Cannot believe, I have been away for a full three months!  It has been a busy, busy time.  Let me see if I can recap a bit, it isn't going to be easy.  I know I will forget something or something, which is why I should do this on a regular basis!

I have been doing a few shows, maybe one weekend a month since October, so although I have not been hitting the show scene hard, I have enjoyed wonderful phone calls and emails from others in the Loteki family!

Terry and I drove to Mason City for two shows.  We were very lucky to bring home the points in both sexes both days.  We enjoyed visiting with other exhibitors and were lucky to see some young Cavalier puppies owned by Jason & Kim Maret of Decorah.  I love learning about new breeds!

Cheryl Brown (TN) and Jackson had a great month of October.  Jackson completed his Preferred titles in 9 days and 18 Qs.  He started in Excellent B Preferred to start earning points towards his PACH and the next day he Q'ed in Excellent B Standard Preferred and won his first 16 PACH points.   Quite a lot accomplished in one month! 

The second weekend in November, Cheryl and boys had a local TDAA trial today.    Cheryl entered Felix in the Games because it is what he needs for his TACh5 (7 Games). He Q'ed in both of the games on Saturday.  Jackson ran in one of the games and all three Standards and was perfect. 4 for 4!    

November I took a day of vacation to attend shows in Omaha at the CenturyLink center with Gretchen Hofheins-Wackerfuss.  The weather was unseasonably warm, which was super.  We were able to see long time friend, Jere Olson, who was up from his new home in Texas to judge.  Gretchen finished her homebred Min Pinscher, Sultans Shred It on Friday.  Our jointly bred and owned, Sultans Tight Squeeze won the breed Friday & Saturday, select on Sunday for three majors towards his Grand Championship.  Littermate, Sultans Don't Start was WD for majors Saturday and Sunday.  Great weekend for Min Pins!

Friday, Lita (Loteki Alito Di Venti) was WB and BOW under Kent Delaney.  Sunday, Grant, a.k.a. Loteki The Sun On My Face, was WD to complete his championship from the BBE class.  He went on to be BOW and BOB over 7 specials!!!  Grant is co-bred/owned with Gretchen Hofhein-Wackerfuss.  It was wonderful to have her there when he finished his title!  The trip home was uneventful and flew by!

The first weekend in December I drove to shows in Belleville, IL.  The weather was unseasonable warm, but perfect dog show weather.  Saturday we were the bridesmaid in both sexes, but I was happy with Loteki In The Party Moment's first time in the ring.  Kutcher was WD from the 6-9 class for a 4 point major!  Lita was WB and BOW, BOS for 4 points also! 

The whole family went to Orlando the week before Christmas.  I was able to sneak over to Eukanuba on Sunday afternoon for a bit and visited with a few people.  While everyone else hung out at the swimming pool, canoeing or just relaxing.  We did Disney for FOUR days!  Talk about being tired!  Our room overlooked the lake and we were able to watch the fireworks from Magic Kingdom and Epcot every night!  It was glorious!

Terry had surgery on January 2 for a torn rotator cuff. 

The 2nd Sunday in January, I had great news from Mississippi from Mary Gail Holcombe, McGee, Loteki Rose To The Challenge picked up two more points. 

Later that day I had a call from Helen Schultz (WI) "Scout", Loteki Take The Nature Trail, had picked up his first two points by going BOB over two specials from the puppy class! 



Jackson
 

I went to a show in Des Moines the 3rd Saturday in January and was lucky to come home with two more points on Lita!  She is very close to her CH!  I just need to get to some shows.  What a glorious Saturday it was weather wise!

Cheryl Brown has been very busy running agililty.  Jackson is working towards his PACH with two more QQs and 57 points the last weekend of January.

busy time of year

Although not going to many shows, I've been very busy with work, puppies, family and enjoying the important things.

I had some good news from Mary Gail Holcombe (MS) Loteki Up To The Challenge picked up another point at local shows on September 16th.  McGee has fully recovered from his meth incident earlier this year.  He is looking really beautiful.

Cheryl Brown (TN) has been enjoying great success with Jackson running agility!  She is very happy to have GCH CH Loteki The Wind of Change back home after a brief visit to Iowa.  We are going to miss Spencer, but he left me two very special little bundles.  Crossing my fingers they are as pretty and have at least half as much brains!  He is an incredibly smart little guy!

I drove to Freeport, IL to shows on September 30th.  What a beautiful day!  I was lucky to have Loteki The Sun On My Face win WD and BOW for 2 more points.  Grant is really doing well, although he was a bit fresh after having two months off!  I had lunch with three other Papillon exhibitors.  What a lovely day it was!

