05/26/2026
I've finally had a moment to make this post after a long and very exciting weekend at Spokane's Memorial Day Cluster!
So very grateful for Denise Gehring from Grand River Dachshunds who drove all the way from South Dakota to help build majors. It was incredibly special to me that she could be here to witness her bred by boy, GRD's Star Spangled Ramblin Man MW (Waylon) get his first 3 point major on Sunday! She took Waylon back in for breed where he got best of opposite. His daughter and my very first bred by puppy, Invading's Tinkling Bells N' Satin Slippers V Grd (Mona) went best of winners over him for her first 3 point major as well! On Saturday, Waylon ran FastCAT and got more than enough points to get his BCAT and is now pending GRD's Star Spangled Ramblin Man Mw FDC BCAT FITB. He is just one 3 point major and 14 field points shy of adding DC to his name too! Many exciting things to come for him.
He and Jolene really outproduced themselves with Mona! She finished her second weekend out with 8 points and has already knocked out both the majors needed to be a champion. It's a great feeling to have this kind've success so soon with her.
Saturday: Judge Robin Hug
💚Waylon - First in open dogs
💜Mona - Winners and best of winners (First points! 2 of them 🤯)
Sunday: Jan Schreiber
💚Waylon - Winners, and best of opposite (3 points, first major in the books! 🥳)
💜Mona - Winners, and best of winners (3 points, first major in the books 🥳)
Monday: Rick Gschwender
💚Waylon - First in open dogs
💜Mona - Winners, and best of winners (3 points, second major in the books 🥳)
Many thanks to judges Robin Hug, Jan Schreiber, and Rick Gschwender.