APPLEGARTH UPDATES...
November 22, 2015... Seeker earned his RATN title with 2 firsts and a 4th place! He also earned a High In Class for one of his first placements. Merlin earned a Q towards his RATN at the age of 8 months.
October 25, 2015... Cynosport 2015 came to a close. Seeker had no Es in PVP with littermate and teammate Kip and Karin Fellers. The boys were awesome and it was so much fun to have a reunion with 7 of the Token/Meg legacies.
October 21, 2015... Seeker made it into Performance Grand Prix semi-finals with a 4th place in the 20" class at the Cynosport World Games in Murfreesboro, TN.
October 10, 2015... Seeker finished his USDAA Silver ADCH with a 2nd place in Master Relay Pairs with partner Denise Thomas and Zachary.
September 2015... Seeker earned his RATI title!
May 25, 2015... We are so happy to announce the addition of Aplgrth Magus aka Merlin! He was bred by Anna Smyth in CT by Beverly Lambert's top trial dog Joe and Anna's Lily who competes in disc and agility. Merlin is a lovely black tri boy and we have high hopes for him!
December 13, 2014... Ceilidh finished her Barn Hunt Novice title (RATN) with a 1st place!
November 9, 2014... Gem earned her AKC Coursing Ability title at the North Coast Coursing CAT test in Randolph, OH!
November 1, 2014... Seeker is qualified for Cynosport 2015 in TN! We can't wait to go back! He earned his second PVP team Q with a 1st place! He finished as 2nd place overall 20" PVP dog!
September 27, 2014... Seeker earned his USDAA Lifetime Achievement Award Bronze at the Splash & Dash USDAA trial! He also earned his first PVP team Q with a 3rd place!
September 14, 2014... Ceilidh earned her Barn Hunt Instinct (RATI) and her first Q with a 2nd place towards her Novice Barn Hunt (RATN) in her very first barn hunt competition!
August 3, 2014... Seeker earned his CPE C-ATCH with a 1st place in Level 5 Standard at the Splash & Dash K9 Sports trials in Latrobe, PA! This was Seeker's 5th agility championship!
July 27, 2014... We are devastated with the loss of our beloved Piper to an aggressive nasal cancer tumor. He was a very special dog that touched everyone's life that he met. Godspeed WooWoo boy... We will love and miss you forever...
May 10, 2014... Seeker earned his USDAA Bronze ADCH, Masters Snooker Silver and Masters Bronze Relay Pairs at the Touch & Go USDAA agility trials in Frederick, MD!
March 9, 2014... Seeker finished his USDAA Masters Jumpers Silver title by earning Q #25 at the B&D Creekside Activity Center USDAA trial!
February 9, 2014... Piper finished his CPE C-ATCH by earning his last 2 Qs in Colors with a 1st and 2nd placement! This is Piper's 5th agility championship and his 7th performance championship overall! We are SO proud of him! He will be 11 years old in April.
December 8, 2013... Seeker earned his 4th Perfect CPE weekend!! He is 6 Qs away from his C-ATCH and Piper is 2 Qs away from his!
November 17, 2013... Seeker earned his 3rd Perfect CPE weekend with 5 firsts, 3 seconds, one third and one fourth placement! Piper is getting closer to his C-ATCH as well, earning needed Colors and Snookers Qs with placements!
November 8, 2013... Seeker was collected for the 3rd and final time at Straws To Paws in NJ. The semen quality was excellent. We are actively looking for, preferably, a working bred bitch to breed him to in 2014-2015 for a stud fee puppy. It is time for us to continue his awesome legacy. Serious inquiries welcome!
October 23-27, 2013... The boys competed at the Cynosport World Games in Murfreesboro, TN. Piper won his 16" Veterans class in Gamblers and Standard. Seeker competed in Team, Grand Prix, Steeplechase and Biathlon. He ran well, helping his team by running cleanly in all of his team classes. Out of 211 teams, Seeker's team (Bordering On Golden) came in 100th place.
September 29, 2013... Piper earned his Veterans Jumpers Bronze at the Splash & Dash K9Sports USDAA trial.
September 21, 2013... Piper will be performing freestyle for his last public performance at the Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA.
August 18, 2013... Seeker earned his Masters Standard Bronze at the TAG USDAA trials this weekend. He is very close to earning his Bronze ADCH!
August 4, 2013... Seeker earned his 2nd Canine Performance Events Perfect Weekend with 6 first places, 3 second places and 1 qualifying score!
