The Puppy Place

My most recent litter born September 15, 2010

Highfields Remember When

Denim

Denim  at 4 months
Baby Denim at 4 weeks	with toys

Sire: Ch Cameo Dreamchaser (Chase)

Dam: Highfields Almost Winter (Facet)

This lovely boy comes from a litter of one, but the quality was there if not the quantity. He looks very promising and has attitude to spare. He is shown above at 4 weeks and 4 months. Thank you April Dunford (Summerlove Shelties) for all your help with him as well as the gorgeous 4 month pictures. And thank you to Gina Grosso (Charmaine Shelties) for the lovely presentation!!

Denim now has points from his first two shows at just 6 months of age! Click on his name, above, to go to his page.

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From my second most recent litter whelped October 20, 2008

Because of the success of the previous litter between Highfields Winter Weather and Vankrols Taegan, Linda Vanderlaan of Vankrol Shelties offered me the opportunity to once again lease "Rosie" and repeat the breeding.

I thank Linda for her extraordinary generosity in not only allowing me to repeat this breeding, but in letting me take the pick puppy (and only female).

Highfields Almost Winter

"Facet"

Facet is pictured below at 8, 9, and 15 weeks. Despite obvious growing pains she is over all still looking good. She is finally coming out of the "uglies" and starting to grow some coat...with only 5 weeks to go, hopefully she will have enough by the National. The quality of most of the pictures suffered because I took them alone. With only the assistance of a grooming arm it's almost impossible to get them to stand nicely, especially as they get older. Hopefully better pictures are in our future!!

At 8+ months Facet is holding at 15  5/8" so she may get her own page soon. She has started her health testing and so far the results are:

vWD (Vetgen Report # 56457): Clear

MDR1 Gene Mutation: Normal/Normal

After the above litter (Denim) she has gone to live with her co-breeder and now co-owner, Linda Vanderlaan, Vankrol Shelties.

Facet face at 8 weeks	Facet body at 8 weeks
Facet in prison 9 weeks	Facet "free" at 9 weeks
Facet face (with teething bumps) 15 weeks	Facet body 15 weeks
Facet with baby Denim at 10 days	Facet and Denim 2 weeks

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My third newest litter whelped February 16, 2008.

Sire: Highfields Winter Weather (Badger)

 Dam: Vankrols Taegan (Rosie - see below for picture) 

Rosie is a full sister to Tempest and Freshet, both pictured below as well as on their own pages. I leased her from her owner/breeder to breed back to her father. I am very pleased with the results:

Update:

Caper has been named Highfields Winter Landscape and will be remaining here. For updated pictures click on his name to go to his page.

Pewter, now called Shiver, has gone to co-breeder (and friend) Linda Vanderlaan and will be named Vankrol Arctic Ice.

Breeze has gone to live with Gina Grosso and will be co-owned by Gina and myself. She will be named Highfields Winter Chill.

Tackle has gone to live with Vincent Ruiz, Gina's 14 year old son, and has been named Highfields Frostbite.   

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Pictured below is Vankrol's Arctic Ice "Shiver" at 10 months and one year. What a difference a couple of months make!!

He is owned and loved by his co-breeder Linda Vanderlaan, Vankrol's Shelties

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From my fourth most recent litter born September 20th, 2005:

Highfields One for the Money

"Dollar"

As the name implies, Dollar came from a litter of one, delivered by c-section. She is an adorable little bi-blue girl sired by Spats, out of Glider. She is pictured below at 8 weeks of age. She has lots of "attitude" to make up for her diminutive size. 

For more pictures visit her new page by clicking on her name above:

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From my fifth most recent litter born April 26, 2003:

OTCh Highfields Gone Flying UDX3,VER,OM3, RN,NA,NAJ

"Cessna"

By Shadow Hill's Polaris out of Glider

Click on his name (above) to view his page

Owned, loved, trained and shown by Mary Jane Kelley:

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Pictured below from my sixth most recent litter, born November 29, 2001, are littermates:

 Highfields Wayward Wind CD- Spats -(ptd),

 sired by Badger out of Vankrols Showcase Signature,

 (a CH Golden Hylites The Phantom daughter) co-bred by

Linda Vanderlaan and myself.

