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Results for ASSA National Specialty in Greely CO 2008

Belmark Capri, above

"Wyatt", Can Ch Belmark Second To None, placed fourth in the 9-12 month Futurity class
(now owned by Bev Klassen)

"Bindy", Can Ch Belmark Shake That Booty, placed third in the 9-12 month Futurity class

"Capri", Belmark Capri, wins first in the 6-9 month regular classes

"Kira", Whitland N' Belmark Harmony, makes the cut in her huge class

"Sprite", Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, placed fourth in the 9-12 month regular class

"Val", Belmark Bi The Book, Am pts, placed third in the Open Black dog class

"Bode", Ch Belmark Lo And Behold, wins second in the Stud Dog class

"Phoebe", UKC Ch Belmark Practically Perfect, Am pts, wins third in the brood bitch class
with puppies below

Belmark Bi The Book, above

We would like to thank our friends and handlers Karen Munster and Bev Klassen for handling most of our dogs at the ASSA National. You girls are just awesome, I am the luckiest person!
 

Ch Belmark Lo And Behold, in the stud dog class with
Can Ch Belmark Second To None and Can Ch Belmark Shake That Booty: 10 month old littermates out of Am/Can Ch Belmark All Shook Up, pictured above

 

Also congrats to those puppies and or dogs out of Belmark dogs........

Karmuns White Chocolate Mocha, placed fourth in the 12-18 mo sable class
(this little boy is co-bred with Karen Munster and out of "Phoebe")

Willtana Night In Paris, placed second in the 6-9 mo AOAC class
(this little girl is bred by Randy and Linda Willt and out of Belmark Willtana Nightsong a littermate to "Meg")

Felicity Glamorous, placed fourth in the 6-9 mo AOAC class
(this young girl is by Ch Belmark Lo And Behold and out of Belmark Arcadia and owned by Kerri Denter)

Karmuns Perfect Alibi, made the cut in her large 12-18 mo class
(Handled by Mark Hersman and owned by Karen Munster. This girl is littermate to "Mocha" above)

Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, above

Results for CSSA National Specialty in Calgary AB

May 14th, Under judge Guy Mauldin (Kismet)

"Fusion", Kingsland N' Belmark Fusion, placed 2nd in the Jr. Puppy Sweeps Class

"Randy", Mystic Show Off At Belmark, placed 2nd in his 12-18 month Puppy Sweeps Class

"Sprite", Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, placed 2nd in the Sr. Puppy Sweeps

Kingsland N' Belmark Fusion, above

May 15th, Under judge Nioma Coen (Macdega)

"Fusion", Kingsland N' Belmark Fusion, placed 1st in the Jr. Puppy Class
And BEST PUPPY IN SHOW!

"Randy", Mystic Show Off At Belmark, placed 3rd in his 12-18 month Puppy Class

"Sprite", Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, placed 3rd in the Sr. Puppy Class

Mystic Show Off At Belmark, above

8/1/08 "Randy", Can Ch Mystic's Show Off At Belmark just finished going WD and BW for three points, huge thanks to friend Bev and Jen who handled him to these wins! You girls are the best!!

7/28/08 "Val" went WD and BOS again for his last needed single. He now has 9 points, we are anxious for those majors!!! looking forward to the rest of the summer, we feel he is on a roll.

7/27/08 Today was a great day for our dogs, "Val", Belmark Bi The Book gained two more points going WD and BOS at the Marion OH shows bringing his total to 8 points, owner handled....... "Randy" Mystic's Show Off At Belmark, won two more points in Canada under the capable hands of Bev Klassen, he now only needs two points to finish. And a Phoebe son, by Justin, Karmuns White Mocha Magic, just gained his first major win, which brings his point total to 8!!! Huge congrats there!

7/25/08 "Sprite", Can Ch Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, finished the same day as "Fusion", this makes Champion number 4 so far this year for sire Ch Belmark Lo And Behold, "Bode". This could not be possible if it were not for the talent and friendship of handler Bev Klassen who works tirelessly with my dogs!

