CH, U-CH, National Puppy IABCA Champion Briarbrooks Alleluia ASCA DNA-VP

"Joy"

Pedigree         Eyes: CERF-Normal    Hips: OFA-Good    Elbows: Normal    Thyroid: Normal

year 1
         
 What can I say about this amazing little girl????

This little bundle of energy came into my life last year and she doesn't just  want to "try it all", but is.

It has been quite a year.

December 05-March 06:

Joy and Pat have been practicing to be a good show dog team. Wherever we go, people stop us to visit and find out who "Joy" is. She is personality plus. We went down to Belleville, IL in December 05 with a friend and met up with some other friends, including Joy's breeders Linda Wilson and Kimber Shields. Joy went into the ring with Kimber the second day & when Joy's class was over (she won), Joy kept trying to get back into the ring with Kimber. Joy had sooo much fun. Through a lot of thinking and praying, I decided to ask Linda and Kimber if they would show Joy for me at the AKC Nationals in April. They agreed, but said they would need her before then to work with her some. We met in Des Moines, Ia. at the end of January.

The next few months, Joy traveled a lot and won a lot with Kimber. I was on the phone a lot with Kimber hearing about Joy's wins and antics. Life was slow at home without her vibrancy.

April:

The AKC Nationals were held at Purina Farms in St Louis, MO. I was really anxious to see my girl as I was really missing her. When I saw her for the first time, it was right after Joy won her class in the sweepstakes early in the week. Joy was simply stunning. Kimber had done a wonderful job conditioning her. Then came the day of Nationals for the bitches. Joy and Kimber won the open blue merle class. We were excited. Joy and Kimber went back in the ring again to see who the judge would pick for Winner's Bitch. Joy and Kimber won again and our excitement level really rose. Because dog shows are a tiered system, Joy and Kimber went back into the ring with all the finished Champions and Winner's Dog. JOY AND KIMBER WON AGAIN. Joy then was chosen BEST OF WINNERS. We got 3 big pieces of art work with Aussies painted on them and 2 HUGE ribbons. It was such an exciting day. By going WB at such a BIG show, Joy earned 5 points toward her championship. For a point of reference, it is very hard to get enough Aussies to even get 3 points. In AKC one needs 2 majors and 15 points. A major is anywhere from 3-5 points and the points are determined by how many show up at any given show.

Joy's buddy, Isaac won also at the Nationals when he went in with the Champions. The judge awards special recognition to a select number and Isaac and Sheri won this and also got a painting and a huge ribbon.

Joy left the next day with Kimber and headed over to Oklahoma where she won Winner's Bitch and Best Opposite. The cool part was that she went Best Opposite to CH Briarbrooks Copyright who is her sire. The next weekend, Joy won again WB and again went BOS. This time she earned the final points needed to become an AKC Champion.

May:

Joy comes home a finished AKC Champion.

June:

Summer has arrived and "winter coats" on the dogs are leaving quickly. In spite of this, Joy won a Group 1 at the UKC Premier. Sheri helped me show her. I'm just not feeling ready to show the dogs myself at such huge shows. They won a nice Purina travel cooler on wheels, a couple of great Purina dog food coupons, and a nice piece of Waterford Crystal donated by Pete and Tanya Raab. The Premier was a lot of fun. Purina even threw us a gourmet pizza party and we met some new friends, some from England.

July:

1 weekend ASCA show and a few points toward our ASCA Championship. We haven't been to any ASCA shows since last fall.

September:

Sheri helped us out by showing Joy ASCA for me. They took the open blue merle class. Earlier in the week we did a littler herding & Joy worked nice and smooth behind the sheep.

October:

Joy is feeling much more enthusiastic & bouncing more than ever. Cool weather has arrived. We went to a herding trial and got the first leg of our AHBA HCT. Joy was WAY enthusiastic. Later in the month, Joy and I showed AKC twice in Springfield, IL and went BOB both times. Man, Group rings are scary in AKC. This showing was sure all new to me.

Below are the herding results. Joy sure had fun.
HCT 2006:

November:

Joy and I go to school. Actually, we went to a George Alston handling clinic. It was quite informative and I'm looking forward to our next show, though none are planned for a little while.

2007:

Joy is now 2 and we shall see what the year brings.

Shortly after the October show, Joy blew her summer coat. As you can see, it wasn't back  yet for a January show, but we still went BOS under Judge Carmen Battalia.

We are playing agility with Sky during the JFF, but Joy is only be doing the exhibition runs. We did an APDT Rally seminar & played with Level 1 & 2. We need to work on our sits. Actually she did her stays very well for moving downs & recalls.

We'll be taking our first agility class/seminar in February. Of course we have plans to work more on herding and performance along with an occasional conformation show. We'll probably try to get down to Purina for the International All Breed Canine Association show to get our adult championship sometime this year.

Check back within in the next few weeks to see more exiting plans.

A very young puppy contemplating her future winning career	A few months old & winning under Breeder Judge Sandy Cornwell @ her first ASCA show	Just 6 months & winning a UKC Championship & first ASCA points in a 5 pt major under Breeder Judge Susan Moorehead	Close-up of the ASCA win @ 6 months