastic friend Mary D out to Greeley,
Colorado to the ASCA nationals and to retreive Ms. Belli
and to show Gravi & Fender and Belli (we had grand
plans to show Envy in several fun events but her knee
injury and surgery put a damper on that fun.)
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BELLI & GRAVI - 1ST PLACE IN BRACE (my very favorite
event ever!)
GRAVI - 2ND PLACE IN BRED BY EXHIBITOR CLASS
FENDER - 2ND PLACE IN BRED BY EXHIBITOR CLASS
BELLI - PREMIERE CHAMPION!!!
STELLA competes in Herding &
Agility
Took a great trip with Kathy H & Mary D up
into the Rocky Mountains to spend a day with good friends Pam & Judy
and their Aussie crew - Piper, Divot, Lush &
Jazz.
Attempt to make it to the AKC show in Illinois on the
way back but just not enough hours in the day...
September 25-27, 2009 Monroe Michigan - USASA regional
specialty & HVASA supported entry.
Gravi picks up her first AKC points.
Gwen judges the Sanctioned B Match held by HVASA.
Great weekend & Great weather to spend with Great
Friends!!!
September 19, 2009 - Anne calls from St. Louis where
Switch gets his second 3 point major in AKC!
AKC/ASCA Ch Sunnyrain
Halfmoon Emulate "Echo"
September 12, 2009 - call from Jen to announce Echo is
now an ASCA champion!!!
August 28, 2009 - Jen calls to tell us that Smarty (Halfmoon
Smarty Pants) is the first Belli baby to get AKC points!
poor sad looking Envy on her
comfy bed after surgery
August 26-28, 2009 - Marquette Michigan
On Friday Belli goes Best of Breed over an unprecedented
number of specials and goes on to a Group 4.
Gwen judged the herding group at the AKC
sanctioned match that evening.
On Saturday Fender goes WD.
Unfortunately our trip was cut short not only because of
the constant rain made camping miserable but poor Ms
Envy ripped her ACL jumping from the van to the
ground. We headed back home and Envy had surgery
the following week.
August 15, 2009 - Proud of our boy Flash who herded his
butt off for his ASCA STDs -
CONGRATS to the awesome SMAIL family for all you do with
your kids!
July 3-4th, 2009 - Brick goes
WB/BOW two times for some ASCA points including one
major in Midland Michigan.
Jen Smail's handsome fella Echo (AKC Sunnyrain
Halfmoon Emulate) is WD for a couple of points.
Jen's gal Smarty (Halfmoon Smarty Pants) and Brick are
each RWB once as well!
our young Jordy son from Maggie P (Broadway kennel in
Texas) is BOBp several times
June 25, 2009 - Jen & Nitro get
the final leg for his Rally Novice title with another
1st place win. What a fantastic accomplishment in
such a short time!
June 13, 2009 - Wicked goes WB/BOW for
a major in ASCA in Kalamazoo, MI.
May/June 2009 - Anne & Switch go
WD for a couple more AKC points. He's beautiful,
Anne, keep up the great work!!
Jen takes Nitro in the ring for Rally and walks away
with 2 legs and 2 1st places!!!!
May 9, 2009 - congrats to Jillayne on
having Violet join your family! You guys will do
great!
May 2-9, 2009 - What a blast we had at
the 2009 USASA nationals!!! click here for all the
beautiful win pictures
May 1, 2009 - Lusi meets her new mom, Deb. Lusi is
doing great living in Chicago.
early April 2009 - My great friend
Mary D & I head off to Wichita, Kansas to visit with
our friends and attend the Greater Wichita Australian
Shepherd Club annual specialty. Gravi does well
and gets Reserve Winner Bitch to a major on
Saturday. Violet & Vibe do well their first
time in the big rings.
Feb 28-Mar 1 - Cobo Hall, Detroit... yet more ring
practice and training for Lusi, Bodie, Garmin, Wicked,
Brick.
and it is BELLI only 8 months after having her first
litter, who wins BEST OF BREED!!!
Feb 14, 2009 - our old man McKenzie
turns 12!!!! He's doing great - little slower in
his old age but he still arf arf arf's!!!
Feb 2009 - our baby Bliss (AKC Ch
Halfmoon Establishment) has been spayed, without our
consent, and picked up 4 more ASCA points from the
altered class. And people wonder why newbie show
people have such a difficult time getting breeders to
sell them top show quality dogs - another lesson
learned. Thanks Kay Edwards from Missouri.
Feb 11-15, 2009 Indianapolis, IN
- we packed up the van with a bunch of youngsters to
make several ring debuts and for a weekend of real life
training and dog show experiences. Gravi, Lusi,
Mila, Garmin, Bodie. Our friend Jen brought along
Smarty & Flash as well. We had a fun weekend
and great experience for all. While we didn't get
any BIG prizes, Mila, Flash and Gravi all won reserve
winners at least one of the days and we all learned a
lot!!! ;-)
Our PBGV, Sprocket, picked up a bunch of breed points
going Best of Breed over a fairly large entry of PB's 3
of the 4 days.
Ch Westridge Man of My Dreams
"Gage"
a true gentleman
sire of our foundation, Envy
the first Aussie that I ever met
November 14, 1995-January 31, 2009
our thoughts go out to his breeder, Donna and to his
owners Ron & Tim
mid Jan 2009 - our baby Gravi (Halfmoon
Engraving) wins Best Aussie puppy at the MSU winter
match in Lansing.