Spats is shown here at 9 weeks and at 11 months -                                                     

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and his brother:

CH Vankrols Grand Horizon (Sky)

Co-owned by Bob Henry and Linda Vanderlaan

pictured winning his second  major (of three) at 2 years old:

(Badger):

Litter 1: "Badger" ex Vankrols Tin Lizzie:

From the first Badger/Tin Lizzie breeding,

Full sister to Tempest, Sky (2) and Freshet (second litter)

and the mother of Caper and Facet is :

Vankrols Taegan

"Rosie"

OFA Good

Litter #2 - "Badger" ex Vankrols Tin Lizzie:

Highfields Tropical Winds

"Tempest"

OFA Prelim Excellent

Tempest was bred by Linda Vanderlaan and Elizabeth Rines and is sired by Highfields Winter Weather - "Badger" (10 Pts - Specialty Major) out of Vankrols Tin Lizzy.  He is very smart, showy and extremely athletic with a very outgoing, fearless personality. He has gone to live with my sister where he is very much loved. He is shown below at 14 weeks and at 7 months. For more pictures visit his own page by clicking above on his name.

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Also introducing Tempest's litter sister:

Vankrols Heart Song

"Freshet"

OFA Prelim Good

Freshet was bred by Linda Vanderlaan and Elizabeth Rines and is a littermate to Tempest and Sky2. She is sired by Badger and owned by her breeder, Linda Vanderlaan. Freshet is a petite 15 1/4" with a beautiful outline, sweet feminine face and nice movement. She made her debut at the SSC of SE Florida's  Specialty where she won a Sweeps class of 5. The following weekend at the Palm Beach Dog Fancier's show handled by Kathy Dziegiel she was "Best Sheltie Puppy" and went on to take a Puppy Herding Group 4.

More pictures of Freshet can be seen on her new page by clicking on her highlighted name above..

And not to be forgotten, Tempest and Freshet's pointed litter brother:

Vankrols Midnight Blue

"Sky" (the second)

Sky is pictured below winning his first point at 18 months - still immature, but with a very showy attitude. The next two pictures were taken at 2+ years. The last picture was taken in March 2011. He has maturing into a lovely dog with a bright future ahead of him. Like his brother "Tempest' and his sister "Freshet" he is sired by Highfields Winter Weather (Badger) out of Vankrols Tin Lizzie and was bred by Linda Vanderlaan and Elizabeth Rines. He is owned and loved by John Gorbas and currently has 6 points

Litter #3: "Badger" ex JusDandy My Fair Lady:

This is a 4 Champion litter:

CH Twila

CT Seger

MACH Trey

MACH Whisper

All 4 are pictured below with all their many accomplishments

CH JusDandy Twila Devine

"Twila"

OFA Excellent, CHIC Certified

Pictured below at 14 weeks is  "Twila", an eyecatching blue merle bitch sired by Badger and out of JusDandy My Fair Lady (Eliza), a CH Toven Wintertide daughter, bred by Claudia Frank and Joanne Killeen and owned by Claudia of JusDandy Shelties and Border Collies.

At 7 months Twila has fulfilled her early promise and matured into a nice, sound young lady with a good, showy attitude. In July 2005, Twila was WB/BOS at the Owenboro, Ky show. On Sunday, also in Owenboro, Twila took a major reserve. In September, at the Lexington Kennel Club show Twila was again WB and the following weekend, at the Clermont County (Ohio) shows, Twila was WB/BOS both days. Twila was expertly handled to these wins by Karen Aurelius, and they were all from the puppy class.

Twila took some time out to raise several litters of gorgeous puppys , including her 2 Champion daughters, Ch JusDandy Divine Mz M - "Emmy" and Ch JusDandy Diva Divine - "Diva", owned by Claudia Frank and Debbie Blazek.

Twila reccntly returned to the show ring and finished in grand style with two Specialty majors! 

Way to go Twila

Congratulations go to her breeders  JoAnne Killeen and Claudia Frank, and her co-owners Claudia Frank (JusDandy) and Debbie Blazek (Eastbrooke).

