Recent News
November 2021
- Sat/Sun (Nov 20/21) Stormy takes BOB both days to pick up 5 more breed points then takes a big Group 4 under Allen Odom. Syn takes SB both days to pick up 3 more points towards her GCh. Nice weekend for the girls.
- Fri - Sun (Nov 5-7) in Central Point, OR Stormy sweeps the breed picking up 12 more breed points and earning a group 2 under Steve Keating and a group 3 under Marianne Klinkowski. River takes SB on Fri/Sat to earn 6 more points towards her GCh - just 4 more to go! Syn takes SB on Sun to pick up another 3 GCh points. Ivy earns WB on Sat to get her first championship point! Overall a fantastic weekend for all the kids
October 2021
- Sat (Oct 30) Stormy takes BOB for 5 more breed points.
- Fri/Sat/Sun (Oct 22/23/24) Stormy takes BOB all three days to pick up 5 more breed points. River takes SB all three days to pick up 2 more points towards her GCh title. On Friday Stormy also got a lovely Group 2 under Charles Olvis and a group 4 under Terry Stacy on Sunday.
- Fri - Sun (Oct 8 -10) Gavilan KC (Supported entry days). Skye and River were only entered Fri and Skye takes BOS with her daughter taking another SB win for another 5 pt GCh major. On Sat/Sun I got to handle Stormy and we were pulled out for breed consideration but ended both with BOS. Very proud of how all my kids did.
- Thursday (Oct 7) PHCA Western Regional Specialty - Syn, River and Stormy were all entered. Stormy takes a big BOS and wins best brood bitch. River (breeder/owner/handled) takes a big SB win for a 5 pt GCh major and Syn made the bitch cut. Very proud of how they all did after a long 14 hour drive.
September 2021
- Sat (Sept 18) River takes SB for 1 more pt towards her GCh and Stormy wins the breed.
- Fri - Sun (Sept 10-12) River takes SB on Fri and Sun to pick up 5 GCh points including her first major. Syn takes SB on Sat to get her 2nd GCh major. Stormy takes BOB all 3 days to pick up 11 more breed points and also earned a Group 4 on Fri under Christine Erickson, a Group 3 on Sat under Kathryn Cowserts and a Group 3 on Sun under Charles Olvis. Nice weekend for the kids.
August 2021
- Mon (Aug 16) Stormy takes BOB again for the last points needed for her Gold GCh title under Pam Peat and then goes on to take a big Group 2 under Amy Sorbie. Could not be more proud of how she did this weekend!
- Sun (Aug 15) Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 4 for 3 more points towards her GCh Gold (3 more to go!) under Amy Sorbie then makes the cut in the hound group under Marianne Klinkowski. Syn takes SB for 1 more point towards her GCh and another champ defeat!
- Sat (Aug 14) Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 4 for 3 more points towards her GCh Gold (just 6 more to go!!) under Marianne Klinkowski and then on to a Group 4 under Pam Peat in a very competitive and stacked hound group!
- Sun (Aug 8) at Western WA Hound Assoc, Syn takes SB for a 5 pt GCh major in just her 2nd weekend out as a special and at just barely 1 year old and Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 11 for 5 more points towards her Gold GCh (9 more to go!) then goes on to take a big Group 2 under judge Ronald Spritzer. (1-4)-(2-4)
- Sat (Aug 7) in Auburn, WA River goes WB/BOW & best BBE to earn her last major and become a brand new AKC Champion!!! She then finishes the day with a BBE Group 3! So very proud of her. Stormy takes BOB in a nice entry of 11 to pick up another 5 pts towards her Gold! (1-5)-(2-3)
- Sun (Aug 1) in Sequim, WA Stormy is BOB and takes a Group 3. River is WB for another point -- still need that last major to finish!
July 2021
- Fri/Sat (Jul 30/31) in Sequim, WA Stormy takes BOB on Friday and a Group 2 under Denny Mounce. Skye takes SB for 5 more points and finishes her Silver GCh title!!!! River takes WB for 2 more points. On Saturday Stormy is SB, and River is WB/BOW for 2 more points towards her Ch but even better, judge Eric Liebes pulled her out for BOB consideration and commented that she is absolutely gorgeous. Always a lovely compliment to hear about a dog you not only own, but also bred.
