December 31, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Georgia
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life JC, FCh) placed 2nd in out of 12 dogs in the Field Champion Stake for his first 30 LCM points!

December 28, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Hanover, PA
Mya (SDW Kismet Golden Colors JC) placed 3rd in Open out of 9 dogs
Layla (SDW Kismet Can You Dig It? JC) placed 4th in Open out of 9 dogs

December 28, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Camden, SC
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC, CR) placed 1st for a 5 point major in the Open A Stake of 15 dogs
Delite (SDW Kismet Prospectors Delite SC) placed 5th in the Open B Stake of 15 dogs
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 4th in the Specials Stake of 10 dogs
Murphy (FC CuRas A Clockwork Orange SC, FCh, SR, CRX-3, ORC) placed 2nd in the Veterans Stake out of 5 dogs

December 27, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Camden, SC
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 4th in the Open A Stake of 15 dogs
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC, CR) placed 2nd for 3 points in the Open B Stake of 15 dogs
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 4th in the Open B Stake of 15 dogs
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC, CR) placed 5th in the Open B Stake of 15 dogs
Winnie (BIF FC Windyglen Winning Colors SC, FCh, CRX-3, ORC) placed 1st for 2 LCX points in the Specials Stake of 7 dogs
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 3rd in the Specials Stake of 7 dogs

December 21, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Camden, SC
Rupert (DC SDW Lilfeong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM)  placed 4th in Open out of 19 dogs

December 20, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Camden, SC
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 4th in the Open A Stake out of 19 dogs
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 5th in the Open A Stake out of 19 dogs
Helen (FC Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 2nd in the Open B Stake out of 19 dogs for 3 LCX points
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3rd in the Field Champion Stake of 11 dogs

December 7, 2008 - WRA Racing in Camden, SC
In a 21 dog meet.
Viva (FC Appaws Vivid ImagiNation SC, CRX, OTRM) placed 4th in the meet for 1 WRCh point
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 5th in the meet
Winnie (BIF FC Windyglen Winning Colors SC, FCh, CRX-3, ORC) placed 6th in the meet
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC, CR) placed 7th in the meet
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 8th in the meet

December 7, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Florence, TX
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC, FCh) won the Open Stake for a 3 point major!
Brom (UKC Ch. SDW Annadar All About Heart JC) placed 4th in Open

December 6, 2008 - WRA Racing in Camden, SC
In a 32 dog meet.
Winnie (BIF FC Windyglen Winning Colors SC, FCh, CRX-3, ORC) placed 4th in the meet and got 2 WRCh points
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC) placed 7th in the meet and completed her CR title
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 8th in the meet

December 6, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life JC) won the Open stake and became a new ASFA Field Champion - the first FCh for Quincy and Gali.

November 30, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control SC, CGC) won the Open Stake of 9 and finished his ASFA FCh!

November 29, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Reidsville, NC
Delite (SDW Kismet Prospectors Delite JC) placed 3rd in the Open Stake of 15 dogs for her first 2 AKC FC points!

November 28, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life JC) won the Open Stake and went on to win Best of Breed - only needs 10 points to finish his ASFA FCh!

November 28, 2008
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC, OTR, CGC) completed her RN!!!!

November 23, 2008 - NOTRA Racing in Camden, SC
In a 42 dog meet.
Viva (FC Appaws Vivid ImagiNation SC, CRX, OTRM) placed 6th for the top 5 ORC points!!!!!!
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 7th and got 2 ORC points!
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 8th!
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC) placed 9th and got her first 2 ORC points her very first time entered!!!!  She tied with Cuda and Bosley and split the points with Cuda.
Brooks (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Saddles SC, CRX-3, OTRM-2) finished his OTRM-3 title!

November 23, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Hutto, TX
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC) won the Open Stake of 7 dogs to finish his ASFA Field Championship!
Brom (SDW Annadar All About Heart JC) placed 4th in the Open Stake!
Frenchie (Shannon Down DaVinci's Pucker Up!) placed NBQ in the Open Stake!

