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On the weekend of 10/4 - 10/5 at the ABTC regional and BBTC independent specialties:
Little miss " Justine" aka Ch Timberwind's Just One Look, CGC (Gianarth x Skye) at the ripe young age of 17 mos won Best in Show Specialty at ABTC under judge Debra Tessman!!!! Later in the day she made the cut in the afternoon specialty under Linda Robey. In addition - she earned 2 Rally novice legs with a First place and won Best Puppy In Sweeps in both specialties under breeder judges Kim Vent and Kathy Madden. Handled in all by owner/breeder kathy. Justine is on SOME ROLL !

Shane daughter "Jeanie" Shumaker Hill's Riding the Rails owned by Bev Westerveld won her class 9-12 mos puppy in both specialties, handled by Kathy.

Skye/Ares daughter "Laika" ~ Timberwind's Like A Dream Come True owned by Jane McInerney and handled by Kathy won Reserve winners at BBTC in a hotly contested battle with some very nice class bitches... Way to go Laika!

Shane son "Simon" aka Chateau Blanc's Keep it Simple won Reserve Winners Dog at BBTC from the 9-12 month puppy class - not bad for a youngster! Owned by Annie Streiff and Janina Laurin and handled by Darlene Laurin.

On 9/20 and 9/21, "Mira", aka Timberwind's Look That Thrills, passed her Herding Test both days to add the title HT to her name. She is the first of the Look litter to earn a herding title and we are quite proud of her and owner/handler Debra Wendt! Congrats!

On 9/14, "Justine", aka CH Timberwind's Just One Look, owned by Kathy, passed her Canine Good Citizen test with flying colors and now adds CGC to her name. So now its on to Rally and Tracking to use that clever mind and nose!

On 9/7, "Shane", aka BISS CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper,CD,TD,RN,HIC,CGC took BOB and onto second in the Herding Group at the prestigious Westchester Kennel Club show in NY under judge Dorothy Collier over many of the top East Coast dogs. Breeder/owner handled by Kathy - another great win for Mr. Shane! He now has 10 group placements to date.

On 8/17, Timberwind's True Sky Chaser, aka "Chase" earned his novice jumpers with weaves title today. He got 100 points and first place! He now adds the title "NAJ" to his name. Congrats to owner/handler Jeanne King!

On 8/14, "Chase" aka Timberwind's True Sky Chaser, NAJ passed his Canine Good Citizen test and adds the letters "CGC" to his name! Proud owner/handler is Jeanne King, congrats Jeanne for having such a well-behaved dog!

On 8/8, "Maizie", aka CH Timberwind's True Magic, CD, RN, CGC earned her Rally Advanced title at the Penn Ridge show with scores of 97 and 98 and second place, and now adds "RA" to her name! Congrats to owner handler Pat Mock!

On 7/6, my homebred girl, "Justine", aka Timberwind's Just One Look - earned that final point, owner handled at Holyoke KC in MA to finish her championship today by going WB under judge Jean Fournier! Justine is just 14 mos old, it was a quick ride to the CH !! Now it's time for tracking, Rally and obedience!

On 6/20, at the Shawangunk KC show in New Paltz, NY I am SO PROUD to announce that my "Shane", aka Multi- group placing BISS Ch Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD,TD, RN, CGC, HIC won a herding Group One under judge Norman Kenney!!! Breeder/owner handled and under very stiff competition: some of the top Herding dogs were there and the rest of the lineup was with professional handlers. Judges comments : "this is an extremely sound Tervuren with wonderful movement and fantastic temperament-just gorgeous" and wanted to know who he was out of, etc. I was so proud to represent the Tervuren in the Best in show ring - although no BIS today, we were mighty proud just to be there! Absolutely a dream come true for me.

On 6/8, at Longshore-Southport KC, "Laika" aka Timberwind's Like A Dream Come True, owner handled by Jane McInerney went WB for one more point! Four singles to go... Yeah Jane and Laika!

