Scampi in Pittsburgh. Gorgeous! (Photo courtesy of PawPrints Life) Lee wrote Hi Donna, Attached are a couple photos of Scampi from this past weekend - we had a really great time! Lee P.S. Yes, he once again played to the crowd - the judge even commented that she had never seen him so silly!"

(photo courtesy of PawPrints Life) absolutely wonderful pictures. WTG Lee and Scampi!

Angela and Spencer's ribbons from their first puppy match at LCKC on July 27, 2011. Spencer took Best of Breed and a Group 1 WTG team!!

Beautiful!

Lee and Charley

Lee and Charley

The team!

The following pics of Carly and Simon were sent in by their mom, Kim. She also added these comments Hi Donna, Here are some pics of Simon herding and Carly & I at an agility trial. (Both sets of pics are from last year, Simon herding trial in Nova, OH.- Sept. 2010, and Carly Aug. 2010 at North Olmsted. I don't have any good pics from this year, yet). Simon, showing in AKC Started level-sheep, was only 18 months old,(LOL! his hair coat was going through the "yearling yuck",) and earned a second place and highest scoring shetland sheepdog in trial at this trial. I have a gal handle him for me to trial him, same gal as we take herding lessons from. If the files are too big, let me know and I'll re-send it an a couple of different e-mails. Sheltie Blessings! Kim & Carly: Heartfelt's You're So Vain, NA,NAJ,OA,OAJ,CL-1,CL2-R,HT,CGC Simon: Heartfelt's The Right Thing To Do, HT,PT,HSA-sheep,HTAD1-sheep" So proud of all of you!!! wtg team :)

Mom, Kim, and Carly

Carly

Carly

Simon and Tonya Haney, Simon's handler

Simon

Simon and Tonya Haney, Simon's handler

Simon

Simon and Tonya Haney, Simon's handler

Simon and Tonya Haney, Simon's handler

Simon

Tonya Haney (L Simon's handler) Judge Carol Lorenzon, (R holding ribbons) Imaging by Mar

"Hi Donna! Attached are a couple of photos of Scampi (the Wonder Dog). He received his second CT-ATCH in CPE on April 10, 2011 at Dexter, MI. Working on his third one now! We are going to Nationals in Minnesota this coming week. He still loves it, but sometimes gives me fits on the course! Will let you know how Nationals goes! Lee, Scampi and Charley" Good luck!!! Fingers crossed for you and Scampi !

Scampi playing to the crowd!

"Charley on the other hand, has been in refresher obedience classes for several months now and I think he enjoys it. We are now a part of the Drill Team and will be performing twice this summer. Who would have thought it?? Lee, Scampi and Charley" That's awesome, Lee and Charley !

Scampi at Marengo June 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Nathan's Creations Photography)

Scampi at Marengo June 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Nathan's Creations Photography)

Scampi at Marengo June 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Nathan's Creations Photography)

Hanna and Sami.

Hanna and Sami at Zanesville.

Sami makes it looks so easy!

Go Sami!

From Lee: "Hi Donna and Doreen! We're back from Dayton - attached is a new photo of Scampi taken by Virgil Sweeden of PawPrintsPet - hope you like it! You guys sure breed great Shelties! Charley and Scampi are the best dogs ever!!" Thanks, Lee! We're SO proud of you and Scampi!

TO WATCH HANNA AND SAMI'S VIDEO PLEASE CLICK HERE! WTG Hanna and Sami! Here is what mom, Chris, said about the weekend results: Hi Donna and Doreen, Sorry we missed you. Hanna and Sami did great at the Medina Swarm CPE agility trial. They competed in all eight runs, and qualified in all eight. They earned a title in Level 1, which means they qualified in each game and are ready to move to level 2. Since they "Q"d in all eight runs this weekend they earned a Perfect Weekend Ribbon, and recognition. Sami was all business. You should be proud of Sami, several people approached us to find out where we got her. We heard comments about how nice her build is, what a great disposition she has, and of course how beautiful her coat is. They did the Heartfelt Family proud. Hope Scamp and Lee did well in Dayton. Take care all. Chris"

From Lee (January 2009): "We're back from Wadsworth - Scamp "Q'd" in 5 out of 8 runs! I think he's starting to get the hang of this agility thing. By the way, people are always telling me how much they like his name (he goes by Scampi at the competitions). One lady told me that "Scampi" was the perfect name for a Sheltie!" (Photo courtesy of Lee and Virgil Sweeden of Paw Prints Pet)

Lee and Scampi in Wadsworth, January 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Virgil Sweeden of Paw Prints Pet.)