November 22, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in The Plains, VA
Ripley (FC Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) placed 3rd in the Field Champion Stake of 8!

November 22, 2008 - WRA Race Meet in Camden, SC
In a 32 dog meet.
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 3rd in the meet and got the top 4 WRCh points!!!  He only needs 1.33 points to complete his WRCh!
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 4th in the meet and got the second set of points, his first 2 WRCh points!
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl JC) ran her first ever straight racing meet and finished 5th and bridesmaid to the points!
Striker (SDW Kismet Smart Strike At Foxford) finished 9th in the meet and finished his CR title!
Gali (Shannon Down The Need For Speed JC, OTR) finished 10th in the meet and finished her CR title!
   ****Other news - Brom (UKC Ch. SDW Annadar All About Heart) completed his JC and precerted for ASFA in Texas.
   ****Frenchie (Shannon Down DaVinci's Pucker Up!) also precerted for ASFA.

November 21, 2008
Joanne Ronning took her kids "Kira" (dam of the Bird Litter, she was bred to our Brooks), "Aren" (a Murphy son bred by Kiesha) and "Marseille" (one of our Sweet Pea x Blaze kids) to work on some obedience/rally titles.  Kira finished her CD, Aren finished his RN and Marseille got her first two legs towards her RN!!!!!!!

November 16, 2008 - National All-Breed Show in Kielce, Poland
Elle (Shannon Down Element Of Surprise) won his Intermediate class and went on to win Best of Opposite Sex (Best Male) for his first CWC title.  He needs 2 more CWC titles to complete his Polish Championship - one from a National show and one from an International show!  Thank you to Janina and Angelika for this wonderful opportunity for Elle and Shannon Down!

November 16, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC) placed 5th in the Open Stake of 20 dogs!
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 2nd in the Field Champion Stake of 7 dogs!

November 15, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC) placed 3rd in the Open Stake of 24 dogs for 2 points!
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 2nd in the Field Champion Stake of 12 for 2 LCX points!
Murphy (FC CuRas A Clockwork Orange SC, FCh, SR, CRX-3, ORC) placed 3rd in the Veteran Stake of 7 dogs!

November 12, 2008
We received the DNA on 2 of the Dido puppies (Cadence & Aaliyah).  They are both sired by Quincy

November 9, 2008 - WRA Racing in Mocksville, NC
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 7th in a 20 dog meet, bridesmaid to the WRCh points and finished his CRX-5 title!
Striker (SDW Kismet Smart Strike At Foxford) placed 11th in this first ever WRA meet!!!

November 9, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Cartersville, GA
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life JC) placed 2nd in the Open Stake.

November 9, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Hickory, NC
Helen (FC Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 2nd in the Open Stake of 21 dogs for 3 LCX points
Delite (SDW Kismet Prospectors Delite) finished her JC and ran her first trial.  She was tied for 4/5 in Open and was forfeited.
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 5th in the Field Champion Stake.

November 8, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Cartersville, GA
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life JC) won the Open Stake and went on to win Best of Breed!!!!

November 8, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Hickory, NC
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 1st in the Open Stake of 19 dogs for 5 LCX points.
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 2nd in the Field Champion Stake of 11 dogs for 2 LCX points

November 1, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in NC
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card SC) placed 2nd in Open out of 9 dogs for 27 points!

November 1, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in NJ
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, CR, OTR, RN, CGC) was 1st and Best of Breed from the FCh stake of 7!!!!

October 26, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Virginia
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card SC) placed 3rd in Open
Ripley (FC Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) placed 3rd in Field Champions

October 25, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Virginia
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card SC) placed 2nd in Open

October 25, 2008 - WRA Racing in New Jersey, 20 dog meet
Aren (FC Kismet's Purple Haze MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM, CGC) placed 10th (Aren is a Murphy son)
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, CR, OTR, RN, CGC) placed 11th
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC, OTR, CGC) placed 16th

October 19, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Columbia, KY
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control SC, CGC) placed 4th in the Open stake of 17!