"Posh"
Nov 30-Dec 1, 2008 East Lansing,
MI - We showed young Lusi ("look at the NECK on
that bitch") & Garmin ("he shows like he's
been doing this for years - look at him strut his
stuff!") at the puppy match where they both did
very well with some very nice comments received.
We showed Bodie, Posh & her daughter,
Wicked the all breed AKC shows over the weekend
AND Posh got a 3 point major with her daddy, Chuck!!!
yippeee!!!
NEW CHAMPION "Jordy"
NEW CHAMPION "Bourdain"
Nov 12-16, 2008 Columbus, Ohio - huge
congrats & thanks to Kathy Hubbard of CopperHill on
the very quick completion of her beautiful blue boy's
AKC championship. I first saw Bourdain last summer
when I was visiting Kathy and I "kidnapped"
him as a baby and brought him back to Michigan for
a short stay. He went back to Kathy to
"grow up" and Kathy sent Bourdain back
to me in late August. Bourdain finished his
championship on the first day of showing in Columbus
going WD/BOW with the help of our very very very dear
and special friend Mary D!!! So, Mr. Bourdain, at
17 months of age, in just a handful of shows is AKC Ch
CopperHills No Reservations. (
Bourdain is happily back at home with Kathy where
he can be the silly goofy boy that he is. Thank
you Kathy for trusting me with yet another one of your
stunning fellas!!!
also congrats & thanks to Donna Harding of Westridge
for sending Jordy back for a quick weekend at the
Columbus, Ohio shows where he was RWD to Bourdain on
Thursday and WD/BOW on Friday for the points he needed
to finish his championship as well, making him the 6th
champion for our beloved Envy... so now he is AKC Ch
Westridge Fringe Benefits
we also showed our blue girl Wicked (Halfmoon
Double Entendre - (Ch CopperHills Weekend Getaway x
Kaitain Halfmoon Indulgence)) who was WB on Friday
in Columbus for a couple of points.
and we mustn't forget our baby Great Pry, Mila (Rivergroves
Mila Bousy Rouge), who was WB also on Thursday in
Columbus from the puppy class... we figured that
was enough fun, 2 new champions and a couple points on
our girls so we didn't even stay for the whole weekend!
Nov 7, 2008 - Grand Rapids, MI -
Bourdain is WD/BOW for another point - Gwen's first time
back in the ring after a successful knee surgery!
October 5, 2008 - Echo is WD for two 3 point majors in
ASCA in Kentucky.
October 3, 2008 - Gwen has knee surgery!!!
yehawwwww!!!
"Bourdain"
"McKenzie"
September 26-28, 2008 - Monroe, Michigan - USASA
specialty - Bourdain (Cooperhill No Reservations) goes
WD/BOW for a 5 point major at the specialty.
McKenzie is Best in Veteran Sweeps. on Saturday
Bourdain is RWD. on Sunday Bourdain is WD/BOW for
a 4 point major. Mila the pyr baby wins another
point
September 14, 2008 - St. Clair,
Michigan - Mila, our baby pyr, wins her first AKC point
in the pouring rain!!!
September 14, 2008 Lebanon, Ohio -
Echo goes WD/BOW/BOB for his final major to finish his
AKC Championship so now he is AKC Ch Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate. Congrats Jen on your first champion!!!
Sept 7, 2008 - Flash gets
another AKC point, congrats Jen!
August
29,20-Sept 1, 2008 Marquette, Michigan AKC
show - it's been a long hot summer without much showing
- busy raising puppies and putting up miles (ok maybe
not miles but it feels that way) of fencing around the
new home - welcoming the mini donkies and the fainting
goats ... so we made the trek to the far north to the
AKC shows in Marquette, Michigan and as usual we had a
fabulous time catching up with old friends and enjoying
camping under the beautiful clear skies on the shores of
Lake SUPERIOR... and of course, getting the youngsters back
in the ring for some "tune up" after spending
the summer digging holes and running around like
crazies.. our Brick (Halfmoon She's a Brick House)
(it's ok and almost irresitable to not SING her name!)
(Ch CopperHills Weekend Getaway x Kaitan Halfmoon
Indulgence) ... our young red merle beaut gal walks away
with her THIRD AKC major win, in just a handful of
shows, going WB/BOW/Best of
Breed we are happy
to welcome yet another handsome CopperHills fella who is
here to visit from our good friend Kathy Hubbard...
