Members' Brags

Here are our members' brags about all their dogs' accomplishments.

February 2024

  • Mary BayleyKuhl earned his Advanced Interior Scentwork Title. (Feb 2024)
  • Mary BayleyHottie will be 1 year old this month. (Feb 2024)
  • Steven M. & Candy SternHarley will be 15 this month. (Feb 2024)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma earned her 1st leg on her first try in Novice B at the Oakland Dog Training Club and finished in 4th Place. (Feb 2024)

January 2024

  • Laura & April FincoFrankie earened her Open Standard and Open JWW at the Vizla Club of Northern California Club agility trial in December. We are very thrilled with how much she enjoys the game. (Jan 2024)
  • Dawn LanpherePhoebe completed her 50th Therapy Dog visit and has now earned her AKC Therapy Dog Title. (Jan 2024)

November 2023

  • Rebecca LogsdonBrio was introduced to the membership. He is a black-bi male Sheltie and he is 9 1/2 weeks old. (Nov 2023)
  • Lynne PriceMinyan is doing so much better after her bout with Leptospirosis. It is growing more in the Bay Area. (Nov 2023)
  • Phyllis GunhouseTickle earned HIT and HC at his last two shows. (Nov 2023)
  • Rebecca LogsdonAbbey got her CGCU on Sunday. (Nov 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma earned her Rally Intermediate Title at the San Mateo DTC Trial in Lodi. (Nov 2023)

October 2023

  • Debbie WanlinKarma earned her 1st and 2nd legs in Rally Intermediate at the Sierra - Tuolumne show. (Oct 2023)
  • Val BilottiMax got his First Leg in Beginner Novice Obedience and Rally Novice. (Oct 2023)

September 2023

  • Mary BayleyHottie qualified to show in a puppy 6-9 months Sporting group judging. She was awarded 2nd place in the Sporting Puppy Group at the Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club show in Vallejo. (Sep 2023)
  • Laurie BerberianEvie completed her first leg in Novice Obedience this weekend at the trial. (Sep 2023)
  • Laurie BerberianMeadow won Winner's Bitch in Vallejo. (Sep 2023)
  • Laurie BerberianBlossom won Winner's Bitch for a 5 point Major in Reno. (Sep 2023)
  • Steve BettcherBobby earned his "GCG" at the last night of the CGC 10-week course. Thanks to Denise Laberee and CGC evaluator Mary Bayley. Great course and a fun experience. (Sep 2023)
  • Val BilottiMax was approved as a Therapy Dog with Valley Humane Society. (Sep 2023)

August 2023

  • Mary BayleyKuhl earned his Rally Excellent title (all three legs were virtual). (Aug 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye , the #13 Lab in the country, had a litter of 9 puppies (6 boys and 3 girls). They are now 3 weeks old. (Aug 2023)

June 2023

  • Darlene LundbergCharm showed three days at Woofstock. She needed 8 points and 2 wins over majors to get her "Grand Champion". She is officially "GCH CH IABCA Redvine's Good LuckCharm, WC, CGC & TKN". (Jun 2023)

May 2023

  • Mary BayleyHottie , Mary's new English Cocker puppy, was introduced to the membership. Hottie is from Portugal and is 3 1?2 months old. (May 2023)
  • Laurie BerberianBlossom was Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday and Winners Bitch on Sunday at the San Joaquin show, handled by Laurie. It is the first point she has ever put on a dog. (May 2023)
  • Steve BettcherBuddy finished his NACSW Elite Ch title in Oregon. He will be 12 years old soon and is performing like a 6 year old (this is after surgery, too). (May 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye went BOB all three days at San Joaquin KC and took an Owner-handler Group One on Sunday! (May 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleFran (Bobbye and Cosmo's daughter) was Winner’s Bitch and Best of Winner’s Friday and Saturday at San Joaquin KC. (May 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleCosmo was Winner’s Dog on Friday and Sunday as well as Best of Winner's on Sunday at San Joaquin KC. (May 2023)
  • Dawn LanpherePhoebe got her first Novice Obedience leg at the Lodi show on Friday. (May 2023)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron has been showing on the East Coast for the past 1.5 months, and has placed in every show but one, getting Best of Breed or Select at each show. (May 2023)
  • Lynne PriceDriedl went through an entire scent work class without barking even once! (May 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma was Reserve on Saturday and Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, and Owner Handler Best of Breed on Sunday at the Hangtown Kennel Club shows in Placerville. She was Winners Bitch and Owner Handler Best of Breed at the Club of the California Sierra show. (May 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinPosey earned the highest Therapy Dog Title issued by the AKC, Therapy Dog Supreme (THDS), for over 600 visits. (May 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinSteph earned the highest Therapy Dog Title issued by the AKC, Therapy Dog Supreme (THDS), for over 600 visits. (May 2023)