October 19, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Hutto, TX
Brom (UKC Ch. SDW Annadar All About Heart) received the first leg of his JC!!!!
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC) placed 4th in the Open stake of 9

October 19, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Reidsville, NC
Delite (SDW Kismet Prospector's Delite) received the first leg of her JC!!!!
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 4th in Open A
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 5th in Open A

October 18, 2008 - AWC Specialty in California
Monroe (Summit Manifest Destiny of Camelot) who is a littermate to Porter, won Best In Sweepstakes at the Del Valle AWC Specialty!  Entry of 30 dogs!

October 18, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Reidsville, NC
Helen (FC Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 2nd in Open A for 3 LCX points
Isaac (SDW Lifelong's Blazing Hot SC, CR, OTR) placed 4th in Open A
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 4th in Open B
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 5th in Open B
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in the Field Champion stake of 7 dogs.

October 9, 11 & 12 - Shows in Boise, Idaho
Porter (Camelot Summit Opportune Moment) wins WD/BOW/BOB on Thursday for 1 point and WD/BOS on Saturday and Sunday for 1 point each!!!!  He now has 11 points and a major!  He didn't show on Friday.

October 5, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Ohio
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 2nd in the Open Stake of 28 dogs for 3 LCX points
Helen (FC Shannon Down Mad About You SC) wins the Field Champion Stake for 1 LCX point
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 4th in the Field Champion Stake

October 4, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Ohio
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) won the Open Stake of 25 dogs for 5 LCX points
Helen (FC Shannon Down Mad About You SC) won the Field Champion Stake of 6 dogs and then went Best of Breed for her first 5 LCX points!
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 4th in the Field Champion Stake
Tinsley (Shannon Down Cinnamon Girl) received the first leg of her JC

September 28, 2008 - Show in Murfreesboro, TN
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control SC, CGC) won Winners Dog for 2 points handled by his owner Sharron Lane under judge Ms. Patricia Laurens!

September 21, 2008 - Show in Shelton, WA
Porter (Camelot Summit Opportune Moment) was awarded Winners Dog for another point under judge Mr. George Boulton.

September 21, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Virginia
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) placed 2nd in Open for 2 points to finish his AKC Field Championship!!!!
Sister Sunny (Chesara Jaytea Chimney Swift JC) placed 3rd for 1 point right behind Ripley, her first point and she finished her SC title!
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card SC) placed 4th in Open and finished his SC title yesterday.
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, CR, OTR, CGC) won the Field Champion Stake of 8 dogs for 3 LCX points. 
Aren (FC Kismet's Purple Haze SC, FCh, CR, OTRM, CGC) who is a Murphy son, placed 4th in the Field Champion Stake.

September 20, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Virginia
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) wins the Open Stake and goes on to win Best of Breed for a 5 point major, he only needs a single to finish his AKC Field Championship now!

September 20, 2008 - Show in Shelton, Washington
Porter (Camelot Summit Opportune Moment) was awarded Winners Dog and Best of Winners for another 2 points under judge Ms. Patricia Trotter.  In only a handful of shows he has 7 points and a major at just 7 months old!

September 19, 2008 - UKC Show in Hickory, NC
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) won Best Male, Best of Breed & Sighthound Group 1
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) won Best Female for 25 points.
The youngest member of the Lyons family, Stuart, showed Leigh in Junior Showmanship and placed 2nd out of 4 his first time showing!

September 14, 2008 - ASFA Coursing in Oklahoma
Striker (SDW Kismet Smart Strike At Foxford) ran at his first ASFA lure coursing trial and won the Open Stake and went on to Best of Breed!!!!

September 14, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Chattanooga, TN
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life) completed his JC and placed 4th in the Open A Stake!
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You SC) won the Open B Stake for a 5 point major to finish his AKC Field Championship!!!!  AND then went on to win Best of Breed, this win most likely puts her in the AKC Top 10
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3 in the Open B Stake for 2 LCX points
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control JC, CGC) placed 4th in the Open B Stake and finished his SC title!

