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2007 News!
We had 18 passing health reports from our young adults this year. Including heart, GSD, Hips, Eyes, Elbows. 15 of those were from the OFA database, and 3 were from overseas health testing databases. We had 20 new titles this year from our pups. Hats off to those ambitious owners! Those titles were in the showring, obedience, Rally, field and agility venues. There are some great curly/owner teams out there. Included are one ROM, one ROMX and One HOF. The Register of Merrit, Register of Merit Excellent and Hall Of Fame are titles put out by the CCRCA. In the showring, one of our pups earned 5 Sporting group placements! And one of our pups won Best in Sweepstakes at the 2006 CCRCA National Specialty. A couple earned their AKC Championships, and others earned major wins. Way to go guys! In the field, we had three pups earn WC's one earn a WCX, and one be the only dog at the 2006 CCRCA National working test to past the WCQ! We also had a one dog earn Jr leg passes, and one earn her JH and SHR. In the performance rings, we had dogs title in obedience, Rally Obedience, and in Agility. Below is a copy of our 2006 News page  |
12/10/2006 Timmy Soft Maple Wind on Water ADC CGN earns his CKC CGN Canine Good Neighbour title
SHR Soft Maple's Ma Belle Bouclee, CGC, JH, WCX
12/2/2006 & 12/3/2006 Bouclee finished her Started Hunting Retriever title earening her last two legs at Hunting Retriever this weekend down at Central Florida
HRC test. Congratulations to Stephen & Joan Engel!
12/2/2006 at a NADAC trial in Millersville, Md.
U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind NJC, TN-N, TG-N took a 2nd place
and finished her Novice Touch N Go title.
11/26/2006 CH SoftMaple Gunflint Beauty CGC earns a Sporting Group Third under judge Kathleen Steen at the Lakeshore KC Show in Crete IL
Some news from Finland about Denzel (Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman)
11/18/2006 at the Ocala show in Florida, SoftMaple BackCast Traveler, Mowgli went
Winners Dog for his first major, at just 6 months and 2 days old!
11/12/2006 SoftMaple's Dark Star WC earns her second JH leg
11/12/2006 Presley has been bred Puppies exected January 15th 2007
11/11/2006 SoftMaple's Dark Star WC earns her first Junior Hunter Pass at the Black Warrior Retriever Club in AL
11/11/2006 Softmaple Cimramin Jorneyman Denzel earned a second place at his first official
obedience trial.
November 6, 2006 Swiper, SoftMaple Ringlets Jet-Setter, has passed his bloodtracking degree and is now ready for the open class.
11/4/2006 UKC trial Gambol U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC, TN-N ran in
AG1 (She already has the title) she was very speedy and steady and came away with scores of 196 and a 194
Oct 23rd Seger is bred to Aico. See the pedigree here. Puppies expected December 25th!
Oct 22nd CH Fairway SoftMaple Finnheir CGC CD RN earns his Rally
Novice title with a score of 97
Oct 21st U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind NJC TN-N wins her Open Tunnelers
class with a First Place
10/14/2006 SoftMaple's Dark Star WC goes WB Best of Winners for a 5 point major at the Supported entry
10/15/2006 Sky earns his second leg to his CD with a Second place in Novice Oct 14 & 15th Bouclee earns her first 2 UKC Started passes!
SoftMaple had a real great time at the 2006 National Specialty held in
Memphis, TN on October 11-14
At the Working Test:
10/7/2006 U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind NJC TN-N earned her third leg of her
Novice Tunnelers title with a 3rd class placement at a NADAC trial in NC. Gambol also ran in Jumpers and got a 3rd place finishing in 19 seconds on a 27 seconds
SCT time course.
9/30/2006 We went to the Fingerlakes KC show for the day to take advantage of the CERF and Cardiac clinics. We took Aysa, Seger and Torrie to be CERF'd and Torrie for the Cardiac clinic. All passed.( I would have taken
Ripple along for a Re-CERF, but she was spayed on Thrusday, and didn't feel up to the trip.)
9/10/2006 Kenosha Kennel Club, Inc. Mr. Robert J. Moore gave SoftMaple's MaBelle Bouclee CGC, WC, JH Best of Breed over three specials for another three
point major!
9/9/2006 Kenosha Kennel Club, Inc.Mr. Carl Gene Liepmann gave Best of Breed to SoftMaple's MaBelle Bouclee CGC, WC, JH over three specials for a three
point major.