Bourdain (CopperHill No Reservation) (Ch Caitlands Ilse
Take a Chance x Ch CopperHills Aurora Borelias) made his
debut at this three days weekend going RWD, then WD,
then WD/BOW - improving each day as we figure out how to
work with each other in the show ring. We are looking
forward to having a lot of fun showing him this
fall/winter here in Michigan. Many thanks to Kathy for
letting Bourdain return for a visit - he's certainly
growing up nicely! Our Great Pyr, Mick
(BISS CH Rivergroves Ticket to Ride) also got two Group
4's and our new baby Pyr, Mila (Rivergroves Mila Bousy
Rouge) did great in her ring debut as well! we
also got to show our youngsters Tease (Halfmoon One
Night Stand) and Hefner (Halfmoon Hottie) (littermates
from Westridge Fringe Benefit x Ch Halfmoon Whiterail
Mosaic) at the puppy match on Friday night and they both
did wonderful and had a lot of fun their first time in
the rings. We are thrilled with them and are looking
forward to watching them grow up! the newest
babies (Gravi (Halfmoon Engraving), Lusi (Halfmoon
Exclusive), and Violet (Halfmoon Empurpled) littermate
sisters out of Ch Inverness Smarty Jones x Ch Halfmoon
Embellishment) were too young to make the trip just yet
but they are hearing all about the adventures and are
wiggling and anxiously awaiting their turns!!! ;-)
August 2, 2008 Canfield, Ohio - I
am so tickled and proud of my beautiful boy Mick. I took
him to Canfield on Saturday for the large very
competitive Great Pyr specialty and it felt like my
first time in the ring as well respected judge Mr. Bivin
put Mick & I up front for BEST OF BREED!!!! I've
never seen so many very very nice Pyr's in one place and
it's an honor to win the specialty with such a wonderful
dog! So now he is BISS Ch Rivergroves Ticket to
Ride. Many thanks to Jean & Wayne Boyd for their
mentoring and for Mick!
July 6-10, 2008 Sprocket (the PBGV) goes to Canada
and gets a Group 4, a Group 2 AND a Group 1!!!
July 3, 2008 - Bodie drops in for a quick "ring
practice" at the ASCA show in Midland and walks
away with a 3 point major!
June 2008 - Nitro (Halfmoon Big Bang)(Trip x Posh) wins
his first AKC points
June 23, 2008 - Belli gives us a beautiful litter,
finally!
June 2008 - the newest arrivals at
Halfmoon Heaven - 3 fainting goats!!!
June 14, 2008 - Happy 5th Birthday to
the Cruiser x Envy kids: Belli, Sailor, Chrome,
Creed, Toby & Baxter!!!
June 8, 2008 - BIG CONGRATS to Donna
of Westridge who called to let us know that Jordy (Westridge
Fringe Benefits)
went Winners Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Breed over
several specials for another MAJOR win in Puyallup,
Washington.
Just a few more points
needed.... ;-)
June 7, 2008 - Happy 1st Birthday to
the Baron x Envy kids: Bodie, Truffles, Fender,
Cash & Wyatt!!!
June 1, 2008 - Ingrid calls from Alaska
where Fender (Halfmoon Six String) wins his first AKC major!!!!
YAHHHOO!
The donkeys arrived on
Wednesday May 21, 2008! They've been given some
big names to inspire them... introducing
Hidalgo & Seabiscuit.
Many Many
Many thanks to my mom & her friend Chuck (yes,
another Chuck!)
for making the long trip down to Kentucky to get the
"boys"!!! Many Many Many thanks also
to
my Chuck for helping with the barn repairs, window
fixes, gate installs and general "engineering"
advice! Love ya!
May 18, 2008 - Jen calls and reports
that Flash gets another AKC point.
May 16, 2008 - Happy 2nd Birthday to
the Envy kids: Bliss, Switch, Cisco, Chloe, Trace, Flash
& Helen & Hoosier!
May 11, 2008 - Happy 1st Birthday to
the Trip x Posh kids: Windy, Sapphire, Wicked, Nitro,
Brick, Rory, Aspen & Max!
Happy 9th Birthday to our beautiful Envy!!!
May 10, 2008 - Mick (Ch Rivergroves
Ticket to Ride) gets a Group 4 after a long time away
from the ring!
May 2, 2008 - St. Louis, MO - Anne
calls again to tell us that Switch wins his first AKC
MAJOR!!
April 27, 2008 - Decatur,
IL Anne calls to tell us that Switch (Halfmoon
Turn On) wins his first AKC points!
April 2008 - Greeley, CO - Stella (Halfmoon
Bialy Stella Artois) earns his first herding title at
the USASA nationals - HT!!!!
April 18, 2008 - Sage (Ch Halfmoon
Whiterail Mosaic) presents us with 6 beautiful healthy
babies to make up for the "unexpected" event.
April 2008 - Jen calls to tell us that
Flash (Halfmoon Supernova Flash) wins 2 points in AKC!!!
April 5-6, 2008 Birch Run, Michigan AKC show - Brick's (Halfmoon
She's A Brick House) second time shown and her second MAJOR win!!!
on Sunday, both Brick & Jordy go Reserve to majors.
March 2008 - email from Denmark that
Creed (AKC/DK Ch Halfmoon Full of It) goes BEST IN
SHOW!!!
March 2008 - Rory (Halfmoon Starry Starry Night) goes RWB to a 5 point major at Cobo
Hall.
Feb 14, 2008 - our dear sweet old man, McKenzie, turns
11!
Feb 2008 - Stella wins a 3 point major
in ASCA in Colorado.
Feb 2008 - Fender (Halfmoon Six
String) goes RWD at the ASCA
show in Alaska.
Halfmoon Double
Entendre "Wicked" 4 point
major
Westridge Fringe
Benefits "Jordy" 5 point major
Feb 2008 - Chicago - 4 days of AKC
shows.
Wicked wins a 4 point major and Jordy wins a 5 point
major. Sage goes BOS on Sat & Sun.
Flash - Halfmoon
Supernova Flash
January 2008 - Jen calls from Kentucky
where Mr. Flash picks up his first AKC points!
