Holiday Collies 2007

Karla Hutchings and the Sweetwater Collies with Santa

Am Can CH Sweetwater Will Never Tell owned by Karla Hutchings

Tate (Ch. Mariner Storm Chaser TD AGI RA HIC CGN TT VC), Owned by Jolene McCuaig in Lethbridge AB Canada

Diva (CH Marko's Miss Divine), owned by Marie Markovich

Memories of Christmas past

Melissa was Can . Ch. Woodruff’s A Time To Remember, Can. CD, CGC, VC
Ziggy was Can . Ch. Woodruff’s Oh What A Feeling! Can. CDX, CGC, VC

Melissa and Ziggy were littermates, age 13 in the picture.

Spree ( Can.OTCh & Ch.Woodruff's Kindred Spirit, CGC, AOM, VC) and kitty

Spree was age 14 in the pictures.

Spree was Melissa's daughter.

Melissa, Ziggy, and Spree were owned by Marilyn Clayton

...and of Christmas present

Zephyr (BISS Am./Can.Ch. Signet's "Way To Go!" Woodruff, Can.DD, Can.HT, Can.AgI, Can. AgIJ, Am./Can.CD, Am.RN, Am. PT, RA-MCL, TG-N, TN-O, NAC, NCC, NJC, ADC, SGDC, STDs, CGC, VCX, AOM), owned by Marilyn Clayton

Zephyr with Lindy, (flat-coated retriever Blazingstar Linnaeus, CGN), owned by Marilyn Clayton

Bonney (Sweetwaters Gift Of Hope) owned by Dorothy Meyers (with red scrunchie collar)

On the chair with Santa is Shepherd, owned by Marilyn and Carter Eggers.

Standing is Shepherd's and Bonney's mother Tigger, owned by Karla Hutchings.

Storm (blue merle girl) and Romeo (sable white boy). Romeo is a therapy dog.

Owned by Monica from PA

Zach (CH. Bit O' Heaven Back in Black CD NA NAJ RE CGC BPD VCX) ,

and Bruce (VCH. Destiny's Spirit in the Night CD OA NAJ RN CGC HCT BPDX),

owned by Linnea Ulrich

They are posing with "their" kids Victoria and Nicole.

Frost (Deep River's Let it Snow CGC, RL1), owned by Kathy Moll

and his nephews from his sister Joy (CH Deep River's Comfort and Joy, HIAs, RLF1,HRDII).

Appropriately, Frost and Joy were born on Christmas Day 2003. Joy's puppies were born on Halloween.

Sunny (Belfair's Sunny Treasure, CGC, TT, HIC, TDI, RN)

Owned by Gloria Laube

Sunny is a registered therapy dog, and children's reading dog for the La Mesa Library, besides visiting schools and giving press interviews and TV appearances.. He's the inspiration for Gloria's new website: Library Dogs

Treve (Kelso's Clowning Around) (left) and Tyson, a rescue collie,

owned by Linda Zeswitz of Collie Rescue, Inc. in Virginia

Sailor (Shalimar's Stilvalley In Cahoots, CGC, CD, DPP, BPX, HIC, VCX, RE, OJP), Owned and adored by Anne Robinson

(Photo credit: Karen Hudson @ Family Tails Photography)

Tasha - VCX, HIC, JHD, HTAD1s, CGC, CERF, Soc 1 and Daisy, certified therapy dog - close to a Soc 1 title

Both were rescued through Minnesota Wisconsin Collie Rescue, owned by Andi Wulff.

Bonney (Sweetwaters Gift of Hope) and Dorothy Meyers

in our "Grandma got run over by a reindeer" outfit. Bonney's antlers kept falling off.

Karla Hutchings with Dot (Sweetwater Will Never Tell) the winners of the Prince of Hounds at the Holiday Hounds on Parade. Karla and Dot rode on the back of a convertible in the night parade of lights in Ida.

Karla Hutchings with Dot, Dorothy Meyers with Bonney and pending AWCA members Marilyn and Carter Eggers with Shepherd and Dazzlin at the Holiday Hounds on Parade in Ida Mich

Bonnie, a rescue and working therapy dog

Bonnie (left) and Durango (Cobblecreek Cuilean's Durango CDX, RN,HIC, TT, CGC, CERF, OFA)

and TDInc. working therapy dog

owned by Sheryll Barker

Durango is out 2-5 times per week - has founded multiple hospital, teen crisis shelter, and nursing home programs,

and a special needs kids daycare/rehab center therapy dog program.

(left) Blitzyn - Rosehaevens Without Warning (18 mos. old pup in training)

(right) Stryker - CH Rosehaevens What A Catch CD RE PT AX AXJ NF STDs CCA-VX AWCA-VC,

Owned by Carol Dunton

Jamie (VCH U-CDX Barksdale Expressly Yours, VCD1, UD, AXJ, MJP, HT, HRD Is,
CGC, BPD) and Drummer (Barksdale Regimental Colors, VCD2, UD, NA, NAJ, HC,
CGC, VC), owned by Judy Cummings