It's been a while since I last posted, been very busy here!
Since my last post, we've had a few ups and downs, but such is life...right? Anyway, lets get the bad news over with! Sometime, in the middle of June, Major injured his right knee. At first we thought that his entire cruciate ligament was torn, he wouldn't bare any weigh on his leg at all, and he was in obvious discomfort. So sadly, we had to pull him from all conformation and rally shows so that he could have time to heal. In the meantime, I brought Desi and Judge to UKC shows in Lake Elmo, MN, in July, where Desi finished her UKC Championship, and received her URO1 title in 3 straight rally Q's, and also received 2 Total Dog Awards. Judge also did great, earning 2 Best of Breed puppy wins, along with 2 Best Novice Puppy in Mulit-Breed Show wins! Then Judge went on to take his CGC(Canine Good Citizen) test, and he PASSED, at only 4 months old!!! It was a very fun, but extremely humid weekend!
Following that show, I brought Major and Desi to the vet clinic to get their blood drawn to test for EPI, a nasty condition common to the German Shepherd breed. Their levels were NORMAL! YAY! :)
In August, I brought Major to Wisconsin to take his TC(Temperament Certification) test, offered by the GSDCA. He passed with flying colors!!! SO proud! He's been kennel rested for about 2.5 months now, and his knee seems completely healed! No limping and back to running and jumping like usual.
In September, we took Major and Judge to UKC conformation shows in Bemidji, MN!!! Major did well, winning a Grand class in his first weekend out after his knee injury! :) Judge also did well, winning a RBNPIMBS and a BNPIMBS!!!!
Then in October, we went to UKC shows close to home, in GIlbert, MN! Judge did very well and earned his first few points towards his UKC Championship by winning his class all four shows and also winning Reserve Best Male all four shows! I entered Major in 3 out of the four shows, he won the Grand Champion class all 3 shows, and also earned 2 Best of Breeds. Then he went on to get a group 2, a group 1, and a BEST IN MULTI-BREED SHOW!!! These wins gave Major tons of top-ten points, making him the #2 German Shepherd in UKC!!!( as of 11/14/2011) Not bad for being out for an injury for nearly 3 months! This is his 3rd consecutive year in the TOP TEN!!!! :)
And last, but not least...in November we welcomed a new addition to the family! Introducing...Kerstone's Semper Fidelis!!! She is a beautiful 5 month old sable female from Kerstone German Shepherds in Kansas! She has beautiful movement, and an awesome pedigree! But best of all, her temperament is outstanding!!!!! :) We can't wait to see what she does!
Well, that's it for 2011! We've had a very eventful year, full of blessings and new learning experiences! :)