September 13, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Chattanooga, TN
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 4th in the Open A Stake
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You SC) won the Open B Stake for a 5 point major AND went Best of Breed!  She just needs a major to finish her FC now.
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) was 2nd in the Open B Stake for 3 points, he only needs a major to finish now.
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3rd in the Field Champion Stake.
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life) completed the first leg of his JC!!!  He is from the Quincy x Gali litter.

September 9, 2008
Scarlet whelped a beautiful litter of 3 puppies early this morning via c-section.  She was also spayed at the same time as this was her last litter.  Around 4 this morning, 2 girls and a little boy arrived and they are all doing wonderful.  Check the Current Litter page for pictures!

September 6, 2008 - UKC Show in Texas
Brom (SDW Annadar All About Heart) was Best Junior and went on to Best Male to finish his UKC Championship.
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC) was Best Adult Male and was Reserve Best Male to Brom.
At the second set of shows the same day...
Leo was Best Male for 35 points towards his UKC Championship!

September 4, 2008 - Show in Eugene, OR
Porter (Camelot Summit Opportune Moment) was awarded Winners Dog and Best of Winners for another 2 points his second time out under judge Ms. Linda Scanlon!

September 1, 2008 - Show in Raleigh, NC
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) won Best of Breed

September 1, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Hanover, PA
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in Open for 3 LCX points
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in Field Champions
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 3rd in Field Champions
Layla (SDW Kismet Can You Dig It?) completed her JC title

August 31, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Hanover, PA
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 5th in Open
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in Field Champions
Layla (SDW Kismet Can You Dig It?) received the first leg of her JC title

August 30, 2008 - Show in Saint Helens, OR
Porter (Camelot Summit Opportune Moment) was awarded Winners Dog, Best of Winners & Best of Opposite Sex for a 3 point major his very first time in the show ring under judge Mr. Dana Cline.  Congrats to this Heidi x Petey puppy owned by Debi Adams and breeders Janis Castle & Sue Vernon.

August 30, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Hanover, PA
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 2nd in the Open Stake for 3 points, now she only needs her majors to complete her AKC FC!
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in the FC Stake
Bosley was also bred to Carina for the first time last night and then again today - if Carina catches, expect puppies in November.  This litter will not be bred or whelped by us, Carina is owned by Michelle Bernier and we are extremely excited to see what they produce together.  You can find more information on our Litters page.

August 26, 2008 - PUPPIES
Dido gave birth to a beautiful litter of 8 healthy vibrant babies.  This is our dual sired litter, sired by both Brooks & Quincy and by the looks of them - we got pups from both (hopefully).  Pictures have been posted on their litter page under Current Litters.

August 24, 2008 - Rally Trial in Maryland
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, OTR, CGC) earned the 2nd leg towards his RN title - needs one more!
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) earned her first leg towards her RN title
Kira (Chesara Mariki Nerys SC, FCh, CR, OTRM-2, CGC, RN) earned her first leg towards her RA title, and a 3rd placement!!!  Kira is the mother of Derby and Avery, who are sired by our Brooks!

August 24, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Leesburg, VA
In Open Stake - 20 dogs
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You SC) placed 3rd for 2 more points!  She has 6 points in 5 trials!
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 5th
In Field Champion Stake - 11 dogs
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 2nd for 2 LCX points
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 5th

August 23, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Leesburg, VA
In Open Stake A - 16 dogs
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3rd for 2 LCX points
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 4th
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) placed 5th
In Open Stake B - 15 dogs
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 2nd for 3 LCX points
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You JC) placed 3rd for 2 points and finished her SC title!
In Field Champion Stake - 11 dogs
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 4th
In Veteran Stake - 3 dogs
Murphy (FC CuRas A Clockwork Orange SC, FCh, SR, CRX-3, ORC) won 1st place and 1 point

August 16, 2008 - Coursing in Hanover, PA
Mya (SDW Kismet Golden Colors) earned her JC title - the first from the Bosley x Winnie litter to title.

August 16, 2008 - Show in Muncie, IN
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) was Reserve Winners Bitch to a major under Mr. Del Richards.

