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	Seasons Greetings from Masterpiece Shelties! Wishing you a holiday filled with love and laughter.
	Elphaba is now BISS GCh PaRay's Wicked earning her Grand Championship in only two weekends of showing. In these two weekends Elphaba garnered two BISS wins, 1 group first, 1 group second, 2 group thirds and 2 group fourths. Sincere thanks to Tray Pittman and Team PaRay for always presenting and grooming Elphaba so beautifully. We are so proud of our special girl!
	Today in Tucson, Elphaba takes the breed under Judge Don Gill and goes on to earn a Group 3. Elphaba was handled to these wins by her breeder/handler Tray Pittman.
	Our lovely bi blue girl, BISS Ch PaRay's Wicked, was BOB today in Tucson under breeder Judge Sulie Greendale-Paveza and then went on to win the Herding Group under respected Judge Marianne Brocious. Huge thanks to Tray Pittman for this exceptional win. We are so proud of Elphaba's accomplishments to date!
	Today in Tucson, AZ, BISS Ch PaRay's Wicked was awarded BOB and a Group 2 under breeder judge Dorothy Christensen. Special thanks to Dorothy for these wonderful placements and to Tray Pittman for handling Elphaba so beautifully.
	Huge congratulations to co-breeder/handler Jessica Starbuck and owner Dr. Larry Baum on their new Ch Jesstar Erovra. "Evan" was Jessica's puppy back from our lease of her lovely Prada daughter, Jesstar Astoria, and is our first homebred Ch here at Masterpiece. Congratulations as well to our dear friends Greg Speeks and Doug Mock on another Ch for Evan's sire Ch Suncrest Rhetoric.
	Today our lovely BISS Ch PaRay's Wicked went Best in Specialty show at the Tucson Specialty under Judge Mrs CeCe Ringstrom. Special thanks to the very talented Tray Pittman for always presenting our special girl so beautifully.
	We also had great news from CA this weekend. Ch PaRay's Wicked had her debut weekend as a special and was awarded a BISS over 13 specials under respected Judge Monica Canestrini at the Nor-Cal specialty and also picked up 3 BOB under Judge Beth Speich, Judge Chris Walkowicz and Judge Al Bianchi. In addition, she added two group placements taking a G4 under Monica Canestrini and a G3 under Chris Walkowicz. Huge thanks to her handler and our friend Tray Pittman for the lovely presentation and the successful weekend. It was an exciting weekend for Masterpiece!
	Emmy had a fabulous weekend in Illinois earning her 100th BOB and securing a spot in the Century Club! We are so proud of this vivacious girl and extend our heartfelt congratulations to her breeders Gary and Claudia Frank for producing such a special one. In addition to being awarded her 100th win, Emmy went on to sweep the breed each day and earned four group placements: G2 under Judge Vincent Grosso, G3 under Judge Roger Hartinger, G4 under Judge Ray Filburn and a G2 under Breeder Judge Dorothy Christensen. Emmy was beautifully handled to her wins by Julie Desy. Sincere thanks to Julie for accomplishing this milestone for all involved and to all of Emmy's supporters who greatly enhanced this journey.
	Emmy takes back -to- back breed wins and group placements this weekend in Aliquippa, PA taking a G2 and a G3 under respected judges Bob Slay and Evie Sullivan respectively. This brings Emmy to 99 breed wins...only one win away from the Century Club. Emmy was beautifully handled to these wins by Julie Desy. Congratulations to Gary and Claudia Frank for breeding such a lovely girl!
	Today in Montana under respected judge Bill Shelton, Elphaba finished her Ch with a 4 pt major also going BW/BOS. Ch PaRay's Wicked was handled to her championship by Tray Pittman. Elphaba finished in 6 weekends of showing. Special thanks to Tray, Paul, Kim and Cindy for always grooming and presenting Elphaba so beautifully.
	Big congrats to Jessica Starbuck on her success with our homebred boy Jesstar Erovra. Evan has picked up 8 points and one major in only three weekends of showing. He is out of Jesstar Astoria and by GCh Suncrest Rhetoric. This litter was co-bred with Jessica. Congrats as well to Evan's owner Dr. Larry Baum.
