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Smokey Valley Kennel (since 1976)
Rick & Michelle Shannon
113 Blake Rd
Toledo, Washington State 98591 U.S.A.
Phone 360-864-6116
smokeyvalley@toledotel.com
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Dear Michelle and Richard,

    I wanted to email you and let you know that we are heading to Houston TX for the Mini Aussie Nationals this year from Oct 22nd when we leave to Oct 31st when we get home. I am driving and that may be something in its own...lol It will take 19-20 hours to get there.

    I also wanted to update you on Neko. Neko has received his MASCA V3 Versatility title. He is the first dog to get the MASCA V1, V2, and now V3.

     We have went on and Neko got his UKC CD which gives him the title of UCD for Obedience. Also we have been busy in Rally Obedience and Neko LOVES it! He and Hula both got their APDT RL1 the very first three legs and Neko was the only one with a PERFECT SCORE in one of his legs....whoooohoooo.....and now have a leg in RL2 already. So we will finish this also. RL3 is as high as you go in levels then you accumulate levels for a special title.

     We have recently been doing Herding and NAMASCUSA has a new Herding Program and we have been busy learning. I had a Herding Clinic here at my home this late summer with Joyce Burnham from IL and she is awesome and so is her dog Ben. She has taught me a lot and so we decided to head out and try herding and so far Neko got his mHIC instinct title a few years ago. We have went on to try the NAMSCUSA mHCC and you need two legs to to get that mHCC title and Neko did get that title. We are now working on the Started dog title of mHSD and you need two legs to get that also a Course A and a Cource B. Neko completed the Course A but we didn't get the Course B so we are trying for that at the Nationals and it is HARD. I think this is one of the hardest things I have done is Trialing in Herding. Hre is a picture of Neko sending the sheep into a Y chute were he got his Course A win towards his mHSD.

Neko at the Herding Clinic where we were learning

We are having fun though and wanted you to know we are still busy with the venues.

    We are trying for MASCA and NAMASCUSA MVA this year and Aussie Olympics. My red tri male out of Neko is in the Top 10 for MASCA so far for 2007. Neko has been working on his Agility and HErding and Obedience so we have not done much conformation this year.

Torre Waller
and
HAF2HAV Aussies
http://HAF2HAVAUSSIES.com/
#8 MASCA 2006 Top Ten
C-ATCH,C-ATCH 2,
Multi-BIS,RH,UKC Champion,
MASCA Grand Champion
Smokey Valley's Neko
UCD,RL-1,CGC,TDI,
mHIC,mHCC,mHSD-A,HCT-1,
MASCA V1,V2,V3
ChST,ChWC,ChJP,ChSN,ChFH,ChJU,ChCL
2005 MASCA MVA Winner
2005 MASCA Nationals Premier Male,
Hips-Good
Elbows-Normal/Stifles-Normal
Cardiac-Normal
CERF-Normal 04,05,06,07
MDR1-Normal/Mutant

and
UKC BISP,MASCA,NAMASCUSA,RH,UKC Champion
Patchwork's Rock-A-Hula Baby
UCD,RL-1,CGC,TDI,mHIC,mHCC
CL1,CL2,
MASCA V1,V2
CERF-Normal 05,06,07
MDR1-Normal/Normal

and
Multi BIS Puppy
MASCA,Rare Heirs,UKC Champion
HAF2HAV Red Flamz Of Fire
mHIC,mHCC,CGC
CERF-Normal 06,07
MDR1 Normal/Mutant
and
HAF2HAV Ultimate Bling Bling
mHIC,CGC
CERF-clear/06,07
MDR-1 Normal/Normal

Just wanted to touch base and let everyone know how Neko is doing. He now has his Rare Heirs

Ok a C-ATCH is (CPE Agility Title Champion) He is a Champion at agility and it took him 16 months to get that title and it was a HARD one. So this is his championship for the CPE (Canine Performance Events) Agility which is like AKC Agility, NADAC Agility, and ASCA Agility. We are heading for our V3 in MASCA which is a Versatility Title. As you can see below he already has V1 and V2 and our new kennel name when we decide to have puppies is HAF2HAV Aussies

Torre and...
HAF2HAV Aussies
C-ATCH,Multi-BIS,MASCA,RH,UKC
Champion Smokey Valley's Neko,
CGC,mHIC,V1,V2
OFA is
Hips-GOOD/Patellas-NORMAL,
Elbows-NORMAL/Stifles-NORMAL
CERF-Normal/04,05

OK Guys we finally did it........Neko got his CPE CATCH this weekend to be the 3rd Mini Aussie to receive his CATCH in CPE Agility. We were on cloud nine and what a great weekend to "GET R DONE!" Here is some pics....hope you all had a great weekend too!

Mandy Moller and Torre with Neko pictured below in Dutton, MI at the GRAC CPE trial.

Championship and his MASCA Championship!!. He will now be working on his Obedience, Agility and Rally titles this spring and summer the this that HE loves the most so we expect that he will do VERY well in those as well.
Great job we are so proud of you both!
Neko's official name is:

Multi-BIS,MASCA,RH,UKC
Champion Smokey Valley's Neko,
CGC,CL1,CL2,CL3,CL4-F,CL4-H,
CL4-R,mHIC,V1
OFA is
Hips-GOOD/Patellas-NORMAL,
Elbows-NORMAL/Stifles-NORMAL
CERF-Normal/04,05

Dear Michelle and Richard,
   Just wanted to let you know how the MASCA Nationals went. There were over one hundred dogs listed.
Neko placed every class we entered into. He received a 4th place in 6-9 mo. Male out of 12 dogs
entered the first class Saturday morning, then went on to get a 2nd place in the 6-9 mo.
Male in the Saturday afternoon class out of 10 dogs entered. THEN........for the Big show Sunday
the National Show he placed 2nd again in the 6-9 mo. Male out of 18 dogs entered.
The Judge that placed him second was Joseph Hartnagle of Las Rocossa.
He came from Colorado to judge the MASCA Nationals in 2004.
After the show I asked him what he thought of Neko's ears the way
they set and he said that Neko had ears that are just like the OLD foundation type Aussie used to be
and he told me do NOT do anything to them because the Aussie had changed so much over time
the we have almost lost that old structure. He said Neko's body also was shaped like the
foundation style Aussies (thick with lots of bone) and he recommended that when Neko gets older
to breed him so that he passes his traits down because this Gentleman said if I keep going with Neko
he will place high!!! He told me not to listen when people say things about his ears (which some did
and other loved his ears!) because the ears are the way that the Aussie ears should still be. He said Neko's
ears are no way out of the standard! The Judges name was Mr. Joseph Hartnagle. Have you heard
of him? The other judges must have felt the same way because Neko placed in the top 4 in every
class we entered! WOW...and YaHoo. This was only the 3rd show we have entered and have placed
every show we have went to!!
    Neko was CERF tested and he received a great reading and he passed with flying colors! I will get
his CERF number soon. I am sending you a picture of a Judge and I and Neko that I had taken there
at the show. The Judges name in the picture is Ms. Joan Fox.
    I will keep you updated on anything that we get from here on. WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND!
    Torre and Neko

Torre and New UKC/RH Champion Smokey Valley's Neko

Michelle and Richard
Here are the picture that I promised you that I would send when I received it and am thanking you again for letting me purchase this beautiful puppy that your Kennel produced....they are winners!!!!!!!! Thanks to Smokey Valley's Baby Blue Eyes and Smokey Valley's Little Boozer...what a pair!