August 14, 2008 - Show in Muncie, IN
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) was Winners Bitch for a 3 point major under breeder/judge Lori Nelson!!!!

August 7, 2008 - Show in Greensboro, NC
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) took Best of Breed and a Group 4 under judge Mr. Roger Hartinger

August 3, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Leesburg, VA
Open Stake - 22 dogs
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC, OTR, CGC) won the Open stake for her first 5 point major!!!!!  She now has 7 points and a major.
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd for 3 LCX points.
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You JC) placed 4th
Field Champions - 7
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, LCX, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd
Cuda (FC Windyglens I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 4th
Isaac also completed his MC title making him SDW Lifelong Blazing Hot! MC, CR, OTR

August 2, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Leesburg, VA
Open Stake - 21 dogs
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You JC) placed 3rd for her first 2 points!!!
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 4th
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 5th
Field Champions - 9 dogs
Cuda (FC Windyglens I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) won the FC stake for 3 points towards his LCX
GiGi (BIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd for 1 LCX point to complete her LCX!!!!!

August 1, 2008 - Show in Michigan
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) won her 12-18 month class and was Reserve Winners Bitch under Judge Ms. Kathy Forbes

July 27, 2008 - Show in Greenville, SC - Judge Jean Sheehy
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) places 4th in her Open bitch class of 14

July 26, 2008 - Show in Greenville, SC - Judge Catherine Bell
Isaac (SDW Lifelong Blazing HOT SC, CR, OTR) won his Bred By Exhibitor class
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC, CR) places 2nd in the Open dog class of 11
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) places 4th in the Bred By Exhibitor class of 6
Dido (Shannon Down In Your Eyes V Lifelong JC) places 2nd in the Open bitch class of 13

July 25, 2008 - Show in Greenville, SC - Judge Judy Webb
Isaac (SDW Lifelong Blazing Hot SC, CR, OTR) placed 2nd in his Bred By Exhibitor class
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC, CR) placed 4th in the Open dog class of 10
Lola (Shannon Down Angel Eyes V Lifelong JC, CR, OTR) won her Bred By Exhibitor class of 8

July 20, 2008 - Show in Indiana
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) won her 12-18 month class under Carol O'Bryant!

July 19, 2009 - Show in NY
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You JC) only showed this one day and was 2nd in her very nice BBE class!

July 19, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Stormville, NY
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 1st in Open for 5 LCX points
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 4th in Open
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 5th in Open
GiGi (MBIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) won the Specials Stake!
GiGi & Bosley ran off for Best Of Breed, GiGi won Best of Breed for 5 LCX points - she now only needs 1 point for her LCX!
GiGi didn't run off for Best In Field, her and Bosley crashed during their BOB run and GiGi popped a toe. 

July 18, 2008 - Shows in Indiana
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) placed 2nd in her 12-18 month class with handler Barbara Wayne!

July 18, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Stormville, NY
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 4th in a large Open Stake of 18!
GiGi (BIF FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) won the Field Champion Stake and then took Best of Breed!  She then went on to win BEST IN FIELD!!!
Helen (Shannon Down Mad About You) earned her JC title!  She didn't compete today though.

July 12, 2008 - Christian
Christian - from last years Rupert x Fiona litter - left to his new home with Bonnie Knadler and her husband. He now resides in Georgia with some Greyhound pals!

July 12, 2008 - Show in Michigan
Under judge Ms. Patricia Laurens
Imagene (Shannon Down About My Image) won her first point going Winners Bitch & Best of Winners with her new handler Barbara Wayne - this was the only day she was entered this weekend.

July 12, 2008 - Show in San Antonio, TX
Under Brazilian judge Mr. Luiz Silva
Brom (SDW Annadar All About Heart) won Winners Dog & Best of Opposite Sex for 2 points!

July 11, 2008 - Show in San Antonio, TX
Brom (SDW Annadar All About Heart) won Reserve Winners Dog

July 6, 2008 - Show in Huntington, WV
Under judge Mr. Joe Gregory
Dido (Shannon Down I'm No Angel V Lifelong JC) won her Bred By class and was Reserve Winners Bitch
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) won Best of Breed, but didn't stay for the groups.

