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News for 2012

March 17 & 18, 2012: Linda Minazzi and her Lockehill Cowboy Casanova "Jacob" competed at their first AKC Agility Trial at the Hays County Civic Center. Jacob was entered in two events on Saturday, and two events on Sunday. Saturday he qualified first place in Jumpers, and Sunday he qualified second place in Jumpers and first place in Standard. Check out my preformance page for pictures of a very pleased Linda and Jacob.

February 18 & 19, 2012: Allana Hemenway showed Lockehill Chosen N Bejewelled "Juliette" to her first point under Judge Jeanne Zuver at the Guadalupe Valley Dog Fanciers show on Saturday and was winners again with Dan on Sunday under Judge Dr. Carol White-Moser. Congratulations to co-owner Barbara Wright and thanks to Allana and Dan.

New Champion Lockehill Tis Serendipity "Wendy"

Ch Kismet's Silver Chalice O'Paray x Lockehill Stellaluna

February 12, 2012: WOW what a weekend for Allana Hemenway. She showed her Kismet Risky Business to a Specialty Best of Breed today to finish his championship in four short weeks. She also showed "Wendy" (above) to winners bitch to finish her championship today. WOW winners dog and winners bitch to finish the championship on each! Plus a major RWB on her puppyBreyson's Etched in Dreams. Does not happen often. A super congratulations to Danny and Sheryl Kendrick on their first homebred champion...Ch Lockehill Tis Serendipity. Wendy is now my tenth bred champion, the ninth carring the Lockehill name....good show!

Also congratulations to Chosen Kismet's Surprise on her major RWB under breeder judge Judith Kelsey.

(photo by Allana Hemenway)

January 29, 2011: I am proud to share what Chris Schsible wrote to me this weekend; "Well, another years has past and our little girl had a great year. Ellie is a healthy happy sheltie who has improve in the Agility ring all year. The result of all our work is her getting her MACH 2 this past weekend. Yes that's right, Ellie's official name is now MACH 2 Lockehill Lady Elisabeth Bronte. In addition, she has consistently placed top 5, taking some 1st places along the way. We are very proud of her and are looking forward to this year".

January 27, 2011: Judge Joy Bass awarded a hugh five point major to Barbara Wright's "Surprise" Chosen Kismet's Surprise at the Shoreline SS Club of Baytown....yea Barbara! Suprise now has nine points with both majors.

January 7, 2012 : Congratulations to Sheryl and Danny Kendrick on their win at Nolan River KC. Lockehill Tis Serendipity "Wendy" was winners for two points under Judge Al Bianchi. Wendy now needs a four point major to finish.

News for 2011

November 20, 2011: Chosen Kismet's Surprise took WB for another two points at Brazoria Kennel Club under Judge Audrey Lycan. Congratulations to owner Barbara Wright. Suprise was RWB the day before (see Surprise and Barbara below).

October 29, 2011: Chosen Kismet's Surprise who is Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight's granddaughter took WB under Judge Stephanie Hedgpath for a three point major at Travis County KC

October 29, 2011

Oh happy day! Allana Hemenway finished Layla's Grand Championship with a BOB and group third under Judge Janet Robinson. Allana finished Layla July 14, 2011 at the Comal KC show at San Antonio under Robert Stein. She then took her to the Reliant Cluster of shows in Houston and picked up Select Bitch each day over a champion. We rested and then went back out in October and picked up the rest of the needed points at four consecutive shows to complete her Grand Championship. It took Layla eigth shows, all majors, to win her GCH.

GCH CH Lockehill Le Premier Pas "Layla" is now officially retired from the show ring and is starting her life as a mother. She was leased to Dan and Allana and bred to Ch Macdega Allegiance for her first litter born December 12, 2011. We now have a little girl to follow in mom's pawsteps.

October 28, 2011

Lockehill Chosen N Bejewelled

(Ch Prairie Chosen Legacy x Lockehill Chosen Gabriella)

This is Juliette at her first show! She took the 9-12 month puppy class of four both days at the Austin and Travis County Kennel Club shows. Judge Stephanie Hedgepath awarded her Best Puppy and her co-owner Barbara Wright showed her to a Puppy Group Third! Pretty good for her first outing. Like Layla shown above, both Juliette's sire and dam go back to my Lockehill girls.

July 23, 2011: Dyna is now Ch Chosen Samurai's Delight! Congratulations to Owner/Breeder Barbara Wright on her Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight's second champion daughter. Dyna's litter sister Ch Kismet's Chosen One finshed in 2010 and is owned by Kismet and Dan & Sheryl Kendrick. Dyna is also the dam of Chosen Kismet's Surprise who is pointed.

July 14, 2011: I am extremely pleased to annouce that Allana Hemenway finished Layla' championship on July 14, 2011. We decided to keep her in competion and Allana finished her Grand Campionship October 29th. Layla is now GCH CH Lockehill Le Premier Pas and is the eighth champion carring the Lockehill name and my ninth bred champion.

February 2011: Ellie is now MACH Lockehill Lady Elizabeth Bronte the first Lockehill sheltie to obtain her MACH. Cogratulations to her owners Sondra and Cris Schaible.

February 13, 2011

Chosen Kismet's Surprise

(Ch Kismet's Silver Chalice O Paray x Ch Chosen Samurai's Delight)

Surprise shown here with her owner/breeder Barbara Wright taking Best in Sweepstakes under Judge Randall Carr. Surprise also took a Major RWB and Best Puppy under judge Gayle Eads. She took Best in Sweepstakes the day before under Caryl Scrimpshire with Allana handling. Surprise is Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight's granddaughter.

Randy Carr sold me my first show quality bitch Stonehill Double Ur Pleasure "Molly" who is Ch Wisky's mom. Randy gave me my start in shelties and is a good friend. He did not know he was awarding his BIS to Molly's great great Grandaughter "Surprise" (Surprise-Ch Dyna-Ch Diedra-Fanny-Molly). Molly now has eighteen champion decendents and at least twenty two others that are pointed.

Photo by Atwater Photography

Lockehill Tis Serendipity "Wendy" started off the New Year with a win at Corpus Christy with Sheryl!

Lockehill Tis Serendipity

(Ch Kismet's Silver Chalice O Paray x Lockehill Stellaluna)

Wendy shown here with her co-owners Dan and Sheryl Kendrick taking a three point major, began 2011 with a win at Corpus Christy with Sheryl. This brings her up to 9 points and one major.

News for 2010
December 2010, Atwater Lockehill Jasmine just took her first BOB at the Conroe show with owner Sandi Benton handling. Congratulations to Sandi and breeder Allana & Dan Hemenway.
Congratulations go out to owner breeder Nancy Keen on her new Crand Champion GCH CH Mystique Wikked Prusuit a Lottie great grandson.

Jackie Geister on her two new champions, A/C Ch Prairie Atwater Spring "Sierra" and Ch Prairie Chosen Legacy "Rob". Both champions are tail female to my Lockehill girls. I co-bred Sierra which makes her my eighth bred champion. Allana and Dan Hemenway own and finished Sierra who moved to Canada and in October 2010 became a Canadian Champion. Jackie and Barbara Wright co-own Rob who was finished by Barbara.

Also Tomas and Alane Gomez on their new champion Ch Classic's Favorite Fantasy who is a Lockehill Romancing T'Stone daughter and to Danny and Sheryl Kendrick on their first champion Mara, who is now BISS Ch Kismet's Chosen One, a Ch Lockehill Chosen Delight daughter......I am proud as punch for them

Most photos are by Allana Hemenway of Atwater Shelties and myself

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