7/25/08 "Fusion", Can Ch Kingsland Belmark Fusion, now owned by Bev Klassen finished today in Canada at the tender age of 8 months, with just a small handful of shows. This boy was bred by Larry and Linda Baum and has made us all proud, check out the Rising Stars page for details!! *FLASH* Fusion is now a BISS !!

7/11/08 "Randy" Mystic's Show Off At Belmark, Wins WD and BW for 3 Canadian points under judge Leslie Rogers, followed the next day on the 12th by some more of the same! So he has 6 points in two days. More details coming soon!

7/4/08 "Val" wins WD and BOS at the Wauseon show! he will be hitting some more selected shows this summer so watch for him in the ring!!

6/30/08 "Val" wins WD, BW and BOS at the Sandusky KC show in Lima OH, owner handled and under Harry Smith..... this brings his point total to 5 in very limited showing. We hope to have Val out more this year to finish!!!

6/28/08 "Capri" wins his second major within a few days, what an awesome puppy! Going WD, BW and BOS at the Champaign IL KC under judge Houston Clark. This brings him up to 8 points with both majors in just two weekends. big thanks to friend and handler Karen Munster for the finishing touch! WE could not be more happy..... then at home "Val", Belmark Bi The Book, won RWD at the Lima shows on 6/28/ and 6/29.

6/19/08 "Capri" gains a WD and BW for 2 more points at the Valparaiso KC show under Roger Hartinger! This brings his point total to 5 points with just two back to back wins, as a puppy and owner handled!

6/15/08 "Capri", Belmark Capri, won a good sized major under judge Charles Olvis at the Echo Hills Kennel Club Show in Troy Ohio. These are his first points, owner handled to boot and out of the Bred-By class. This is only his second weekend of shows after his debut at the National where he won his 6-9 class. We are very proud of him and send him best wishes as he hits the ring with Karen Munster next week.

6/15/08 "Sprite", Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, picked up another 3 points in Canada, who will finish first, Sprite or Fusion????



"Sprite" Can Ch Belmark Shaken Not Stirred pictured above

Also congrats to Kyrie Attridge Bi Blackness who received 3rd in her Jr Puppy Class,
this cute little bi-black bitch is also sired by our Ch Belmark Lo And Behold, "Bode", and bred/owned by Tracy Grathwohl and Beverly Klassen.

Then at the next show The Alberta Sheltie Club specialty under judge Linda Millman, May 17th

"Fusion", Kingsland N' Belmark Fusion, placed 1st in the Jr. Puppy Class, Winners Dog and Best Of Winners for 5 points.......
And BEST PUPPY IN SHOW, again! We are so proud of this young boy and at the tender age of just 6 months at his first show weekend we are so happy at how well received he was.

We only sent these three puppies and they all made us proud in their respective classes. I would like to thank our friend and handler Bev Klassen for her excellent care and presentation of these guys!

Show News

6/13/08 "Fusion", Kingsland Belmark Fusion, acquired 2 more points in Canada so only 3 more to go for this cute little baby's Championship!! Thanks handler Bev Klassen. We hope  this will be Champion number 3 for his sire, Ch Belmark Lo And Behold, "Bode". 

6/2/08 "Sprite", Belmark Shaken Not Stirred, our beautiful blue Ch Bode and Ch Fizz daughter just won her first Canadian points going WB, BW and BOS today with friend and handler Bev Klassen at a large 5 point entry. This makes two more Bode kids with Canadian points and nearing their Championships!

Then back at home on May 18th, In Flint MI, Bode puppies made us proud, under breeder judge Jo Virden, "Bindy", Can Ch Belmark Shake That Booty,  was awarded Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite for 2 points (unfortunately the major broke) and her brother Can Ch Belmark Second To None, "Wyatt", now owned by Bev Klassen, won Winners Dog for 2 points, Best of Winners, and Best of Breed over a Special! Not bad for a puppy. We send a big Thank you to Jo Virden for recognizing this look-a-like duo!

"Rumor" is now Am/Can Ch Belmark Rumor Has It!!!! She finished on April 26th with a Specialty win at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Birmingham in Montgomery AL under judge Dr Daniel W Fleitas.  We are so happy, from beginning to end she finished her Am Championship in just over 2 months. This "Monet" daughter has a swift moving gait and coat, bone, and that family look! This is our second Am Ch so far this year and a half sister to Bode. We are very excited about her future! we LOVE this girl. We send a Huge thanks to handler Karen Munster for all her AM points and to Bev Klassen for finishing her in Canada!