June 22 & 23, 2013... Seeker earned his Tournament Bronze, Masters Snooker Bronze and Master Relay Pairs Championship at the Penn-Ohio USDAA trials in N. Olmsted, OH!
June 22, 2013... Piper earned his 150th qualifying score in USDAA agility with a 1st place in Veterans Jumpers at the Penn-Ohio USDAA trials in N. Olmsted, OH. This earned Piper his Lifetime Achievement Award - Bronze!
June 9, 2013... Seeker earned his AKC Companion Dog title by qualifying 3 days in a row at the WCOTC obedience and rally trials!
June 7, 2013... After not doing rally for a very long time, Piper earned RAE leg #4 today. Seeker earned his first RA leg with a 1st place and a score of 98!
May 19, 2013... The boys ended their AKC agility careers with a celebration of Seeker's recent MACH. We will be pursuing USDAA and CPE agility as well as getting back into herding training and trialing and working on obedience and rally titles in the future.
May 4, 2013... Seeker earned his second Q in Grand Prix for USDAA Nationals! He is fully qualified now and we are looking forward to our journey to Tennessee this Fall.
April 8, 2013... Wildfire Independent UD, RE (Gael), owned by Janet Lewis, who was bred to our Seeker gave birth to 4 puppies, 2 boys and 2 girls. Sadly, one of the boys died 18 hours after birth. The remaining 3 pups are doing beautifully. All puppies are spoken for...
April 7, 2013... Seeker finished his AKC Master Agility Championship (MACH) at the Mountaineer Kennel Club trials in Morgantown, WV. He earned 3 QQs with 5 out of 6 placements to finish his championship! This is Seeker's 3rd agility championship!
March 9, 2013... Seeker is qualified for USDAA Nationals (Cynosport) which will be held in TN in October. He is currently qualified for Team, Steeplechase and Biathlon. We are hoping to also get qualified for Grand Prix as well.
March 7, 2013... Wildfire Independence UD, RE (Gael) who was bred to our Seeker, was confirmed pregnant by ultrasound. The vet saw 4 puppies for sure, with the possibility of a few more hiding. Gael will be x-rayed close to her due date of April 10 to get a final count. Mom and puppies are doing well. Gael is owned by Janet Lewis, Huntingdon, PA.
November 22, 2015... Seeker earned his RATN title with 2 firsts and a 4th place! He also earned a High In Class for one of his first placements. Merlin earned a Q towards his RATN at the age of 8 months.
October 25, 2015... Cynosport 2015 came to a close. Seeker had no Es in PVP with littermate and teammate Kip and Karin Fellers. The boys were awesome and it was so much fun to have a reunion with 7 of the Token/Meg legacies.
October 21, 2015... Seeker made it into Performance Grand Prix semi-finals with a 4th place in the 20" class at the Cynosport World Games in Murfreesboro, TN.
October 10, 2015... Seeker finished his USDAA Silver ADCH with a 2nd place in Master Relay Pairs with partner Denise Thomas and Zachary.
September 2015... Seeker earned his RATI title!
May 25, 2015... We are so happy to announce the addition of Aplgrth Magus aka Merlin! He was bred by Anna Smyth in CT by Beverly Lambert's top trial dog Joe and Anna's Lily who competes in disc and agility. Merlin is a lovely black tri boy and we have high hopes for him!
December 13, 2014... Ceilidh finished her Barn Hunt Novice title (RATN) with a 1st place!
November 9, 2014... Gem earned her AKC Coursing Ability title at the North Coast Coursing CAT test in Randolph, OH!
November 1, 2014... Seeker is qualified for Cynosport 2015 in TN! We can't wait to go back! He earned his second PVP team Q with a 1st place! He finished as 2nd place overall 20" PVP dog!
September 27, 2014... Seeker earned his USDAA Lifetime Achievement Award Bronze at the Splash & Dash USDAA trial! He also earned his first PVP team Q with a 3rd place!
September 14, 2014... Ceilidh earned her Barn Hunt Instinct (RATI) and her first Q with a 2nd place towards her Novice Barn Hunt (RATN) in her very first barn hunt competition!
August 3, 2014... Seeker earned his CPE C-ATCH with a 1st place in Level 5 Standard at the Splash & Dash K9 Sports trials in Latrobe, PA! This was Seeker's 5th agility championship!
July 27, 2014... We are devastated with the loss of our beloved Piper to an aggressive nasal cancer tumor. He was a very special dog that touched everyone's life that he met. Godspeed WooWoo boy... We will love and miss you forever...
