Woodhue Shelties - Dog Page

Born June 29, 2002, Great things come in small packages... Only 14 1/4", she has a playful attitude, a solid body, great movement, tight ear set (100% natural) and sweet face all coming together for a wonderful girl! Not to mention the "fear nothing" temperament! She is everything we have been looking for in a show puppy!

This gorgeous little girl has been turning heads everywhere she goes... At her second show, she was in the running for Runner-up to Best in Sweeps... Lyn Krivanek seemed to really like her attitude, calling Piper the "Bad Girl"... At this show, it was the first time Linda had broken into a run with her while showing and she started to bark at her! Talk about presence!! That and their frequent "tug-O-war" matches with her favorite squeaky toy have really gotten the attention of the spectators... (and a good chuckle from the judge!) She also has taken to attacking Linda's feet (been working on breaking that habit!). On only her FOURTH show out (3rd weekend) she took her first MAJOR RESERVE at the Cudahy Kennel Club show!! That may not be a big deal for an adult dog who is already pointed but for a puppy that had only been shown on a limited basis that is INCREDIBLE!

Piper has since been making heads spin... She took her first Major at only 9 months old at a Specialty and then didn't get any more points for over a year. When she was almost 2, she started picking up singles and picked up points almost every weekend she was shown bringing her up to a total of 10 points, including a couple of Best of Breeds (1 over specials even!). Piper took a sabbatical in the fall of 2004 to have a beautiful litter sired by "Jake" (CH TNT Reign King) and on her second weekend out after her litter (Spring 2005), she took back-to-back Best of Breeds! Those Breed wins took care of her remaining two singles and then we were prepared to have to work through a long drawn-out major chasing battle... To our surprise, the following weekend (3rd weekend out since litter) she FINISHED with a 3 point MAJOR in Madison, WI!
And in case you were wondering, she was 100% owner-handled by my daughter who is her co-owner, Linda!!! No one else handled her!

We are now planning on taking Piper out into the Specials ring to have some REAL fun! She enjoys showing so much that we just don't have the heart to keep her home! Hey, what can I say, I like to keep my dogs happy, and she gets downright jealous when Linda goes without her!

Testing Status:

Eyes Normal

Hips OFA Good (SS-12607G24F-PI)

vWD VetGen Clear

Piper 7/24/2005:	Piper 5/7/2005, the day she finished!
*Piper 5/1/2005 (1 week before finishing):*	Piper 7/26/2004 (2 years old):
Piper 3/27/2004 (21 months old):	Piper 4/5/2003 (9 months old) winning Winner's Bitch at Interlocking SSC of Monee for a 4 point MAJOR!
Piper at 5.5 months:	Piper at 5.5 months:
Piper at 4 weeks old, even then we knew she was special!