On 6/6, at Taconic Hills KC, my "Shane" aka Multi-group placing BISS CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD,TD, RN, HIC, CGC won a GROUP 3 under judge Pat Gellerman, owner handled by Kathy. It was a fun day! Shane now has a total of 8 group placements!

On 4/18, "Justine" aka Timberwind's Just One Look won WB for 2 points and Best Puppy at the Springfield, MA show and then went on to a Puppy Group I !!! Good girl Justine, you made proud breeder/owner handler Kathy ecstatic! Not to outdo herself, the next day she went WB and BOS over two bitch specials for a 4 point major! Justine now has 13 points, both majors and is almost there!

On 2/17, "Justine", aka Timberwind's Just One Look, handled by owner Kathy earned BOS over a nice bitch special to earn a point at the Hartford, CT show while her half-bro "Shane", handled by Darlene, took BOB and onto get pulled in the group with tough competition! A Timberwind Day!

On 2/11, "Shane", aka BISS Ch Timberwind's DreamKeeper,CD,TD,RN,HIC,CGC earned an Award of Merit at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club show, beautifully handled by his pal Darlene Laurin for his nervous owner Kathy! We are especially thrilled to be honored with this award, and Shane was a very good boy and very happy in the ring!

On 11/24, Mira, aka Timberwind's Look That Thrills, earned WB for one point from the puppy class at her very first show in IL! We are very proud of owner/handler Debra Wendt! What a way to start!

On 11/23, Maizie, aka CH Timberwind's True Magic, CGC,RN earned her third leg in Novice B to complete her CD title. And, did this with a score of 197 and first in her class! Proud owner/handler is Pat Mock. Breeder Kathy is thrilled as well! Yeah Maizie and Pat!

On 11/23, Justine, aka Timberwind's Just One Look went to her first point show (So. Windsor KC in MA) and won WB and BOW for a 3 point major! Proud breeder/owner/handler is Kathy. We are on our way! At this same show, Justine's half-bro Shane, aka BISS Multi-group placing CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD,TD,RN,HIC,CGC went BOB over 5 specials and a total entry of 14. Way to go Mr. Shane! Ably handled by Darlene Laurin.

On 11/4, "Cleo', aka CH Timberwind's Double Take, earned her final Rally novice leg in Calif. with a score of 98 and first in her class!! This completes her title and she now adds RN to her name. We are very proud of owner handler Trish Price!

On 10/27, in heated east coast competition, "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD, TD ,RN ,CGC , HIC won a Group IV at the Queensboro KC show in Springfield, MA. Proud breeder/owner/handler is Kathy. This gives Shane seven group placements to date!

On 10/13 and 14, 'Shane", aka BISS Ch Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD,TD,HIC,CGC earned legs 2 and 3 in Rally Novice and can now add "RN" to his name! Proud owner/handler is Kathy.

On 10/6, at the American Belgian Tervuren Club Regional Specialty in Westfield, MA, "Shane", aka multi-group placing CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper,CD,TD,HIC,CGC went Best in Specialty Show - BISS over a total entry of 31 tervs!!! Bred, owned, handled by Kathy - it was truly a dream come true to win this prestigious show, which Shane's grandmother Luna won 4 yrs ago.. To prove he is not only beautiful, but smart - Shane earned his first leg in Rally Novice with a score of 96 and third place!

On 10/7, at the Berkshire Belgian Tervuren Club Specialty in Westfield, MA, "Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic, RN. CGC won WB and BOW for a 4 point major to finish her championship!! Handled by owner Pat Mock, we are mighty proud of them! She is the first of the Skye/Ares litter to finish! Also to prove she is not only beautiful, but smart - she earned her first leg in Novice B ! Way to go Pat!

More match wins for Justine - Timberwind's Just One Look ! On 9/15 in Carmel, NY she won a Puppy Herding Group II and then repeated on 9/22 in Red Hook, NY with another Group II this time in strong competition. She likes this "show stuff"! Um.... since she gets lots of treats! Owner/breeder/handler Kathy.

