SaltyDawgPWDs is so proud of our granddaughter Colleen Farina, our brightest star!
Photos from the Nutmeg Regional Specialty are by Lisa Wiley of Turnabout PWDs.
Not only back to back 1st place Open Junior wins at the
Eastern Dog Club but BEST JUNIOR IN SHOW
December 2004!
BEST
JUNIOR
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Left: Colleen and Baker are awarded Best in Junior Showmanship at Framingham District Kennel Club on 12 November 2005.
Lower left: Colleen and Baker finish the 2005 year in style with Best in Junior Showmanship at the Philadelphia Kennel Club and receive $1250.00 in scholarship monies.
Lower right: Colleen and Baker get their first win for next year qualifications at Eastern Dog Show in Boston, MA on 10 December 2005.
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Pictured below: Colleen and Princess Odette go Best in Junior Showmanship at Newtown Kennel CLub in Springfield, Ma. Thank you judge Linda Berberich and all the judges rewarding this deserving team.
Princess Odette wins Best of Breed from the classes
Odette goes Best of Opposite Sex to her brother Baker
Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite Sex with Odette
Colleen and Sirius take a Bred by Exhibitor Group Three in Boston
Moving on to other breeds here is Colleen with Jackson.
Colleen started handling dogs at ten years of age and was quickly recognized as a natural with incredible talent. She finished her first champion PWD at age 13 and at age 14 she had Baker ranked #6 in PWDs. Colleen has repeatedly demonstrated that she is competitive against the top handlers in the USA.
No longer competing in junior showmanship, Colleen has entered the delayed entry program for the United States Marines and shall be leaving for boot camp after high school graduation in May of 2009.
SaltyDawg's Ship of Dreams, Molly
Colleen and Etoile
Above: SaltyDawg's Coupe de Ville, Couper
Nutmeg Regional Specialty Best Puppy in Sweepstakes 2008 line up above. Seguro Fun N Games at SaltyDawg, Below: Shaggy and Colleen made the final line cut.
Colleen & Shaggy win 6-9 month regular class at Nutmeg Regional Specialty.