January 22, 2008 - Happy 3rd Birthday to Jordy, Stella
& Trinket!
Echo - Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate
December 2007 - Jen calls from
Cleveland where Echo picked up a HUGE 5 point major
win!!!! WAHHHOOO!!!
Jordy - Westridge
Fringe Benefit
Brick - Halfmoon She's A
Brick House
November 15,16,17,18, 2007 - Great weekend in Columbus,
Ohio for the 4 days of AKC shows...
Huge congrats to Donna Harding of Westridge in
Washington state for back to back WINNERS DOG awards on
Friday & Saturday for the very very handsome
Westridge Fringe Benefit "Jordy" (Ch McMatt EZ
Going x Ch Westridge Panache). Jordy is here in Michigan
with the Halfmoon crew to be shown over the next couple
of months and we are having a great time with him - a
joy to live with and a real eye catcher in the ring. We
are very happy that he picked up his first major win
this past weekend!
And just 6 months after having her litter sired by the
handsome Trip (ASCA/UKC Ch CopperHills Weekend Getaway)
who we had a great time showing earlier this year, our
sweet little Posh (Kaitan Halfmoon Indulgence) was
WINNERS BITCH for a couple of points.
We are also just tickled with our babies out of
Posh...they just turned 6 months old the previous
weekend so we thought we'd get them out for some
"real" show practice... young Wicked (Halfmoon
Double Entendre) did a fantastic job on Saturday winning
Reserve Winners Bitch to a 4 point major from the 6-9
month class.... and her littermate sister, Brick (Halfmoon
She's A Brick House) was not to be outdone and was
WINNERS BITCH from the 6-9 month class for a 3 point
major on Sunday. This litter is turning out to be just
stunning - very correct, great temperments, VERY happy,
and man how these free stacking fools do love to SHOW!
Many thanks to our great friend Mary D for coming along
and helping to show (and walk and play with and care
for) the Halfmoon crew (and for all the work you've done
with Wicked!) Couldn't have done it without you!!!
October 7, 2007 - Creed (AKC/DK Ch Halfmoon Full of It)
wins a BEST IN SHOW in Denmark!!
October 2007 - Sprocket becomes a Canadian Champion and
wins a Group 4!!!
End of Sept 2007 - HVASA B Match in
Monroe was a lot of fun! Thanks Ellen Brandenburg
for taking photos!
Sept 1-3, 2007 - Coldwater, Michigan
ASCofMI ASCA Show -
Echo goes WD/BOW for a 3point MAJOR!!!! Congrats,
Jen!
Wicked goes Best Opp Puppy 2 x!!!
Nitro goes Best Opp Puppy 2x!!!
AKC Ch Halfmoon
Establishment "Bliss"
August 25-26, 2007 - Winchester,
Indiana HWASC ASCA show
Bliss goes WB/BOW/BEST OF BREED at two of the shows for
back to back 5 point MAJORS!!!
Chrome goes WD/BOW/BEST OF BREED for a 5 point MAJOR to
FINISH his ASCA CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
Bodie goes BEST OF BREED PUPPY 2x at his show ring debut
from the 2-4 month class!!!!
Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate "Echo" & Dr. Jen Smail
August 2007 - Jen calls from Racine,
Wisconsin where Echo is Winners Dog in AKC for another
point!
July 2007 - News from Canada where
Sprocket gets a GROUP 4!
New AKC Ch Halfmoon
Establishment "Bliss" & Chuck
July 7-8, 2007 Monroe, Michigan in the sweltering
heat & humidity Trip (ASCA Ch CopperHills Weekend
Getaway) goes back to back Winners Dog for a 3 point major on
Saturday & 2 points on Sunday towards his AKC
championship. Chuck shows Bliss to a Winners
Bitch/Best of Winners/Best Opposite Sex win on Sunday to
finish her AKC championship. Chuck also showed
Mick (Ch Rivergroves Ticket to Ride) our Great Pyr to
back to back Best of Breed Wins.
June 16-17, 2007 - At the AKC all breed show in Traverse
City, Michigan our young Ms Bliss (Halfmoon
Establishment) was Winners Bitch both days to pick up 2
more points towards her championship - she only needs
ONE more little point and she'll be Envy's 5th champion,
qualifying her for ROMcI status.
At that show as well - Belli (BIS BISS AKC/ASCA Ch
Halfmoon Embellishment) certainly hasn't forgotten how
to do her "thing" winning Best of Breed both
days and a group 3 on Saturday & a group 4 on
Sunday. THANK YOU to Amy Garrison for
showing her in groups on Saturday since we had to get
home to the babies!!! ;-)
We are also happy about our Echo (Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate) at the AKC show in Ohio going Winners Dog on
Saturday and Reserve Winners Dog on Sunday. He was
shown by our good friend Jen Smail!!! Great job!
Jen is new to the dog show ring and is certainly proving
that she's done her "homework" - we hear that
you guys look AWESOME!!! ;-)
Creed & Dixie
June 11, 2007 - Britt emails to let us know that the
world now has baby Creedles - Creed (AKC/DK Ch Halfmoon
Full of It) is a proud papa to 3 black tri boys, 2 black
tri girls & 1 blue merle girl.. Congrats to
the new mom, Dixie!!! & to Creed's awesome
owners Brit & Kurt!