July 6, 2008 - NOTRA Racing in New Jersey - JRRWA Versatility
In a meet of 41 dogs,
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, OTR, CGC) placed 23rd
Torin (FC Shannon Down Toirneach MC, FCh, CRX-3, OTRM) placed 24th (at nearly 7 years old)
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) placed 27th
Kira (Chesara Mariki Nerys SC, FCh, CR, OTRM-2, CGC, RN) placed 28th
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC, CGC) placed 31st and finished her OTR title!
Derby finished as the #2 dog in the Versatility competition!
Avery finished as the #3 dog in the Versatility competition!
Marseille finished as the #8 dog in the Versatility competition!
Congrats to Joanne - the breeder & owner of Derby & Avery and owner of Marseille!!!!  And congrats to Mike & Sue - Torin's owners!

July 5, 2008 - WRA Racing in New Jersey - JRRWA Versatility
In a meet of 50 dogs,
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, FCh, OTR, CGC) placed 24th
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) placed 26th
Their mother Kira (Chesara Mariki Nerys SC, FCh, CR, OTRM-2, CGC, RN) placed 27th
Aren (FC Kismet's Purple Haze SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 29th
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC, CGC) placed 40th for her first CR points!

July 4, 2008 - ASFA Coursing in Calhoun, GA
Spencer (Shannon Down Surprise Of My Life) ran his first ASFA trial and placed 3rd for his first points towards his ASFA Field Championship!

July 4, 2008 - ASFA Coursing in New Jersey - JRRWA Versatility
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, OTR, CGC) finished his ASFA Field Championship by placing 2nd in an Open Stake of 12!
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) placed 4th in the same Open Stake
At the conformation match Derby won the spay/neuter class and went on to 4th Best Adult!
For Avery at the match, she won the Bred By bitch class and went on to Best Bred By Exhibitor!

June 30, 2008
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC) earned her CGC title!

June 28, 2008 - Show in Bend, Oregon
Magnum (Shannon Down Kiss Me Quick) was Winners Dog for his first point under Judge Mr. Charles Trotter.

June 15, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Rocky Mount, NC
Open Stake of 15 (again with the help of moving FC down)
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3rd - she now has 34 points towards her LCX
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 4th
Field Champion Stake of 5
Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 2nd
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 3rd
Tigger (FC Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 4th
With their placements this weekend - it puts GiGi as the #2 Whippet, Tigger as the #3 and Rupert #4 and the #1 Dual Champion!

June 14, 2008 - AKC Coursing in Rocky Mount, NC
Open Stake of 15 (with the help of some FC being moved down)
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC) placed 2nd for his first 3 points towards his FC!
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong's About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 4th
Field Champion Stake of 7
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down MC, FCh, CR, OTRM) won the FC Stake
Tigger (FC Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 4th
GiGi went on to win Best of Breed and then won BEST IN FIELD!!!!  We are so proud of our little girl!

June 8, 2008 - Show in Asheville, NC
Isaac (SDW Lifelong's Blazing HOT SC) won his BBE class
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC) placed 2nd in the Open Dog class

June 7, 2008 - Show in Asheville, NC
Isaac (SDW Lifelong's Blazing HOT SC) won his BBE class and was Reserve Winners Dog to a major.
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo SC) placed 3rd in a big Open Dog class
Anna (FC Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 4th in a big BBE class
Dido (Shannon Down I'm No Angel V Lifelong JC) won a very large Open Bitch class

June 1, 2008 - CWA Racing in TX
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC) placed 3rd for another 2 ARX points, he is now up to 8 ARX points and 6 NARX points!

May 31, 2008 - Lure Coursing in Canada
Ticket (Shannon Down The Need For Speed) placed 3rd in a stake of 21 Whippets for 20 more points towards her Canadian Field Championship, she now has 50-60 points.
Cricket (Shannon Down Luck O The Irish) placed 6th, she is Ticket's baby sister.  Both girls are from Daisy x Murphy litters.
Congratulations to their owners Sally Forseth and Blair Shinski!

