AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD RESONANCE wins his second specialty BOB, topping a lovely entry at the Collie Club of Washington. Trend was also AOM on the middle day. TALLYWOOD PAPARAZZI also picked up a RWD on that trip. AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD RAINFOREST RADIANT CAN ROMX celebrated her 11th birthday by going BOS to BOB under Gwen Means. Happy Birthday Shimmer!
On the same weekend in California TALLYWOOD SERAPHIM went BOW at the San Diego CC specialty, and BOW the next day at the all breed show for owners Pat & Randy Smith Sera is by Resonance ex Fashionista
FEBRUARY
It's now Champion Tallywood Reverberate - Jimmy Choo finished easily winnng the breed from the classes twice and a Group 2nd!
Congratulations to Sue Bertrand and Ch.Rainforest Pieces Of April on winning the breed at the ASSCA specialty.
AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TRANSCENDENTAL HC CGN RN adds another title - Rally Novice! He picked this up in one weekend in Washington, with great scores. Thanks Keri!
And, it's now CH.TALLYWOOD STYLISTA. Chanel finished in two weekends of shows.
New Champion! It's now AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD RESONANCE! Trend picked up a big specialty major at the NorCal specialties, leaving him needing one point to finish. He did it the next weekend, going all the way to BOB over specials at the PNWCC! His daughter, TALLYWOOD VIVIDLY had a good trip, going Best In Sweeps under Deb Chambers, and also winning three major reserves. TALLYWOOD PAPARAZZI (Trek) also won a big major under Barbara Schwartz
October
TALLYWOOD STYLISTA (Chanel - by Resonance ex Fashionista) went to her first show and picked up a Group 2nd/Best Puppy in Group! The same day CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD AYCHESS REPLICA was awarded Group 3rd out in BC with her owner Keri Campbell.
September
We went down to the Montana shows, and CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD RESONANCE won the breed three out of four days, made the cut in group one day and picked up a Group 4th the next. Trend is really starting to come into his own and we hope to finish him in the states this fall.
Congratulations to Keri Campbell on finishing CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD AYCHESS REPLICA - Reese is also US pointed.
Vivi is now CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD VIVIDLY - she finished in two weekends of shows as a naked 6-9 puppy. Now coating up again, we are hoping to show her more this fall. Her brother, TALLYWOOD REVERBERATE is also pointed.
MAY
TALLYWOOD SERAPHIM (Resonance ex Fashionista) went to her first shows in California with her owners Pat & Randy Smith, and picked up her first two points. Congratulations! Her brother Jimmy Choo and sister Vivi are making their Canadian debuts at the start of June.
We are also growing out two beautiful sable merle babies, by CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD REVELATION PCD, CGN ex CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD GLITTERATI HIC - Trek and Gidget!
We showed CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD AT FIRST LIGHT (Lola) for the first time in a couple of years and she won the breed two days in Spokane, putting her at 12 points, both majors. Her son, AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD IN A NEW LIGHT (Cayman) is currently in Texas visiting the beautiful Windcrest Collies. After fufilling his "duties" he'll be off to Tennessee to spend the summer at Southland Collies with Mike Cheatham.
MARCH
Tizzy was shown two days at the Camrose show and picked up a Group 2 and a Group 4. She is now awaiting her first litter!
FEBRUARY
AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD RAINFOREST RADIANT came out at ten years of age to go BOB at the Collie Club of Washington specialty! Thanks to her co-owner Sue Bertrand for letting Shimmer shine....
We had a great AKC weekend. Tizzy (AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TEMPERANCE) won the breed all three days, and also picked up a Group 2 and a Group 4. She also was BOB at the ASSCA specialty. Her cousin, AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD ENLIGHTENED (Zen) came out for the first time since finishing last winter and was BOS to Tizzy at the specialty - Zen was beautifully handled by my son, Alexander.
her great grandson AM.CAN,.CH.TALLYWOOD RESONANCE
and her grand daughter, AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TEMPERANCE
2009 started with a bang! It's now AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD IN A NEW LIGHT. Cayman picked up a four point major at the Puyallup shows (and a five point major reserve), then finished the next weekend in Portland. Special thanks to our good friend Terry Bernier for showing him in Portland for us. Cayman is owned by Wendy Reekie, Fonehill Collies.
DECEMBER
CH.TALLYWOOD SPIRITDANCE SHAMAN TD HC JHD STD-s was Canada's #1 Herding Collie (Rough) for 2008! Shaman just turned eleven, and is owned, trained and loved by Donna Smith. Congratulations!
