
Singing for United Way
Charitable Campaign
When I get a moment to myself,
I love to sing
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My name is Pennylynn Woodruff
(Penny). I've been a graphics/web specialist for the Government
of Canada since 1996. Married in April 1992, I have 2 children,
Tyler (17) and Brianna (15) and a step-daughter - Sharilyn
(23). I live in the country on 3 1/2 acres of total bliss,
surrounded with beautiful views of the Gatineau hills, farmland
and horses.
I purchased my first
male sheltie, Laureate Slam Duncan, "Duncan" in
2003 from Kim Aston and Peter Culumovic of Laureate. We finished
the first level obedience class through the City of Ottawa.
Maureen Lynch of Shelamo Shelties was the Instructor. Along
with my son we got involved in Agility classes.
It was in 2004 we purchased
another companion, a female - Laureate Cottage Rose, which
"Daisy" owned my daughter!
My relationship with Kim
and Peter has grown into a cherished friendship over the years.
In 2005, a move to the
country with the intention of pursing greater things I added
a 2 year old sable bitch which is co-owned with Kim &
Peter. She's 1 point shy of her Canadian championship. She's
Laureate Lancome, "L'Annie" (Am/Can/Jap Ch. Laureate
Explorer ROMC grand daughter)
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With limited showings, we have been able to
show her to RWB 5x with my new found "love
interest" it forced me to get a registered CKC kennel
name.
I choose Ruffleith
- "ruff",
being the last portion of my married surname, as well, being
the majestic ruff of the sheltie, and now that I think about
it... its the sound of what a dog makes too.
I wanted something scottish
to keep with the Sheltie origins, so I choose the word "Leith",
being the gateway to Edinburgh, Scotland. Leith has a long
and prominent role in Scottish history. As the major port
access to Edinburgh, Leith has served as the staging point
for many of Scottish history's significant events - this appealed
to me, as I hope to play a future prominent role in sheltie
history. I can dream can't I?
My
first show and handling experience with L'Annie was at the
OKC spring 2005 shows in Richmond, which we placed 3rd in
her class. This was not a huge feat from L'Annie's previous
wins by all means, but I was ecstatic with our achievement.
In 2006, With more space,
and a love for shelties what do you do? co-own another and
watch it grow! She was 8 weeks old, the last born Canadian
Litter for Ch. Laureate Landslide, and her name is Laureate
Rachael Ray, who we affectionally call "Rayna"
or "Ray Ray".
We put 2 Canadian points
on her in summer of 2007. My daughter showed her to 1st in
Class for 9-12 mnths sweeps.
Co-bred with Laureate Shelties -
sired by BIS/BPIS AM/CAN CH Shelhaven Alaris ROMC, Rayna presented
us with 4 show hopefuls from our first litter of 6.
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Rayna and
I
(Kingston summer 2007)
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As much as we are newcomers to the Shetland
Sheepdog World of Showing and breeding, quality, standards
and temperment are never comprimised. We
have become very active in Showing our Dogs.
In the spring/summer of 2009:
- Rayna finished
her championship in April of 2009 with handler Kim Wendling.
- L'Annie
received her lst point, making her a Champion and we ended
her career with a BOS.
- Pictured
to the right is our first homebred Champion - CH
Ruffleith's Remy Martin. At 12 mnths of age, "Rémi",
received his Canadian Championship. A few weeks later he
went Best of Breed and took a Group 2nd.
- The 2nd
Champion from this litter is "Portia" BPIG
CH Ruffleith's
Tinta Rufette who was awarded Best Puppy in Group in
her first showing.
- CH
Ruffleith's Rose in Bloom - "Rosé"
's second appearance in the show rings lead her to 5 points
prior to receiveing a Group 4th placement. She has been
awarded multiple BOS and as of August 16th, 2009 she is
the thrid Champion from this very special litter.
- Our last hopeful from this litter
"Juno" (Laureate Alinea) is owned by Laureate.
We look forward to seeing this beautiful girl hit the show
rings in the near future.
Today we have New hopefuls...
again 1 boy "RIO" and 2 girls, "Lily"
and "Charlotte" who will be hopefully heading to
the shows in the summer of 2010! An exciting time ahead!
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Summer of 2009 (Remi and I)
CH Ruffleith's
Remy Martin
Group 2nd
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