June 9, 2007 - Anne calls from
Missouri to let us know that Morgan & Chrome (Ch
Halfmoon It's All Good) won Best of Breed AND a Group
4!!! CONGRATS!!!
June 8, 2007 - Trip gets his first
MAJOR going WD/BOW at the AKC show in Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan
Baron & Envy
June 7, 2007 - Envy & Baron present us with 5
beautiful babies.
Echo & Jen
June 2, 2007 - a VERY excited call
from Indiana to let us know that Echo has won his first
AKC point with his new and very competent handler,
Jen! WAHHHOOO!!! Way to go Jen & Echo -
congrats on the first points for BOTH of you!
Patient Posh
May 11, 2007 - Posh presents us with 8
beautiful babies.
April 28 & 29, 2007 - Birch Run, Michigan - Trip
goes Winners Dog both days at the AKC show picking up a
couple points!
April 23-27, 2007 - USASA NATIONALS Purina Farms, St.
Louis, Missouri
** click here to go to the page for photos from the nationals**
On Tuesday our young gal, Bliss (Halfmoon Establishment)
got an Award of Merit in the futurity (she was one of
the final 8) and got a huge ribbon and a nice cash
prize. Bliss also won 4th place in her large
sweepstakes class with another nice ribbon and some more
pocket change! and her mom, Envy (Ch Westridge
Panache) also won a very nice 2nd place in the 7-10 year
Veteran Sweepstakes class!
On Wednesday after getting up at 5am to give everyone a
bath - AGAIN - ;-) we showed our beautiful boy,
Trip (ASCA Ch Copperhills Weekend Getaway) (co-owned
with his fantastic breeder & our friend, Kathy
Hubbard) to a very impressive 2nd place in the very
large, deep with quality, Open Black class. Trip
has been with us the past couple of months and we are
having a BLAST with this fantasic power house of a dog!
We can't thank Kathy enough for sharing him with us!
Also on Wednesday we showed Jones (Ch Inverness Smarty
Jones) in the Open Blue class, which he won 1st place
and went on to compete for the points - and end up
winning Reserve Winners Dog which is such an impressive
honor at a national specialty!
Also on Wednesday, after the exciting wins from the dog
classes, we got the whole crew cleaned up and with some
help from our fabulous friends, we showed Ms. Envy
(handled by Chuck) along with her kids Chrome (Ch
Halfmoon It's All Good)(handled by our friend & his
owner Morgan), Belli (BIS, BISS AKC/ASCA Ch Halfmoon
Embellishment)(handled by me), Switch(Halfmoon Turn
On)(handled by our friend & his co-owner Anne) and
Bliss(Halfmoon Establishment)(handled by our very good
friend Mary D) in the large Brood Bitch class against
some beautiful groups of moms & kids and Envy WON
1st place in the class based on the quality of her kids!
This is such a great honor and tribute to our
foundation, Envy! Thanks goes out to Donna Harding
of Westridge Aussies for giving us such a wonderful gal
who has produced some very very very awesome kids!!!
and... if that wasn't enough - I thought I'd take
another pass around the ring and showed Trip & Belli
in a brace - what a fantasic sight to see these two
shiny black tri dogs with their beautiful side gait -
moving in sync - check out the picture link above to see
a great shot of them!
and to top off the week - Envy again showed on Friday
and won the 7-10 Veteran class and strutted her stuff in
the Best of Breed competition - thanks to Heather Moyer
for taking Envy back in the ring for us while I was
showing Belli (who showed beautifully!).
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Bliss winning the
Sweepstakes
Jones winning Winners Dog
April 5-8, 2007 - Mary D & I had a
great time on our road trip to Kansas! We want to
thank the GWASC for an awesome specialty. And even
though we survived the record low temps we did enjoy the
rest of the Sunflower Cluster - it's always fun to catch
up with other Aussies folks/breeders and to meet new
friends!
Our baby Bliss (Halfmoon
Establishment) won the Best in Sweepstakes at the Kansas
specialty under breeder judge Terri Morgan. We are
tickled with our newest black tri girl who just
continues to "establish" herself after her
recent 4 point major from the puppy class at the big
Chicago AKC shows at the end of Feb to be followed by
back to back 4 point major wins at the big Cobo Hall AKC
shows in Detroit in mid-March.
At 10.5 months old, with 3 very nice major wins, we
really couldn't ask for more from this beaut!
;-)
We are of course very happy that Gail
& Erin's Jones (new Ch Inverness Smarty Jones)
showed so beautifully in Kansas to pick up that final
major to finish his championship with the help of Mary D
& yet another very kind soul who took him back in
for his BOW win. Gail has been wonderful to let me
show her beautiful boy at a handful of shows over the
past 6 months.
On the Friday show in Kansas where
Jonesy finished his championship, our newest adventure,
the very handsome black tri "Trip" (ASCA Ch
Copper Hills Weekend Getaway) was Reserve Winners Dog as
well. Trip also showed his heart out and won yet
another RWD to a the major on Sunday in Kansas.
Trip & I hit the rings only a couple weekends ago at
the ASCA shows in Dayton Ohio where he quickly finished
his championship with 5 point majors. Thank you
Kathy for sending your boy to us!