Two SoftMaple bred dogs are invited to the Eukanuba Invitational. #10 CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC and #20 CH Fairway SoftMaple Finnheir CGC
CD
9/3/2006 at the Danville Illinois KC under judge Mrs.Robert D Smith, CH
SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC earned a Sporting Group First!
Kyra qualifies for her CCRCA Hall Of Fame title.
SR, U-CH, UAG1, CH Soft Maple Kyrabean Queen, CD, U-CD, OAJ, OA, NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, OAP, RN, RA, JH, WCX, WC (WCI,
WC), TT, TDI, CGC, HOF
CCRCA Hall of Fame Eligibility Requirements
Produce
Kyra's three kids from her only litter earned enough points
Thank you to Mary Kay Morel
Some news from Finland about Denzel (Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman)
8/5 Norwegian judge, Bjarne Sörensen gave Denzel an Excellent and best dog 2 with his first CAC!
8/4 judge was Kirsi Nieminen who gave Denzel a Very Good.
At The Finnish Club Championship show in the end of July and Denzel got very good and placed 3rd in his class there. The judge was Stephanie Richard,
Australia
Also Denzel's test results for GSDIIIa came back Normal.
07/31/2006 Hntrbay's O'Dark Justice went Winners Dog and Best of Winners for 2 points at the Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club
Waukesha WI show Cluster Saturday July 29th Beauty CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC
CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835 CHIC goes WB and Best of Winners for a 4
point major to finish her Championship.
7/16/2006 Duluth Kennel Club under Mrs Constance M Barton Beauty was WB for a point
7/15/2006 Duluth Kennel Club under Mr George J Heitzman, Beauty took WB/BOW and Best of Breed over a special for 2 points
7/14/2006 Duluth Kennel Club under Mrs Barbara Dempsey Alderman, Beauty was WB and BOS for a point
7/2/2006 Mattoon KC under Mrs.Robert S Forsyth Beauty got a
6/30/2006 Beauty (SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI,
CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835 CHIC #26258) got a
CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC
CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, CHIC#26258
6/16/2006 Beauty (CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI,
CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835, CHIC#26258) , earned 2 points going BOB at the Grayslake Shows.
6/10/2006 Gambol (U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind) finished up the last leg (with a second place) for her U-AG1 title.
6/4/2006 Kyra earns another Q in Advanced Rally B. (the trial did not allow move-ups) So its an extra leg
5/31/2006 we had an emergency C-secton on Aysa. The puppy did not make it. She was only carrying one large pup.
5/2006 At the Millersville, Maryland NADAC trial, Gambol SoftMaple
Frolick In The Wind earned Novice Jumpers leg #2
5/2006 Kyra finished her Rally Advanced title. This is her 26th title. SR, U-CH, UAG1, CH Soft Maple Kyrabean Queen, CD, U-CD, OAJ,
OA, NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, OAP, RN, RA, JH, WCX, WC (WCI, WC), TT, TDI, CGC,
The next day at the Cincinnati KC Rally trial Kyra got a 95 in Rally Excellent B
Plainfield Kennel Club 05/27/06 Judge: Mary Diesem. Winners dog, Best of Winners Softmaple Boot Scoot'n Dese for a 4 point major.
5/13 at the Midland Michigan Kennel Club HntrBay's O'Dark Justic (Sampson) was
Winners Dog, Best of Breed for a 3 point major. Sampson is out of CH SoftMaple's O'Dark Thirty JH, SH, MH EC, WCQ, WCX CD CGC TT HOF and
SoftMaple N HunterBay's Poetic Justice CGC.
5/06 UKC agility trial in Gloucester, Va. Gambol SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind earned
qualifying leg #2 towards her AG1 title with a 198 score.
05/06/06Bucks County KC Judge: Gale Young, Scooter Softmaple Boot Scoot'n Dese
picked up a 4 point major!
4/2006 at the NADAC trial in MD, Gambol SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind,
earned her first 2 Qs in Novice Touch N go.
04/29/06 Wilmington KC under judge Bonnie Threlfall Scooter SoftMaple's Boot Scootin Dese
was WD/BOW for a point
4/14/2006 at the Augusta Kennel Club under judge Karen Wilson, SoftMaple's Dark Star took WB, BOW and BOS over a special for two points.