We send a HUGE congrats to Roger and Pam Sadberry for their pretty 6-9 puppy bitch, "Ella” Belmark Enchanted at SevenOaks, who went WB/BOS for a major on 3/22/08 at the Southern California Specialty under judge Lorraine Still. This was Ella’s second show. She was also Runner up to Best In Sweeps that day. She continued her winning ways by going Best Puppy At Bakersfield on 4/5/08. We are very proud of this little Posie daughter!!!!

"Bindy", Can Ch Belmark Shake That Booty, just finished under the capable hands of Bev Klassen today April 4th. She finished easily with a 5 point win on 3/2 and another 5 point win on 3/22 going WB and BW under Peter Machen, so she just needed the nod today to call herself Champion!!!! We are so very proud and happy of her win and looking forward to the National next week.

 "Wyatt", Can Ch Belmark Second To None, finished easily in Canada, starting on 2/29/08 and with friend and handler Bev Klassen (who presented this green baby beautifully) he quickly picked up the WD class. He followed this up with a WD BW and BOS the following day on 3/1/08 this brings his point total to 6 in two days of shows!!! *Flash* He quickly picked up another WD on Sunday for 2 more points..... so he has 8 pts in one weekend. The following weekend on 3/8/08 he picked up the needed WD for his Championship!
His sister "Bindy", Belmark Shake That Booty, did not want to be outdone by her brother..... so on Sunday 3/2/08 she captured the 5 point win that he needed to finish in one weekend going WB and BW to her brother!!! HUGE thanks to Bev Klassen for the ride!! She knows how to do it!

*Flash* "Rumor", Can Ch Belmark Rumor Has It, is now American major pointed going WB, BW and BOS at the Des Moines sponsored Keomah Kennel club show on 2/17/08, under judge Tomas Gomez. This gives her a fat 4 point major her first weekend out with handler and friend Karen Munster, she followed that up with a WB the next weekend for another point! and a WB on 3/9/08 for another major! 8 points so far; Then a few days later at the Louisville show on 3/12 she picked up another 3 point major (one dog shy of 4 points). This brings her total to 11 points with THREE majors!!!! all in about one month. We are very happy and looking forward to those last 4 singles!

*News* "Val", Belmark Bi The Book, is now pointed going WD and BW at the Indy shows on 2/7/08, for 2 points!!! This is his first show back as an adult, he then followed that up at his next show on 2/24 under Linda More taking another WD, followed by a WD on 3/6/08 this brings his show total to 4 points!
Val is on his way.....

*News* a Bode daughter Tess, is now U-Ch Springhill Angel Eyes Riptide,  at 4 months she took 2 Best Puppy in Shows at a UKC show in Maryland.  Then at her first official shows (UKC) She got Best of Breed twice 2 majors towards her UKC CH and finished with a Group 4th. She already has another win towards her Grand championship with a second Group 4th and will be to AKC shows soon. Congrats to owner Avis May and breeders Veronica Covatch and Michelle Wachob

*News* on 1/19/08 a Bode son, competed in his first point show in Chile and won BEST OF BREED  - BEST OF GROUP 2 – beating much older dogs, from Chile & Argentina congratulations to Samuel Barlow, owner and Maureen Schurr breeder!!

*News* "Tucker" Belmark Sirio of Granite Gables, wins Best Puppy In show at the Palm springs show. He is off to a wonderful start, owner handled to this win. We hope for many more to come. Tucker is a Player and Rachel son!!

"Paris", Belmark Paris In The Spring, Am pts, has just picked up 5 more Canadian points on November 16th and 17th, picking up 3 and 2 points accordingly. She is now a single away from her Canadian Championship, we are very happy, the goal is near!!!!