April 2023

  • Mary BayleyKuhl is now a certified therapy dog with Valley Humane. Kuhl also finished his AKC Scent Work Title in Lodi. He qualified in Containers, Buried, Exterior and Interior. He also got 1st place in Advanced Interiors. (Apr 2023)
  • Steve BettcherBuddy scored 100 points and came in 2nd place overall at the NACSW Elite Trail in Gardiner OR. He now only needs 54 points for his Championship Title. (Apr 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye is the #2 Lab bitch in the country and #5 Lab overall. (Apr 2023)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleNew Puppy! Allen showed off his new 7 week old puppy out of Dancer. She doesn’t have a name yet. (Apr 2023)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron showed Thursday through Sunday at Vallejo and was Best of Breed all 4 days (including 2 Specialties) with Group 4 placings all 4 days. He is probably in the top 5 all breed. (Apr 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadAmazing Grace got Winners Bitch and Best of Winners at Delaware County KC for 3 points. CH Finished! (Apr 2023)
  • Dawn LanpherePhoebe finished her Beginner Novice title at the Mt. Diablo DTC Trial. She is also scheduled to get her Therapy Dog evaluation soon at Valley Humane. (Apr 2023)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron got 4 Group placements in April and is now a Grand Champion Silver. He is showing on the East Coast, where there are more Tollers. (Apr 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma has been busy! She finished her Beginner Novice title and Rally Novice title in Lodi and at a conformation show in Vallejo, she went Winners Bitch for her first point. Also, she will be tested as Therapy Dog at Valley Humane and she turned 1 year old. (Apr 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinPosey was recognized at Valley Humane for 10 years of therapy work. (Apr 2023)

March 2023

  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye went Select Bitch at two Central California Labrador Retriever Clubs specialty shows, Best of Breed/Group 3 and Select Bitch at Sun Maid KC, for four 5 point majors in February. More recently, at Superstition KC in Arizona, Bobbye went BOB/G4 and Select Bitch for two more majors. This makes three group placements for Bobbye! She is now the #4 Lab in the country and has beaten the #1 Lab twice. (Mar 2023)
  • Patty HammondGracie got her Graduate Open title at the Herding Breed Trial sponsored by the German Shepherd Club. (Mar 2023)
  • Rita JensenPhoebe was #1 in Utility both days at the Herding Breed Trial sponsored by the German Shepherd Club, earning UDX legs and OTCH points. Phoebe is currently ranked the #18 Border Collie in the nation for Obedience. She has been invited to the Obedience Championship in Ohio. (Mar 2023)
  • Melissa & Alex SmartCharlotte Charlotte was shown by Melissa's daughter Alex at the Del Mar show, and won Best Opposite Sex twice. (Mar 2023)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma qualified twice in Beginner Novice at the Sun Maid show in Fresno, scoring 193 1?2 both times. In conformation at the Sunday show, she took her class (she was the youngest pup in the class). (Mar 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadAmazing Grace got 1st place, Winner's Bitch, and Best of Breed three times at Sun Maid in Fresno. She also got two Group 1sts, a Group 4th, and a Reserve Best in Show there. At the Maryland Sporting Dog Association, she got a 1st place, Reserve Winner's Bitch, Best of Breed, and a Group 2nd. (Mar 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadFaye got three 4-6 month puppy Best of Breeds, two puppy Sporting Group 1sts, and a puppy Sporting Group 2nd at the Sun Maid show in Fresno. (Mar 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadRose is now a Champion! (Mar 2023)

February 2023

  • Steven M. & Candy SternHarley turns 14 on February 14th. (Feb 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadRuby Black got her 3rd and 4th legs at the Central Coast Hunting Retriever Club to finish her Junior Hunter title. (Feb 2023)
  • Terri HerigstadCherry got her 3rd Junior Hunter leg at the Central Coast Hunting Retriever Club trial. (Feb 2023)

January 2023

  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye is a new Grand Champion! She also was the #2 Lab in the country (briefly). She got 18 points in one weekend, including 4 majors. (Jan 2023)
  • Patty HammondGracie got her first Utility leg (in Preferred). She also got a leg in Graduate Open. (Jan 2023)

December 2022

  • Steve BettcherBuddy got his Elite 3. (Dec 2022)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye went "Best of Breed" at Zwince Country Kennel Club in Napa for her 1st 3 points towards her Grand Championship. She went on to win a Sporting Group 3rd, defeating 135 dogs. (Dec 2022)
  • Rebecca LogsdonAbbey got her CGC. (Dec 2022)
  • Susan SolomonNiko got his NACSW Elite Champion title in Guerneville. (Dec 2022)
  • Mary BayleyKuhl qualified in 3 out of 4 exercises and earned his Scent Work Novice Buried title at the Scent Work Trial in Lodi. (Dec 2022)
  • Marilou & Allen GarfinkleBobbye took Breed at the Palm Springs KC show, followed by a Group 3. She was entered in 5 shows and was Select in 3 shows in addition to the Breed in 1 show. There were 3400 dogs at the event. (Dec 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergCharm had 8 puppies. This is her last litter. (Dec 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergPatti was the #1 Toller All Breed at the beginning of December. (Dec 2022)