And of course, ms Belli (BIS, BISS,
AKC/ASCA Ch Halfmoon Embellishment), showed wonderfully
in the Best of Breed ring, in the company of many of the
top Aussies in the country - we are ALWAYS thrilled to
be able to show her off! We are catching our breath and
then will be heading back to St. Louis in a couple weeks
for the USASA nationals! See you all there!!
March 24/25, 2007... many thanks to
the wonderful Kathy @ Copper Hills aussies for letting
her absolutely stunning black tri boy "Trip"
come visit us in Michigan for the next couple of months.
Trip & I went to the ASCA show in Dayton Ohio this
past weekend to get to know each other and get some ring
time practice in - well, Mr. Trip knew EXACTLY what he
was supposed to do and let me know loud & clear that
he wants to skip the "practice" part and get
down to
business....
Saturday AM - Trip goes WD/BOW for a 5 point major
Saturday PM - Trip goes WD/BOW for ANOTHER 5 point major
Sunday AM - NEW ASCA CHAMPION Trip wins BEST OF
BREED!!!!
I am just floored to have yet another stunning black tri
at the end of my lead!!!! (even if I had to
"borrow" him from Kathy :-) )
I am also tickled for Gail Sellers for letting me
present her beautiful boy Jones (Ch Inverness Smarty
Jones) to a Best of Breed win at the Saturday PM show
this weekend.
"Echo"
March 10/11, 2007 - Excited calls from the UKC show in
Michigan from co-owner Chris to let us know that Echo
picks up all the points needed to become UKC Champion
Sunnyrain Halfmoon Emulate. He won a Group 1 and
also won the Champions class at the show on
Sunday. WAHOO!!!
Also got an email from Denmark letting us know that
Creed (AKC/DK Ch Halfmoon Full of It) won his second BIS#2.
Congrats to Brit on a beautiful win with her beautiful
boy!
"Bliss"
March 3/4, 2007 - Cobo Hall in Detroit: It was
spectacular day on Saturday with young Ms. Bliss (Halfmoon
Establishment) showing us once again that she's ready to
kick some booty! At 9 1/2 months old she picks up
her second 4 point MAJOR going Winners Bitch/Best of
Winners/Best Puppy (thank you Amy Garrison for taking
her back in the ring). Belli (BIS BISS AKC/ASCA Ch
Halfmoon Embellishment) goes Best of Breed and her
brother, Sailor (AKC Ch Halfmoons First Mate) goes Best
of Opposite Sex. On Sunday little missy Bliss
isn't quite done showing off yet - she picks up
yet ANOTHER 4 point MAJOR and to top that she goes
Winners Bitch/Best Bred by Exhibitor/ AND Best of
Opposite Sex (thank you Kelly for taking her back in the
ring!) over a Best In Show winning special - her very
own half sister, Belli!
Bliss is certainly "establishing"
herself! ;-)
March 2007 - Brandy emails to let us know that Stella (Halfmoon
Bialy Stella Artois) is OFA Excellent, elbows clear!!!
Feb 2007 - Donna calls to report that Jordy (Westridge
Fringe Benefits) is OFA Good! YIPPEEE!!
"Bliss"
Feb 19, 2007 - Bliss (Halfmoon Establishment) picks up her first AKC points in
Chicago - a 4 point major at 9 months of age (thank you
Paul C. for taking Bliss back in the ring)! This
is the same show where her older half sister, Belli,
picked up her first points - a 4 point major when she
was 8 months old - 3 years ago!!!
January 2007 - Bliss makes her ring debut in Detroit and
shows very well. She also assisted Taylor in a 1
1/2 hour junior handling program put on by the
Professional Handlers Association. Sage (Ch
Halfmoon Whiterail Mosaic) wins BOS
on Sunday.
December 2 & 3, 2006 - Call from excited Anne to say
that Switch (Halfmoon Turn On) goes RWD his very first
time in the ring. News from Denmark that Creed (AKC/DK
Ch Halfmoon Full of It) wins Best In Show #2. Sage
(Ch Halfmoon Whiterail Mosaic) makes her debut as a
special and wins Best Opposite Sex both days in Lansing,
Michigan. On Saturday in Lansing, Sailor (Ch
Halfmoon's First Mate) wins Best of Breed and a Group 3
for his very excited mom, Belinda! Posh (Kaitan
Halfmoon Indulgence) and Echo (Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate) both show very well in Lansing as does Mr.
Sprocket in the PBGV ring!
Sunnyrain Halfmoon
Emulate "Echo"
November 11, 2006 - Belli wins Best of
Breed in Grand Rapids, MI and is a little "too
slick" for the judge on Sunday.
Poor Ms. Belli will have to grow some hair back before
she steps in the ring again! :-)
October 21 & 22, 2006 - Belli wins
Best of Breed both days (Allegan/Marshall, MI) and a
Group 3 on Sunday.
October 1, 2006 - Belli wins Best of
Breed in Monroe, Michigan.
I love the 4 1/2 month puppy look!!! ;-)
Sept 30, 2006 - Chuck shows Bliss (Halfmoon
Establishment) in the HVASA fun match and wins BEST IN
MATCH!
September 29, 2006 - Belli has a new title - BEST IN
SPECIALTY SHOW - earned by going Best of Breed at the
first regional USASA specialty held in Monroe
Michigan. Echo wins his class at the
specialty. Posh wins the Open Blue class at the
specialty. McKenzie wins Best Veteran at the
specialty.