Kutcher @ 6 months
 

A lot of my time is being spent going to my sister and bro-in-law's where we have our pony.  Trinity and Sophia are really enjoying learning to ride, as well, as just getting to know Camache.  It is a great experience and one that I am hoping will enrich their lives in the future.  We are enjoying family get togethers as everyone seems to come out to watch and enjoy!

Meg Peifer took this photo of my up and coming youngster, Loteki In The Party Moment.  I did not quite have him stack right, but there was a lot going on with motorhomes starting up and moving around, so he was just a bit distracted.  I hope Kutcher continues to fulfil his promise. 

What a great weekend

Lots of news from the weekend -
Barry Palmer (MD) wrote he had an absolute great weekend with his two Papillons, Zephyr and Trooper.  "Zephyr earned his CDX a 194.5 and second place which is the
best score of his career.  In agility he still needs 5 double Q's for his MACH,
but we are making steady progress. 

Trooper (Loteki Blowing In The Wind) just started competing last weekend at Jeannine's and earned his Beginner Novice Title at our club's trial last night.   This is a relatively new AKC class where the dog remains on lead.  It's a great way to get your dog in the ring and get experience while they are still working on their off lead heeling.  Trooper earned a 195.5 and first place.  To say the least, I was very proud.  Jeannine thinks he is the best heeler I have ever had. He is definitely an eye catcher.   Last weekend Chloe took 1st place, Willie took 2nd and Trooper took 3rd in the Beginner Novice class.  It was a Loteki sweep.  We had lots of fun."
Cheryl Brown (TN) writes on Saturday -  "Jackson and I had a fun day. Two blue ribbons in Novice Preferred 4" Jumpers and Standard. My little red guy rocked those courses! 23 seconds under time in Jumpers and then 41 seconds under time in Standard!"

Sunday Cheryl writes -  "Jackson rocked two more Novice courses today running 4". He does really like that."  Four runs four blue ribbons!  Sounds like a great day!!!



PIPPIN

Amy Nesselrodt (PA) wrote - "This past weekend, we had a "girls' camping trip" at Chenago Valley State Park (NY) and attended the Susquenago Kennel Club's agility trials. Molly Jo and Pippin (Loteki High Flyer NA NJ AJP OA) may now upgrade the OA to AXP, for they had a lovely Excellent Standard run for a first place ribbon and finished his title! Great job Molly and Pippin! Pippin enjoyed the camping part too as he had lots of "lap time" and also got to sleep with us in our tiny tent!"

Cheryl Brown was also very excited as CH Loteki The Winds Of Change, became GCh Loteki The Winds of Change!  He was BOB on Satuarday with yet another group placement in a tough toy group in Minnesota on Saturday.  Sunday he was BOB again, which completed the Grand title, but I was unable to stay for the group to other commitments.

LITA - 4 POINTS

Loteki Alito Di Vento, a.k.a. was WB and BOW for 4 points on Saturday from the BBE class! 

My 2nd home bred Miniature Pinscher  -  Sultans Tight Squeeze, a.k.a. Edgar, completed his championship title on Saturday from the BBE, undefeated, except the one time he was beat by his brother. 

Jeannine Rash (PA) was HIT on Saturday at shows in her area with Nicholas.  I don't have all the particulars, but after many months at home.  I'm sure Jeannine & Nicholas are very happy to be back in the ring!

On Tuesday morning, I received this email from Cheryl (TN) - "He (Jackson) woke me up just after 2:00 to tell me something was wrong.  The hot water heater was running non stop. Weird. Then I heard water running. Hot water was gushing from my kitchen cabinets under the sink!  

Luckily, I know how to shut off the main water shut off.  The braided rugs were soaked and there was some standing water and there are hardwoods in the kitchen.  I dragged the rugs outside and started mopping up the floor. Left a message for the plumber and went back to bed.

Plumber called at 6:15 and was here by 7:30.  The hot water supply hose blew apart. The main pressure valve had gone bad and the pressure was way too high.  Thank you Jackson!  If he hadn't alerted?!"  I think Jackson as earned his PAD title!!!  (PAD - Plumbing Alert Dog)
A great weekend with a lot of wonderful wins in many different parts of the country with wonderful people and fabulous dogs.  Congratulations!  Keep those emails and calls coming!

MACH Jackson! and new titles!

Just received an excited post from Cheryl Brown, Jackson earned his MACH this morning.
More info later today, I hope!  I hope we will have a you-tube link also!

Great photo of Cheryl, Jackson, his pole and their rosette! 

Here is the link on you-tube of their run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osd0Qba6gos

Congratulations!  I'm very proud of Team Jackson!

More great news from other parts of the country, Linda Miles (MD) wrote that Zac earned his CD today.  Zac is Loteki The Wind At My Back RN, BN and now CD.  Way to go Linda and Zac! 