Grandkid News: Angus owned by Mike Netzky earned a Started Pass this weekend in Illinois. Angus is out of CH Soft Maple Black Teddy
WC JH and CH
Sun Devil Cerulean WC CD JH, bred by Jenny Kofron. Caper owned and bred by Mary Kay Morel won Best Bred By in Show at the IABCA International
Dog Show. Caper is out of SR, U-CH, UAG1, CH Soft
Maple Kyrabean Queen, CD, U-CD, OAJ, OA, NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, OAP, RN, JH, WCX, WC (WCI, WC), TT, TDI, CGC, CR-622G60F-PI, CR-556,
(97,99,00,01,02) and CH Backcast Toll The Iron Bell CR-CA115/25M/C-PI, CR-EL100M27-PI, CR-648F27M-PI CR-737 (02,06)
CHIC#26241
SoftMaple's MaBelle Bouclee CGC, WC, JH ~ Bouclee pickes up two JH passes at the
Black Warrior test in Demoplois, AL. This earns her CCRCA WC
Grandkid news:AKC/UKC/Int'l CH, SHR, AG1, UWP, Beltane's Bodacious Blue WC, CGC, TT,
SS, SWET, WETT, CD, BPS, TDI, RN (Blue) Blue passed his 4th leg and finished his UKC started title on March 25th and finish his AKC Rally title
April 8th with a score of 98 and 3rd place
3/11/2006 SoftMaple's American Dreamer CGC, CD, TDI qualified and got his 2nd
Companion Dog leg.
3/5/2006 SoftMaple's American Dreamer CGC, CD, TDI passed his TDI
2/24/2006 Ringo, SoftMaple's American Dreamer CGC, CD, TDI took 2nd place at his
first Obed trial, and earned his first leg in Novice B.
02/18/2006 Annapolis Kennel Club, BOB was CH Fairway SoftMaple Finnheir CGC
CD. BOS CH Softmaple Sziok Seven Stars
Boardwalk Kennel Club - Sunday 02/05/2006 under Mr. B. Nolan Dale, SoftMaple's Boot Scootin Dese (Scooter) was Winners Dog, Best Of Winners for a
point
Boardwalk Kennel Club - Saturday 02/04/2006 under Lt. Col. Charles W. Ruppert, SoftMaple's
Boot Scootin Dese (Scooter) was WD BOW for his first point
2/5/2006 at the Lawrenceville KC show from the 6-9 month puppy class, (Gabby) SoftMaple's
Dark Star, was WB, BOS, for her first 2 points under judge Michelle Billings
1/15/2006 Gambol
passed her certification track.
You can also see pictures of Swiper (SoftMaple Ringlets Jet-Setter) Tracking on the new Tracking
page
The Judge was Arja Koskelo. In Finalnd the judge gives a critique of the dog.
Adorable 8 month old puppy with a very beautifull and expressive head. Excellent body proportions. Good bone and feet. A bit straight lay of shoulder and
hindangulations could be stronger. Excellent movement, but carries his tail a bit high. Very pleasing character.
1/7/2006 Denzel, owned by Paula Sarkkinen, had his first Dog show and was Best Puppy.
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC, TN-N, TG-N CR-772G30F-PI HIPS
1 CD (Ringo)
11/2006 JudgeTiina Illukka
Strong and masculin outlook. Could be bigger in size (63,5 cm). Masculin head, I'd wish more beautiful expression. Good backline, angulation, bone and feet.
Beautiful movement, but carries his tail a bit too curve. Good coat. VERY GOOD 1st.
11/18/2006 NADAC trial in Youngsville, N.C. U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC,
TN-N (Gambol) had a most excellent day. She took a 1st place in her Open
Jumpers class for her second Open Jumpers leg, followed by a 3rd place in Open
tunnelers for her second Open Tunnelers leg, followed by a 2nd place in Novice
Chances (formerly called Gamblers)for her first Novice Chances leg.
She also ran her first time in AG2 and
earned her first leg with a 3rd class placement.
10/29/2006 U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind NJC TN-N wins her Open Jumpers class with a first place for her first Open Jumpers leg.
Oct 21st CH Fairway SoftMaple Finnheir CGC CD Earns a Rally leg with a score of 98
10/15/2006 Gabby is Reserve Winners Bitch at the Supported entry 
SoftMaple's Dark Star WC
Gabby is Best in Sweepstakes!