May 31, 2008 - ASFA II
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) placed 2nd in his Open Stake at the International Invitational!

May 27, 2008 - Myostatin Deficiency DNA test results
We got our test results back for Tigger, Bosley, Viva & GiGi and all are Normal (N/N) - not carriers!
So far, all the dogs we have tested (including Winnie, Rupert & Raku) are N/N
That means all of Bosley's kids out of both Raku and Winnie are N/N by default!

May 25, 2008 - NOTRA Racing in New Jersey
44 dog meet
Aren (FC Kismet's Purple Haze SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 15th
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card JC) placed 20th
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, OTR, ARX) placed 21st
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) placed 26th and finished his OTR title!
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) placed 27th
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC) placed 29th

May 25, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Rocky Mount, NC
Open Stake (25 dogs)
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 3rd for 2 more LCX points
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 5th
Field Champion Stake (12 dogs)
Cuda (FC Windyglen I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 3rd for 1 LCX point and he completed his MC title
Winnie (BIF FC Windyglen Winning Colors SC, FCh, CRX-3, ORC) placed 4th after a few months of not running!

May 24, 2008 - WRA Racing in New Jersey
44 dog meet
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, ARX) placed 10th in the meet!
Aren (FC Kismet's Purple Haze SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) a Murphy son, placed 14th
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card JC) placed 23rd in the meet
Avery (Chesara Jaytea Sandpiper SC, OTR, CGC) placed 24th in the meet
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) placed 25th in the meet.
Not bad considering it was most of these dogs first WRA meet!

May 24, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Rocky Mount, NC
Open Stake (24 dogs)
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd for 3 more LCX points
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 3rd for 2 more LCX points
Field Champion Stake (13 dogs)
Tigger (FC Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 2nd for 2 LCX points

May 4, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Ohio
Again they were able to make 45 Open dogs with moving Field Champions down,
Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) placed 2nd in Open Stake A for 3 points!
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 3rd in Open Stake A for 2 LCX points
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) won Open Stake B for 5 LCX points!
Anna (Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 2nd in Open Stake B for 3 points to finish her AKC Field Championship!!!!
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control JC, CGC) won Open Stake C for a 5 point major, only his 3rd trial and has 8 points and a major!
Tigger (FC Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) won the Field Champion Stake for 2 LCX points!
GiGi went on to take Best of Breed!!!!

May 3, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Ohio
This AKC trial was huge - with moving some Field Champions down into Open, they made 3 Open stakes (45 dogs - 15 each stake)!!!
Cuda (FC Windyglen I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) placed 4th in Open Stake A
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 5th in Open Stake A
Anna (Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 4th in Open Stake B
GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 2nd in Open Stake C for 3 LCX points
Tigger (FC Wingdyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 3rd in the Field Champion Stake
Viva (FC Appaws Vivid ImagiNation SC, CRX, OTRM) placed 5th in the Field Champion Stake

April 27, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Williamsburg, VA
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, ARX) places 3rd in the Field Champion stake.
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card JC) places 4th in his Open Stake.

April 26, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Williamsburg, VA
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) wins his Open Stake again for his second 1st placement towards his ASFA FCh!
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card JC) placed NBQ in his Open Stake.
Ripley (Chesara Jaytea Ptarmigan SC, FCh, CR, ARX) placed 2nd in the Field Champion stake.

April 23, 2008 - AWC National in Oregon
Leo (SDW Annadar Kiss Of Fire SC) places 4th in the big American Bred class
Magnum (Shannon Down Kiss Me Quick) was pulled 5th right behind his brother but did not place

April 20, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Indiana
Derby (FC Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) wins his Open Stake his first time ASFA coursing!