	Emmy has a successful weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina this weekend capturing the breed all four days under respected judges: Dorothy Collier, Bill Shelton, Charlotte McGowan and Norman Kenney. She also picked up a Group 2 under Charlotte McGowan in a very competitive group. Huge thanks to Julie Desy for presenting Emmy so beautifully and having such a great weekend!
	Emmy has another winning weekend picking up three BOB in Chagrin Falls, OH under A. Hussin, C. Walkowicz and M. Johnson-Snyder as well as a G2 placement under Arley Hussin. This brings Emmy's breed total to 92! Special thanks to Julie Desy for the lovely presentation.
	Our lovely PaRay's Wicked was WB/BOB today in California under respected judge Dana Cline and then went on to garner an impressive Group 4 under respected breeder judge Sulie Greendale-Paveza. Elphaba was beautifully presented by Tray Pittman.
	Emmy picks up back- to- back group wins this weekend in St Clairesville, OH taking a Group 4 the first day under Judge Paul Wilhauk and follows it up with a Group 2 the second day under Judge Wendy Wilhauk. Congratulations to Julie and Emmy on these great wins in a very competitive group!
	Emmy picks up another two breed wins this weekend in Michigan. Congrats to Julie and Emmy for being such a great team.
	Emmy has a three-peat weekend. Going BOB under Vicki Jordan on 7/30, Walter Sommerfelt on 7/31 and Paula Hartinger on 8/1. She also placed second in the group to Jimmy Moses on 7/31 under Walt Sommerfelt. Huge thanks to these judges and to Emmy and Julie for being out there in this terrible heat!
	Emmy takes the breed the only day she was shown this weekend in Medina under John Studebaker. It was a hot one this weekend so huge congratulations to Julie and Emmy for enduring the extreme heat!!
	Emmy takes back to back BOB under Kathryn Lanham and Deb Geschwender this weekend in Battle Creek.
	Emmy sweeps the holiday weekend in Maryland going BOB all three days she was shown with wins under Mark Lucas, Sharon Redmer and Victor Clemente and tops it off with a G4 under Joan Kefeli. An extra special thank you to her handler Julie Desy for enduring the 96 degree heat this weekend!!
	Emmy earns three more breed wins this weekend and two group placements. She starts the weekend off with a BOB/G2 under Donna Buxton on 6/24 followed by a BOB under Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine on 6/25 and finished off the weekend with a BOB/G4 under Francine Schwartz and Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine on 6/26. This gives Emmy 76 BOB to date on her journey to the Century Club. Many thanks to Julie Desy for a great weekend.
	Emmy takes two BOB this weekend under Charles Trotter and Mary Anne Brocious in Mt Pleasant and goes on to win the group under Mary Anne on 6/12. Special thanks to Julie Desy for this fabulous win and for presenting Emmy so beautifully!
	BISS GCh JusDandy Devine Mz M wins back- to- back Group 2 placements under Charles Olvis and William Usherwood at the Maumee shows this weekend. Emmy has earned over 70 BOB to date. Thank you Julie Desy for these fabulous placements.
	Congratulations to our Ava puppy Masterpiece Paint it Black "Sketcher" and his owner Charlie Magin for taking first place on their first Novice Standard Run. This was Sketcher's agility debut and we are so proud of you!
	Emmy picks up another 3 BOB at the Kalamazoo Memorial Day shows in Michigan.
	We welcome our litter out of BISS Ch Armitage Avalon by BISS Ch Macdega Notorious. Ava whelped three puppies: one tri male, one tri female and one blue merle male. Please email us for further information. This will be our last litter for 2011.
	GCh JusDandy Devine Mz M had back to back group placements at the Genesse County show this weekend in Michigan. On Saturday she was awarded a Group 2 under Col. Joe Purkhiser followed the next day by a Group 1 under Judge Robert Slay. Many thanks to Julie Desy for these wonderful placements.
	Our beautiful puppy, Freedom of PaRay "Felicity" wins a four point specialty major under respected breeder judge Sulie Greendale-Paveza. Felicity now has both majors awarded from the 6-9 class. Special thanks to Team PaRay for their beautiful presentation.