Gabby also won her class in the Regular classes. 
CH SoftMaple's O' Dark Thirty JH SH MH CD WC
WCX WCQ CGC TT HOF CHIC
Jet passes the WCQ.
SoftMaple's MaBelle Bouclee CGC, WC, WCX, JH
Bouclee passes the WCX
SoftMaple's Dark Star WC
Gabby passes
her WC
CH Fairway SoftMaple Finnheir CGC CD Finn earns his first Rally leg.
Rally Judge: Faye HeadFinn takes first place in his Agility class!
Agility Judge: Don Farage
10/2006 Gunflint's Highland Hunter CGC, WC earns his WC
CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-CA134/34F/C-PI, CR-753, CR-640G26F-PI, CR-EL97F26-PI CHIC #26238 was Re-CERF
CH SoftMaple's Comin' To America CD CGC CR-787N, CR-CA159/21F/C-NOPI, CR-750G30F-PI, CR-EL149F30-PI, CHIC #26259 was Re-CERF
SoftMaple's Yankee Pudel passed her CERF and OFA Cardiac
New pictures of Swiper
SoftMaple
Ringlets Jet-Setter
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC
CR-772G30F-PI, CR-EL159F30-PI, CR-874, CR-G3A7/33F-PI GSD IIIa
9/2/2006 at the NADAC trial in Millersville Maryland, Gambol (U-AG1 Softmaple Frolic In The Wind NJC)got a 2nd placement in Novice Jumpers which earned
her Novice Jumpers title. Gambol also earned her first Novice Regular Q.
Titles
1. Must have finished an AKC Championship.
2. Must have a CCRCA WC, AKC JH or NAHRA SR, or have placed or JAM'd an AKC licensed field trial.
3. Must have a CD from the US, Canada or Mexico.
Must have accumulated at least 20 but no more than 50 points from titled offspring, per the ROM scale. Plus points can be earned when offspring have Group wins,
High in Trials or field trial placements/Jams - 10 points per dog, in addition to above points. No more than 70 points total from produce.
Ch Kyraco Kyrabean Holiday, TT, CGC
Ch Kyraco Kyrabean Caper, RN, TT, CGC
Ch Kyraco Kyrabean Sun 'N Air, CGC
08/20/06 at the Annapolis KC, under judge Barbara Young-Smith CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'n Dese took another 5 point major going Winners Dog, Best of
Winners and Best of Breed over Specials. Scooter was kept in the classes to not break the major
CH Softmaple Boot Scoot'N Dese
08/19/06 Talbot County K.C. under judge Jeffrey Pepper, Scooter went Winners Dog, Best of Winners 3 point major to finish his AKC Championship.
8/13/2006 at the KC of Freeborn County, MN under Judge Mrs Robert Forsyth, Beauty CH
SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty earned a Sporting Group Forth.
Excellent type. Good size. Masculin head. Good body for his age. Excellent bone. Moves very well. Handler has too big shoes. Well shown.
Very good type. Male with correct proportions. Good head. A bit straight in shoulder. Strong forechest and good body. Could have a bit better kneeangulations.
Strong bones. A bit curved tail. Moves with good steplength, a bit loose in front. Is been shown excellent. Behaves well.
Good bodied dog with very good coat. Needs more leg to balance. Head a little blocky. Eyes loose. Good neck and front. Esemble very good ribbing and
hindquarter. Moved soundly.
CH SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC
CR-715G28F-NOPI, CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835 CHIC
July 31st Beauty goes Best of Breed at the Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club under Mrs. Mareth K. Kipp
Sampson is out of Ch Soft Maple's O'Dark Thirty CD, WCQ, CGC, TT, MH, HOF
and Softmaple Hutrbay Poetic Justice.CGC
Bred and owned by: Wanda Marrison & Cathy Lewandowski. Sporting Group second. Sporting group 4 in Champaign Illinois.
6/18/2006 Beauty goes BOB for another 2 points.
6/11/2006 SoftMaple Gunflint's Beauty CGC CR-715G28F-NOPI,
CR-EL131F28-NOPI, CR-CA157/28F/P-NOPI, CR-CA157/39F/C-PI, CR-835 CHIC #26258 Earned a 3 point major going over 2 specials for
WB/BOW and Best of Breed at the Lake Minnetonka shows. Beauty is owned by David and Melody Ferguson.
