Deep River Collies

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 tossed a friendly greeting.   Beneath us, the grass was the deep green that only a summer of sunshine can produce.  Not sure where we were to meet , we had arrived early and decided to find the stream and follow its banks hoping to come upon “the bench” we were told was placed there.  Mandi and Isis had their noses pressed to the ground and seemed delighted to be back in familiar fields.  Jami and Paige, on the other hand, merely followed their new sisters.  After about forty minutes, we found Diane, a good friend of Maeleine’s and she led us to an opening where about twenty -four dogs were just gathering.  The dogs mostly moved easily among these walking partners. and soon Leslie, who had arranged for the hand-hewn bench with brass marker, explained that the stone had been chosen because Maeleine had admired it on a trip to Upton Estate.  She spoke of the walking events shared and of Maeleine’s love for all creature, great and small.   Liver brownies were shared in honor of Isis’ birthday on Thursday and Mandi’s today.

How Maeleine would have laughed at Isis and Mandi taking a “dip” in the stream in the middle of Leslie’s remarks, and how pleased she would have been when the girls responded to my recall.   How pleased we would have been if Maeleine had been there to share this glorious day!

Litter News:

Micky Elliott has a litter of four – 3 boys, 1 girl & 3 smooth, 1 rough – by Scout x Giselle. (See More Photos by Scrolling Down to Next Blog)

Nancy Parker has a litter of five – 4 girls , 1 boy & 3 rough, 2 smooth -by Scout x Spring.  I’ll be visiting them over Thanksgiving.

Conformation News:

Kathy Weare’s beautiful blue rough boy Sam finished his championship on Sat.,  Nov. 7,  in Greensboro.  Sam is out of Kathy’s CH Deep River’s Rotten to the Core NAP.

CH Hi Cliff Once in a Blue Moon

Yonne Shelton & Robin Perry tell me that their blue smooth puppy Tasha has won points 3 of the last 4 times she’s been shown and currently has five. Tasha is out of Lorrie McCarthy’s Deep River’s Victory Dance.

Tasha & Yvonne Going BOW under judge Lori Montero:

Micky Elliott’s Scout son, Chance, finished with a 4 pt. major in AL.  CH Ceildh’s Deep River Deal Me In is Scout’s 6th champion offspring!

Tina & Larry Patterson report that their 6mo. old Charlie/Joy daughter, Deep River Divine Naughty By Nature, won a major in Conroe, TX on Sat., Nov. 28! Shelley also won a major RB the weekend before.

Shelley @ 3 months:

Rally Obedience News:

At 3 shows in Ocala, FL, Shirley Conley & Ceilidh’s Forged at Deep River (Blade) earned a Rally Advanced title with two scores of 100 and two 1st placements!

Shirley & Blade – Nov. 12

Blade Likes His 1st Place Ribbon

At the shows in Concord, NC, Sandy Symmes & CH Deep River Crosswind Jake ‘O Lantern also earned the last two Q’s on Jake’s RA title with two scores of 95 on Nov. 13 & 14!

Jake & Sandy Winning BOV on Nov. 14: