Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club Awards for 2007

Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club Awards for 2007
By Valerie Sharp, Published in CISC Winter Newsletter 2007

Congrats to all the Dogs, Owners and Breeders of these outstanding Iceland Sheepdogs.

Top Male Iceland Sheepdog in CISC 2007
Ch Belglen Riddari

Bred/owned by Sharon Schaefer of Belglen Kennels

Handled by Sharon Schaefer and Linda Thompson

Top Female Iceland Sheepdog in CISC 2007
Greenstone Black Pearl Bred/Owned by Valerie Sharp of Greenstone Kennels

Handled by Linda Thompson(Eastern Canada) and Lori-Ann Fischer (Western Canada)

Top Iceland Sheepdog Puppy in CISC 2007
Greenstone Black Pearl
Bred/Owned by Valerie Sharp of Greenstone Kennels

Handled by Linda Thompson(Eastern Canada) and Lori-Ann Fischer (Western Canada)

2007 Data for Shows

In total 16 Icelandic Sheepdogs have been shown across Canada, (Icelandics were shown in Ontario, Sask, Alberta, and B.C.), These dogs were shown at 96 Shows in CKC.

We were pleased to see a few of the dogs from Last year out in 2007, but even more exciting was the most of the dogs shown were new ISD in 2007, and the club is aware of at least six up and coming show dogs due to come into the CKC show rings in 2008, so we are looking forward to seeing the amount of dogs shown reach over the 20 mark and lets hope that we can get over the 100 shows mark in 2008!! So lets all have fun and get out to the shows this year!

Into the Canadian Breed History Books, we have earned our First Female Group Placement, and our First Best Puppy in Group in CKC 2007.

2006 Data for Shows

In total 14 Icelandics have been shown in Canada since we were allowed in the CKC Show Ring as of March 1st 2006. They have been shown a total of 94 times across Canada (Ontario, Sask, and Alberta)

The Club could not be more pleased to see this many ISD out into the show rings across Canada.

Into the Canadian Breed History Books, we have earned our First Male/Female Championships, and our First Group 3rd (2) and 4th placements with a Male Icelandic in 2006.

Once again the Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club is proud to being you our Therapy Dog of the Year, it is a wonderful example of how good our breed's temperment is that we have a number of active new Therapy Dogs each year to choose from. Pineridge Kolperla has been involved with working with children/Teenagers since she was a puppy and she continues her good works as a adult.

Here is her Therapy Page on her owners website

http://www.island--dog.com/page13.html

Therapy Dog of 2007
U Ch Pineridge Kolperla TDI, CGC
Bred by Pineridge Icelandics, owned by Donna McDermott

National Booster in June -Donations Welcome

Last year the call to our members for prizes to help create some winners baskets was amazing and we are starting to look forward to our show in Ontario in June. We are looking for prizes, anything you can think of, we will be happy to have it..

Do you knit? Maybe something with Icelandic Sheep Wool??

Do you sew? Maybe some Beds for the dogs, last year the bag holders were wonderful. -Thank you to Fun and Fancy Kennels for that donation

Can you braid? Plush Braided Tug Toys are always a hit with the dogs -Thank you to Belglen Kennels for the wonderful dog Harness's.

Can you paint? or Draw? We are always looking for artwork as prizes. Thank you to Ryan Schmidt/ Foothills Kennels /Tofra Kennels /Verla Sharp for the orginal artwork.

Can you shop? Anything found at the stores is a wonderful idea -Thanks to everyone for all the little gifts! The Canadian Flag Towels went over really well, everyone wanted to win one of those- Donated by Greenstone Kennel/Mavis Hickford

Can you declutter? Maybe you have some dog books that are in good condition that you don't read anymore..

Did you find the cutest mug with a doggy, or maybe a doggy photo frame and the ideas are endless.. Thank you to Verla Sharp, Ken and Mavis Hickford, and many others.

Or maybe something for the human part of the team- Last years Chocolates were so tasty.. Thank you to Glacier Kennels

Or maybe you would like to sponser the Club Ad in the Catalog -Thank you to Solhunder Kennels for last years donation

If you would like to help out, we would be so grateful for anything you would like to donate to the club.

If you are coming to the show, then you can drop them off at the Greenstone Moterhome on Thursday or Friday, if you would like to support our Nationals but can't come this year, please consider sending something by mail, in which case, please email isdpuppies@hotmail.com for instructions on how to do so.