On 8/19, "Justine", aka Timberwind's Just One Look - in her match debut won a Puppy Herding Group I in Red Hook, NY. Proud breeder/owner/handler is Kathy. Look out world.... here she comes!!

On 8/11, "Chase", aka Timberwind's True Sky Chaser went BOB over 2 specials for 2 points at the Southern Adirondack DC show in upstate NY!! Congrats to proud owner/handler Jeanne King!

On 7/28, "Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic earned her third leg in Rally Novice at the Lackawanna KC show in PA and can now add RN to her name. Congrats to owner/handler Pat Mock!

On 6/8, "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD, TD, CGC, HIC won a Group 3 yesterday at Taconic Hills KC - owned, bred and adored by Kathy - handled with finesse by Darlene Laurin under judge Christine Hubbell. This is Shane's 6th group placement to date and I am mighty proud of him!

On 5/19, "Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic, earned her first Rally Novice (RN) leg at the Allentown DTC trial in PA, ably handled by owner Pat Mock. Congrats to them, we are very proud!

On 5/20, "Cleo', aka CH Timberwind's Double Take earned her first leg in Rally Novice at the Coyote Hills Kennel Club trial in CA, ably handled by owner Trish Price. We are very proud of Trish and Cleo and await more good news on legs 2 and 3!

On 5/20, "Chase", aka Timberwind's True Sky Chaser earned his first point at the Wyoming Valley KC show in NY by going BOS over a special! Handled by owner Jeanne King - Chase is her first show dog and we are mighty proud of them!

On 5/6, "Shane", aka Ch Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CD,GCG,HIC passed his tracking test at the Tracking Club of Massachusetts trial, doing a very handy job of finding the glove in dry and windy conditions. SO he now adds "TD" to his name! Proud breeder/owner/handler is Kathy.

On 2/24 and 2/25, "Laika", aka Timberwinds Like A Dream Come True won Winners Bitch at the Rockland County shows for 3 point majors each day!! Handled by breeder Kathy Kraft for proud owner Jane McInerney. We will be rooting on Jane as she shows Laika in the upcoming shows... 8 points, just 7 to go! Go Laika!

"On 1/14/07, "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC earned his third leg in Novice B at the Essex Cty Obedience Trial in NJ to officially become a Companion Dog (CD)!!! Handled by breeder/owner Kathy, we are really proud to show that Shane has beauty AND brains!"

On 11/25, at the South Windsor Kennel Club show in MA, "Shane" went BOB over 3 specials and onto a GROUP 2 !!!!! Smartly handled by Darlene Laurin for owner Kathy, it was one exciting day!!!

On 11/24, at the Pioneer Valley obedience trial in MA, "Shane" earned his second qualifying score towards his Companion Dog (CD) degree. Only one more to go!! Owned/handled by Kathy. Shane proves you can have beauty and brains too!

On 10/28, "Jada", aka Timberwind's True Wisdom, earned her CGC and TDI certifications! We are very proud of Jada and her owner Jan Milliken.

On 10/24, "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC owned by Kathy, received an invitation to the Eukanuba Classic! Totally unexpected. I am so excited. Too bad I cant go... just cant afford it right now since it's in California! If only it was within driving distance I would surely do it! I am so proud of Shane! He has earned this distinction with only limited specialing this year. I was also informed that Shane is ranked #10 Belgian Tervuren in the latest DOG NEWS!

On 10/8, at the BBTC specialty in CT:
"Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC earned his first leg in Novice B with a score of 190.5, which garned him First place and then Highest Scoring Dog in Trial!!! Owned and handled by a very proud Kathy - a major milestone for Shane!

"Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic, went Reserve winners to a 5 point major under breeder judge Richard Lewis. Congrats to proud owner/handler Pat Mock!

"Skye", aka CH Timberwind's Take To The Sky, CD,TD, HIC, CGC won first in Brood Bitch both days of the specialty weekend - with "Shane" and "Maizie" as her get.

