The Cocktail Litter: 2 Weeks Old

New Canine Candystripers

Left to right: Hope, Magic and Sadie

Hope and Magic yapping about their new titles while Sadie wonders "Did I really produce these 2 Jokers?".

All kidding aside, Jane qualified each dog with a TDI Certificate, enabling them, to work safely with people who have special needs, such as the developmentally or physically disabled.

To earn this advanced certificate, dogs must first possess their American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen certification which is the basis for the more advanced TDI certification test that allows dogs to become Therapy Dogs. Following Therapy Dog training, dogs take an exam administered by a certified TDI evaluator, where, upon successfully passing this test, the dog will receive their Therapy Dog certification.

Hope, Magic and Sadie are now qualified with TDI for Therapy Dog work. CONGRATS.

The Cocktail Litter: 13 Days Old

Left to right - Saki, Gibson, Margarita, Martini, Cosmo
Pups from Zoey x Riggs. Pictured here just shy of 2 weeks old -- the boy Gibson is second from the left - he's already over 3 lbs. Their eyes are starting to open and they like to army crawl around the whelping box. Zoey is a fantastic Mom and Dasher looks in on them too. What nice bunch of pups.

Seastar Spring 09 Field Achievements

From left to right people: Laurie, Jane, Lauren and Jim.
From left to right dogs: Gracie, Hope, Zoey and Dasher
Other: Decoys standing and sitting

This spring, Seastar participated in local Hunting Retriever Club field tests and we are proud to announce that Gracie, Zoey and Dasher all earned legs towards their Started titles.

Hope earned her SHR title in an amazing 4 for 4 tests! Way to go Hope. So fun to watch her leap into the water to get her duck.

Tests were challenging but fair. The weather held and was decent and the Seastar family enjoyed the days out in the field. The dogs loved the excitement of getting their birds.

Last post for the day ... even more Fundy pics

Chewing on driftwood!

Looking pretty at New River Beach

Mucking around at low tide

Very tired wet rat!

All done!!

Jan, Janet and Fundy!

More Fundy photos from Canada

Who taught you to carry a stick?!

That's better!

Swimming!

Searching for baby brook trout!

Fundy's Canada trip ... more pictures

Fundy scrambling on the rocks on the beach at low tide

Waiting for the tide and wind to blow her stick to shore! This was before she learned to swim!

Resting (yes, on the furniture!) after a busy day at the beach!

Fundy looking very tiny on the big beach at low tide... I think she was eating God knows what (some mussel shells or animal bone??) while I wasn't looking!

more to follow

Jasmine's Puppy Group 4

On Sunday, June 28 Seastar's Northern Jasmine, handled by Debbie Smith took a puppy group four placement from the Sporting Puppy group at the Wampanoag Kennel Club show held in Wrentham, Ma.

Fundy's first trip to Canada

Fundy on a rock below the falls

First time in over her head ... note the unretrieved stick in the water beyond her!

Boy, she sure looks like her Momma Gracie!

Fundy and her favorite playground ball!

Hi all,

Here are a few pics of Fundy's first trip to Janet's family's place in New Brunswick ... she had a BLAST!! Lots of room to chase balls, run in the field, poke her nose in the creek, swim on the rocky beach, and rest in the cool seaweed. Went swimming/retrieving (over her head!) for the first time ... it took me in my waders to lure her out there, but once she knew she could do it ... she loved it!

Our best and congrats to all the show winners in the prior posts ... Jasmine, Lilly and Kelty ... they are all so beautiful!

Keep the posts coming ... we love to see and hear about Fundy's brother and sisters!

Jan and Janet

more pics to follow

Lilly Awarded Best of Breed

CH Seastar's Northern Lilly took the breed at the Middlesex County Kennel Club show with a very nice lineup of 15 Tollers including 6 very nice specials. Melissa Smith did a fabulous job of presenting her to the judge and their teamwork is awesome. We are very lucky to have the Smith girls on the Seastar team. This second BOB win has launched Lilly back to the Top 10 list.

Jasmine is a New Champion

Seastar's Northern Jasmine finished her Championship from the puppy class with her fourth major and all best of winners awards at the Topsfield shows with Deb Smith at the end of the lead. This great little Toller has won over noted specials all ready taking Best of Breed awards too! All at the age of 10 months. She's smokin'

Kelty's First Major

Seastar's Dark 'N Stormy Kelty Fife earned his first major from the puppy class over a nice line up of BBE and Open Dogs at the North Shore Kennel Club in Topsfield with Stephen Owens handling the young boy. They make a handsome team and we are proud of Kelty's accomplishments at such a young age. Thanks to Michele and Ed McGrath for cobreeding Kelty and the rest of the Rock Starz litter. Kelty is exactly what we had hoped for in a Toller. Beauty, brains and biddable.