- Sat/Sun (Jul 24/25) in Portland OR Stormy takes BOS both days for 10 more points towards her Gold GCh. Skye takes SB both days for 4 more points towards her Silver GCh (4 more points to go!) and River takes WB/BOW on Sunday for 2 more points towards her Ch (just needs a major to finish!).
- Sat/Sun/Mon (Jul 10 - 12) in Puyallup, Stormy takes BOB 2 out of 3 days and SB 1 day to pick up 13 more breed points and 13 more points towards her Gold and then went on to take a big Hound Group 3. Skye was SB 1 day to earn 3 more points towards her Silver (12 more to go!) and River was WB all 3 days and has 9 pts and a major! Nice weekend for the pups.
June 2021
- Fri/Sat (Jun 18/19) down in Longview WA: River takes WB for her first 3 pt major on Friday under judge Sylvie McGee and Stormy takes SB for 5 more pts towards her GCh Gold. On Saturday Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 12 for 5 more points towards her Gold. Great weekend for the kids.
- Mon (Jun 1) in Coeur d'Alene Stormy takes BOB for 2 more points towards her Gold GCH and then goes on to a Hound Group 4. Skye takes SB for 1 more pt towards her Silver GCh.
May 2021
- Sat - Sun (May 29 - May 31) in Spokane, WA Stormy takes BOB Sat for 4 pts towards her gold, SB on Sun for 1 gold and BOB on Mon for 2 more points. Skye takes SB on Sat for 1 pt towards her Silver and SB on Monday for 2 more pts. River takes WB on Mon for another point towards her championship. Nice weekend for the kids.
- Sat (May 1) in Yakima, WA Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 6, Skye takes SB for 3 more points towards her Silver GCh and River takes RWB.
April 2021
- Friday (Apr 30) Stormy takes BOB in an entry of 4. River takes WB/BOW for another point and Skye takes SB.
- A great 3 days down in Lewiston, ID for the kids (Apr 23-25). Stormy sweeps BOB all 3 days for 20 breed points, 15 pts towards her Gold GCh and then takes a big Group 1 and Group 2 under respected hound judges, William and Cathy Daugherty. Skye takes SB Fri/Sat for 7 more points towards her Silver GCh. Syn takes WB Fri/Sat to finish her AKC Championship at just 9 months old! River takes WB on Sunday from the BBE class to pick up her first point and Ivy had her debut and was RWB on Sunday. AND, up in WA, Mako (Stormy's son owned by Steph and Shaun Krogness) took WD/BOW/BOS on Sunday for his first point and on Saturday took Puppy Group 3 at his very first show! Huge congrats Steph and Mako! A great weekend for the ACE family.
March 2021
- Thurs/Sat/Sun (Mar 25/27/28) in Andeson, CA Syn takes WB and ends the weekend with BOS over a special to earn 6 more points. She is now at 12 points with both majors at just 8 months. Definitely following in her momma's pawsteps; will be exciting to watch her mature and come into her own.
- Sun (Mar 21) Syn takes WB/BOW for her second major! Nice to get those out of the way so quickly! Skye was BOS and Stormy SB. Skye picked up 16 more pts towards her GCh Silver and Stormy picked up 16 more points towards her GCh Gold!! Very nice weekend for everyone.
- Sat (Mar 20) Syn takes WB for her first major at just 8 months old! Very proud of her. Stormy was BOS and Skye SB (1-4)-(1-3)
- Fri (Mar 19) River takes RWB down in Anderson, CA at her very first show. Stormy was BOB and Skye SB in counts of (1-3)-(1-3).
January 2021
- Wed/Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun Stormy takes 1 BOB, 3 BOS and 1 SB wins down in Florida to earn 25 more points towards her GCh Gold. Syn, her daughter, was able to put her paws in the ring for the first time at exactly 6 months old and is slowly learning how to be a show dog! Overall a really good experience for her.
- Sat/Sun/Mon (Jan 9-11) Stormy takes SB down in Texas for 3 more points towards her GCh Gold