On 9/13- 9/17 at the Cape Cod circuit, "Sierra", aka Timberwind's True Companion earned 3 points by going WB 3 out of 4 days. Sierra is owned and shown by owner Gail Haygood. Congrats Gail! They are now on the hunt for majors....

On 9/11, "Shane", aka Ch Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC earned another Group 3 at the Westchester KC show under renowned breeder-judge Edeltraud Laurin. What a fun day for breeder/handler Kathy! Shane is on a roll now...

On 9/10, "Laika", aka Timberwind's Like A Dream Come True, won WB, BOS and BOW for her very first two points at the Westchester KC show! Handled to WB by breeder Kathy and handled in the BOB ring by junior handler/owner Hailey McInerney. Congrats to Hailey and Mom Jane!

On 8/27, "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC won a Group 3 in a very competitive Herding Group at the Great Barrington KC show in Springfield, MA under judge Fred Bassett. Proud owner/breeder/handler is Kathy. He's on a roll !!!

On 8/5, "Maizie" aka Timberwind's True Magic earned 2 more pts at the Perkiomen KC show. She is now up to 11 points and are just hunting for that last major! It won't be long now! Maizie is handled by proud owner Pat Mock. Congrats Pat!

On 7/2, "Xia", aka CH Timberwind's Dare To Dream, CGC earned the third leg on her Rally Novice title and can now add "RN" to her name!!! Smartly handled by owner Melanie Redford.

On Sat 6/17 at the ABTC Regional Specialty in California, "Cleo" aka CH Timberwind's Double Take won an Award of Merit under judge Ruby Hertz. There was a large specials entry of 8 dogs and 8 bitches so this was indeed an honor! Cleo was my rescue/rehome of a few years back. Cleo was shown by proud owner Trish Price, co-owned by breeder Kathy Kraft.

On Sun 6/18, "Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic (Ares x Skye) won her first major at the Delaware Cty show in PA under Charles Olvis. Maizie now has 7 pts, she was ably handled by proud owner Pat Mock.

On 6/11/06 - "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC, HIC went BOB over 2 specials at the Longshore-Southport KC show then onto a GROUP 3 under judge Dorothy Collier! Handled by owner Kathy Kraft. What a fun day! This is Shane's second group placement and we are mighty thrilled!

On 5/5/06 at the National Specialty, I am proud to announce that "Laika", aka Timberwind's Like A Dream Come True, won second place in the 9-12 month puppy bitches class - a HUGE class of 16 puppies! We are just thrilled! Laika was handled by breeder Kathy Kraft for owner Jane McInerney. Laika is on her way to make her mark in the world!

On 4/23/06, "Maizie", aka Timberwind's True Magic, earned her first 2 points at the Baltimore Cty KC show! We are very proud of owner/handler pat Mock. Off to a great start!

On 4/22/06 - I am very pleased and overwhelmingly proud to announce that my "Shane", aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, HIC, CGC took Best of Breed at the Pioneer Valley KC Show in Springfield, MA defeating 3 specials (total terv entry of 14) and then went on to win a GROUP 2 !!!!!! Both wins were under judge Jon Cole. This means he beat 123 other herding dogs. This is a first in my career! Group placements third and fourth but never a second!

On 4/22/06, "Morris", aka CH Timberwind's Star Chaser, PT,CD,OA,TT,CGC earned his OAJ agility degree! Proud owner/handler is Cindy Beeley! Yeah Morris!

On 4/15/06, "Sierra", aka Timberwind's True Companion. earned her very first point at the Providence Cty KC show. Ably handled by owner Gail Haygood. Congrats!

On 4/1/06, "Tanji", aka Timberwind's Off On A Tangent, CD, CGC (Milo x Luna I) earned her third leg and competed her CDX obedience degree! We're VERY proud of owner/handler Beverly Westerveld. Congrats Bev!

