Sunday, September 29th.....our little Ygritte wins a 3 point major at the Jacksonville Dog Fanciers Association show!!  At just a little over 6 months old, she's already strutting her stuff and turning heads!  There's no such thing as a stranger in her world, her tail wags constantly and she's loving all the excitement of going to a show. Gotta love that!!!  More great fun in store for her, I'm sure! 

Also....not to be outdone....after finishing her championship the weekend before, Gemma won Best of Opposite Sex both days this weekend, earning two major wins and 8 points towards her Grand Champion title!  Not bad for a now 11 mos old girl!

Yep!  We're HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY here on the farm!


          YGRITTE                                                        GEMMA
                 

Today, 9/22/13, in Deland my sweet baby girl, Gemma, became a NEW CHAMPION at just 10 1/2 mos!  It seems like it was just yesterday that she looked like this picture above!  She finished in style with 4 major wins, beautifully handled by Sharon Turner.  What a great team they make!  Now, when she turns a year old, we'll see if she can take that same enthusiasm to the coursing field like her momma!
 

Our dogs had an AWESOME weekend in Biloxi, MS, this first weekend in September! Our handsome boy, Charm, won Winner's Dog, Best of Winners AND Best of Breed on Thursday and our youngster, Gemma, was Winner's Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex!  These wins were over some really nice specials, including our own Selena who was there, as well.  This gave both Charm and Gemma a 5 point major!  NICE!  On Saturday, they both won again, but no crossover major for Charm - he got 2 points and Gemma, as Best of Winners won a 4 point major!  Sunday was a repeat of Saturday, Winners Dog for Charm, and Best of Winners and a third major win for  Gemma!  She is only 10 months old!  I couldn't be more proud of her!  I'm sure we'll be announcing both of their championships soon! 














CHARM                      GEMMA

 

Getting ready to start Legend's fall campaign as a Specials!  Working towards his Grand Champion title!

We've had another exciting month here this summer!  TWO more new champions to add to the roster!  First, up in Illinois, the very handsome, Jafari, finished his championship in style, expertly handled by Sarah and Corey Krickberg!  He is now CH Kengali's Jafari Arjani and is owned and loved by Mary Michael Booth.

Then, this weekend in Atlanta, Sharon Turner finished her beautiful girl, Rhianna who is now CH Kengali's Fire to the Rain.  She went on to win Select on Sunday, earning a 5 point major towards her Grand Championship!  Rhianna is also Jethro's first champion and that makes it even more exciting!!

Way to go, Jafari and Rhianna!  So very proud of these two youngsters!!!  Pictures to follow when we get them!!

Meanwhile.....back on the farm....we have a pond again!  The pups are sure enjoying it, too!  The love being able to cool off on a hot summer day, for sure.

We're CELEBRATING TONITE!!  Today in Kenner, LA, our big beautiful boy, Cooper, finished his championship!   He was also Winner's Dog on Thursday and just needed two more points to finish.  Thanks to Arvind deBraganca for taking such good care of the big boy and taking him all the way to this award!  His mom, Lisa, and I are thrilled! 

Our Sunshine State Rhodesian Ridgeback Club held a ridgebacks only ASFA field trial on July 28th and we had a great turnout for a summer run!  We had 8 dogs competing in the Open class and 2 field champions - great competition!  The weather was perfect - overcast with a bit of a breeze, so it turned out to be a perfect day for the dogs.  It was our Diva's day to shine!!!   She was up to her usual great running form and ended up in First place which gave her the needed points to finish her ASFA Field Champion title!  HOORAY FOR DIVA!!!    Chyna almost came in the needed 4th place, which would have given her enough points to finish, but she'll need to try again come September!  Little Ygritte came along for the fun, as well, and as you can see from the pictures below....she also had a great time and made more new friends.  She also seems to think there might be some fun, after all, in chasing that white plastic bunny!  Not bad for a 4 1/2 month old pup!

Making a splash on the show scene up north, is our beautiful girl, Selena....BIF GCH Highland Rim's Eilidth by Kengali!  Selena and her handlers, Sarah and Corey Krickeberg are wowing folks everywhere and her mom, Liz Mask, and I are so happy with their success!  Selena is from our Jami and Skipper - CH Westwood Captain in Command litter, and is a littermate to Legend and Khaleesi.  Not only is she doing great in the show ring, she excels out on the coursing field, including a Best in Field win already!  We're sure more great things are in store for this beautiful girl!

SELENA'S GROUP 3 WIN!!!
 

And then it was Rhianna's turn!   After just turning 1 year old, on July 13th and 14th in West Palm Beach, she earned back to back 4 point majors AND Best of Opposite Sec over Specials!  With very limited showing, this girl and her mom, Sharon Turner, are turning heads in the show ring and it won't be long before we add CHAMPION to her name!  Rhianna is Kengali's Fire to the Rain, daugher of Jami and Jethro. 

Cooper's grand tour with his handler, Arvind deBraganca, ended with a BANG up in Virginia!  On June 28th and 29th, he earned two more back to back 4 point majors and is just a 3 points away from his championship!  Lisa and I are thrilled and are looking forward to more great success with this big, strapping boy!