	On her first show weekend following the National, Emmy takes a Group 4 under Judge Arlene Czech at the Wayne Co., MI show followed by a Group 2 under Judge Brian Meyer. Thanks to Julie Desy for another great weekend!
	Our Special, BISS GCh JusDandy Devine Mz M "Emmy", was awarded Best Opposite Sex under respected breeder judge Mr. Joe Malloy at the Sheltie National in St Louis, MO this weekend. Huge congratulations to her breeders and co-owners Claudia and Gary Frank as well as to Julie Desy for handling her to this prestigious win. We are thrilled with this honor.
	Emmy wins BOB under Judge Randy Sheets at the Interlocking Specialty in Illinois then follows it up the next day with a BOB and a G2 under Judge Jean Fournier at the Yorkville KC AB show. We are thrilled with Julie and Emmy's continued success.
	Emmy had another winning weekend at WPKA. She won BOB/G3 under Judge Sulie Greendale-Paveza and then followed it up the next day with a BOB under Judge Charles Olvis and a G4 under Judge Evie Sullivan. Emmy has also earned her GCh in just three weekends of showing. Thank you to these judges for these terrific wins and to her handler Julie Desy for always making her shine.
	Today at the Sacramento Valley Shetland Sheepdog Specialty, our lovely Freedom of PaRay was awarded a 5 pt. major reserve under Judge Rick Thompson. This was her very first show and apparently her warm up for the Northern Nevada Specialty where she went WB/BW for a 5 pt major under Judge Mike Van Tassell! Felicity was beautifully presented by Tray Pittman. We are so proud of our baby girl and grateful to Tray for these fabulous wins. Thank you to these judges for appreciating Felicity's quality and showmanship.
	Emmy continues to do well her first weekends back out this year. At the Kentuckiana cluster Emmy is awarded BISS (S. Christie), BOB/G3 (P. Smith) and BISS (G. Henson). Thank you judges for these terrific wins!
	We welcome our litter of five out of Ch Belmark Elation by Ch Blue Heavens Lethal Weapon. The litter consists of one bi black male, two bi blue males, one blue merle male and one blue merle female. Please check our puppy page for updates.
	Shown only four months in 2010 and taking the rest of the year off for motherhood, BISS Ch JusDandy Devine Mz M was #2 bitch and # 6 Sheltie in year end placements. Her debut for 2011 was at the Detroit Kennel Club show on March 5/6 and Emmy takes back to back Group placements earning a Group 1 under Stephanie Hedgepath and a Group 3 under Pat Laurens. Special thanks to Julie Desy for showing Emmy to these fabulous wins.
	Tonight at the Indiana Specialty Masterpiece Allegria "Ria" owned by Rusty Cromer and Debbie Hull was WB/BW and BOS over specials for a specialty major under respected breeder judge Al Bianchi. Many thanks to Julie Desy for handling her to this fabulous win! Huge congratulations to Rusty and Debbie for a fabulous start to Ria's show career!
	PaRay's Wicked, "Elphaba" was WB/BW/BOS from the puppy class under respected judge Ms Cece Ringstrom today in Fresno, CA for a major. Elphaba now has 12 points. Special thanks to Tray Pittman for his lovely presentation. Elphaba will be back out later this year when she is back in coat.
	Our lovely PaRay's Wicked was awarded WB, BW and BOB over three specials, from the puppy class under respected judge Monica Canestrini. Many thanks to Tray Pittman for presenting her so beautifully!
	We welcome our litter out of Jesstar Astoria by GCh Suncrest Rhetoric. This litter produced two blue merle males, 2 blue merle females and two tri females. Please contact us for further information. Special thanks to Jessica Starbuck for allowing us to lease Addison.
	Much like the Broadway Musical after which she is named, Elphaba has been a huge hit during her debut performance! Elphaba takes back to back WB/BW under respected judges Sue Healy and Pat Hastings.
	On her first show weekend, Elphaba has been awarded back-to-back WB/BW/BOB under respected judges Deb Tessman and Mark McMillan. We are so excited about our lovely new addition!