On 1/12 - 1/15/06 at the Nickel City 4 day Cluster in Buffalo, NY Shane and Skye took the city by STORM and came away with Skye taking BOB two days and BOS one day, and Shane taking BOB one day and BOS 3 days! My good friend Cindy Beeley handled Skye and proud owner Kathy Kraft handled Shane. On the last day, in a very competitive Herding group - Shane made the final pull for consideration under judge Ruby Hertz....at the ripe young age of 23 months! Specials career here we come!

On 10/15 and 10/16 - "Shane" , CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC passed his two instinct tests on sheep to earn his AKC Herding Instinct Certificate. Shane just LOVES those sheepies!

On 10/6, Shane , aka CH Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC owned and handled by Kathy Kraft won Best of Opposite at the ABTC Eastern Regional Specialty at the prestigious Morris and Essex dog show in NJ (held only once every 5 yrs!) under renowed breeder judge Edeltraud Laurin. It was such a thrill and indeed an honor, as Shane is just 20 months old!

I would like to announce that "Beauty", aka Timberwind's Enchanted Dreams, HIC, CGC finished her championship by taking a 3 pt major at the Prescott (Arizona) Kennel Club Show yesterday! September 17, 2005. Beauty's proud owner is April Czaja, congratulations to April! Beauty is her first terv and she showed her for all except her last 3 pts (she hurt her knee!). Beauty is the third pup out of my CH Timberwind's Take to the Sky, CD, TD, HIC X CH Chateau Blanc's Evening Star litter to finish and needless to say I am quite proud! Also, a Luna granddaughter - I've lost track now how many have finished, with many more to come! Proud Breeder, Kathy

I am VERY pleased to announce that Luna grandkid "Candy", CH Havuherd Lightship's Allure, proudly owned/handled by Sue Drew and bred by Dawn King - won Best in Specialty at the ABTC/Evergreen Bel Terv Club Regional in Washington 8/28/2005!!!! The total entry was 30 tervs, including 6 specials and 3 veterans. The judge was Susan Quesnel from Canada. This is indeed an honor!

Candy is just 18 months old, and is out of Rachel (Milo x Luna) and CH Snowflower's Moonshadow. Candy was also Reserve winners bitch at this year's National Specialty. Luna is smiling down once again on us from the Rainbow Bridge.....her legacy lives on. :-)

On 7/30/05, "Xia", aka Timberwind's Dare To Dream, finished her championship at the Providence County show in Rhode Island! Xia was handled all the way by owner Melanie Redford, and we are VERY proud of them both!

On 6/11 and 6/12/05, Beauty, aka Timberwind's Enchanted Dreams, won WB and BOB both days for 2 more points at the Flagstaff, AZ shows handled by owner April Czaja. Beauty just needs a major to finish! To cap off the weekend in grand style - Beauty was pulled in the Group on Sunday! Way to go April and Beauty!

On 6/4/05, Xia, Timberwind's Dare To Dream, won WB for another 2 pts at the Ladies Dog Club, and on 6/5/05, Xia went WB, BOW AND BOB for another 2 pts at Framingham show... Xia only needs ONE point to finish her championship! Ably handled by owner Melanie Redford

On 4/23, Cleo, shown by breeder/co-owner Kathy won WB, BOW and BOS over 3 female specials at the Pioneer Valley show for her third 3 pt major and completing her Championship! Later in the day we competed in the Bred-By-Exhibitor Groups and won a Herding Group I . Cleo was showing like a pro and was not to be denied. We are just thrilled as Cleo is now the tenth Luna kid to finish - completing the requirements for Luna's C-BAR!! Luna now joins her mother Raven in the C-BAR ranks!

Also on 4/23, Morris, aka CH Timberwind's Star Chaser, owned by Cindy Beeley passed his ATTS Temperament Test in Pittsburgh and now sports the initials TT! Morris' dad Milo (sire to the Star and Take 2 litters) passed his TT for the second time as well! Way to go boys!

On 4/17/05 at the Rhode Island KC show, Cleo, handled by breeder Kathy Kraft won her second major by going WB and then BOB over a male special! Cleo now has 12 points - we're almost there!

