Thumper (AKC/ASCA Ch. Inkwell's Tom-tom) will have puppies due out of Poudre's Silk n' Satin at the end of March..

Sadie (Poudre Silk n' Satin) pictured with Thumper in late January.Litter due late March.

Thumper will also be bred to Milwin Bayshore Wild Flower in the coming weeks for another springtime litter. Both litters should produce athletic and well made puppies with terrific temperaments.  All colors likely. Companion and possible performance homes hoped for in these litters. For more information you can contact me directly at inkwellaussies@comcast.net.

Happy New Year to all!

Started off the year with a 4-show weekend at West Friendship where I showed Luster and Thumper. Luster, in his first shows as a class dog, showed well but was a bit unhappy with the judges' hands-on exams. Despite this he was able to garner a RWD ribbon under Judge Linda Robey.

After the weekend (and while he was still clean!!) I got some glamour shots. So this is Luster at 7 months.


Last week Debbie (his owner and co-breeder) had him back home and showed him at the Doswell AKC shows where he was much better with the judge exams and garnered RWD at both shows, one of which was a major. So onward and upward for Luster!  His next public appearance will be in 2 weeks back up at the February W. Friendship shows where his siter Satin will debut in HER first big-girl shows. Here are a couple of glamour shots I got of her right after Christmas when she was 7 months old.

But I also showed Thumper as a Special all 4 days and all 4 days we were handed a ribbon: 2 selects on Thursday and Friday, and 2 Best of Breed on Saturday and Sunday, a weekend that got us halfway toward Thumper's Grand Championship. What a GOOD Toompers!

This is the better of the judge-with-ribbon shots. Judge Barbara Capstick. Our other judge for 

a Best of Breed was Nancy Bodine.

Satin decorates the big chair on Christmas Eve

Little Miss Sunshine

On Christmas Eve the camera came out. First some shots indoors for Christmas. I never did get a card done this year--I suppose these will suffice!

What a morose looking collection of dogs. Cute but not into photos this day!

Satin is small enough to fit nicely on the hearth.

Ribbon leads the way

Then we went outside to play in the mud. The yard is hopelessly defoliated by heavy dog traffic so it is all dirt all the time,

Noisy yard!

Ribbon states her mind.

Ribbon drives her point home.

All teeth accounted for.

Got the piktchah

The win-to-finish photo of Thumper making him an AKC Champion.

Announcing....

Thumper finished his AKC championship this past weekend by going Winner's Dog and Best of Winners on Friday and Saturday for back-to-back majors under judges Monica Canestrini and Joan Zielinski, respectively. This is my first Champion out of all Bred-by classes and Ribbon's 2nd AKC Breed Champion. In addition, his littermate Sammy (Inkwell's Imagine That) is now Inkwell's Imagine That RX as he completed his Rally Excellent title with a 2nd place finish with his owner Donna Johnson. A good weekend for the Inkwells!!

Multiple Premier, AKC/ASCA Ch. Inkwell's Tom-tom !

It's been a busy few weeks for the dogs here, with some ASCA shows for Thumper and the puppies Satin and Luster.

First up was the MidAtlantic ASC show weekend in October at Point of Rocks, MD. Luster garnered a Best of Breed Puppy and Satin a BOSP under Breeder judge Kelly English.
In later shows Luster went BOBP  also, with Satin BOSP to him.

Later on Thumper went Best Opposite Sex over a nice entry. We didn't end up getting photos on the puppy wins but at the next show, under judge Whitney Coombs, Satin was handled by my friend Tyler for her first time in the ring and she did a nice job.

Satin with her afternoon handler Tyler for Tyler's first time in the ring.

Last weekend I took Luster, Satin and Thumper down the road to Georgia to the Greater Atlanta ASC shows in Cartersville GA for a 6-show weekend. Over the 6 shows the puppies went BOBP or BOBP for 11 (I think!) ribbons. 

Luster BOBP under judge Trisha Herring; he went BOBP 4 of the 6 shows and BOSP the other 2.

Satin under judge Lynda Shackelford; she went BOBP twice (under :Lynda and under Rosemarie O'Hara in the final show, and BOSP 3 shows.  There were other puppies too!
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Thumper with his rosettes and the handler who took him in the ring for the wins, Anna Tso.

 Of course Thumper was at the shows as well and after the first show in an Olympic-sized ring I asked Anna Tso, just wrapping up a successful juniors career and without a Secial to handle for the weekend, if she would like to show Thumper. The result was 2 Bests of Breed (Lynda Shackleford and Chuck Quinlan) and a Best Opp win under judge David Clayton. All in all a nice trip south for us. 

Thumper with Anna.

Luster is 5 months old her.

Satin also 5 months old, of course. She's a girly.

19 weeks

Luster

Roka-was Smudge

 Puppies got a photo shoot last week to assess their progress.

Satin

 

Almost 2 years old now. Thumper's portrait session.

Win photos from Nationals

Premier win under judge Carol Ann Hartnagle (with Maria Neff, of course!)

And the other Premier win with Judge Stephanie Shope-McDaniel and Maria.

Thumper's ASCA Nationals in West Bend, WI

Well another Nationals is ending. I was unable to go to ASCA nationals but Thumper hitched a ride with a friend (thanks Kristina!) to West Bend to rendezvous with Maria Neff for the week, where he was entered in all pre-shows and at National Specialty, in Best of Breed.
Thumper had a good week with Maria, making it through first cut of boys at the first preshow under judge Nikki Marenbach.
The next day under Stephanie Shope-McDaniel Thumper stayed in great company garnering a premier 10 ribbon. Stephanie's mother Ann Shope had awarded Thumper's mother Ribbon a nice Best of Breed ribbon at a local ASCA show a couple of years ago, so nice to have a continuum!
The third Preshow had Carol Ann Hartnagel as judge and once again Thumper was a Premier 10 winner.
The actual Nationals Best of Breed competition was today and Thumper did make first cut but did not advance today, under judge Carol Earnest.  The good news is, he is on the way home to me now!

thanks to Denise Ozyurek for both ringside shots

So a great week for his debut as a Special at an ASCA nationals and will plan for the coming year when he grows up a bit!  Pictures will follow but a couple of ringside shots will suffice for now.