May 10, 2014... Seeker earned his USDAA Bronze ADCH, Masters Snooker Silver and Masters Bronze Relay Pairs at the Touch & Go USDAA agility trials in Frederick, MD!
March 9, 2014... Seeker finished his USDAA Masters Jumpers Silver title by earning Q #25 at the B&D Creekside Activity Center USDAA trial!
February 9, 2014... Piper finished his CPE C-ATCH by earning his last 2 Qs in Colors with a 1st and 2nd placement! This is Piper's 5th agility championship and his 7th performance championship overall! We are SO proud of him! He will be 11 years old in April.
December 8, 2013... Seeker earned his 4th Perfect CPE weekend!! He is 6 Qs away from his C-ATCH and Piper is 2 Qs away from his!
November 17, 2013... Seeker earned his 3rd Perfect CPE weekend with 5 firsts, 3 seconds, one third and one fourth placement! Piper is getting closer to his C-ATCH as well, earning needed Colors and Snookers Qs with placements!
November 8, 2013... Seeker was collected for the 3rd and final time at Straws To Paws in NJ. The semen quality was excellent. We are actively looking for, preferably, a working bred bitch to breed him to in 2014-2015 for a stud fee puppy. It is time for us to continue his awesome legacy. Serious inquiries welcome!
October 23-27, 2013... The boys competed at the Cynosport World Games in Murfreesboro, TN. Piper won his 16" Veterans class in Gamblers and Standard. Seeker competed in Team, Grand Prix, Steeplechase and Biathlon. He ran well, helping his team by running cleanly in all of his team classes. Out of 211 teams, Seeker's team (Bordering On Golden) came in 100th place.
September 29, 2013... Piper earned his Veterans Jumpers Bronze at the Splash & Dash K9Sports USDAA trial.
September 21, 2013... Piper will be performing freestyle for his last public performance at the Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA.
August 18, 2013... Seeker earned his Masters Standard Bronze at the TAG USDAA trials this weekend. He is very close to earning his Bronze ADCH!
August 4, 2013... Seeker earned his 2nd Canine Performance Events Perfect Weekend with 6 first places, 3 second places and 1 qualifying score!
June 22 & 23, 2013... Seeker earned his Tournament Bronze, Masters Snooker Bronze and Master Relay Pairs Championship at the Penn-Ohio USDAA trials in N. Olmsted, OH!
June 22, 2013... Piper earned his 150th qualifying score in USDAA agility with a 1st place in Veterans Jumpers at the Penn-Ohio USDAA trials in N. Olmsted, OH. This earned Piper his Lifetime Achievement Award - Bronze!
June 9, 2013... Seeker earned his AKC Companion Dog title by qualifying 3 days in a row at the WCOTC obedience and rally trials!
June 7, 2013... After not doing rally for a very long time, Piper earned RAE leg #4 today. Seeker earned his first RA leg with a 1st place and a score of 98!
May 19, 2013... The boys ended their AKC agility careers with a celebration of Seeker's recent MACH. We will be pursuing USDAA and CPE agility as well as getting back into herding training and trialing and working on obedience and rally titles in the future.
May 4, 2013... Seeker earned his second Q in Grand Prix for USDAA Nationals! He is fully qualified now and we are looking forward to our journey to Tennessee this Fall.
April 8, 2013... Wildfire Independent UD, RE (Gael), owned by Janet Lewis, who was bred to our Seeker gave birth to 4 puppies, 2 boys and 2 girls. Sadly, one of the boys died 18 hours after birth. The remaining 3 pups are doing beautifully. All puppies are spoken for...
April 7, 2013... Seeker finished his AKC Master Agility Championship (MACH) at the Mountaineer Kennel Club trials in Morgantown, WV. He earned 3 QQs with 5 out of 6 placements to finish his championship! This is Seeker's 3rd agility championship!
March 9, 2013... Seeker is qualified for USDAA Nationals (Cynosport) which will be held in TN in October. He is currently qualified for Team, Steeplechase and Biathlon. We are hoping to also get qualified for Grand Prix as well.
March 7, 2013... Wildfire Independence UD, RE (Gael) who was bred to our Seeker, was confirmed pregnant by ultrasound. The vet saw 4 puppies for sure, with the possibility of a few more hiding. Gael will be x-rayed close to her due date of April 10 to get a final count. Mom and puppies are doing well. Gael is owned by Janet Lewis, Huntingdon, PA.