It's now CH.TALLYWOOD RESONANCE - Trend finished with a nice Group 4th. He has been slow to mature but absolutely worth the wait.
Congratulations to TALLYWOOD AYCHESS REPLICA - Reese was Best in Sweepstakes at the Collie Club of BC specialty. She is owned by Keri Campbell.
AUGUST
Belated congratulations to Jim & Carol Delorme on finishing CH.TALLYWOOD HIGH DEFINITION with a specialty BOB and a Group placement. This beautiful blue dog is by Am.Can.Ch.Tallywood Technicolor ex Can.Ch.Tallywood In Th'Stars Tamaron (a Twist And Shout daughter)
And this might be a little goofy, but we were pretty tickled when our Toy Poodle Harry Potter earned his Canine Good Neighbour title at the Cranbrook show!
TALLYWOOD RESONANCE (Trend) had an amazing first weekend out! He was Group 1st at the huge Alberta Kennel Club shows, and finished the weekend with a Group 2nd. We are really excited about this tri boy.
JUNE
Tizzy went to the NACA show and picked up a Group 1 and a Group 3! We also showed new CH.TALLYWOOD CATCH TH'LIGHT to her championship. Amelie is owned by Allyson Nason.
MAY
It's now CH.TALLYWOOD AYCHESS ROCKSTAR. Tommy Lee finished in four days of shows and threw in a Group 3rd/BPIG for good measure. TIZZY also went to the show and picked up a Group 1st and a Group 2nd.
APRIL
We took TALLYWOOD AYCHESS ROCKSTAR (Tommy Lee) to his first show and he came away with seven points and TWO Best Puppy In Groups!
We were delighted to learn that AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TEMPERANCE finished 2007 as Canada's Number ONE Rough Collie! AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD FASHIONISTA was #12 Rough in America for 2007.
MARCH
This is the biggest brag of our lives....AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TRANSCENDENTAL (Tazo) was just awarded Best Of Breed at the 2008 Collie Club of America National Specialty. We are honored and humbled by this award, and thank Thomas W. Coen for finding Tazo in an amazing group of specials. This is a dream come true and we can't stop pinching ourselves. Tazo is co-owned and loved by Keri & Bruce Campbell.
AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TEMPERANCE (Tizzy) was in the final cut of four bitches, and was awarded a coveted Award of Merit. Our beloved AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD FASHIONISTA made two cuts, unfortunately she was ill and not showing well. Her brother, and Tazo's brother, AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD TECHNICOLOR also made a cut. Thank you to all our friends, old and new, for their phone calls and emails. It has been overwhelming and we so appreciate everything from everyone.
February
We had a great time on our trip to Auburn, WA. The first specialty was won by AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD CLARION ABSTRACT from the veteran's class!!! Puzzle is owned and loved by Louise Watson and shown by Rod Oishi. Zen, AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD ENLIGHTED, was also Best In Sweepstakes!
The next day was Vogue's (AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD FASHIONISTA) turn to shine - BOB under Linda Robbins for her ninth specialty best! RWB went to our very badly behaved puppy TALLYWOOD WHIMSICAL, and Best in Sweepstakes to AM.CAN.CH.TALLYWOOD ENLIGHTENED.
Sunday saw BOB being awarded again to Vogue, her 10th! specialty BOB. We were even more thrilled when Jackie Corwin awarded Zen another five point major to finish at ten months of age!.
January
We went down to the huge Rose City Cluster shows in Portland and had a great time. Vogue won the breed two days and was BOS two days. Her half brother Zen, TALLYWOOD ENLIGHTENED picked up a huge five point major, going all the way to BOV over six specials. He also picked up a major reserve.
At the Saskatoon shows, she won three Groups Firsts (thanks to F.M. MacDonald, Joe Gregory and Cec Ringstrom) and went on to Best under Mr. MacDonald! We are so proud - she is our fifth generation of BIS/BISS gals.
It's now CH.TALLYWOOD TEMPERANCE - Tizzy wowed the crowd at the huge AKC shows (the largest outdoor shows in Canada) by picking up two Group 4ths and a huge Group First to finish her championship! Special thanks to Richard Beauchamp for the group win - he also finished her dam the same way. The entire litter by Bowen ex Lola is now finished in Canada and starting on the US careers.
And, thanks to Keri Campbell we have a new puppy - TALLYWOOD AYCHESS ROCK STAR. Tommy Lee is by Cayman ex Ch.Tallywood Rekindled.