November 2022

  • Ernest & Julianne KnellBriar Rose is due in one week with an expected 5 puppies. Also, two co-owned puppies are about 2 points away from their Championships. (Nov 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergCharm is pregnant and really showing a lot. (Nov 2022)

October 2022

  • Ernest & Julianne KnellBriar Rose is pregnant. Puppies are due November 13th. (Oct 2022)
  • Steven M. & Candy SternHarley will start doing therapy visits at the Hospital again soon. (Oct 2022)
  • Mary BayleyKuhl finished his Championship and also received a Certificate of Merit. (Oct 2022)

September 2022

  • Darlene LundbergPatti is the #1 Toller All Breed and #8 in breed. "She is kicking ass". (Sep 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron was Group 3 in Regular classes on Friday at Lake/Drake in Vallejo and on Saturday he got an Owner/Handler Group 3. He is in the Top 20 for Tollers as well and should move up. (Sep 2022)

July 2022

  • Dee BogushPuzzle , Dee's new Border Collie x Papillon puppy, was introduced to the membership. (Jul 2022)
  • Debbie WanlinKarma , Debbie's new yellow Lab puppy, was introduced to the membership. (Jul 2022)
  • Phyllis GunhouseTickle finished his UDX with at the Monterey Bay DTC show. (Jul 2022)
  • Carolyn MengesMcKenna is Carolyn and Keith's new puppy, a black and tan dapple girl kept from their recent litter out of their girl Stella. They are looking forward to puppy obedience and Nosework training at SLDTC. (Jul 2022)

June 2022

  • Rebecca LogsdonAbbey turned 3 years old. (Jun 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergCharm earned her 3rd Major toward her Grand Championship and now only needs a few more points to finish. (Jun 2022)
  • Debbie WanlinPosey qualified in Preferred Open at the Oakland Trial. (Jun 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergPatti took Best of Breed all fours days, plus a Group 2 and a Group 4, at a resent show. She is now the #1 Toller in the USA and #8 in Breed. She got both Championships over 4 weekend of shows. (Jun 2022)

May 2022

  • Rita JensenWally McDuff , Rita's new puppy, was introduced to the membership. He's from the same breeder as Phoebe and she has big plans for him. (May 2022)

April 2022

  • Mary BayleyKuhl earned his AKC CD Tile with a 2nd Place at the Mt Diablo DTC Trial. (Apr 2022)
  • Terri HerigstadRuby Black finished her Championship title with Winner's Bitch, Best of Winners, and Best Bred by Exhibitor at the Northern California Sporting Group Club. She was also Owner Handled Sporting Group 1 and Owner Handled Sporting Group 3 at other shows in April. (Apr 2022)
  • Terri HerigstadBella earned several Winners Bitches, a Best of Opposite Sex, a Best of Winners and a Best of Breed at several shows in April. (Apr 2022)
  • Fran KaminerStormy went to the Belgian Sheepdog Speciality. In conformation he got 2nd place in the 12-18 month old class where 6 other Belgians were entered. In obedience he got 3rd place for his 2nd leg in Beginner Novice. In scent work he earned his first leg in Novice Interiors and Novice Exteriors and got 2nd place. (Apr 2022)
  • Ernest & Julianne KnellBriar Rose got Best of Opposite Sex at two shows in April. (Apr 2022)
  • Ernest & Julianne KnellMinnie got Best of Opposite Sex at two shows in April. (Apr 2022)
  • Ernest & Julianne KnellBryn got Best of Winners and Best Puppy at two show in April. (Apr 2022)

March 2022

  • Celia ReynoldsDixie will turn 15 this month. (Mar 2022)
  • Terri HerigstadRuby Black took Winner's Bitch both days at San Mateo and now has 12 points and both Majors. (Mar 2022)
  • Terri HerigstadCherry passed her first two hunt tests. (Mar 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron was select both Saturday and Sunday at Vallejo and also got owner handled Group 4's both days. (Mar 2022)
  • Debbie WanlinPosey qualified for the Rally Nationals and also turned 11 this month. (Mar 2022)
  • Debbie WanlinSteph qualified for the Rally Nationals. (Mar 2022)
  • Carolyn MengesStella had a litter of 3 puppies on March 15th - 2 boys and 1 girl. There were 2 black and tan dapples and 1 black and tan. Yippee!! (Mar 2022)

February 2022

  • Ernest & Julianne KnellMorian took Best of Winners in Fresno. Julie also showed two puppies in Conformation and the girl beat her mother as Best of Breed. (Feb 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergCharm received her Novice Trick Dog Title Certificate in the mail. (Feb 2022)
  • Darlene LundbergBaaron received his Bronze Medallion. (Feb 2022)
  • Terri HerigstadTesla won Winner's Bitch, Best of Opposite Sex, and Owner Handled Best of Breed at Fresno for 4 points to finish her Championship title. (Feb 2022)
  • Dee BogushTwig got his UDX in Feb and a High in Trial for Open B. (Feb 2022)