April 2005
April 1-3 weekend ...

Pictou, NS - Another "Heero" kid started ... Linrosa's Painted Lady of Echo goes back to back BW (+ a BB) for 4 points.  "Scarlett" is bred by Linda Roulston and owned by Jan Warner.  Her lovely dam is Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Moonlight Magic.  In the US Scarlet's littersister "JJ" (BISS Ch. Linrosa's Paint By Moonlight) picks up 2 more pts this weekend.  Also new obedience title (CD) for "Manny" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Man O'War) thanks to co-owner Linda Johnson.

Heero x Keisha daughter, "JJ"
(Warner photo)

Norfolk KC, Simcoe ON - BJ x Fallon baby boy "Fonzie" (Vanderbilt's Playin' It Cool) makes his Canadian debut with WD/BW for 2 pts + BB over Special and BPIG under j. Kathleen Anderson-Wulff.  "Jacinta" (Vanderbilt's Purple Prose) is also WB for 1 pt.  Next day Fonzie again takes WD for 1 pt and Jacinta goes WB/BW for 2 pts (to finish!!) + BB over Special.  Jacinta is Vanderbilt's homebred Canadian Champion #74.  Bad weather kept us off the roads on Sunday, so we bathed and played with our Yacker puppies.  Check out the new pictures in the Nursery!

Syracuse, NY - Another BJ x Fallon baby, "Thor" (Vanderbilt Plays With Thunder) debuts and takes home a major under j. Jean Fournier plud two rerserves!!  Congrats and thanks to co-owners Jim & Kris Shanahan and handler Karen Mammano!  See pix of Thor below:


Baby Thor's debut at 6 months of age ...


nets him a major!!




He's a "natural" ....

Good Boy Thor!!!!!!!!

(Shanahan photos)


April 4th/05 - exciting new upcoming litter announcements in the Nursery!

April 9th/10th - New CD leg on obedience star "Zephyr" (Vanderbilt's Paint By Thunder) with score of 193.5.  Congrats to Zeph and her owner/handler Karen Stewart on a GREAT showing!

April10th/05 - BJ x Fallon "Ana" (Vanderbilt Anastasia Villaodon) goes out to "play" again... this time at Int. Show Talavera´05  under Judge Mr. R. Mc Coy (Ireland)   and wins Best Puppy, Best Puppy in Group & BEST PUPPY in SHOW!!  Congrats to her owners Rafael and Carmen on another successful exhibition!

ANASTASIA at Talavera

(Luis Hart photo)


April 22-24th weekend ...

Timmonium, MD (Potomac Valley Samoyed Club Specialty weekend) - "Heero " (BISS Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Warpaint) xx "Keisha" (Can.Am.Ch. Vanderbilt's Moonlight Magic) daughter ,"JJ" (Ch. Linrosa's Paint By Moonlight) takes WB/BW for a 5 point major under j. Mrs. Joan Scott to finish her American Championship with 3 big majors (4+5+2+5) in very short order indeed!  Congrats to JJ's breeder/owner Linda Roulston and her handler Jan Warner!!  Also, debuting at these shows was "Ultima" (ANOTHER one of those BJ/Fallon kids) who won her puppy class every day, and on the last day was RWB to a big major!  Congrats to Ultima and her owner/handler Cherie Smith.

Fergus, ON - BJ x Fallon son "Fonzie" (Vanderbilt's Playin' It Cool) finishes his Canadian Championship by taking WD/BOW x 3, a BB over Specials, a BOS over Special, three BPIG's and a BPIS for an 8 point weekend (2+3+3)!  Thank you to the International panel of judges: Mr. O'Donohue (Ireland), Mr. Filipini (Argentina), and Mr. Da Costa Maya (Brazil).  ANOTHER MILESTONE: Fonzie is our homebred Canadian Champion #75 !!


 

"The FONZ" @ 7 1/2 months


Vanderbilt's Homebred Canadian Champion
#75

 


(Marsh photos)
"The FONZ" pictured with Mr. Da Costa Maya (Brazil)




April 30, May 01

 - Club Canin Rive Sud (Montreal, QC) ... BJ x Fallon baby boy "Fonz" (Ch. Vanderbilt's Playin' It Cool) wins 2xBB, 2xGroup 4, 2XBPIG and a BPIS.  Littersister "Celine" (Vanderbilt's Playin' My Song) picks up her first 2 points.  Thank you judges Mr. Don Fitzsimmons (Canada) and Mr. Janvier Ramirez (Mexico)!


- Chesapeake, VA - Another BJ/Fallon baby daughter "Ultima" (Vanderbilt's Playin' The Game) wins a major reserve on Saturday and wins the major Sunday under j. Arley Hussin.  Handled by her co-owner Cherie Smith.  CONGRATS!


- Oakwood, ON - Heero x Terree daughter "Pastel" (Vanderbilt's Pastel Paint) wins WB x 2 for 2+2 pts; and Jake x Chyna baby boy "Raffi" makes his Canadian show debut and goes WD/BW x2 for 2+2 pts.  Thank you judges Mr. Richard Lopaschuk and Archie Warnock.  Thank you also to Raffi's handler/trainer, Shannon Haslett.

- Congrats ALSO to Heero x Flo daughter "Zephyr" on her Agility debut where she WOWED the crowds and managed three VERY high class placements.  Apparently the Border Collies are quite worried about this "pale dynamo"!! :))))))))))  Congrats to Zeph and her handler/owner/mom Karen Stewart!

Weekend Winning relatives... Samovar's Roddy daughter "Gracie" wins 2 more points and Polar Star's Astro daughter "Cammie" wins 2 points as well.  Congrats to these kennels and their lovely girls!

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