Mid-September 2006 - ASCA Nationals - Belli earns a
"Premier" award at all three of the nationals
pre-shows.
Echo earns a 4th place in the very competitive 12-18
month class at one of the Pre-Shows. (congrats to
Posh's full brother, Ch Kaitans Master & Commander
for winning Best of Breed at the first Pre-show!!!)
September 1, 2006 - SAGE earns her final point and
becomes AKC CHAMPION Halfmoon Whiterail Mosaic. We
traveled to the far north to Marquette, Michigan, the
home town of her breeders, Chris & Dale Hamari, so
that they could watch Sage earn her championship!
August 25, 2006 - Call from Denmark
and excitedly Britt tells us that Creed has received
his
third award and is now a Danish Champion!!!
YIPPPEEEEE!!!
August 2006 - Sailor receives his CGC - "charmed
the pants off the instructor"!!!
August 4, 2006 - Sprocket finishes his
AKC championship with his 3rd major win!!!
Now he's MR AKC Ch Charlen's Conundrum ~ PBGV extraordinaire!!!
Belli wins best of breed on Friday & Saturday and a
Group 3!!!
Creed
in Denmark July 2006
July 2006 - Creed wins two of the needed 3 CAC's towards
his Danish championship.
Congrats Britt on managing to not wilt in the heat!!!
July 2006 - Chrome wins a major in
ASCA in St. Louis.
Envy
x Noah litter at 7 1/2 weeks
old
July 2006
July 9, 2006 - Envy's puppies go to their new homes.
July 8, 2006 - Monroe, Michigan -
Belli wins the breed and gets a Group 2.
All the puppies go to the eye clinic - all eyes look
good - several have "beautiful fundi"
:-)
July 1,2,3 - Lima, Ohio - Belli wins
the breed all 3 days & gets a Group 4 on Sunday and
a Group 3 on Monday.
June 27, 2006 - Chrome (Ch Halfmoon It's All Good) earns
his CGC!
June 24 & 25, 2006 - Belli wins Best of Breed both
days in Indiana and a Group 2 on Saturday.
June 10 & 11, 2006 - Belli wins back to back Group
2's in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Mick wins Best of Breed
both days.
May 17, 2006 - Envy presents us with 8
new babies.
McKenzie
& His daughter, Sage, WD & WB April 2006
April 8, 2006 OZ ASCA show in Kansas -
McKenzie goes WD/BOW for a major, Sage goes WB, Envy is
RWB.
April 6, 2006 - A naked Belli gets an AOM at the Greater
Wichita Australian Shepherd Club Independent Specialty
March 25, 2006 - Envy wins a 5 point major in ASCA.
Just one more major and the old gal will have her ASCA
Championship too! Belli wins Best of
Breed. McKenzie wins Reserve Winners Dog.
Not a bad time to brush up on our ring skills before
hitting the trail for the USASA Nationals!
 
Sage's
back-to-back 4 point Majors at Cobo Hall 2006
March 18 & 19, 2006 - Detroit, Cobo Hall. Sage
wins back to back 4 point majors going winners
bitch/best of winners both days. Belli wins Best
of Breed both days and a Group 2 on Saturday.
March 11, 2006 Belli wins a group 2 in
Indiana
March 10, 2006 - You could hear the yelling from blocks
away - Ms. Belli wins her first BEST IN SHOW under judge
Mr. Dana Cline in Indiana.
February 14, 2006 - Gwen shows Belli at the Garden
(Westminster Kennel Club) and makes several cuts.
Not bad for our first time on the green carpet!
January 29, 2006 - Belli gets a Group
4 in Illinois.
January 28, 2006 - Chrome finishes his AKC Championship
with a 3 point major in Missouri. A
very excited Anne called to say she's the owner of
"CHAMPION Halfmoon It's All Good".
Thanks bunches to the talented Morgan for showing
Chrome!
Sprocket - Happy Dog!!!
January 2006
January 6, 7, 8 2006 Tallmadge,
Ohio. We start the year out right with Belli
winning Best of Breed and a Group 3. Sage goes
Winners Bitch/Best of Winners on Friday & Saturday
to pick up 4 points (almost a major on Saturday!).
Sprocket wins Best of Breed all 3 days for a couple of
more points. Mick wins the Breed and shows well in
the Groups.
December 15-18 Cleveland, Ohio Sprocket &
Chuck make a splash at the PBGV ring picking up a 3
point and a 5 point major! Mick wins Best of Breed
in the Great Pyr ring on Thursday and Friday (under a
well respected breeder-judge). Belli goes Best
Opposite Sex all 4 days in the Aussie ring with
Erin. Sage shows her heart out and wins her
class 3 of 4 days.
Sailor
& Belinda, November 2005
November 27, 2005 Lansing, Michigan Chuck puts the long awaited final
points on Ms. Envy. They earn a 4 point major to
finish her AKC championship in grand
style!!!
Mick wins Best of Breed.
November 26, 2005 Sage goes RWB yet again to a
major. Sailor wins Best of Breed over a large
entry.
October 29, 2005 Erin calls again to let us know that
Belli got a PREMIER award at the 2005 ASCA nationals in
Georgia!!!