"Sky" UWPCH GRCH Belmark Skyward Bound,  is now the only Shetland Sheepdog with a Weight Pull Championship. Pulling 1165 lbs not bad for a 24 lbs sheltie. Sky is also on the All Star list and he is ranked in the top 20 dogs in the Nation all breed. A huge congrats go to Lori and Domingo Sauceda for this great accomplishment with Sky. This beautiful  tri Rebel son is also AKC pointed in conformation and has made his mark in many ways. We hope for many more brags to come from this stunning boy!

Can Ch "Rumor", finished on October 12th with a Best Of Breed win for 3 points, thanks to Tracy Tuff for her last win and specially to good friend Bev Klassen for her invaluable friendship and for doing all the work with rumor and so many others!

 Belmark Rumor Has It, "Rumor", is sitting on 9 points, just one single away from her Canadian Championship! She quickly picked up 5 points on September 1st going Winners Bitch and Best of Winners under judge Butch McDonald, and then the following weekend on the 9th under Rita Walker she won again a Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for another 4 points. She has also accumulated a few RWB's along the way. We are so proud of this solid, golden sable Monet daughter, and send a HUGE thanks to our friend and handler Bev Klassen for the awesome wins!

Belmark Bi The Book, "Val", did not want to be outdone, he picked up a nice major Reserve with handler Karen Munster at the Danville shows in Chicago Ill, followed by a coupe other reserves before returning home to grow some coat. He will be back out when his new wardrobe comes in!

6/24/07 CHEREE finishes with a bang in Canada taking a 5 point win from the classes for an
 ALL BREED BEST IN SHOW, since she is also a puppy she also won the BEST PUPPY IN SHOW. What a thrill to own such a magnificent, well moving and stunning blue girl and to have her win a BIS from the classes to finish as a puppy is just above our wildest dreams! This is all due to friend and handler Bev Klassen of Atttridge shelties, who makes it all happen in style and in whirlwind fashion. We cannot thank her enough for making our little wild child into a polished show girl in three short weeks!!!!

CHEREE won WB, BW and BOS for 2 more points on 6/23.

CHEREE picked up 3 points on 6/16/07 going WB, BW and BB!!!

REBEL Finished easily going WD and BW on 5/19 and then won WD again on 5/21 to attain his Canadian Champion!!!!! It is now Can Ch Belmark Above The Law. Rebel finished in two weekends!!!!!

REBEL has attained his first points on 5/11/07, gathering a 3 point WD in Canada. Thanks Bev Klassen.
He then followed that up with 2 more points the following day on 5/12!!!



Click to above to see enlarged picture of Diamond

MOLLY 6/02/07 finishes her UKC Championship, both wins this weekend where under breeder judges!!! She went WB, BW, BB and Group 1st on 6/01, and WB and BW on 6/02!!!

PLAYER 5/26/07 wins a RWD at the CSSC Specialty under Harriet Smith! Thanks for this wonderful win to friend and handler Chris Schmidt. This is their first show together, Great job Chris!!!!

On 5/13/07 Parker, Can Ch Belmark Tell It Like It Is, has won again this weekend going WD and BOS in FL with the expert care and handling of his new owner Gina Grosso, Congrats!!!!! then on 5/19 he picks up another win going WD and BOW, Parker is well on his way!!!!

DIAMOND finishes easily with a fat 5 point WB and BW on 5/06/07, It is now Can Ch Belmark This Magic Moment!

DIAMOND gathered another 2 points on 4/21/07, thanks Bev Klassen for your patience with this little princess!

4/21/07 Parker, Can Ch Belmark Tell It Like It Is, has won his first US points. Thanks and congrats to Gina Grosso new owner for this great win just a few weeks after acquiring him!!!!!

DIAMOND has earned her first Canadian points, picking up 3 points on 4/15/07, we hope to finish this girl soon, so as to attain her dam's ROMC! Thanks to friend and handler Bev Klassen for the great win!

GIANI wants to congratulate his "mom", Bev Klassen on her AWESOME wins at this year's ASSA National, taking 1st in the Open Sable bitch class, 1st Novice bitch and 1st Open Black bitch class. The Open Black bitch Can Ch Attridge Pandora boasts also winning Reserve Winners bitch, WOW!!!! This lovely bi-black girl is a Giani daughter!!!! What a great National, CONGRATS Bev!! We are excited about our upcoming Giani litter as well!

