NEWS ABOUT CHRISTMAS DAY ’09 PUPPIES:
The Scout/Valerie puppies that were 6-months-old on June 25, continue to make us proud!
In addition to being a “quick study” with her obedience training, Debbie Knowles tri smooth girl Anna (Deep River Bankside Merry & Bright) went to her first 2 shows. Ellen Russell showed Anna to a major reserve on [...]
PERFORMANCE NEWS:
Herding 4/17 & 18
The Piedmont Border Collie Association hosted 2 AKC trials this past weekend at Way to Me Farm in Sanford, NC. We took 3 collies – Tanner, Charlie & Lyric. Joan Scialdone’s sable smooth boy Tanner earned his Pre-trial title qualifying both days and is now Deep River’s Chasing Shadows RN, NJP, PT. Mickie & [...]
CONFORMATION NEWS:
CCA National: At the last minute, I got the opportunity to fly out to Los Angeles for part of the Collie Club of America National compliments of my good friend Mickie Elliott! Wed., Mar. 24 started off splendidly with Dona Williams handling Peggy Moorman’s 6-month-old Armani to 1st in a class of 14 smooth puppy dogs [...]
CONFORMATION NEWS:
En Chang sent Pam & I good news. Her blue rough girl Crystal is now CH Deep River’s Snow Fall at Blackpoint earning her third major - 5 pts. at the CCof HI specialty show this past weekend. Crystal is co-breeder Pam’s first homebred champion! Congratulations, ladies! Sire: Deep River’s Let It Snow CGC, RL1 [...]
CONFORMATION IN DEC.
Yvonne Shelton & Robin Perry report good news for Bogie & Tasha, but sad news for 2 of their rescues!
Bitter Sweet
Two weeks ago we had to put Emma down (10 yr old AmStaff). Yesterday morning we had to put Trinity, our nearly 17 year old rescue collie, down.
In the midst of this Tasha [...]
Isis & Mandi Help Honor Maeleine’s Memory:
Gail Wright emailed with her usual eloquence to tell me about the bench dedicated to Maeleine on Nov. 15:
For the first time in several days, the sun pushed through the clouds setting the landscape ablaze with reds, greens oranges and yellows. A horse trotted proudly in the near field and the rider [...]
Fall is here at Deep River, and as usual, our wonderful owners and their collies are doing great things at shows and trials!
ANNUAL FALL COLLIE MATCH NEWS
On hand at the PCC Annual Fall Match on Oct. 10 at the home of Dona, George & Taylor Williams helping out with the match are Deep River collie owners [...]
Joy is now HTCh CH Deep River’s Comfort and Joy RE, HSAc, HXAsd, HTD1, RLFIII, HTADIII, HRDIII. Claire and Joy teamed up in Berryville, VA to earn an American Herding Breeds Association Championship. On Sat. Joy was RHIT with a 91 from Level 3 Arena class. On Sun. Joy was High in Trial with a 96 [...]
August began with 5 shows in Salem, VA where our good friends and their collies had many successes! I will post August news updates as they happen and new photos as they arrive.
Jay Kim & his sable smooth girl Diane continue their winning ways… The team was BOV 3 days in Salem and kept up their streak of impressive [...]
Although very disappointed about not getting to attend the national myself, I am so very proud of our collies & owners who did! Two of our smooth champions were among the 7 recipients of Awards of Merit in an entry of 80+ contenders. Co-owners Pam Brown & Kathy Weare were on hand to cheer on [...]
Robin Perry & Yvonne Shelton are proud of their boy Deep River Ironhill Dark Victory (Bogie)! He was WD, BOW & BOS at the PKC show for 2 pts. Sat. & for 1 pt. Sun. bringing his total to 11 pts. Congratulations!
Diane’s owner, Jay Kim, piloted Diane to another Group 3 under sheltie breeder judge Charlotte Clem McGowan! Diane is by CH Bo-Dandy’s Rock Solid out of Deep River’s a Glorious Light.
Jay & Diane garner a Group 4 in Lawrenceille, GA under Michele Billings 2/1/09!
We did very well at the Piedmont Collie Club Specialty Shows on Sat. & Sun.
In smooths Cindy Doleshek & Louann Young’s Younghaven’s Glorious Day (by CH Deep River’s Bow and Arrow x CH Younghaven Deep River DejaVue) was BOV from the classes both days. On Sat. under Mike Esch she was also the winner of [...]
Deep River End of the Year Summary – 2008 Conformation
We had a terrific collie year at Deep River. Our collies and their wonderful owners accomplished so much and made us very proud!
Conformation Summary: In 2008 three roughs and two smooths finished their championships:
CH Deep River’s Western Weare – Owners: Portie & Liz Weston
CH Deep River’s [...]
The first Deep River Champion of 2009 is our beautiful Bright.
CH Deep River’s a Light from Within finished on Sunday, January 4, in Deland, FL. Bright is by CH Deep River’s Consider It Done x CH Deep River Karizma Highlight. Bright is owned by Mike & Sue Prieskorn and was shown to his championship by [...]
News from Concord, NC Shows:
CH Deep River’s Bow and Arrow (Scout) was BOV smooth all 3 days in Concord and was awarded a Herding Group 4 on Sat. and a Herding Group 3 on Sunday! Our blue rough boy Bright was WD two days. Joy was entered one day in Advanced Rally Obedience and got [...]
Bright’s First Show Photo (Deep River’s A Light From Within)
We just received Bright’s 4 point major show win in Marietta, GA (WD & BOW). Bright is owned by Mike & Sue Prieskorn. Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser & Handler Dona Williams. Bright is growing his new coat so that he can finish his championship at upcoming [...]
Happy Birthday to Willa’s Babies… They’re 4-years-old on Election Day!
Wanda Cable & Pritpal Singh sent photos of these boys, CH Kenya & CH Stone, over the past couple of days. Their sister CH Kate HSAs, HTAD1s is pictured in the Nov. 2, herding post. Best wishes to all the wonderful collies in this litter of [...]
Show News from Atlanta:Deep River’s Haunting Ewe (BOO) won all three days in Atlanta for 7 additional points. BOO now has 13 pts. and 3 majors. Congratulations to his new owners Kathy Weare & Jody Arsenault! BOO is from our Halloween litter last year by Aaron x Joy and is a brother to Sandy’s Jake [...]
Show News from Raleigh:While I couldn’t attend the Labor Day shows in Raleigh, Deep River was well represented. Sandy Symmes owner handled her Deep River Crosswind Jake ‘O Lantern from 9 to 12 puppy class to win the points at 4 out of 5 shows! Sandy has now put 10 points with a major on [...]