NAKED Belli
@ ASCA nationals 2005
October 24, 2005 A very excited
co-owner, Erin, called from Georgia. Belli just
went BEST OF BREED at the ASC of New England's preshow
over an entry of 300+ Aussies!!! Not a stitch of
hair on her ... just goes to show when you are built
right there's no need to hide a thing!
October 24-29, 2005 Creed is in
Georgia for the ASCA nationals and preshows. He
placed 1st or 2nd in the Open Blue Merle Dog class at
all the shows!!!
October 16, 2005 (?) Anne calls to let us know that
Chrome has won his first ASCA points -
a FOUR POINT MAJOR!!!
October 1 & 2, 2005 Sage goes RWD both days from the
puppy class. Sage wins Best Aussie Puppy and goes
on to win yet another Puppy Herding Group ONE!
Taylor shows Posh in the regular classes and does a
fantastic job!
Taylor
& Posh, October 2005
September 18, 2005 Chrome goes WD for another AKC point
September 11, 2005 - Mick (Ch
Rivergroves Ticket to Ride) wins Best of Breed and makes
the cut in the Working Group (even while he's completely
naked!) Congrats to Chuck for a job very well done
in handling Mick!
September 10, 2005 - Sage (Halfmoon Whiterail Mosaic)
wins her first AKC points by going WB/BOW at the
AKC shows in Monroe, Michigan. She goes on to win
a very competitive puppy herding group.
McKenzie
& Gwen, September 2005
Labor Day Weekend 2005 - Marquette, Michigan
Envy (Westridge Panache) picks up two more points in AKC
after two litters and a long absence from the show
ring. She needs just one 3 point major to
finish. Posh (Kaitan Halfmoon Indulgence) wins her
first AKC point. McKenzie (Ch Westridge Strait
from the Heart) wins BEST IN SHOW Veteran. Sage (Halfmoon
Whiterail Mosaic) wins best in herding group at the
puppy match. Sprocket (Charlen's Condundrum) wins
best in hound group at the puppy match. Taylor
wins first in his Junior handling class. Mick (Ch
Rivergroves Ticket to Ride) wins Best of Breed all three
days.
Belli wins a Best of Breed both days in Belleville,
Michigan being shown by her co-owner Erin Swain.
She goes on to win a Group 3 on Sunday.
August 28, 2005 - Belli wins a Group 4
in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
August 20, 2005 - Chrome wins 2 points in Iowa.
August 13, 2005 - Belli wins Best of Breed in Racine,
Wisconsin.
August 5 & 6, 2005 - Sailor wins 2
majors in one weekend to finish his AKC Championship in
Marshall, Michigan.
Early July 2005 - AKC show in Monroe
Michigan and Sprocket wins WD/BOW/BOS on Saturday at his
very first AKC show for 2 points!!! Sage is
RWB on Sunday from the 6-9 puppy class!!! Belli
wins Best of Breed on Sunday.
Early July 2005 - Excited news from
southern Indiana where Creed's moms Debbie & Kim are
happy to report that their boy is a new Canadian
Champion. Creed (AKC/CKC Ch Halfmoon Full of It)
finishes quickly in Canada and even picks up a Group 2
along the way! ***update - incorrect calculation
in points - Creed needs 1 point to finish in Canada
Late June 2005 - Belli's new co-owner,
Erin Swain, steps into the ring for the first time with
Belli & wins Best of Breed & a Group 2!!!
We are more than flying with excitement when the very
next day they win Best of Breed (under breeder judge
Joni Johnson) and a Group ONE!!!
Sprocket at 8 months old winning the Match in Mt.
Pleasant
June 2005 - AKC Sanctioned puppy match
in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The first time for Sage
(Halfmoon Whiterail Mosaic) and Sprocket (Charlen's
Conundrum) to be shown. Sage is expertly handled
by Chuck and wins Best Aussie Puppy, Puppy Herding Group
One. Sprocket takes Gwen for a spin winning Best
PBGV Puppy, Puppy Hound Group One, and
BEST IN MATCH!!! Young Taylor wins FIRST in
his juniors class with McKenzie!!!
May 15, 2005 - Belli wins BOB at AKC show in New
Mexico. Mick wins BOB at same show. Call
from Michigan to report that Sailor (Halfmoon's First
Mate) and Belinda have won their first AKC major!!!
Belli gets her first leg of an AHBA started herding
title.
May 14, 2005 - Belli wins BOS at AKC show in New Mexico,
BOB at ASCA show again. Sage wins BOBpuppy at ASCA
show. Mick wins BOB at AKC show.
May 13, 2005 - Belli wins BOB at ASCA show in New
Mexico.
May 1, 2005 - phone calls from
Michigan & Illinois excitedly report that both
Sailor (Halfmoon's First Mate) & Chrome (Halfmoon
It's All Good) (both litter mates to Belli) both got
Winners Dog at different AKC shows today. Chrome
picks up his first AKC major! Congrats to Anne
& Morgan with Chrome & to Maggie & Belinda
with Sailor.
And not to be outdone - Stella (Halfmoon Bialy Stella
Artois) - one of the new
Envy x Cruiser youngsters - made his ring debut in ASCA
today winning the much
coveted BEST OF BREED PUPPY! Congrats to Brandy on this
win!!!
Stella & Brandy
April 17, 2005 - Belli wins Best of Breed in Colorado.
April 3, 2005 - Belli wins Best of
Breed and a Group 3 in Nebraska.
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