April 13, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Flemington, NJ
Derby (Chesara Jaytea Curlew SC, CGC) won his huge Open Stake of 18 for a 5 point major to finish his AKC Field Championship!!!  Congratulations to his breeder/owner Joanne Ronning on her new AKC Field Champion.  We are so proud of the Brooks x Kira litter, and that makes two major titles for that litter (an ARX and a FC) not to mention all the other titles for coursing, racing and obedience!

April 13, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing & Shows in Perry, GA
At the Hound Specialty Show, Anna (Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) won her huge Open Bitch class and was Reserve Winners Bitch to the major!
Choo Choo (Willowood Chattanooga Choo Choo JC, CR) placed 2nd in his big Open Dog class.
At the AKC Lure Coursing trial.... (Rupert was moved down to Open to help split stakes)
In Open Stake A, Anna (Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 4th
In Open Stake B, Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 2nd for 3 points towards his LCX!
In Field Champions, GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) placed 4th!

April 12, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in Perry, GA
Cuda and Bosley were both moved down to the Open stake to split the stakes and they held their own!
In Open Stake A, Cuda (FC Windyglen's I'm Outta Here SC, FCh, CRX, OTRM-2) won the stake for 5 points towards his LCX!
In Open Stake B, Quincy (Burnt Sienna Midsummer Dream SC) won the stake for a 5 point major towards his FC!!!!
In Open Stake B, Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) places 4th
In Field Champions, Tigger (FC Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) wins the FC stake and goes on to Best of Breed!!!!
In Field Champions, GiGi (FC Appaws ImagiNation Of Shannon Down SC, FCh, CR, OTRM) places 3rd
What an awesome day!  We are so proud of Cuda, Quincy & Tigger.  Quincy's win gave him his first points and first major towards his AKC FC.

April 6, 2008 - ASFA Lure Coursing in Columbia, KY
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control JC, CGC) wins the Open Stake of 9 for his first 36 points

April 6, 2008 - Shows in Charlotte, NC
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) wins Best of Breed under Mr. Chris Tilghman Neale
Dido (Shannon Down I'm No Angel V Lifelong JC) goes Reserve Winners Bitch, Best Bred By and Bred By Group 2

April 5, 2008 - Shows in Charlotte, NC
Leigh (Ch. Shannon Down Blazing Angel SC, CR, OTR) wins Best of Breed under Mr. Terry Stacy

March 28, 2008 - UKC Show in Hickory, NC
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) goes to his first UKC show and wins Best Male, Best of Winners and then Best of Breed over a Champion and Grand Champion and then on to a Sighthound Group 1 for his first 35 points towards his UKC Championship!

March 23, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in KY
After 2 days of being SO close - Tigger (Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) finished his FC!!!  He won his Open Stake of 15 for a 5 point major! 
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control JC, CGC) just finished his JC yesterday and today was his first time running - and he placed 2nd in his Open Stake of 15 for his first 3 points!!!
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) ran as the only Field Champion
What a great weekend!!!

March 22, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in KY
Anna (Shannon Down In Your Eyes SC, FCh) placed 1st in his Open Stake of 15 for a 5 point major!!  Now she only needs 2 points to complete her FC - but she won't be running tomorrow.
Tigger (Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 2nd in his Open Stake of 15 AGAIN, for 3 points - still needs that major though.
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 2nd in his Field Champion Stake of 4
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control JC, CGC) completed his JC title!

March 21, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in KY
Tigger (Windyglen Tiggers Have Springs SC, WRCh, ORC) placed 2nd out of 22 dogs in his Open stake for 3 points, but he is STILL waiting on that first place major to finish his FC
Rupert (DC SDW Lifelong About Face! MC, FCh, CRX, OTRM) placed 2nd out of 7 dogs in his Field Champion stake!
Bosley (FC Shannon Down Full Throttle V Kismet MC, FCh, CRX-4, ORC) placed 3rd right behind Rupert
Blaine (Shannon Down Mind Control CGC) earned his first leg towards his JC title!

March 16, 2008 - AKC Lure Coursing in VA
Marseille (Shannon Down French Kiss SC) placed 3rd for her first 2 points towards her FC
Trick (Shannon Down Pick A Card JC) placed 4th right behind Marseille