PLAYER wins WD and BW at the Auburn IN Show on March 10th. That gives him 2 more points towards his American Championship. We hope this will be our next boy to finish this year!

PHOEBE wins her first points at the Chicago shows this weekend on 2/25/07 going WB and BW for her first AKC points!!!

BODE finishes on 2/17/07 with a fat 5 point major at the Des Moines Specialty, Bode boasts three majors total, two being specialty majors and 16 points all in under one year, with limited showing!
Huge thanks goes to breeder/judge Carolyn Ing for putting up our boy to finish and to Karen Munster who did all the hard work!

 PHOEBE wins back to back RWB at the Chicagoland Specialty shows on February 3rd and 4th, she then attends two days of UKC shows on the following weekend February 10th and 11th to finish easily her UKC Championship from start to finish!! Thanks to handler/co-owner/ and friend Karen Munster for Phoebe's accomplishments!

FIZZ wins WB and BOS on January 20th for 2 more points, then the next day on the 21st she went WB, BW and BB over a special! so she only needs one point to finish yea. Huge thanks to handler Karen Munster!

TURNER is proud to announce a litter of 10 puppies born January 14th 2007, 5 girls and 5 boys....all doing well and healthy. Congrats to proud parents, Larry and Linda Baum!!!
We will be having our own Turner litter in March to our lovely Monet daughter Meg, we can't wait.

12/09/06 "Chase", Ch Belmark Willtana Mocha Magic, owned by Randy and Linda Willt finished today! Congratulations to them for a wonderful job as owner handlers...this is Diamond's first Champion!

12/02/06 "Parker", Belmark Tell It Like It Is, finishes his Canadian Championship going WD and BW both 12/1 and 12/2 for fat 5 point wins each time...this finishes this young dog with 14 points all major wins. We can not be more pleased....and send HUGE thanks to Bev Klassen of Attridge shelties for her expert care and presentation! *FLASH* Parker is now Home!

11/17/06 Belmark Lo And Behold, "Bode" picks up a second major at the Shetland Sheepdog Club Of Georgia Specialty show under breeder/judge Carolyn Ing! Huge thanks to Carolyn and to Karen Munster handler for this honor. Bode now has 12 points both majors....so just 3 singles to go......

On 11/11/06 Our little darling, "Nike" attended the Miami Valley Sheltie Club Specialty Match, and won
Best In Sweeps AND Best Of Breed Puppy!!

His sister Katie got second in her huge Sweeps class and won her breed class.
We could not be prouder of these two youngsters

As of November 4th, MONET is now a Canadian Champion.......so it is BISS Am/Can Ukc Ch Bach Belmark On Canvas, CGC. We send a HUGE thanks to friend Bev Klassen and Tracy, for their expert presentation. Monet gained two back to back 5 point wins going WD, and BW every time in the ring, Thanks. Monet will be staying at Attridge shelties until Spring 2007 to entertain the ladies. Contact us for details.
 

BODE gained a major going WD and BOS on October 29th, owner handled from the bred-by class over a top special. This brings his total to 8 points, we are so pleased of this young plain and moderate bi-black dog. Words cannot express. Thanks to all his fans.......we hope for a big finish soon!

SUMMER finishes her Canadian Championship with ease this weekend, October 22nd with 3 Best Opposite Sex's in a row.
We owe a HUGE thanks to Rachelle Rodrigue & Doris Beaudoin for their expert care and handling of our little dynamite blue girl!!!!

Also another brag: FIZZ gathers another win at Springfield IL, picking up 2 more points, the end is near!!

Another brag: Belmark Berwyn Bond Girls are Forever, a Ch Monet and Bubbles puppy picked up two wins this weekend for 4 more points. This minors out this exquisite little bitch. Congrats to owner Stephanie Richardson!

HUGE announcement, it is now..............CH Belmark Under The Lights"Annie"Has finished in whirlwind fashion, three weeks, four majors and a specialty win, she is now an American Champion!! We could not be more proud of our little BISS Am/Can CH Belmark Maverick, daughter.
An Enormous Thanks go to Karen Munster, for her expert presentation, Way to go!!!!!