Jeannine Rash (PA) was HIT with her OTCh CH Loteki Ima Firecracker UDX on Sunday!  Congratulations to Jeannine and Nicholas!

Great weekend



Lita

What a great three day weekend!

Friday started out wonderfully with Lita (Loteki Alito Di Vento) winning the bitch points at her first show.  CH Loteki The Winds Of Change was BOB and on to a Group II!!!! 

Saturday was an early morning, but the results were good with Spencer winning BOB again!  Nothing in the group, but we had a good time and it RAINED!!!  We need it and more, but we were thrilled to receive 1.5 inches. 



Reid

Sunday was another early morning, but much, much cooler than it has been in weeks!!  The dogs were all frisky and full of themselves.  We had a great time and a bit of a surprise with Reid, Loteki Written On The Wind, winning the dog points, and then on to BOS over 4 champion males, for a major.  I almost forget to mention, Terry handled Reid in the BOB ring.  He did a great job, in his Birkenstocks, jeans and hat.  Cannot wait to get the photos from the photographer!

This was the first weekend either Lita or Reid had been entered at a dog show.  They both did great, getting better and better each day! 

Cheryl Brown (TN) was thrilled to report that Jackson picked up some more MACH points this weekend!  Way to go Team Jackson!!!

Great Summer Weekend in Wisconsin

Finally a brief break in the oppressive summer heat and humidity!  Who would have thought that 90 plus would be considered cool!

I left Thursday afternoon in the upper 90s to drive to Waukesha.  I was to judge the Chihuahua sweepstakes on Friday.  I had a nice entry of 7 smooths and 13 long coats. 

Friday morning dawned sunny, but there had been rain on Thursday so the grounds were very wet.  The grass was also quite long. 

My Best In Sweeps was a Smooth Coat puppy from the 6-9 class - Dartan The Spark Continues.  I would have taken this little guy home!  What a showman.  He was beautifully presented by Darwin Delaney.

Best of Opposite Sex to Best In Sweeps was a lovely Long Coat bitch from the 9-12 class, Hurd N TLC's Affair To Remember, shown by Laurie Thompson.

It was a lovely group of Chihuahua puppies and the decisions were tough!  It was fun!!!

I spent the day talking to friends, watching different breeds and getting my feet muddy!  UGH!!!



Wind blown Pia finishing her AKC Championship
 

Saturday, Papillons were not on until afternoon.  I spent a leisurely morning, grooming, and taking my time.  By the time we were in the ring, the lovely cooler temps and low humidity had really heated up and it was darn right hot again!!!  Loteki The Sun On My Face was first in and won the BBE class.  He is such a easy dog, moves since and shows like a million bucks.  He won WD!  YEA!  Next in was Pia, who also won the BBE class of bitches.  She went on to WB to complete her title!  With Pia's Championship, her dam, CH Loteki The Wind In My Hair, a.k.a. Lana, qualifies for her dam of merit award!   Pia completed her title completely from the BBE class!  Grant, who is also out of Lana, was BOW.  

I also showed CH Loteki The Winds Of Change, yet another Lana kid, managed to win the Select points.  

What a great day!!!

Sunday was an early morning, with an 8:30 a.m. ring time.  The morning was lovely and there was a major in bitches.  Pia had finished the day before so I left her in her crate, electing to concentrate on Grant and Spencer.



Grant winning his 2nd major at just 10 months
 

Grant was the only BBE dog, and went on to WD.  I was able to find someone to take him back in for Breed, where he was BOW for 3 points!!!  His second major at 10 months, all points from the BBE class!!  Spencer was Select, so it was a grand day!   We were in the van on the way home by 11!  It was great to get home early-ish!

Sunday night we had a lovely grilled salmon supper at Clay, Stephanie's with Clay's father, Dion Melton.  It was wonderful!!!  Thank you for inviting us.

Snoopy earns his first obedience title

Judith Klotz (MO) was excited to report that Loteki Erediti Ilvento, a.k.a. "Snoopy", received his BN title this past weekend at Purina Farms. 

Judith writes, "I thought it was quite appropriate that Snoopy received his Beginner Novice title at the Cocker Spaniel National Specialty, since historically (as you well know), before the 19th century, the Papillon (a.k.a. the "Toy Spaniel") was named; the "Continental Spaniel", the "Squirrel Spaniel" (curly tail), the "Titian Spaniel" (red and white, drooping ears like today's Phalenes).... ha-ha! I had a fun telling this to some of the competitors... most had no idea my Papillon was of Spaniel descent!"

Congratulations, Judith and Snoopy!  I am very proud of you both!