So our First donated Itam is the lovely pencil drawing of an Icelandic Sheepdog signed DJ Rogers. Donated by Greenstone Icelandics

Happy Holidays- Tips for keeping your pets safe.

Happy Holidays

During the Holidays, there are many new hazards for our pets.
Here's a quick reminder to ensure that you and your pets have a safe and joyous time.


* Holiday Food- Fatty foods can cause pancreatitis and gastrointestinal issues. Chocolate, coffee, and onions are toxic to dogs and cats. Rising dough on a counter top is irresistible to some pets, and can cause serious problems. Don't forget that wrapped food gifts under or on the tree can be easily consumed by dogs, cats, birds and small pets. Not only are the food items a problem, but those wrappers are impossible to digest.


* Holiday Plants- Many lilies are deadly to cats. Mistletoe, poinsettias and holly cause gastrointestinal upset for all critters. Christmas tree water can be filled with chemicals or bacteria and pine sap is dangerous if ingested. Secure your tree to the wall so your pets can't knock it over.


* Decorations- Tinsel, ribbon, ornaments and hooks are attractive play things for many small animals. If swallowed they may cause internal blockages requiring surgery. Broken glass ornaments can cut paws and mouths. If your pet likes to play with things on the tree, decorate the lower third with unbreakable wood or plastic ornaments.


* Candles- Put burning candles in places that are inaccessible to your pets. They could set themselves on fire or tip the candle over and start a fire in the house.


* Batteries- Don't leave batteries for those Christmas toys lying around. They are fun to play with, but contain corrosives. If ingested, they can cause mouth ulcerations and intestinal issues.

Handler/Grooming Seminar by Linda Thompson for the Icelandic Sheepdog

The Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club is Proud to be bring you a two hour Mini-Seminar at our 2008 National Icelandic Sheepdog Gathering in June of 2008.

Host: Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club

Date: June 20th at Kingston

Time: After Best in Show

Guest : Linda Thompson - Bio Pending

Seminar One -One Hour on Grooming your Icelandic Sheepdog for the Show Ring
Seminar Two -One Hour on Handling your Icelandic Sheepdog for the Show Ring

Cost - Ten dollars per Seminar or both for Fifteen dollars.

We will accept pre-registeration or registeration on the day of the event, please contact as at
icelandsheepdog1@yahoo.com for a registeration form to be mailed out to you.

AKC Agility 2007 - An Icelandic Sheepdog North American First!

The Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club would like to give our congratulations to the dogs that were invited to the AKC National Agility 2007

Those Dogs and owners are Sandi Dunn with her lovely ISD Perla, and Kathryn Ananada-Owens with her very perky ISD Viva.

To bring this closer to home in Canada, Perla is from Pineridge Kennels in B.C. and Viva is the Granddaughter of Pineridge Elska..

For full details check out

http://www.akc.org/pdfs/agility_invitational/2007/results/ALLCumByQual.pdf

For Saturday Congrats goes to Viva and Kathryn Ananada-Owens, who had a great run for a score of 100 with a time of 31.25 which earned her the score of #24 th out of 109!! in Round One.

Round Two, on Saturday Viva and Kathryn Ananada-Ownens had a wonderful run for a score of 100 with a time of 45.49

Saturday Combined Total Pointes 200 Time 76.73 To earn Place #18 out of 109!! Way to go!!!

Sunday Round 3 had a great run for a score of 100, Time, 46.04, Round 4, 100 Points with a time of 35.35 and that put her into the Finals!!

And in Finals she got a score of 100 with a time of 40.47 with means that Viva and Katheryn finished #7 out of 109

Viva also took FIRST place in the combined Misc and Foundation Stock all jump heights classes!

That is amazing, for the first time that Icelandics were allowed into the AKC Agility finals and to Finish #7, the girls must be floating on cloud nine.

Sandi and Perla did great as well, Sunday was clearly their day and they finished in the top 100 of the 16 inch height.

Way to go girls, what a great way to show off what the ISD's can do! in North America Agility Rings.

To see Canadian Icelandic Sheepdog Club article by Katheryn, please go here.

http://canadianicelandicsheepdogclub.blogspot.com/2007/03/agility-event-report-summer-issue-2006.html