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind
6/2/2006 Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman passed his working test. Paula has some neat
pictures up on his page of the test. Denzel 
SoftMaple's MaBelle Bouclee CGC, WC
4/2006 This weekend Bouclee earned her AKC
Junior Hunter title in Flora, Mississippi at the Magnolia Retriever Club.
Bouclee is out of CH SR Curlygleann Kiwi Dream WC CGC TDI and CH SoftMaple N HunterBay's NYwkend CGC TT
4/2006 Gabby SoftMaple's Dark Star Went WB, BOB at the Birmingham Kennel
Club, under judge Stephen Hurt for a point
CH Soft Maple Natural Finish ROM, ROMX qualifies for her Register of Merit Excellent
To earn a ROMX, a dam must produce 6 Champions, offspring with 2 obedience titles and 2 field titles, and a total of 150 points using the
ROM schedule. Rally's ROMX application has been submitted. Rally had two litters at Nyehyrst curlies. Among her offspring are:
Ch. Nyehyrst Nemesis WC, TT
Ch. Nyehyrst Nepenthe
Ch. Nyehyrst Nevermore
Nyehyrst Nightflight WC, NA, OA, AX, NAJ, OAJ, AXJ
Ch. Nyehyrst Blackfir Mica CGC
Ch. Nyehyrst Blue Spruce Run WC, TT
Ch. Nyehyrst Beithe Tryst, WC, WCX, JH 
SoftMaple's American Dreamer CGC, CD, TDI (Ringo)
3/12/2006 Ringo earned his third CD leg.
2/18/2006 Denzel's first time in junior: 2nd with excellent and 3rd Best Dog. Softmaple Cimramin Journeyman 18.02. Tuusj�rvi RN
The Judges critique:
Excellent overall picture. Well matured young man. Still a bit like a puppy. Beautiful Expression. Good Head, Dark Eyes, Ok Bite, Excellent Fore Chest. Well Built.
Moves Well. Quite Good Coat and Pleasing temperament. 
The 2006 Curly Calendar is out, the theme was Curlies in
Action. We have a few nice pictures inside. Special thanks to Kathie Lester, who put in the time and effort to put out such a wonderful Curly keepsake
Jan 13-15 at the Hamburg NY shows Moxie (CH Softmaple's Pheasant Dreams WC CGC CR-722G34F, CR-El134F34, CR-CA178/41F/P-NOPI, CERF
2005 CR-814N) earned her first two legs of her RN title. Moxie is Owned by Eva Fowler
OFA health reports for 2006
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC, TN-N, TG-N CR-EL159F30-PI ELBOW
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC, TN-N, TG-N CR-874 CERF
U-AG1 SoftMaple Frolick In The Wind NJC, TN-N, TG-N CR-G3A7/33F-PI GSD IIIa
CH SoftMaple's Comin' To America CGC, CD, CR-787/2006--45
CH Softmaple's Pheasant Dreams WC, CGC, CR-CA178/53F/S-PI CARDIAC
Soft Maple Velvet Elvis WC, JH, CR-CA236/104M/C-PI CARDIAC
Soft Maple Velvet Elvis WC, JH, CR-887 CERF
Soft Maple Velvet Elvis WC, JH, CHIC# 32067
SoftMaple Yankee Pudle CR-CA250/20F/C-PI
SoftMaple Yankee Pudle CR-897/2006--20
CH SoftMaple's International Fling CGC CR-753/2006--82
CH FAIRWAY'S SOFTMAPLE FINNHEIR RN CGC CD CR-CA262/83M/C-PI CARDIAC
CH SOFTMAPLE BOOT SCOOT'N DESE CR-CA272/17M/C-PI CARDIAC
CH SOFTMAPLE'S MA BELLE BOUCLEE CR-CA273/25F/C-PI CARDIAC
Titles for 2006
1 TDI (Ringo)
1 CGN (Timmy)
1 JH (Bouclee)
3 WC (Bouclee, Gabby & Sky)
1 WCX (Bouclee)
1 WCQ pass (Jet)
1 ROM (Kyra)
1 ROMX (Rally)
1 HOF (Kyra)
1 RN (Finn)
1 RA (Kyra)
1 U-AG1 (Gambol)
1 NADAC NJC (Gambol)
1 NADAC TG-N (Gambol)
2 CH (Beauty & Scooter)
1 NADAC TN-N (Gambol)
1 SHR (Bouclee)
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