At the Peach Blossom Circuit in Georgia, Beauty and April took RWB to a major on 4/14/05, went WB for her first major (3 pts) and passed her Herding Instinct test on 4/15 and then won Best in Puppy Sweeps and passed her Canine Good Citizen Test on 4/16! What a fabulous weekend for the pair! Well worth the trip from Arizona!

On 4/3/05, Skye passed her Tracking Test at the Hudson Valley Tacking Club test with flying colors in the rain, wind and mud no less! This was Skye's first attempt and she sailed through her track in 5 minutes - with no hesitation she nailed every turn. VERY PROUD breeder/owner/handler is Kathy Kraft.

On 3/12/05, "Cody", aka CH Timberwind Destyn's Moondog, AX, AXJ, OA, OAJ, CGC earned his CD with a first place and score of 194.5. Cody is Luna's brother and he is 10 years old! We are very proud of him and his owner/handler Deb Hageman!

On 3/5/05, Skye aka CH Timberwind's Take To The Sky, CD, HIC passed her tracking certification test and is ready to enter a real test! Owned and handled by Kathy Kraft.

On 3/4/05, Beauty won BOB for another point and has 7 total now! Onwards to that championship! We're on a major hunt!

On 2/20/05, Cleo won another point at the First Co Governors Foot Guard show!

On 1/15/05, Xia aka Timberwind's Dare to Dream won her second major, 3 points at the Greater Lowell show! Owned and shown by Melanie Redford. Cleo won Reserve as well.

On 1/8/05, at the Palm Springs show in CA (huge entry of 4500+ dogs!), Beauty took WB for one point and also won a PUPPY GROUP 3 - we are very proud of her and owner/handler April Czaja!

On 12/5/04, Cleo aka Timberwind's Double Take won a 3 point major at the Eastern Dog Club show. Owned by Melanie Redford, Trish Price and breeder Kathy Kraft. This is Cleo's first major!

On 11/28/04, Xia aka Timberwind's Dare To Dream won her first major, 3 pts at the Worcester Cty show! Owned and shown by Melanie Redford

On 11/27/04, Beauty won WB and BOS for 2 points and on 11/28/04 she won WB, BOW and BOS for 1 point.

At the Springfield cluster 11/19-11/21/04, Timberwind's DreamKeeper, CGC won Winners all 3 days, earning 2 pts on 11/19 and 2 four point majors the next 2 days to complete his CHAMPIONSHIP! Shane is the first puppy to finish from the Star/Skye litter. Owned and handled by Kathy Kraft.

On 11/7/04, Timberwind's DreamKeeper - Shane passes his Canine Good Citizen test! Owned and handled by Kathy Kraft.

On 10/16 and 10/17/04 - our Beauty, aka Timberwind's Enchanted Dreams, went WB and BOS for one point each day - these are her first points! Proud owner/handler is April Czaja.. Beauty is her first Terv and we are very proud of her.

On 10/2- 10/3/04 Timberwind did REALLY well at the Berkshire Belgian Tervuren Club specialty weekend!

Here are our stars:

  • Timberwind's Tucker's Got A Dream - Tucker owned by Jane McInerney won Best in Sweeps on 10/2, handled by Kathy Kraft and Ashley King.
  • Timberwind's DreamKeeper - Shane owned and shown by Kathy Kraft won Best of Opp in Sweeps on 10/2 and 10/3 AND won Winners dog for a 5 Point major on 10/2. He won Reserve winners on 10/3.
  • CH Timberwind's Star Chaser, PT, NA, NAJ, Can HT - Morris earned his second and third legs in Novice B to earn his CD degree! Morris is now a VCD-1 (versatile companion dog) Owned and shown by Cindy Beeley.
  • Timberwind's Double Take - Cleo won Reserve winners (to a 5 pt major) on 10/2! Owned by Melanie Redford, Trish Price and shown by Melanie.
  • Timberwinds Off On A Tangent - Tanji owned by Bev Westerveld won the first and second legs towards her CDX in the Open A class! Handled by Bev