Go Scampi! Wadsworth, January 2009. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Virgil Sweeden of Paw Prints Pet)

Scamp at Marengo, October 2008. (Photo courtesy of Nathan's Creation's Photography)

Scamp at Marengo, October 2008. (Photo courtesy of Nathan's Creation's Photography)

October 2008 We received this wonderful update from Chris: "Hello Donna and Doreen!!!! and Everyone!!!!! Hanna and Sami had a great weekend in Marengo. Sami had her first night in a hotel and was an absolute angel. She charmed everyone she met. (Hanna too!) Something about a cute kid and her cute dog that makes people want to say hi!We joined up with Lee and Scamp in Marengo and had a great day! The weather was perfect and the people were nice. Sami and Hanna placed first in two of their runs and second in two. All of their runs were qualifying scores and points. We , also, learned that there was another Heartfelt "kid" there too. (See attached photo)Take Care. Hope all is well eith everyone ! How are the new jobs going? Take Care!!!! love Chris and Hanna. Please note the one picture if Lee and Scamp seriously studying their course map before running! (I really don't think Scamp is as serious as Lee!!!lol)"

October 2008 Piper herding.

October 2008~We received this wonderful update from Lee. WTG Lee and Scamp! "Hi Donna and Doreen! Scamp and I are back from Marengo - he did four runs and came in 1st all four times and Q'd three times! All his Q's were clean runs (no faults) and he's never done that before! I was so proud of him. Sammi, Hanna and Chris were there, too. What a great time we all had! I'm sure Chris will let you know! You guys should be extremely proud of your dogs - they are all absolutely wonderful! We'll be in Wadsworth on Oct. 19th. Hopefully we can do just as well there! I'll send more photos when I get them from Nathan the Photographer (he got some great ones of Sammi). Lee"

Scamp at his last competition at Marengo. WTG Lee and Scamp! (Photo courtesy of Nathan's Creations Photography and submitted by Lee)

Scamp at Marengo. WTG Lee and Scamp!(Photo courtesy of Nathan's Creations Photography and submitted by Lee)

Scamp at the CPE trial in Marengo. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Nathan's Creations Photography)

Scamp at the CPE trial in Marengo. (Photo courtesy of Lee and Nathan's Creations Photography)

Congratulations to Lee and Scamp for doing so fantastic at Marengo. We are so proud of both of you! WTG! Lee, Scamp's other mom and handler says: "Donna, attached are some photos that Kathy took at the competition yesterday - Scamp got his "Q" in Jumpers and came in 1st. There was a professional photographer there and he took some great photos of Scamp - he will have them posted on this website later this week. Scamp had his own cheering section - two people from our special agility classes came down from Findlay and Kathy and I took our friend John with us (he'd never been to an agility competition). Scamp finished the course in 37.18 seconds and I finished in 12 minutes!! I need one of those shirts that says "Great dog - too bad about the handler"!! Next Saturday we go to Montpelier - we're doing Colors, Wildcard and Jumpers. Will send the professional photos as soon as we get them! Lee"

Congratulations to Carly and Kim!! We're so proud of both of you! Carly is pictured here with her "brother" Lance. Here is a letter from Carly's mom, Kim: "Good morning to you all, Introducing: Heartfelt's You're So Vain, CGC. Just a quick update to let you know that my little Carly Girl earned her CGC (Canine Good Citizen) title last evening. Our goal is to work on her herding and agility skills, with a "sprinkle" of Novice obedience mixed in for more added fun. :) I am so proud of my baby girl. For just turning one, she is amazing!!!! I know that I tell you this each time I write, and here I go again: Thank You all for such a great dog!! I know all your hard work while she was a small baby made my job easier as she grew. She has always been a happy, well adjusted, eager to learn sweetheart. Love from Carly Girl and Kim"

Fantastic job, Hanna and Sami! Here is the letter that Hanna sent to us: "Hi!Thanks for the good luck wish. It really helped!Sami and I ran great today! She measured at 15 3/4 inches so she was in the 16 inch jump class. There were 10 runs in this class. And....... we placed first!!!!! Our time was 38.96 seconds and my score was 90!!!!! I was sooo happy!!!! Sami did great!!!! You should have seen her do the weave poles!!!!! She was so excited to run I had to tell her to stay when I took her leash off because she almost took off before they said go.We had so much fun! Before I went out Mom wished me luck and said you go girlfriend, like what you said in your e mail. It made me laugh. We are going to do that from now on!!!!Sami and I fell asleep in the car on the way home. We were really tired from the heat and all the excitement. Thanks Hanna and Sami."

