It was SUCH a fabulous idea that Beth Mares had when she suggested that she drive down with Sherman and Bert for a visit on her time off. We had been talking for a couple years now about getting together for some rally obedience brush up training and also some mantrailing. It happened to be that the time she had off was my birthday weekend. I can’t think of any other way I would want to spend my birthday than a leisurely weekend, with no schedule, playing with our hounds and hanging with our friends! THANK you Beth for all the fun we had, for your gracious birthday gift and for your help with obedience. Thank you to Melissa, Mike & Paula and Bev for a wonderful birthday. It was so much fun! Here are some pictures from our fun obedience time!

Teaching Kennedy about jumps

playtime!

Handsome Bentley

handsome Bert working with Michael

Higgins and Bev learning

the handsome Sherman on a sit stay

and then the recall!

Sherman has excellent attention!

Fin waiting for me to say "Forward!"

"Finny OVER!"

You make me SO proud ... WHAT a dog!

and my ALL time favorite picture that just made my weekend … brothers: “Sherman”  – HIT Sherick M&M’s Red Hot Howitzer, CDX, RE Am/Can MT, Can RN, WDHOF and “Fin” – Sherick M&M’s Finally Red Hot!, RN, MT, MTI, MTX

Sherman & Fin

Congratulations to Little Bit & Visa on passing the entry level to mantrailing through the American Bloodhound Club! Now they are eligible to enter for the MT (mantrailer) test. We plan to enter them at our National Specialty this fall!

It’s been forever since we’ve heard from them (and we LOVE to hear from puppy people!!) and we got an email from Blossom’s owners. Blossom is a littermate to Higgins, Price, Journey, etc. and is a dear girl who lives in Canada. She loves to go on long walks, loves other dogs and looks like she’s comfy being queen of the couch. 🙂 Thanks for the update y’all!

Yes, every now and again we do things without our dogs. We were very fortunate to spend a week at Oak Island, NC with our best friends and their two children who are our God children. Here is a night out for ice cream with Molly & Olivia 🙂

To say we are proud of their accomplishment just can’t touch the way we feel! To do general obedience with our breed isn’t the easiest thing to do, but to compete in traditional AKC obedience with a Bloodhound is a huge accomplishment. Beth and Sherman make one of the best teams we’ve ever seen. This Companion Dog Excellent obedience title is a feat all in its own but this was the title he got that inducted him into the American Bloodhound Club’s Working Dog Hall of Fame … this just makes our hearts sing! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

HIT Sherick M&M’s Red Hot Howitzer, CDX, RE, Am/Can MT, Can RN, WDHOF

Randy & Anne Greenlee’s boy, Morgan – M&M’s The Price Of Freedom – is doing very well! At the NW regional specialty, he took grand sweeps winner and on Sunday winners dog. We are so proud of him!

Morgan 11 months

Morgan 11 months

At the Greenville, SC shows, we had a huge weekend. First off – we have a new champion! Congratulations to Later – CH. M&M’s Fashionably Late!, MT … his 4th show weekend ever and already finished.  He also went on to win his first GCH major this weekend.  Secondly, congratulations to Melissa Byrd and her girl Kennedy – M&M’s The Price Of Fame, EECT – on not only getting her first championship points but getting back to back 4pt majors! Lastly, congratulations to John & Cathy Houser and their boy Beau – M&M’s The Price of His Redemption –  on getting his first points this weekend. To say that it was a good weekend for M&M is an understatement!

Kennedy 10 months

Beau 10 months

Melissa Byrd – aka “Aunt Lissa” – is always so fun to visit. The dogs have a blast there and we spend a lot of time just doing ‘the dog thing’ all weekend. Thank you for having us! Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Salem

Little Bit & Visa

Kennedy

sweet Visa

a Little Bit vacation nap

Rufus (M&M’s K.C. Price, EECT) and Scruggs (M&M’s The Price of Love, EECT) had a little mini family reunion this weekend in PA at a trailing training weekend put on by Jim & Terri Heck. It was so much fun to get this photo. As you know, we LOVE updates and pictures from our puppy homes!!

Thank you to John & Cathy Houser for the weekend get away to Sugar Valley, GA! It was delightful to spend time with extended family and get to visit our girl Paisley and boy Beau! A belated 4th of July …

Paisley & Beau