 

October 22nd "Summer", Can Ch Bach Belmark Rapsody In Blue, finishes easily going Best Of Opposite all weekend. We would like to thank Rachelle and Doris for all their care of our girl and for their offer to help us
"get r done" up north!

Also "Fizz", Can Ch Belmark All Shook Up, wins another two points, she is ever closer to that coveted Am Championship...we hope to get her finished up soon. She truly is a quality little blue girl.

"Player" UKC Ch Belmark Patent Pending, goes WD and "Annie Ch Belmark Under The Lights, Goes WB at the IA shows, this will be a great start for Player who is just getting his feet wait.......more is yet to come from this young dog.

*Flash* 5/26 and 5/27 "Phoebe", Belmark Practically Perfect, won Back to Back Specialty Best In Sweeps at the Cincinnati Specialties in Hamilton Ohio, she also won her classes both days, Thanks to judges, Maureen Schure, Linda Griffith for the sweeps and Donna Garten- Kisser and Barbara Alderman for the breed.

On May 20th, "Bode" Belmark Lo And Behold, won another major reserve under breeder judge, Mark Lucas under the expert hands of Karen Munster, Thanks This dog now has 6 points, he will be back in the ring when in full coat.

Also Congrats to UKC Ch Belmark Laugh Out Loud, and owner Angel Maria for their quick one weekend finish UKC and being in the Best In Show ring twice, and earning a top 10 standings to boot. Then going the following weekend to some AKC shows and winning back to back reserves....all within a month of getting her! Way To Go. This lovely little girl is a Bach Belmark Sneak Peek, daughter

 May 13th,a "first" happened for our beloved sheltie breed: U-Ch Belmark Skyward Bound "Sky"  owned by Domingo Sauceda of Kalamazoo, MI. qualified in UKC weight pull!    He was first in his weight class  -
pulled 485 lbs! This gives him his first leg on the U-WP title. Alright! This quality dog is also AKC pointed and a Belmark Above The Law, son!

and On 5-14-06 Can CH Belmark's Whispers In The Wind, is now a Canadian Champion. She is a lovely bi-blue girl owned and loved by Mz. Juty of Coastal View Shelties: A Huge Congrats!


Today April 9th  Jana Clark's bi-black male (and littermate to Kristy); Int Ch Belmark Midnight Stealth wins his International Championship in one weekend with all V1 ratings! Congrats! And then went on to win an AKC reserve on May 27th.


April 7th Belmark Tell It Like It Is, "Parker" wins Winner Dog, Best Of Winners, Best Of Opposite and Best Puppy in Group for 5 Canadian points! Thanks to handler Kim Wendling


"Paris" "Phoebe's" dam, Belmark Paris In The Spring, wins WB and BOW today, March 23rd, for four points at the Sudbury dog show, also winning a RWB on the 25th , Thanks to handler Kim Wendling.

Also Congrats to Stephanie Richardson and her bitch; Belmark Berwyn Bond Girls Are Forever, a "Monet" daughter won her first point on March 25th at the Kentucky Kennel Club show going WB and BOS. And then on March 26th she went WB, BW and BOB for two more points!!!

Also on March 18th; Belmark Black Army Flag, a "Rebel" son,  participated in a large scale dog show in Chengdu China, and won his second Puppy Group BOB, he is off to a running start being that he has only been there for a couple months.

 

2006 ASSA NATIONAL  NEWS

Belmark Lo And Behold, "Bode" did us proud National week by winning 4th in his large 9-12 month Futurity class. He is now out with Karen Munster to attend some more shows!!! We also need to brag as Belmark Practically Perfect, "Phoebe" made the cut in a class of 53 (largest regular entry for the year), 9-12 month sable bitch, she was very well received. And/U Ch Bach Belmark On Canvas, "Monet" Made his cut in a quality packed BOB class.

Thanks to all for stopping by and we will see you again next year In Oregon!!

Belmark Paris In The Spring, "Paris" did not want to be outdone and left out, although she did not get to come with us to the National; she still won Winners Bitch and Best Of Opposite under the capable hands of friend Chris Schmitt at the Eaton Ohio shows. Now she is pointed in both US and Canada. We hope to finish her when fully coated. She will be out with Karen Munster.

 

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