Carly practicing her herding skills. Mom, Kim, says that she wants to explore this venue since Carly seems like a natural. WTG!

Carly doing some herding.

Rush and Ringo's graduation picture from Foundation I Class!! WTG Rush, Ringo, and Angela!

Congratulations to Callie and mom, Lisa on completing Obedience I! Lisa says "Wednesday, May 14th, at 8:45pm...My Callie Girl has passed Obedience 1." WTG!!

Piper proudly graduated from her first obedience class with flying colors! Christy and Piper are going to continue and are so excited about Piper's advancements. WTG Christy and Piper!

Here is an exciting update on Hanna and Sami! "Hanna has been registered as an AKC junior handler in obedience and agility! She is so excited! Today we are going to youngstown all breed traing center for a training session in a bigger facility, and next week the dynamic duo will do some practice run throughs on the course!!!" And, "Hello Donna and Doreen, just a quick update on Hanna's and Sami's open agility class. They did great. they completed a 15 part course, complete with jumps, dog walk, a frame, and tunnel. Today in class they worked on the A frame and teeter. Sami is a little tentative with the teeter, but absolutely loves the A frame. She flies over it! next Saturday we will do some practice run throughs at Youngstown All Breed training Club. I am so proud of them! Thanks for Sami!!!"

Piper and her mom, Christy, have been working on obedience with private lessons from her friend, Wendy. She is an instructor at the local training club. They plan to attend Columbus All Breed training club this spring for group classes. Piper has mastered most of the basics and they are working on social skills, etc. Christy thinks they can be ready for novice obedience competition this summer. She thinks they will wait until Piper has at least one leg of a CD before starting agility classes. Christy hopes that maybe next year Piper will be ready for the specialty in Atlanta!

Kim, Carly's mom writes the following about her little girl, "Carly is doing super! She is so sweet and so smart! She gets along great with the other pets. The greyhounds just love her! I have been taking her to puppy classes almost as long as I have had her. She loves it and what fun we have! We are a great team and have a strong bond! I have been doing agility, too. We have done three agility puppy courses and we even go to Medina Swarm's indoor facility in Wadsworth, weekly."

We received this update on Scamp. Lee writes: "Donna and Doreen: Here's a new photo of Scamp and one of all his ribbons. The patch that says "CL1-F" means that he Q'd in Jumpers and Fullhouse at Level 1 - he can now put that designation behind his name! We've signed up for another trial in Wadsworth on Jan. 26 and 27th - both days - all eight runs! Lee"

Ringo's mom said that Ringo has graduated from Puppy 2 classes. In a couple of weeks the boys are going to start foundation 1 classes. (Ringo's mom and dad are now the owner's of Rush, also) Ringo's mom wrote this: "Good morning, Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Just a little update on everyone's little Ringo...He started Puppy 2 classes Monday night at the CABTC, did very well in the obedience part and got to spend time on the agility course. He was a little hesitant, but as usual, he caught on quick! Your website is fabulous, I love the puppy updates. Take care, Angela"

Update from mom~ " Hi Donna...well, he graduated from obedience level 1 school!!!! Placed 3rd of 15!!! Mom, Sandy, wrote in that "Logan did great in puppy class training actually heads and tails above all the other puppies because of the wonderful initial training you guys gave him. He is now in Obedience Level 1 training and that is going great. Our goal is for Logan to become a Therapy Dog. My job requires me to be in so many hospitals and nursing homes, I want Logan to be able to give joy to the many elderly patients I see. Right now, we are also working on some fun training so by the time he is certified, he can do a few tricks for the folks too!" Mom will be sending in updated photos soon!

Scamp's ribbons!

Belle's mom wrote: "Belle has just started her third Obedience training class at Petsmart. We started last Monday and have "school" tonight. This is the "advanced" class and hopefully by the end of January Belle will be a "Certified Good Citizen."

Emily and Rush at obedience training.

Emily and Rush at obedience training.

Lee and Scamp.

Getting ready.

And, they're off!

Courtney and Chino sharing time with her brother and his dog before their turn.

Courtney and Chino getting ready.

Courtney even competed with a sprained ankle!

Going great!

Courtney and Chino.

Working so hard together!