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Not to be overlooked are Twila's 3 brothers pictured below

(listed alphabetically by call name):

CT Lochinvar Night Moves CD,RN

"Seger"

Seger head at 11 months Seger body at 11 months Seger finishing TDX CT Seger Seger head -adult CT Seger and CT Taylor

"Seger" is owned and loved by Linda Baschnagel of Smithville, Mo. Quite a handsome young man!

In February 2007 he finished his TD (Tracking dog) and in February 2008 he finished his TDX (Tracking dog Excellent). This is an extremely difficult feat, and one that not a lot of Shelties accomplish, so I am very proud of both him and Linda.

But it doesn't end there. On Sat May 17 2008 Seger finished his RN title (Rally Novice), and is currently training for his Novice Obedience title as well as doing VST (Variable Surface Tracking) training. This is the third and most difficult to complete in order to finish a CT (Champion Tracker) title. There are currently a total of three CT Shelties. Linda's other dog "Taylor" (CT PS Lochinvar Tried to be Tri RN) is #2 and she is hoping Seger will be #4. Seger is the 35th TDX Sheltie in the history of the breed!

Seger has finished his CT (Champion Tracker) title becoming the fourth tracking Champion in the history of the breed!! Kennelmate Taylor is #2. They are pictured together above - Taylor at nearly 15 years!!

Congratulations to Linda and Seger. A lot of hard work went into that title

Not content to rest on his laurels, in April 2011 Seger finished the first leg on his Novice B CD (Companion Dog) title at the ASSA National. The first weekend in July 2011, Linda and Seger went to the Jefferson City Mo KC and Sedalia KC Obedience Trials to try to finish the remaining two legs on their CD title. Not only did they qualify at all three trials, they did so in style with scores of 195 1/2, 193 1/2 and 193 1/2 and three second place placements!

This litter has proved to be extremely versatile!

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MACH JusDandy Category Three  OF

"Trey"

Trey is also pictured at 11 months. He is owned and loved by  Melody and Charles Magin of Westminster, Md .

Congratulations are in order!!

In September 2006, at the Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore, Trey finished his AKC Novice Jumpers with Weaves and his Standard Agility titles with one first and three second places. He exhibits a great work ethic, desire to please and to top it off has a lot of fun.

Starting off 2007 at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Kennel Club show Trey competed in AKC Open Agility and qualified 3 out of 4 times with two first and one second placement. He finished his Open JWW title in May  with a first place in the class.

The first weekend in April 2011 Trey and Charlie competed in the AKC Agility Nationals in Lexington, Va finishing 87th of 240 16" entries!

THEN the following weekend Charlie and Trey completed his MACH with perfect clean runs three days in a row.

Below are some recent pictures of this team in action:

Way to go Trey!!

I'm very proud of this whole litter and always look forward to hearing of their many accomplishments!

Many congratulations to Melody and Charlie!!

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Last, but certainly not least is the third brother:

MACH UACH UCDX JusDandy Will O The Wisp CDX MXF RE HSAs

"Whisper"

OFA Excellent

Whisper is pictured above at 8 months, with his father as a young adult, and at a herding test. He is owned, trained and shown in all performance venues by his co-breeder, Joanne Killeen.   He has had a spectacular career in all the performance venues and exhibits great enthusiasm and versatility! To date, at the age of 7, he has already earned numerous titles in both AKC and UKC Agility, Herding, and CDX's in both AKC and UKC and has started training in Utility. On November 11, 2011, just 4 days after his 7th birthday, he completed the requirements for his MACH.

Huge congratulations go to Joanne and Whisper!!

Wow, this boy is hard to keep up with!!

Congratulations Joanne!! You make me very proud

Altogether a very nice litter.

Below are some cute puppy pictures from the past:

The "Good" puppies

From  OTCH Brooke's second litter (and from left to right)

The blue lying in the front is Morgan, Highfields Morgan Blue, CDX

The tri is Cousteau, Highfields Out of the Depths (pts)

The blue next to him is Banyan, Highfields Silent Snowfall UDX (pts/OTCh pts)

This was what they really looked like:

The "bad" puppies

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Updated August 2011

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